Buffalo Springfield Again
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Released | October 30, 1967[1] | |||
Recorded | January 9 – September 18, 1967[2] | |||
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Length | 34:07 | |||
Label | Atco | |||
Producer | Stephen Stills, Neil Young, Richie Furay, Dewey Martin, Jim Messina, Jack Nitzsche, Ahmet Ertegun, Brian Stone, Charles Greene[8] | |||
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Buffalo Springfield Again is the second album by Buffalo Springfield, released on Atco Records in October 1967. The album features some of the group's best-known songs, including "Mr. Soul", "Bluebird", "Expecting to Fly" and "Rock & Roll Woman", all of which were released as singles. In contrast to the band's hastily made debut album, recording for Again took place over a protracted nine-month span and was fraught with dysfunction, with each member eventually producing his own material largely independent of one another.
The album was a moderate commercial success, peaking at number 44 on the
Background
Several factors may have contributed to the slow pace of the recording sessions, including that bassist
The album features the first recordings of songs written by guitarist Richie Furay, who had not contributed any material to the band's debut album. Also unlike the previous record, which had been recorded in its entirety by the band proper, session musicians appeared on various tracks as indicated on the album's inner sleeve. Palmer's deportation issues necessitated the contributions of outside bass players. During one of the times that Young had left the band, he had booked a studio to record "Expecting to Fly," with session musicians under the impression it was for a Neil Young solo project rather than for Buffalo Springfield.[20] Phil Spector Wrecking Crew associate Jack Nitzsche provided the musical arrangements for "Expecting to Fly"; it does not feature any members of the Springfield. Nitzsche would continue to work with Young through the early 1970s on both his solo debut album and his best-selling Harvest, also becoming a member of Young's backing bands Crazy Horse and The Stray Gators.
The album includes an early
Track listing
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Personnel
Adapted from band researcher and archivist Joel Bernstein.[24]
Buffalo Springfield
- Stephen Stills – vocals, guitars, keyboards
- Neil Young – vocals, guitars
- Richie Furay – vocals, rhythm guitar
- Bruce Palmer – bass guitar
- Dewey Martin – vocals, drums
Session musicians
- Russ Titelman – guitar on "Expecting to Fly"
- Doug Hastings – guitar on "Rock & Roll Woman"
- Chris Sarns – guitar on "Broken Arrow"
- James Burton – Dobro on "A Child's Claim to Fame"
- Charlie Chin – banjo on "Bluebird"
- Jack Nitzsche – electric piano on "Expecting to Fly"
- Don Randi – organ on "Broken Arrow", piano on "Expecting to Fly" and "Broken Arrow", harpsichord on "Expecting to Fly"
- Jim Fielder – bass on "Everydays"
- Bobby West – bass on "Bluebird"
- Carol Kaye – bass on "Expecting to Fly"
- Harvey Newmark – bass on jazz theme of "Broken Arrow"
- Jim Gordon – drums, vibes, timpani on "Expecting to Fly"
- Hal Blaine – drums on jazz theme of "Broken Arrow"
- Jim Horn – clarinet on jazz theme of "Broken Arrow"
- The American Soul Train – horns on "Good Time Boy"
- backing vocalson "Expecting to Fly"
Production
- Producers – Brian Stone (Track 1), Charles Greene (Track 1), Neil Young (Tracks 2, 3, 4, 9, 10), Stephen Stills (Tracks 3, 5, 6, 9), Ahmet Ertegun(Tracks 3, 5), Jack Nitzsche (Track 4), Jim Messina (Track 6), Richie Furay (Track 7), Dewey Martin (Track 8)
- Recording engineers – Bruce Tergesen (Track 1), Ross Myerling (Tracks 2, 6), Jim Messina (Tracks 2, 6, 8, 9, 10), James Hilton (Track 3), Bruce Botnick(Tracks 4, 5), William Brittan (Track 7), Bill Lazarus (Tracks 7, 10), Tom May (Track 10)
- Design – Loring Eutemey
- Cover illustration – Eve Babitz
- HDCD digital mastering– Tim Mulligan
- Analog to digital transfers – John Nowland, Pflash Pflaumer
Charts
Year | Chart | Position |
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1968 | Billboard Pop Albums
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44 |
Cashbox Albums Charts[25] | 33 | |
Record World Album Charts[26] | 36 |
Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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June 1967 | "Bluebird" (1:59 edit) / "Mr Soul" | Pop Singles | 58 |
September 1967 | "Rock And Roll Woman" / "A Child's Claim To Fame" | Pop Singles | 44 |
December 1967 | "Expecting To Fly" / "Everydays" | Pop Singles | 98 |
Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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June 1967 | "Bluebird" (1:59 edit) / "Mr Soul" | Pop Singles | 68 |
September 1967 | "Rock And Roll Woman" / "A Child's Claim To Fame" | Pop Singles | 52 |
December 1967 | "Expecting To Fly" / "Everydays" | Pop Singles | 99 |
Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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June 1967 | "Bluebird" (1:59 edit) / "Mr Soul" | Pop Singles | 63 |
September 1967 | "Rock And Roll Woman" / "A Child's Claim To Fame" | Pop Singles | 39 |
December 1967 | "Expecting To Fly" / "Everydays" | Pop Singles | 92 |
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- ^ Christgau, Robert (December 20, 1976). "Christgau's Consumer Guide to 1967". The Village Voice. New York. p. 69. Retrieved June 22, 2013.
- ISBN 978-0857125958.
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- ^ "500 Greatest Albums of All Time Rolling Stone's definitive list of the 500 greatest albums of all time". Rolling Stone. 2012. Retrieved September 18, 2019.
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- Goldmine Magazine, retrieved 26 March 2017]
- ^ Google Books website Kupernik, Harvey. Neil Young: Heart of Gold retrieved 26 March 2017
- ^ "Rock & Roll Woman", Rolling Stone magazine website retrieved 26 March 2017
- ^ "CashBox Record Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. September 16, 1967. p. 32. Retrieved 2022-01-12.
- ^ "Single Picks of the Week" (PDF). Record World. September 16, 1967. p. 1. Retrieved 2023-06-12.
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- ^ "RECORD WORLD MAGAZINE: 1942 to 1982". worldradiohistory.com. Retrieved 2020-10-06.
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