STUCK IN THE VINYL AGAIN - STEPHEN STILLS MANASSAS - DOWN THE ROAD

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Good morning people and welcome back to the Monday edition of Stuck In The Vinyl Again . Yoday we joyfully celebrate the 77th Birthday of Dallas born singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist Stephen Stills, best known for his work with Buffalo Springfield and Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, in addition to a highly successful solo career. Happy Birthday Stephen ! With him in mind, we spotlight the second and last effort by his band Manassas. Down The Road was released April 23, 1973 on the Atlantic label and produced by Stills,  Chris Hillman and Dallas Taylor. It peaked at #33 in the UK, #31 in Canada, #26 on the Billboard 200, #25 on the Cash Box, #19 in Spain, #18 in Sweden and the Record World charts. Two singles were released from the 10 track album ; the title track (#129 Record World) and "Isn't It About Time" (#77 Canada, #63 Record World, Cash Box, #56 Hot 100). Our copy is autographed by guitarist Chris Hillman, who we met at a show in 2017 at Gran Parsons Derry Down. Joe Walsh and Bobby Whitlock make guest appearances on the disc.

1. "Isn't It About Time" 3:02

2. "Lies" Chris Hillman 2:55

3. "Pensamiento" Stephen Stills, Nelson Escoto 2:36

4. "So Many Times" Chris Hillman, Stephen Stills 3:30

5. "Business on the Street" 2:55

Side two

1. "Do You Remember The Americans" 2:05

2. "Down The Road" 3:16

3. "City Junkies" 2:50

4. "Guaguancó de Veró" Stephen Stills, Joe Lala 2:51

5. "Rollin' My Stone" Stephen Stills, Calvin Samuel 4:50

Manassas

Stephen Stills - guitar, piano, bass, vocals
Dallas Taylor - drums
Chris Hillman - guitar, bass, mandolin, vocals
Joe Lala - percussion, vocals
Al Perkins - guitar, pedal steel guitar, banjo
Calvin "Fuzzy" Samuel - bass, vocals
Paul Harris - piano

Guests

Joe Walsh - slide guitar
Bobby Whitlock - keyboards
Sydney George - flute
Jerry Aiello - organ
Charlie Grimes - guitar
Guille Garcia - percussion
Lachy Espinol - percussion
Pat Arnold - vocals

Technical Personnel

Stephen Stills, Chris Hillman, Dallas Taylor - Production
The Albert Brothers - Engineers at Criteria Studios, Miami, Florida
Jeff Guerico - Engineer at Caribou Ranch, Nederland, Colorado
Bill Halverson, Malcom Cecil - Engineers at Record Plant, Los Angeles, California
The Albert Brothers, Bill Halverson, Stephen Stills - Mixdown engineers
Bob Jenkins - Photography
Bob Jenkins, Buddy Zoloth - Design