Greatest Hits (Brick & Mortar Exclusive)

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Crosby, Stills & Nash’sGreatest Hitson 2LP for the First Time! Features 19 CSN Classics, Including “Our House,” “Suite: Judy Blue Eyes,” “Marrakesh Express” and More!

The compilation is available for the first time on 2LP, features 19 CSN classics, including “Our House,” “Suite: Judy Blue Eyes,” “Marrakesh Express” and “Guinnevere.”

The backstory of howCrosby, Stills & Nashcame to be nearly matches the import of its content. Already a renowned multi-instrumental virtuoso, Stephen Stills sought a fresh beginning after Buffalo Springfield splintered. Similarly, vocal powerhouse David Crosby arrived after leaving the Byrds and gaining a reputation for being difficult. Graham Nash drifted over after a frustrating stint in the Hollies. He met his new mates at a party. When the three sang together informally for the first time, their fate was sealed. To further tie their fortunes together, the singers used each of their surnames to identify the group to ensure the collective could not exist or continue on without all three members.

More than five decades later, the ensemble’s mellifluous singing and homespun arrangements continue to soar. The evidence pervadesCrosby, Stills & Nash, whose magnetism reflects in standards such as the breezy “Marrakesh Express,” protesting “Long Time Gone,” poignant “Helplessly Hoping,” and poetic “Wooden Ships.” No wonder the trio’s chemistry as well as the distinctive traits of each member’s singing, interwoven guitar parts, and contrasting personalities became a permanent part of an American culture dealing with conflicting themes of peace and war, love and violence, and change and status quo.

LP1: Side A

1. Suite: Judy Blue Eyes
2. Long Time Gone
3. Just a Song Before I Go
4. Southern Cross

Side B

1. Marrakesh Express
2. Helplessly Hoping
3. Shadow Captain
4. Our House
5. Guinnevere
6. See the Changes

LP2: Side A

1. Teach Your Children
2. Wooden Ships
3. Delta
4. 49 Bye-Byes
5. Wasted on the Way

Side B

1. Carry On/Questions
2. In My Dreams
3. Cathedral
4. Daylight Again