Manassas (album)

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Manassas

Studio album by Manassas
Released	April 12, 1972
Recorded	Criteria Sound Studios, Miami, Florida
Genre	Country Rock, Rock
Length	70:07
Label	Atlantic Records
Producer(s)	Stephen Stills, Chris Hillman & Dallas Taylor
All Music Guide link Rolling Stone (not rated) link
Stephen Stills chronology
Stephen Stills 2 (1971)	Manassas (1972)	Down The Road (1973)

'Manassas' is the 1972 debut album from Stephen Stills' band of the same name. It is a double album and, according to the sleeve notes, it is intended to be in tribute to Jimi Hendrix, Al Wilson and Duane Allman. It peaked at #4 on the Billboard Pop Albums chart. "It Doesn't Matter" was released as a single and peaked at #61. Bill Wyman of the Rolling Stones plays bass on "The Love Gangster." Stills considers this double album to be among his best work. It is perhaps the most highly regarded of Stills' solo albums.

1 Track listing
2 Personnel

[edit] Track listing

All songs by Stills/Manassas except as noted

[edit] The Raven

"Song of Love" – 3:28
Medley – 3:34

"Rock & Roll Crazies"

"Cuban Bluegrass"
"Jet Set (Sigh)" (Stills) – 4:25
"Anyway" – 3:21
"Both of Us (Bound to Lose)" – 3:00

[edit] The Wilderness

"Fallen Eagle" – 3:00
"Jesus Gave Love Away for Free" – 2:53
"Colorado" – 4:00
"So Begins the Task" (Stills) – 2:46
"Hide It So Deep" – 2:31
"Don't Look at My Shadow" – 2:30

[edit] Consider

"It Doesn't Matter" (Chris Hillman/Rick Roberts/Stills) – 2:46
"Johnny's Garden" (Stills) – 1:54
"Bound to Fall" (M. Brewer/T. Mastin) – 2:52
"How Far" – 4:17
"Move Around" – 2:52
"The Love Gangster" – 4:44

[edit] Rock & Roll is Here to Stay

"What to Do" – 3:00
"Right Now" – 4:05
"Treasure (Take One)" – 8:09
"Blues Man" – 4:04

[edit] Personnel

Stephen Stills - vocals, guitar, bottleneck guitar, piano, organ, electric piano, clavinette
Chris Hillman - vocals, guitar, mandolin
Al Perkins - steel guitar, guitar, vocals
Calvin "Fuzzy" Samuels - bass
Paul Harris - organ, tack piano, piano, organ, electric piano, clavinette
Dallas Taylor - drums
Joe Lala - percussion, vocals
Sydney George - harmonica
Jerry Aiello - piano, organ, electric piano, clavinette
Bill Wyman - bass
Roger Bush - acoustic bass
Byron Berline - fiddle