On November 16, 1970, “Atlantic” label released the self-titled, debut Stephen Stills studio album. It was recorded January – July 1970, at “Island Studios” in London, “The Record Plant” and “Wally Heider” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Stephen Stills and Bill Halverson. In 1974, “New Musical Express” magazine ranked it at number 70 on its list of “The Best Albums of All Time.

Personnel:

• Stephen Stills – vocals, guitars, bass, piano, organ, steelpan, percussion; horn and string arrangements
• Jimi Hendrix – electric guitar
• Eric Clapton – electric guitar
• Booker T. Jones – organ, backing vocal
• Calvin “Fuzzy” Samuel – bass
• Conrad Isidore – drums
• John Barbata – drums
• Ringo Starr – drums
• Dallas Taylor – drums
• Jeff Whittaker – congas
• Sidney George – flute, alto saxophone
• Rita Coolidge, David Crosby, Priscilla Jones, John Sebastian – backing vocals
• Cass Elliot, Claudia Lennear – backing vocals
• Graham Nash – backing vocals
• Judith Powell, Larry Steele, Liza Strike, Tony Wilson – backing vocals
• Sherlie Matthews – backing vocals
• Arif Mardin – string arrangements
• Andy Johns – engineer
• Gary Burden – art direction, back cover photography
• Henry Diltz – front cover photography
• Charles John Quarto – sleeve poem

Track listing:

All tracks by Stephen Stills.

1. Love the One You’re With
2. Do for the Others
3. Church (Part of Someone)
4. Old Times Good Times
5. Go Back Home
6. Sit Yourself Down
7. To a Flame
8. Black Queen
9. Cherokee
10. We Are Not Helpless