a telegram complimenting him on the album. In a retrospective summary Allmusic calls it "a jaw-dropping experience" just short of Crosby, Stills & Nash and Déjà Vu. Rankings In 1974, it was ranked number 70 by the NME writers in their best albums of all time. The album was included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die. It was voted number 129 in Colin Larkin's All Time Top 1000 Albums in 2000. Track listing Personnel Stephen Stills – vocals, guitars, bass, piano, organ, steelpan, percussion; horn and string arrangements (3, 4, 7, 9) Jimi Hendrix – electric guitar (4) Eric Clapton – electric guitar (5) Booker T. Jones – organ (9); backing vocal (10) Calvin "Fuzzy" Samuel – bass (1, 3–6) Conrad Isidore – drums (3, 4) John Barbata – drums (5, 6) Ringo Starr – drums (7, 10) Dallas Taylor – drums (9) Jeff Whittaker – congas (1, 4) Sidney George – flute, alto saxophone (9) Rita Coolidge, David Crosby, Priscilla Jones, John Sebastian – backing vocals (1, 5, 6, 10) Cass Elliot, Claudia Lennear – backing vocals (5, 6, 10) Graham Nash – backing vocals (1, 6, 10) Judith Powell, Larry Steele, Liza Strike, Tony Wilson – backing vocals (3) Sherlie Matthews – backing vocals (10) Arif Mardin – string arrangements (3, 7) Additional personnel Bill Halverson – producer Andy Johns – engineer Gary Burden – art direction, back cover photography Henry Diltz – front cover photography Charles John Quarto – sleeve poem Joe Gastwirt – digital remastering Charts Albums Year-end charts Singles Certification References External links Album online on Radio3Net a radio channel of Romanian Radio Broadcasting Company 1970 debut albums Stephen Stills albums Atlantic Records albums Albums recorded at Record Plant (Los Angeles) Albums recorded at Wally Heider Studios Albums produced by Stephen Stills