Daylight Again
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Daylight Again is a 1982 studio album
by the band Crosby, Stills & Nash
, their fourth of completely original material, and seventh in total. It peaked at #8 on the Billboard
Top Pop Albums chart, the final time the band has made the top ten to date. Three singles were released from the album, all making the Billboard Hot 100
: "Wasted on the Way
" peaked at #9, "Southern Cross
" at #18, and "Too Much Love to Hide" at #69.
The genesis of the album lies in recordings made by Stephen Stills
and Graham Nash
at intervals in 1980 and 1981, the album slated to be a Stills-Nash project. They employed Art Garfunkel
, Timothy B. Schmit
, and others to sing in place of where David Crosby
might have been. Executives at Atlantic Records
, however, had little interest in anything but CSN product from any member of the group, and held out for the presence of Crosby, forcing Nash and Stills to start paying for the sessions out-of-pocket. They began to turn toward the company's point of view, however, and decided to invite Crosby to participate at the eleventh hour. He brought two of his own tracks to the album, "Delta," where Stephen and Graham squeezed their vocals into David's already-taped multi-tracked
harmonies, and "Might As Well Have A Good Time," which received the bona fide CSN treatment. Most of the recording, however, features other voices in addition to the main trio, a first for any CSNY record, as is the number of outside writers. The song "Daylight Again" evolved out of Stills' guitar-picking to accompany on-stage stories regarding the south in the Civil War
, seguing into "Find the Cost of Freedom," which had been the b-side of the "Ohio" single in 1970.
As the first album by the band in the video
age, such were filmed to accompany the two lead singles, "Southern Cross," featuring the band and shots of one of their favorite metaphors, a sailing vessel, receiving a fair amount of rotation on MTV
in 1982 and 1983.
The album has been released for compact disc
on three occasions: on October 25, 1990; remastered using the original master tapes by Ocean View Digital and reissued on September 20, 1994; and again remastered using the HDCD process and reissued by Rhino Records on January 24, 2006, with four bonus tracks.
Studio album
A studio album is an album made up of tracks recorded in the controlled environment of a recording studio. A studio album contains newly written and recorded or previously unreleased or remixed material, distinguishing itself from a compilation or reissue album of previously recorded material, or...
by the band Crosby, Stills & Nash
Crosby, Stills & Nash (and Young)
Crosby, Stills & Nash is a folk rock supergroup made up of David Crosby, Stephen Stills and Graham Nash, also known as Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young when joined by occasional fourth member Neil Young...
, their fourth of completely original material, and seventh in total. It peaked at #8 on the Billboard
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
Top Pop Albums chart, the final time the band has made the top ten to date. Three singles were released from the album, all making the Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
: "Wasted on the Way
Wasted on the Way
"Wasted on the Way" is a 1982 song by American folk rock band Crosby, Stills & Nash, featuring harmony vocals by Timothy B. Schmit. It was their first top 10 hit in five years, and peaked at #9 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles charts in August 1982. It appeared on the band's 1982 album Daylight...
" peaked at #9, "Southern Cross
Southern Cross (Crosby, Stills and Nash song)
"Southern Cross" is a song written by Stephen Stills and performed by the rock band Crosby, Stills & Nash. It was released in 1982 on the band's Daylight Again album. Stephen Stills sings lead vocals throughout, with Graham Nash joining the final verse....
" at #18, and "Too Much Love to Hide" at #69.
The genesis of the album lies in recordings made by Stephen Stills
Stephen Stills
Stephen Arthur Stills is an American guitarist and singer/songwriter best known for his work with Buffalo Springfield and Crosby, Stills & Nash . He has performed on a professional level in several other bands as well as maintaining a solo career at the same time...
and Graham Nash
Graham Nash
Graham William Nash, OBE is an English singer-songwriter known for his light tenor vocals and for his songwriting contributions with the British pop group The Hollies, and with the folk-rock band Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young. Nash is a photography collector and a published photographer...
at intervals in 1980 and 1981, the album slated to be a Stills-Nash project. They employed Art Garfunkel
Art Garfunkel
Arthur Ira "Art" Garfunkel is an American singer-songwriter, poet, and actor, best known as being a member of the folk duo Simon & Garfunkel...
, Timothy B. Schmit
Timothy B. Schmit
Timothy Bruce Schmit is an American musician and songwriter, best known for his work as bass guitar player and singer for Poco and the Eagles. Schmit has also worked for decades as a session musician and solo artist.-Early career:Raised in Sacramento, Schmit began playing in the folk music group...
, and others to sing in place of where David Crosby
David Crosby
David Van Cortlandt Crosby is an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter. In addition to his solo career, he was a founding member of three bands: The Byrds, Crosby, Stills & Nash , and CPR...
might have been. Executives at Atlantic Records
Atlantic Records
Atlantic Records is an American record label best known for its many recordings of rhythm and blues, rock and roll, and jazz...
, however, had little interest in anything but CSN product from any member of the group, and held out for the presence of Crosby, forcing Nash and Stills to start paying for the sessions out-of-pocket. They began to turn toward the company's point of view, however, and decided to invite Crosby to participate at the eleventh hour. He brought two of his own tracks to the album, "Delta," where Stephen and Graham squeezed their vocals into David's already-taped multi-tracked
Multitrack recording
Multitrack recording is a method of sound recording that allows for the separate recording of multiple sound sources to create a cohesive whole...
harmonies, and "Might As Well Have A Good Time," which received the bona fide CSN treatment. Most of the recording, however, features other voices in addition to the main trio, a first for any CSNY record, as is the number of outside writers. The song "Daylight Again" evolved out of Stills' guitar-picking to accompany on-stage stories regarding the south in the Civil War
American Civil War
The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...
, seguing into "Find the Cost of Freedom," which had been the b-side of the "Ohio" single in 1970.
As the first album by the band in the video
Music video
A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...
age, such were filmed to accompany the two lead singles, "Southern Cross," featuring the band and shots of one of their favorite metaphors, a sailing vessel, receiving a fair amount of rotation on MTV
MTV
MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
in 1982 and 1983.
The album has been released for compact disc
Compact Disc
The Compact Disc is an optical disc used to store digital data. It was originally developed to store and playback sound recordings exclusively, but later expanded to encompass data storage , write-once audio and data storage , rewritable media , Video Compact Discs , Super Video Compact Discs ,...
on three occasions: on October 25, 1990; remastered using the original master tapes by Ocean View Digital and reissued on September 20, 1994; and again remastered using the HDCD process and reissued by Rhino Records on January 24, 2006, with four bonus tracks.
Track listing
- "Turn Your Back On Love" (Stills, Nash, Michael Stergis) – 4:51
- "Wasted on the WayWasted on the Way"Wasted on the Way" is a 1982 song by American folk rock band Crosby, Stills & Nash, featuring harmony vocals by Timothy B. Schmit. It was their first top 10 hit in five years, and peaked at #9 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles charts in August 1982. It appeared on the band's 1982 album Daylight...
" (Nash) – 2:52 - "Southern CrossSouthern Cross (Crosby, Stills and Nash song)"Southern Cross" is a song written by Stephen Stills and performed by the rock band Crosby, Stills & Nash. It was released in 1982 on the band's Daylight Again album. Stephen Stills sings lead vocals throughout, with Graham Nash joining the final verse....
" (Stills, Richard Curtis, Michael Curtis) – 4:41 - "Into The Darkness" (Nash) – 3:23
- "Delta" (Crosby) – 4:15
- "Since I Met You" (Stills, Stergis) – 3:12
- "Too Much Love To Hide" (Stills, Gerry Tolman) – 3:58
- "Song For Susan" (Nash) – 3:08
- "You Are Alive" (Stills, Stergis) – 3:04
- "Might As Well Have A Good Time" (Lyrics by Judy HenskeJudy HenskeJudy Henske is an American singer and songwriter, once known as "the Queen of the Beatniks".-Life and recording career:...
, Music by Craig DoergeCraig DoergeCraig Doerge is an American keyboard player, songwriter and session musician.He began playing in a college band at Hartford, Connecticut, and then moved to Los Angeles in the mid-1960s to work as a studio player and songwriter with A&M Records, and with Jim Keltner and others playing on cartoon...
) – 4:28 - "Daylight Again: (a) Daylight Again (b) Find The Cost Of Freedom" (Stills) – 2:36
2006 Remastered edition bonus tracks
- "Raise A Voice" (Nash, Stills) – 2:34 (originally released on AlliesAllies (CSN album)Allies is a 1983 live album by Crosby, Stills & Nash which is currently out of print. The album was released on the heels of the popular Daylight Again album. It spawned one live concert clip, "Wasted On The Way", which got some play on MTV and VH1 at the time."War Games," written by Stephen...
) - "Feel Your Love" (Stills, Nash) – 4:28
- "Tomorrow Is Another Day" (Stills) – 4:05
- "Might As Well Have A Good Time" (Henske, Doerge) – 4:15 (David Crosby demo)
Personnel
- David CrosbyDavid CrosbyDavid Van Cortlandt Crosby is an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter. In addition to his solo career, he was a founding member of three bands: The Byrds, Crosby, Stills & Nash , and CPR...
– Vocals - Stephen StillsStephen StillsStephen Arthur Stills is an American guitarist and singer/songwriter best known for his work with Buffalo Springfield and Crosby, Stills & Nash . He has performed on a professional level in several other bands as well as maintaining a solo career at the same time...
– Vocals, Rhodes (1,6), Electric Guitar (1,3,4,6,7,9,12,13,14), Acoustic Guitar (2,3,11a), CP-30 (6), Percussion (7), Banjo (11a), Keyboards (12), Piano (13) - Graham NashGraham NashGraham William Nash, OBE is an English singer-songwriter known for his light tenor vocals and for his songwriting contributions with the British pop group The Hollies, and with the folk-rock band Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young. Nash is a photography collector and a published photographer...
– Vocals, Electric Guitar (1,4), Organ (4), Percussion (7), Piano (8), Harmonica (9,12)
Additional personnel
- Joe VitaleJoe Vitale (musician)Joe Vitale is an American musician primarily known as a drummer but also a flautist, keyboardist and singer. He has played with many of the top names in music during a career dating back to the 1970s.-Biography:...
– drums (1,3,4,7,9,13,14) - George PerryGeorge PerryGeorge Perry may refer to:*George Perry , Scottish engineer, ironmaster, draughtsman and cartographer*George Perry , former Ontario MPP*George Perry , 19th century English naturalist...
– bass (1,3,4,6,7,9,12,13,14) - Michael Finnigan – keyboards (1,9), additional vocal (1,3,6,7,9), CP-30 (3), electric piano (4), piano (7), organ (7,10,13,14)
- Craig DoergeCraig DoergeCraig Doerge is an American keyboard player, songwriter and session musician.He began playing in a college band at Hartford, Connecticut, and then moved to Los Angeles in the mid-1960s to work as a studio player and songwriter with A&M Records, and with Jim Keltner and others playing on cartoon...
– synthesizer (1,5,8), keyboards (2,5,12), Rhodes (8), piano (10,14,15), electric piano (13), synth strings (14) - Michael Stergis – electric guitar (1,4,7,8), acoustic guitar (2,3,6,8,9,13,14)
- Timothy B. SchmitTimothy B. SchmitTimothy Bruce Schmit is an American musician and songwriter, best known for his work as bass guitar player and singer for Poco and the Eagles. Schmit has also worked for decades as a session musician and solo artist.-Early career:Raised in Sacramento, Schmit began playing in the folk music group...
– additional vocal (1,2,3,8,9,14), bass (8) - Russ KunkelRuss KunkelRussell Kunkel , also known as Russ Kunkel, is an American drummer and producer who has worked as a session musician with a number of well-known artists.Kunkel was born in Pittsburgh, PA...
– drums (2,5,8) - Bob GlaubBob GlaubBob Glaub is an American bass player and session musician. He's played with such artists and bands as Journey, Jackson Browne, Bee Gees, Eric Carmen, Linda Ronstadt, Leo Sayer, Warren Zevon, Rod Stewart, Donna Summer, Bonnie Raitt and many others....
– bass (2) - Joe LalaJoe LalaJoe Lala is an actor and voice actor, notable for his dubbing of Kun Lan of the video-game Killer7.He also played drums and percussion on 32 gold and 28 platinum albums. His credits include Blues Image, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, Manassas, The Bee Gees, Whitney Houston, and many...
– percussion (2,3,4,6,7,9,13), congas (12) - Joel Bernstein – acoustic guitar (2,8)
- Wayne GoodwinWayne GoodwinGeorge Wayne Goodwin was elected North Carolina Commissioner of Insurance in the 2008 election. Goodwin previously served as a Democratic member of the North Carolina General Assembly representing the state's sixty-eighth House district, including constituents in Richmond and Stanly counties...
– fiddle (2), celli arrangement (8) - Richard T. Bear – piano (3), synthesizer (3)
- Leland SklarLeland SklarLeland "Lee" Bruce Sklar is an American musician, singer-songwriter and film score composer. A prominent bass guitarist, Sklar has contributed to thousands of albums as a session musician...
– bass (5) - Dean ParksDean ParksDean Parks is an American session guitarist and record producer from Ft. Worth, TX.-Albums:Dean was member of The North Texas State One O'clock Lab Band before moving to Los Angeles to work with Sonny and Cher in 1970. Dean is best-known through his many contributions to albums by Steely Dan...
– electric guitar (5) - Jeff PorcaroJeff PorcaroJeffrey Thomas "Jeff" Porcaro was an American session drummer and a founding member of the Grammy Award winning band Toto. Porcaro was one of the most recorded drummers in history, working on hundreds of albums and thousands of sessions...
– drums (6,12) - Gerry Tolman – electric guitar (6)
- Jay FergusonJay FergusonJay Ferguson may refer to:*Jay Ferguson , band member of Spirit and Jo Jo Gunne*Jay Ferguson , band member of Sloan*Jay R. Ferguson, actor...
– organ (8) - Roberleigh Barnhart – cello (8)
- Miguel Martinez – cello (8)
- Ernie Ehrhardt – cello (8)
- Art GarfunkelArt GarfunkelArthur Ira "Art" Garfunkel is an American singer-songwriter, poet, and actor, best known as being a member of the folk duo Simon & Garfunkel...
– additional vocal (11) - James Newton HowardJames Newton HowardJames Newton Howard is an American composer best known for his scores to motion pictures. He is one of the most popular and respected composers for cinema, and has scored over 100 films...
- keyboards (12) - Danny KortchmarDanny KortchmarDanny "Kootch" Kortchmar is a guitarist, session musician, and songwriter. Kortchmar's work with singer-songwriters such as David Crosby, Carole King, Graham Nash, Carly Simon and James Taylor helped define the signature sound of the singer-songwriter era of the 1970s...
- electric guitar (12)
Production
Produced by Crosby, Stills & Nash with Stanley Johnston & Steve Gursky except "Delta" & "Might As Well Have A Good Time" produced by Craig Doerge & Stanley Johnston- Steve Gursky – engineer
- Stanley Johnston – engineer
- Stephen BarncardStephen BarncardStephen Quinn Barncard is an American record producer and sound engineer. He is best known for his work producing rock albums of the 1970s, including the Grateful Dead's American Beauty and David Crosby's If I Could Only Remember My Name.-References:***...
– engineer - Jay Parti – assistant engineer
- Gerry Lentz – assistant engineer
- Russell Schmitt – assistant engineer
- Gordon Rowley – assistant engineer
- Jerry Hudgins – assistant engineer
- Jimmy Wachtel – art direction
- Mac James – design
- Gilbert Williams – paintings
- Mark Hanauer – photography
- Henry DiltzHenry DiltzHenry Stanford Diltz is a folk musician and photographer, who has been active since the 1960s....
– photography - Joe Gastwirt – digital remastering