Greatest Hits

by Crosby, Stills & Nash

Overview

Rhino/Atlantic's 2005 compilation Greatest Hits collects the hits and signature songs of Crosby, Stills & Nash -- not Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, which is a subtle difference, and one that would seem to make a greater difference than it actually does. Apart from their debut, CSN always was a bigger deal -- more popular, more critically respected -- when Neil Young was on board, but he only cut one studio album with them in the '70s, so there aren't that many songs from CSNY that really would have made the cut on a Greatest Hits. Then again, CSN themselves didn't cut that many studio albums during their late-'60s/'70s peak. Just three: 1969's eponymous debut, 1970's Deja Vu with Young, and 1977's CSN. If you were charitable, you could count 1982's Daylight Again as the coda to that peak, since it did produce two excellent (and big) hits in "Wasted on the Way" and "Southern Cross," and it feels more of a piece with the group's classic work than the quartet of albums from 1988 to 1999. That is certainly the perspective taken on this 19-track compilation, which concentrates entirely on material from Crosby, Stills & Nash, Deja Vu, CSN, and Daylight Again. Even if this means that charting singles from 1988's American Dream and 1990's Live It Up are missing, it does make for a better listen than if they were forced into this set. That said, there are still a couple of major songs missing -- Young's "Helpless" and "Ohio," of course, but also "Woodstock," "Fair Game," and "Almost Cut My Hair" -- but the great majority of the big hits and signature songs are here. When broken down to sheer numbers, this contains seven of the ten songs from Crosby, Stills & Nash, five of the 12 from CSN, four from Daylight Again, and three from Deja Vu, making this a generous, well-balanced collection that will satisfy the tastes of those who want a good overview of CSN's biggest and best. It may not have everything -- you'll need Deja Vu or So Far or perhaps just Neil Young's Greatest Hits for that -- but it has enough to be satisfying. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	09/29/2023
Label:	Atlantic
UPC:	0081227819507
Rank:	24595

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Crosby, Stills & Nash   Primary Artist,Vocals
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young   Primary Artist
George "Chocolate" Perry   Guitar (Bass),Bass
Michael Stergis   Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar
Joe Vitale   Vibraphone,Drums,Flute,Organ,Timpani,Percussion,Piano (Electric)
Craig Doerge   Keyboards,Piano (Electric),Piano
Joel Bernstein   Guitar (Acoustic)
Timothy B. Schmit   Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Greg Reeves   Guitar (Bass),Bass
Dallas Taylor   Drums,Percussion,Tambourine
Tim Drummond   Guitar (Bass),Bass
Wayne Goodman   Fiddle
Mike Finnigan   Keyboards,Vocals (Background)
Joe Lala   Percussion
Stephen Stills   Banjo,Bass,Organ,Congas,Guitar,Vocals,Keyboards,Percussion,Slide Guitar,Guitar (Bass),Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (Electric)
Art Garfunkel   Vocals,Guest Artist,Vocals (Background)
Bob Glaub   Guitar (Bass),Bass
Leland Sklar   Guitar (Bass),Bass
The Nash   Vocals
Russ Kunkel   Congas,Drums,Timpani,Percussion
The Stills   Vocals
Graham Nash   Piano (Electric),Piano,Vocals,Fortepiano,Percussion,Tambourine,Harpsichord,Guitar (Rhythm),Guitar (Acoustic)
Jerry Garcia   Guest Artist,Pedal Steel
Richard T. Bear   Keyboards,Synthesizer
David Crosby   Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar,Vocals,Keyboards,Guitar (Rhythm)
Michael Finnigan   Organ,Vocals (Background)
Mike Lewis   Conductor
Wayne Goodwin   Fiddle,Violin
Crosby & Nash   Vocals,Keyboards,Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (Electric)
Jim Gordon   Drums
Neil Young   Vocals
Dean Parks   Guitar (Electric)
Gregory Reeves   Bass,Guitar (Bass)
George Perry   Bass,Guitar (Bass)

Technical Credits

Howard Albert   Audio Engineer,Audio Production,Engineer,Producer
Craig Doerge   Audio Production,Composer,Producer
Steve Gursky   Audio Engineer,Engineer,Producer,Assistant Engineer
Michael Braunstein   Audio Engineer,Engineer
Ron Albert   Audio Engineer,Audio Production,Engineer,Producer
Jay Parti   Audio Engineer,Assistant,Assistant Engineer
Joel Bernstein   Compilation Producer,Arranger,String Arrangements
Stanley Johnson   Audio Production
Bill Halverson   Audio Engineer,Engineer
Crosby, Stills & Nash   Audio Production,Producer
Graham Nash   Compilation Producer,String Arrangements,Arranger,Composer,Producer,Group Member
Mike Finnigan   Producer
James Austin   Associate Producer
Gaylord Holomalia   Assistant Engineer
Stanley Johnston   Engineer,Producer
Stephen Stills   Composer,Producer,Group Member
Russell Schmitt   Assistant Engineer
Gordon Rowley   Assistant Engineer
Jerry Hudgins   Assistant Engineer
Richard Curtis   Composer
Mike Lewis   Arranger,String Arrangements
Timothy B. Schmit   Producer
David Crosby   Arranger,Composer,Producer,Group Member
Stephen Barncard   Engineer
Crosby & Nash   String Arrangements
Jerry Garcia   Group Member
Neil Young   Producer,Group Member
Michael Curtis   Composer
Paul Kantner   Composer
Steve Silberman   Liner Notes
Joe Gastwirt   Mastering Engineer
Gerry Tolman   Executive Producer
Gerry Lentz   Assistant Engineer
Rob Grenell   Mastering Engineer
Jeff Kallestad   Assistant Engineer