Not exactly sure the history of this recording, but believe it was recorded live while on tour with CSNY, circa December 18, 1969 at Hofheinz Pavilion - University Of Houston (Texas). Played live a mere 7 times in history, this version is a rare treat, apparently played solo by Neil during a CSNY show (is anyone else playing on this track??) Country Girl was released on the mega successful CSNY album, Déjà Vu....
Déjà Vu is the first album by the rock band Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, and the second by the trio configuration of Crosby, Stills, and Nash. It was released in March of 1970 by Atlantic Records, catalogue SD-7200. It topped the pop album chart for one week and generated three Top 40 singles: \"Teach Your Children,\" \"Our House,\" and \"Woodstock.\" In 2003, the album was ranked number 148 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.
Déjà Vu was greatly anticipated after the popularity of the first CSN album and the addition of Young to the group. Stills estimates that the album took around 800 hours of studio time to record; this figure may be exaggerated, even though the individual tracks display meticulous attention to detail. The songs, except for \"Woodstock\", were recorded as individual sessions by each member, with each contributing whatever was needed that could be agreed upon. Young does not appear on all of the tracks, and drummer Dallas Taylor and bassist Greg Reeves are credited on the cover with their names in slightly smaller typeface. Jerry Garcia plays pedal steel on \"Teach Your Children\" and John Sebastian plays mouth-harp on the title track.
Four singles were released from the album with all but the last (Carry On) charting on the Hot 100.
The popularity of the album contributed to the success of the four albums released by each of the members in the wake of Déjà Vu: Neil Young's After the Gold Rush, Stephen Stills' self-titled solo debut, David Crosby's If I Could Only Remember My Name, and Graham Nash's Songs for Beginners.
In 2003, the album was ranked number 148 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.] The same year, the TV network VH1 named Déjà Vu the 61st greatest album of all time. The album ranked at #14 for the Top 100 Albums of 1970 and #217 overall by Rate Your Music.
The album was reissued for compact disc after being remastered from the original tapes at Ocean View Digital by Joe Gastwirt on September 6, 1994. In 1997, guitarist Fareed Haque covered the entire album in jazz form for the Blue Note Cover Series.
\"Déjà Vu\" (Crosby) -- 4:12
\"Our House\" (Nash) -- 2:59
\"4 + 20\" (Stills) -- 2:04
\"Country Girl: A. Whiskey Boot Hill/B. Down, Down, Down/C. Country Girl (I Think You're Pretty)\" (Young) -- 5:11
\"Everybody I Love You\" (Stills, Young) -- 2:21
Personnel
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
David Crosby : rhythm guitar, vocals
Stephen Stills : guitar, bass guitar, keyboards, vocals
Graham Nash: rhythm guitar, keyboards, vocals
Neil Young: guitar, keyboards, harmonica, vocals
Additional personnel
Dallas Taylor: drums, percussion
Greg Reeves: bass (3-6, 9-10)
Jerry Garcia: pedal steel guitar (2)
John Sebastian: harmonica (6)
Production
Producers: David Crosby, Stephen Stills, Graham Nash, Neil Young
Engineer: Bill Halverson
Art direction: Gary Burden
Design: Gary Burden
Photography: Henry Diltz, Tom Gundelfinger
Direction: Elliot Roberts and associates
Agent: David Geffen
Digital remastering: Joe Gastwirt
