Buffalo Springfield Again

by Buffalo Springfield

Overview

Due in part to personnel problems which saw Bruce Palmer and Neil Young in and out of the group, Buffalo Springfield's second album did not have as unified an approach as their debut. Yet it doesn't suffer for that in the least -- indeed, the group continued to make major strides in both their songwriting and arranging, and this record stands as their greatest triumph. Stephen Stills' "Bluebird" and "Rock & Roll Woman" were masterful folk-rockers that should have been big hits (although they did manage to become small ones); his lesser-known contributions "Hung Upside Down" and the jazz-flavored "Everydays" were also first-rate. Young contributed the Rolling Stones-derived "Mr. Soul," as well as the brilliant "Expecting to Fly" and "Broken Arrow," both of which employed lush psychedelic textures and brooding, surrealistic lyrics that stretched rock conventions to their breaking point. Richie Furay (who had not written any of the songs on the debut) takes tentative songwriting steps with three compositions, although only "A Child's Claim to Fame," with its memorable dobro hooks by James Burton, meets the standards of the material by Stills and Young; the cut also anticipates the country-rock direction of Furay's post-Springfield band, Poco. Although a slightly uneven record that did not feature the entire band on several cuts, the high points were so high and plentiful that its classic status cannot be denied. ~ Richie Unterberger

Product Details

Release Date:	10/06/2023
Label:	Atlantic
UPC:	0603497837038
Rank:	4791

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Buffalo Springfield   Primary Artist
Jack Nitzsche   Keyboards,Piano (Electric)
James Burton   Dobro,Guitar
Carol Kaye   Bass
Russ Titelman   Guitar
Dewey Martin   Drums,Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Richie Furay   Guitar,Vocals,Guitar (Rhythm),Vocals (Background)
Neil Young   Guitar,Vocals,Harmonica,Guitar (Electric),Vocals (Background)
Sherlie Matthews   Vocals (Background)
Brenda Holloway   Vocals (Background)
Hal Blaine   Drums
Patrice Holloway   Vocals (Background)
Harvey Newmark   Bass
Bob West   Bass
Chris Sarns   Guitar
The American Soul Train   Horn
Gloria Jones   Vocals (Background)
Don Randi   Organ,Piano,Harpsichord
Jim Fielder   Bass,Guitar (Bass)
Jim Gordon   Drums
Jim Horn   Clarinet
Merry Clayton   Vocals (Background)
Gracia Nitzsche   Vocals (Background)
Bobby West   Bass,Guitar (Bass)
Bruce Palmer   Bass,Guitar (Bass)
Charlie Chin   Banjo
Stephen Stills   Organ,Piano,Guitar,Vocals,Keyboards,Guitar (Rhythm),Piano (Electric),Vocals (Background)

Technical Credits

Jack Nitzsche   Orchestral Arrangements,Arranger,Producer
James Burton   Group Member
Don Blake   Mixing
Charles Greene   Producer
Dewey Martin   Executive Producer
Jim Hilton   Engineer
Richie Furay   Composer,Producer
Neil Young   Arranger,Composer,Producer
Tim Mulligan   Mastering
Bruce Botnick   Engineer
Ahmet Ertegun   Producer
Bruce Tergesen   Engineer
Bill Lazarus   Engineer,Recording
Loring Eutemey   Design
The American Soul Train   Arranger
Jim Messina   Engineer,Producer
Brian Stone   Producer
Buffalo Springfield   Liner Notes
William E Brittan   Engineer,Recording
Ross Myering   Engineer
Eve Babitz   Illustrations
Stephen Stills   Composer,Producer