Way Back Whens-day: 1970 Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young Reach No.1 With ‘Deja Vu’
Written by Logan Phillips on April 5, 2023
On this day back in 1970 Crosby Stills Nash & Young went to No.1 on the US album charts with Deja Vu.
‘Deja Vu’ was the band’s second studio album, but was the first album which saw Neil Young joining Crosby, Stills, and Nash. The album would see three tracks reach the US Top 40 singles including ‘Teach Your Children’, ‘Our House’ and ‘Woodstock’.
“Deja Vu’ is largely considered to be the band’s best album, but CSNY have been on record stating that it took a very long time to get the album finished and released. “Getting that second album out of us was like pulling teeth, there was song after song that didn’t make it,” Stephen Stills once said. “The track ‘Déjà Vu’ must have taken 100 takes in the studio. But ‘Carry On’ happened in a grand total of eight hours from conception to finished master. So you never know.”
when listening to ‘Deja Vu’, though there aren’t many overt references to the ’70s hippie culture, the spirit of the era is felt throughout the record. The album covers a variety of topics, including love, heartbreak (Crosby’s girlfriend had died in a car accident around this time), and the ongoing culture war.
Listen to the title track ‘Deja Vu’ below
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