Saturday, October 21, 2017

Stills & Collins




















Artist:  Stills & Collins
Origin:  USA
Genres:  Folk, Folk Rock, Soft Rock, Contemporary Pop, Pop Rock

Original line-up:

Stephen Stills:  Vocals, Guitar
Judy Collins:  Vocals, Guitar

Stills & Collins are The two American Folk Legends of Laurel Canyon's countercultural music scene join forces by Judy Collins provided Stephen Stills with the inspiration for "Suite:  Judy Blue Eyes", a song he composed in 1969 as their relationship was coming to an end.  Lovers no more, the two remained friends over the years and decided to strike up a musical partnership nearly 50 years later.














Title:  Everybody Knows  (2017)
Genres:  Folk, Folk Rock, Soft Rock, Contemporary Pop, Pop Rock
Label:  Wildflower/Cleopatra Records
Rating:   *****

Tracks:

 1.  Handle With Care  (3:43)
 2.  So Begins The Task   (3:36)
 3.  River Of Gold  (3:37)
 4.  Judy  (4:03)
 5.  Everybody Knows  (5:27)
 6.  Houses  (4:37)
 7.  Reason To Believe  (2:57)
 8.  Girl From The North Country  (3:26)
 9.  Who Knows Where The Time Goes  (5:41)
10. Questions  (3:45)

Personnel:

Judy Collins:  Vocals, 12 String Guitar
Stephen Stills:  Vocals, Electric Guitar
Russell Walden:  Piano, Hammond Organ
Kevin McCormick:  Bass
Tony Beard:  Drums

Additional Musician:

Marvin Etzioni:  Mandolin, Octave Mandolin, Mandocello on Track 5

Everybody Knows is the new duets album by Stills & Collins, was released on September 22, 2017 by Wildflower/Cleopatra Records.  They also cover songs "Girl From The North Country" by Bob Dylan, "Everybody Knows" by Leonard Cohen and "Handle With Care" by The Travelling Wilburys (George Harrison, Bob Dylan, Tom Petty, Roy Orbison, Jeff Lynne).



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