Last Time Around
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Last Time Around is the third and final album by folk rock
band Buffalo Springfield
, released in 1968 (see 1968 in music
). The members included Neil Young
, Stephen Stills
, Richie Furay
, Dewey Martin
, Bruce Palmer
, and Jim Messina.
Young continued to perform "I Am a Child" and "On the Way Home" for many years, and Furay continued to perform "Kind Woman" with Poco
. Stills took "Questions" and made it the ending to the Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young song "Carry On."
Questions surround Bruce Palmer's contributions on bass. From For What It's Worth the book by John Einarson with Richie Furay: "Though his face and name are both omitted from the sleeve, Bruce appears on several tracks, including 'On the Way Home,' 'It's So Hard to Wait,' 'Pretty Girl Why,' 'Uno Mundo,' 'Merry-Go-Round,' and 'Questions'" [page 260].
with
Folk rock
Folk rock is a musical genre combining elements of folk music and rock music. In its earliest and narrowest sense, the term referred to a genre that arose in the United States and the UK around the mid-1960s...
band Buffalo Springfield
Buffalo Springfield
Buffalo Springfield is a North American folk rock band renown both for its music and as a springboard for the careers of Neil Young, Stephen Stills, Richie Furay and Jim Messina. Among the first wave of North American bands to become popular in the wake of the British invasion, the group combined...
, released in 1968 (see 1968 in music
1968 in music
-Events:*January 4 – Guitarist Jimi Hendrix is jailed by Stockholm police, after trashing a hotel room during a drunken fist fight with bassist Noel Redding.*January 6 – Gibson Guitar Corporation patents its Gibson Flying V electric guitar design....
). The members included Neil Young
Neil Young
Neil Percival Young, OC, OM is a Canadian singer-songwriter who is widely regarded as one of the most influential musicians of his generation...
, Stephen Stills
Stephen Stills
Stephen Arthur Stills is an American guitarist and singer/songwriter best known for his work with Buffalo Springfield and Crosby, Stills & Nash . He has performed on a professional level in several other bands as well as maintaining a solo career at the same time...
, Richie Furay
Richie Furay
Richie Furay is an American singer, songwriter, and Rock & Roll Hall of Fame member who is best known for forming the bands Buffalo Springfield with Stephen Stills, Neil Young, Bruce Palmer, and Dewey Martin, and Poco with Jim Messina, Rusty Young, George Grantham and Randy Meisner...
, Dewey Martin
Dewey Martin (musician)
Dewey Martin was a Canadian rock drummer, best known for his work with Buffalo Springfield.-Career:Martin was born Walter Milton Dwayne Midkiff in Chesterville, Ontario in 1940. He was raised there and the surrounding Smiths Falls and Ottawa...
, Bruce Palmer
Bruce Palmer
Bruce Palmer was a Canadian musician notable for playing bass guitar in the folk rock band Buffalo Springfield.-Early years:Palmer was born and raised in Toronto Ontario, Canada...
, and Jim Messina.
History
Last Time Around was released to fulfill contractual commitments. By the time it was completed the group had functionally disbanded. Reflecting this, nowhere do all members appear together on any track, and even the cover photo of the group is a montage.Young continued to perform "I Am a Child" and "On the Way Home" for many years, and Furay continued to perform "Kind Woman" with Poco
Poco
Poco is an Southern California country rock band originally formed by Richie Furay and Jim Messina following the demise of Buffalo Springfield in 1968. The title of their first album, Pickin' Up the Pieces, is a reference to the break-up of Buffalo Springfield. Highly influential and creative,...
. Stills took "Questions" and made it the ending to the Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young song "Carry On."
Questions surround Bruce Palmer's contributions on bass. From For What It's Worth the book by John Einarson with Richie Furay: "Though his face and name are both omitted from the sleeve, Bruce appears on several tracks, including 'On the Way Home,' 'It's So Hard to Wait,' 'Pretty Girl Why,' 'Uno Mundo,' 'Merry-Go-Round,' and 'Questions'" [page 260].
Track listing
- "On the Way Home" (Young) – 2:25
- Recorded November 15-December 13, 1967, Sunset Sound, Los Angeles, California. Vocals: Richie Furay, with Neil and Stephen; bass: Bruce Palmer; piano: Neil Young. Jim Messina does not appear on this track.
- "It's So Hard to Wait" (Furay, Young) – 2:03
- Recorded March 9, 1968, Sunset Sound, Los Angeles, California. Lead vocals: Richie Furay; bass: Bruce Palmer. Neil Young does not appear on this track.
- "Pretty Girl Why" (Stills) – 2:24
- Recorded February 26 & May 1967, Sound Recorders, Hollywood and Atlantic Studios, New York City. Lead vocals: Stephen Stills and Richie Furay; bass: Bruce PalmerBruce PalmerBruce Palmer was a Canadian musician notable for playing bass guitar in the folk rock band Buffalo Springfield.-Early years:Palmer was born and raised in Toronto Ontario, Canada...
. Jim Messina does not appear on this track. Jim Fielder version recorded February 26, 1967 at Atlantic StudiosAtlantic StudiosAtlantic Studios was the recording studio of Atlantic Records. It was located at 1841 Broadway , in New York City. According to the address written in the original liner notes of Charles Mingus' The Clown, it was initially located at 157 W 57th Street. The American record label first recorded in...
, NYC, was unfinished and not used.
- Recorded February 26 & May 1967, Sound Recorders, Hollywood and Atlantic Studios, New York City. Lead vocals: Stephen Stills and Richie Furay; bass: Bruce Palmer
- "Four Days Gone" (Stills) – 2:53
- Recorded late 1967-early 1968. Lead vocals: Stephen Stills.
- "Carefree Country Day" (Messina) – 2:35
- Recorded late 1967-early 1968. Lead vocals: Jim Messina with Richie Furay and Stephen Stills.
- "Special Care" (Stills) – 3:30
- Recorded January 3–20, 1968. Sunset Sound, Hollywood. Drums: Buddy Miles. Only Stephen Stills appears on this track.
- "The Hour of Not Quite Rain" (Callen, Furay) – 3:45
- Recorded late 1967-February 1968. Lead vocals: Richie Furay. Micki Callen of Reseda, CA, won $1000 plus publishing royalties in the KHJ Radio "Words" contest; winning lyrics picked by Bruce Palmer.
- "Questions" (Stills) – 2:52
- Recorded February 16, 1968, Sunset Sound, Los Angeles, California. Lead vocals: Stephen Stills; bass: Bruce Palmer; drums: Jimmy Karstein. Neil Young, Jim Messina, & Dewey Martin do not appear on this track.
- "I Am a Child" (Young) – 2:15
- Recorded February 5, 1968, Sunset Sound, Los Angeles, California. Bass: Gary Marker. Jim Messina, Stephen Stills, Richie Furay & Bruce Palmer do not appear on this track.
- "Merry-Go-Round" (Furay) – 2:02
- Recorded February 16-March 1968, Sunset Sound, Los Angeles, California. Lead vocals: Richie Furay with Stephen Stills; bass: Bruce Palmer; drums: Jimmy Karstein. Harpsichord, calliope, bells: Jeremy Stuart. Dewey Martin does not appear on this track.
- "Uno Mundo" (Stills) – 2:00
- Recorded February–March 1968, Sunset Sound, Los Angeles, California. Lead vocals: Stephen Stills; bass: Bruce Palmer. Jim Messina and Neil Young do not appear on this track.
- "Kind Woman" (Furay) – 4:10
- Recorded February–March 6, 1968, Atlantic StudiosAtlantic StudiosAtlantic Studios was the recording studio of Atlantic Records. It was located at 1841 Broadway , in New York City. According to the address written in the original liner notes of Charles Mingus' The Clown, it was initially located at 157 W 57th Street. The American record label first recorded in...
, New York City & Sunset Sound, Los Angeles, California. Lead vocals: Richie Furay with Jim Messina; pedal steel guitar: Rusty Young; bass: Richard Davis.(not Dickie Davis)
- Recorded February–March 6, 1968, Atlantic Studios
Personnel
- Richie FurayRichie FurayRichie Furay is an American singer, songwriter, and Rock & Roll Hall of Fame member who is best known for forming the bands Buffalo Springfield with Stephen Stills, Neil Young, Bruce Palmer, and Dewey Martin, and Poco with Jim Messina, Rusty Young, George Grantham and Randy Meisner...
- guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
(1,2,3,8,10,11,12), vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
(1,2,3,5,10,12) - Dewey MartinDewey Martin (musician)Dewey Martin was a Canadian rock drummer, best known for his work with Buffalo Springfield.-Career:Martin was born Walter Milton Dwayne Midkiff in Chesterville, Ontario in 1940. He was raised there and the surrounding Smiths Falls and Ottawa...
- drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
(1,2,3,9,11) - Jim Messina - bassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
, vocals (5,9,12) - Stephen StillsStephen StillsStephen Arthur Stills is an American guitarist and singer/songwriter best known for his work with Buffalo Springfield and Crosby, Stills & Nash . He has performed on a professional level in several other bands as well as maintaining a solo career at the same time...
- guitar (1,2,3,4,6,8,10,11), piano (4,6,8), organ (6,8,11), bass (6), vibes (1), Percussion (11), Handclaps (11), background vocals (1,5,10), vocals (3,4,6,8,11) - Neil YoungNeil YoungNeil Percival Young, OC, OM is a Canadian singer-songwriter who is widely regarded as one of the most influential musicians of his generation...
- guitar (3,9,10), harmonicaHarmonicaThe harmonica, also called harp, French harp, blues harp, and mouth organ, is a free reed wind instrument used primarily in blues and American folk music, jazz, country, and rock and roll. It is played by blowing air into it or drawing air out by placing lips over individual holes or multiple holes...
(9), piano (1), background vocals (1), vocals (9), appears in some capacity on (5) - Bruce PalmerBruce PalmerBruce Palmer was a Canadian musician notable for playing bass guitar in the folk rock band Buffalo Springfield.-Early years:Palmer was born and raised in Toronto Ontario, Canada...
- bass guitar (1,2,3,8,10,11)
with
- Buddy MilesBuddy MilesGeorge Allen Miles, Jr. , known as Buddy Miles, was an American rock and funk drummer, most known as a founding member of The Electric Flag in 1967, then as a member of Jimi Hendrix's Band of Gypsys from 1969 through to January 1970.-Early life:George Allen Miles was born in Omaha, Nebraska on...
: Drums (6) - Jimmy Karstein : Drums (8,10)
- Gary MarkerGary MarkerGary 'Magic' Marker is a bass guitarist and recording engineer best known for his involvement in various psychedelic rock bands of the 1960s....
: Bass (9) - Jeremy Stuart : Harpsichord, Calliope, Bells (10)
- Rusty Young : Pedal Steel Guitar (12)
- Richard Davis : Bass (12)
- unidentified: horns (1), saxophone, clarinet (2), piano, drums (12)
Charts
| Chart (1968) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Billboard Pop Albums | 42 |