CoronaVinyl Day 238 (C): Déjà Vu by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young

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Today's CoronaVinyl category is "C," and I was all ready to go with a Pablo Cruise album when I realized that Pablo Cruise is the name of a band, and not a man, so that belongs in "P," not "C."  Boy was there egg on my face!

Instead, I'm going with Déjà Vu, which was the first album released by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young as a quartet that included Neil Young.  It would also be their only studio album released as a quartet until 1989.

The album was truly a collaboration, with all four members co-producing the album, writing songs for the album, and handling lead vocals on at least two songs each.  The result is a classic, with many of CSN/CSNY's most recognizable songs, like "Carry On," "Teach Your Children," "Our House," "Helpless," the title track, and the Joni Mitchell-penned "Woodstock."  And, importantly, every band member shines on the album.  There's a mix of folk rock, regular rock, and soulful ballads.

Déjà Vu was the most successful of any of the CSN or CSNY albums, having gone 7x platinum in the U.S. and sold over 14 million copies worldwide.  It was also the only CSN/CSNY studio album to reach #1 on the Billboard album chart.  The album also went to #1 on the album charts in Australia, Canada, and The Netherlands, and it went Top 10 on the album charts in France, Spain, Sweden, and The UK.  It also produced three Top 40 hits on the Billboard Hot 100:  "Woodstock" (#11), "Teach Your Children" (#16), and "Our House" (#30).

The album was ranked #148 on Rolling Stone's Top 500 Greatest Albums of All Time list.

Favorite Song on Side 1:  "Helpless"
This is one of my favorite Neil Young songs.  It's slow and soulful, and Young's signature high voice adds an element of eeriness to it.

Favorite Song on Side 2:  "Everybody I Love You"
The album concludes with a short-but-sweet uptempo rocker, co-written by Stills and Young, and sung by Stills on lead, with Crosby and Nash on vice-lead.