Everybody Knows (Stills & Collins album)

Everybody Knows
Studio album by
Stills & Collins
ReleasedSeptember 22, 2017
Recorded2017
GenreAmericana, folk rock
Length40:45
LabelWildflower Records, Cleopatra
Stephen Stills chronology
Pierced Arrow
(2016) 		Everybody Knows
(2017)
Judy Collins chronology
Silver Skies Blue
(2016) 		Everybody Knows
(2017) 		Winter Stories
(2019)

Everybody Knows is an album by Stephen Stills and Judy Collins, credited to "Stills & Collins". It marks the first collaboration between the former lovers and longtime friends. It was financed through a crowdfunding campaign on PledgeMusic.[1]

Background

From 1968 to 1969, Stills and Collins were romantically involved. Stills wrote several songs about Judy, most notably "Suite: Judy Blue Eyes" and "Judy". But despite Stills playing on several of Collins' recordings, they never recorded as a duo or performed on stage together.[2] Stills said that he and Collins "talked over the years and muddled through conversations about if we did make a record together", ultimately releasing Everybody Knows and going on tour.[3]

Release

Everybody Knows was released on September 22, 2017, and entered and peaked on the "Billboard 200" chart at number 195.[4] Coincidentally, two of the five songs here not written by Stills or Collins had also appeared on A Letter Home by Neil Young released over three years earlier.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Handle with Care"Bob Dylan, Jeff Lynne, Tom Petty, George Harrison, Roy Orbison3:43
2."So Begins the Task"Stephen Stills3:35
3."River of Gold"Judy Collins3:36
4."Judy"Stills4:02
5."Everybody Knows"Leonard Cohen, Sharon Robinson5:26
6."Houses"Collins4:36
7."Reason to Believe"Tim Hardin2:57
8."Girl from the North Country"Dylan3:26
9."Who Knows Where the Time Goes"Sandy Denny5:40
10."Questions"Stills3:44
Total length:40:45

Personnel

Stills & Collins
Additional musicians
  • Tony Beard — drums
  • Marvin Etzioni — mandolin, mandocello (on "Everybody Knows")
  • Kevin McCormick — bass
  • Russell Walden — piano, organ
Production
  • Producers — Alan Silverman, Collins, Etzioni, Stills
  • Executive producer — Katherine DePaul
  • Engineer — Alex Williams
  • Mixing — Silverman, Michael Colub, Mike Tierney, Paul Rolnick
  • Mastering — Eleni Maltas

Charts

Chart (2017) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[5] 195
US Independent[6] 13
US Album Sales Chart[7] 46
US Americana/Folk Albums[8] 9
US Top Rock Albums[9] 45
Canadian RPM 100 Albums[10]
Dutch MegaCharts Albums[11] 178

References

  1. ^ "Stills & Collins: Stephen Stills & Judy Collins". PledgeMusic. Archived from the original on 2019-02-12. Retrieved 2017-10-05.
  2. ^ "Stills & Collins - BIO". Stills & Collins. Archived from the original on 2018-07-10. Retrieved 2017-10-05.
  3. ^ "Stephen Stills, Judy Collins to bring 50-year relationship to Kirby Center - Times Leader". 25 September 2017.
  4. ^ "Top 200 Albums". Billboard.
  5. ^ "Stephen Stills". Billboard.
  6. ^ "Stephen Stills". Billboard. Retrieved 2020-12-01.
  7. ^ "Stephen Stills". Billboard. Retrieved 2020-12-01.
  8. ^ "Stephen Stills". Billboard. Retrieved 2020-12-01.
  9. ^ "Stephen Stills". Billboard. Retrieved 2020-12-01.
  10. ^ Canada, Library and Archives (2013-04-16). "The RPM story". www.bac-lac.gc.ca. Retrieved 2020-07-05.
  11. ^ Hung, Steffen. "Stephen Stills - Stephen Stills". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 2020-07-05.