Retrospective: The Best of Buffalo Springfield

Retrospective: The Best of Buffalo Springfield is a compilation album released in February 1969 after the band disbanded in mid-1968.

Retrospective: The Best of Buffalo Springfield
Greatest hits album by Buffalo Springfield
Released	10 February 1969
Recorded	July 1966 - April 1968
Venue	Southern California
Genre	Folk rock, rock
Length	39:21
Label	Atco
Producer	Charles Greene, Brian Stone, Stephen Stills, Neil Young, Jack Nitzsche, Jim Messina
Buffalo Springfield chronology
Last Time Around (1968) Retrospective: The Best of Buffalo Springfield (1969) Buffalo Springfield (1973)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	^[2]

Track listing

Side one

1. "For What It's Worth" (Stephen Stills) – 2:37
   • Recorded December 5, 1966, Columbia Studios, Los Angeles, California. Lead vocal: Stephen Stills. Bass: Bruce Palmer. Producers: Charles Green and Brian Stone. Running time incorrectly listed on the album's cover as 3:00.
2. "Mr. Soul" (Neil Young) – 2:35
   • Recorded April 4, 1967. Lead vocal: Neil Young. Bass: Palmer.
3. "Sit Down, I Think I Love You" (Stills) – 2:30
   • Recorded August 1966, Gold Star Studios, Los Angeles, California. Lead vocal: Stills, Richie Furay. Bass: Palmer. Producers: Green and Stone.
4. "Kind Woman" (Richie Furay) – 4:10
   • Recorded February–March 6, 1968, Atlantic Studios, New York City & Sunset Sound, Los Angeles, California. Lead vocal: Furay. Bass: Jim Messina. Producer: Messina.
5. "Bluebird" (Stills) – 4:28
   • Recorded April 8, 1967, Sunset Sound. Lead vocal: Stills. Bass: Bobby West.
6. "On the Way Home" (Young) – 2:25
   • Recorded November 15-December 13, 1967, Sunset Sound. Lead vocal: Furay. Bass: Palmer.

Side two

1. "Nowadays Clancy Can't Even Sing" (Young) – 3:26
   • Recorded July 18, 1966, Gold Star Studios. Lead vocal: Furay. Bass: Palmer. Producers: Green and Stone.
2. "Broken Arrow" (Young) – 6:13
   • Recorded August 25 & September 5–18, 1967, Columbia Recording Studios & Sunset Sound. Lead vocal: Young. Bass: Palmer.
3. "Rock & Roll Woman" (Stills) – 2:44
   • Recorded June 22, August 8 & October 8, 1967, Sunset Sound. Lead vocal: Stills. Rhythm guitar: Jim Fielder. Bass: Palmer.
4. "I Am a Child" (Young) – 2:15
   • Recorded February 5, 1968, Sunset Sound. Lead vocal: Young. Bass: Gary Marker. Producer: Messina.
5. "Go and Say Goodbye" (Stills) – 2:19
   • Recorded July 18, 1966, Gold Star Studios. Lead vocal: Stills. Bass: Palmer. Producers: Green and Stone.
6. "Expecting to Fly" (Young)– 3:39
   • Recorded May 6, 1967, Sunset Sound. Lead vocal: Young. Arrangement: Jack Nitzsche.
     • Young is the only member of the group who appears on this recording.

Charts

Chart (1969)	Peak position
Billboard Pop Albums	42
Cashbox Album Charts^[3]	65
Record World Album Charts^[4]	58

References

1. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas, Buffalo Springfield - Retrospective: The Best of Buffalo Springfield Album Reviews, Songs & More, AllMusic, retrieved 2023-03-13
2. Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195313734.
3. "Cash Box magazine: Music and coin machine magazine 1942 to 1996". WorldRadioHistory. Retrieved 2020-10-06.
4. "Record World magazine: 1942 to 1982". WorldRadioHistory. Retrieved 2020-10-06.