4 Way Street

4 Way Street
Live album by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
Released	April 7, 1971 (original) June 15, 1992 (expanded)
Recorded	June 2–July 5, 1970, New York, Chicago & Los Angeles
Genre	Rock, folk rock
Length	76:35 (original) 109:35 (expanded)
Label	Atlantic
Producer	David Crosby, Stephen Stills, Graham Nash, Neil Young
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young chronology
Déjà Vu (1970) 4 Way Street (1971) So Far (1974)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Robert Christgau	B−[2]

4 Way Street is the third album by Crosby, Stills & Nash, their second as Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, and their first live album. It was originally released as Atlantic Records SD-2-902, shipping as a gold record and peaking at #1 on the Billboard 200. A document of their tour from the previous year, the live recordings presented were taken from shows at The Fillmore East, New York on June 2 through June 7, 1970; The Forum, Los Angeles on June 26 through June 28, 1970; and The Chicago Auditorium, Chicago, on July 5, 1970.

Background

At the time this album was recorded, tensions between the band members were high, with their dressing-room fights becoming the stuff of rock legend, even being referenced by Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention in their 1971 LP Fillmore East - June 1971. The tensions led to CSNY dissolving shortly after the recording of 4 Way Street; they would reconvene for a stadium tour in the summer of 1974. The next release of new studio material by the group proper would not be until the CSN album of 1977, without Neil Young.

Content

The original double album LP came packaged in typical CSNY fashion, a gatefold sleeve without a track listing. On the gatefold was a black-and-white picture of the band sitting on a bench, with the heads of Graham Nash and David Crosby perfectly framed by a wire clothes hanger hanging in front of them, with recording information and credits in the lower-right-hand corner. The only track listings appear on the album's labels and on the fold-out poster that also included full lyrics.

The album contained material previously available in studio versions, from both the combined and individual work of the four principals, except four songs which had not been officially released as yet: two by Nash, "Chicago" and "Right Between the Eyes" (the former to appear one month later on Songs for Beginners), and two by Crosby, "The Lee Shore" and "Triad." His controversial ménage à trois composition, "Triad" had been released by Jefferson Airplane on their Crown of Creation album. Crosby's former band The Byrds recorded but did not release it during their The Notorious Byrd Brothers sessions.

Reception

The album went to #1 upon its release^[3] and also garnered a positive review in Rolling Stone where the reviewer called it "their best album to date."^[4] Other more recent reviews have also been positive.^[1]

Nash produced an expanded form of 4 Way Street for compact disc, released on June 15, 1992. The expanded edition included four solo performances on acoustic guitars, one by each member. Neil Young performed a medley of three songs from his first two solo albums; Stephen Stills included "Black Queen" from his eponymous debut; Crosby contributed "Laughing" from his debut; and Nash performed "King Midas in Reverse", The Hollies' single from 1967, which although credited to Allan Clarke, Nash and Tony Hicks, was written solely by Nash.^[5]

Additional tracks from the tour appeared on the CSN box set released in 1991, as well as Young's The Archives Vol. 1 1963–1972 released in 2009.

Track listing

Bonus tracks for 1992 compact disc reissue appear appended to disc one after sides one and two. Disc two contains sides three and four.

Side one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Suite: Judy Blue Eyes"	Stephen Stills	0:33
2.	"On the Way Home"	Neil Young	3:19
3.	"Teach Your Children"	Graham Nash	2:46
4.	"Triad"	David Crosby	5:07
5.	"The Lee Shore"	David Crosby	4:14
6.	"Chicago"	Graham Nash	3:03

Side two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Right Between the Eyes"	Graham Nash	2:19
2.	"Cowgirl in the Sand"	Neil Young	3:50
3.	"Don't Let It Bring You Down"	Neil Young	2:35
4.	"49 Bye-Byes/America's Children"	Stephen Stills	4:07
5.	"Love the One You're With"	Stephen Stills	2:57

1992 bonus track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
12.	"King Midas In Reverse"	Allan Clarke, Tony Hicks, Graham Nash	3:43
13.	"Laughing"	David Crosby	3:36
14.	"Black Queen"	Stephen Stills	6:45
15.	"Medley: The Loner/Cinnamon Girl/Down by the River"	Neil Young	9:41

Side three

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Pre-Road Downs"	Graham Nash	2:48
2.	"Long Time Gone"	David Crosby	5:33
3.	"Southern Man"	Neil Young	13:15

Side four

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Ohio"	Neil Young	3:24
2.	"Carry On"	Stephen Stills	13:06
3.	"Find the Cost of Freedom"	Stephen Stills	2:16

Personnel

• David Crosby — vocals, guitar
• Stephen Stills — vocals, guitar, piano, organ
• Graham Nash — vocals, guitar, piano, organ
• Neil Young — vocals, guitar
• Calvin "Fuzzy" Samuels — bass
• Johnny Barbata — drums

Production personnel

• Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young — producers
• Bill Halverson — engineer
• Gary Burden — art direction/design, photography
• Joel Bernstein — photography
• Henry Diltz — photography
• Joe Gastwirt — digital remastering

Charts

Album

Year	Chart	Position
1971	Billboard Pop Albums	1[3]

Certifications

Organization	Level	Date
RIAA – USA	Gold	April 12, 1971
RIAA – USA	Platinum	December 18, 1992
RIAA – USA	4X Platinum	December 18, 1992

References

• Zimmer, Dave, and Diltz, Henry. Crosby Stills & Nash: The Authorized Biography (First edition), St. Martin’s Press, 1984. ISBN 0-312-17660-0

Notes

1. Eder, Bruce. 4 Way Street at AllMusic. Retrieved 8 March 2008.
2. Christgau, Robert. "Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young > Consumer Guide Reviews". Robert Christgau. Retrieved 8 March 2008.
3. 4 Way Street - Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young > Charts & Awards > Billboard Album at AllMusic. Retrieved 8 March 2008.
4. Kimball, George (May 21, 1971). "Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young 4 Way Street > Album Review". Rolling Stone (83). Archived from the original on 2008-03-29. Retrieved 8 March 2008.
5. Zimmer and Diltz, p. 51