Long May You Run
by The Stills-Young Band

Long May You Run by The Stills-Young Band
Year: 1976
Overall rank: 16,819th   Overall chart history
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1976 (197th)
Award Top albums of of the 1970s (2,128th)
Award Best albums of all time (16,819th)

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Overall rank: 16,819th | 1970s rank: 2,128th | 1976 rank: 197th  Overall chart history
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“1419 THE STILLS-YOUNG BAND LONG MAY YOU RUN 1976 – REPRISE Produced By TOM DOWD, DON GEHMAN, STEPHEN STILLS & NEIL YOUNG 1. Long May You Run 2. Make Love To You 3. Midnight On The Bay 4. Black Coral 5. Ocean Girl 6. Let It Shine 7. 12/8 Blues (All The Same) 8. Fontainebleau 9. Guardian Angel Let’s…”
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From 07/20/2022 03:51 | #287619
Stills was moving toward the very 70s "yacht rock" (I don't mean it as an insult, just a description) of 77's CSN, while Young was still working in a more rootsy vein, like the four-chord thrashing around of Zuma and Stars and Bars. It doesn't quite mesh together, and there are some throwaway tracks, but it's all quite pleasant. The title track, written to the memory of his first car, is a gem of a song and a Neil Young classic. Black Coral is, for me, Stills' best here, it's got that smooth yacht groove of the (cool, but uneven) CSN album, where it would have been one of the better songs if he had put it there. Overall, the album achieves what I think they were going for: it's good background music for an evening with friends when the classic rock is flowing. (Edited)
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From 01/02/2023 02:25 | #292409
Somethings can't be explained - I love this album; always have. Long May You Run; Midnight On The Bay; Fountainebleau hit me in a sweet spot.
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From 01/12/2021 03:39 | #264225
Fontainebleu is the boss track! Classic electric Young.

Most of the rest is a bit meh (with a couple of exceptions from Stills).
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From 02/28/2015 04:21 | #135772
Best Track: Long May You Run
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From 06/24/2025 14:32 | #309693
Good but it's clear that Stills and Young are on diverging paths musically. This album feels like two in one; it's obvious with in 10 seconds who wrote what song. This cause the listener to feel dragged between the contrasting styles.
That being said the song writing is strong enough throughout to over come the lack of a coherent vision.
Best songs are black coral for Stills and long may you run for Young. (Edited)
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