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.

Track listing

Side one
  1. "For What It's Worth" – 2:37
  2. * 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.
  3. "Mr. Soul" – 2:35
  4. * Recorded April 4, 1967. Lead vocal: Neil Young. Bass: Palmer.
  5. "Sit Down, I Think I Love You" – 2:30
  6. * Recorded August 1966, Gold Star Studios, Los Angeles, California. Lead vocal: Stills, Furay. Bass: Palmer. Producers: Green and Stone.
  7. "Kind Woman" – 4:10
  8. * Recorded February–March 6, 1968, Atlantic Studios, New York City & Sunset Sound, Los Angeles, California. Lead vocal: Richie Furay. Bass: Jim Messina. Producer: Messina.
  9. "Bluebird" – 4:28
  10. * Recorded April 8, 1967, Sunset Sound, Los Angeles, California. Lead vocal: Stills. Bass: Bobby West.
  11. "On the Way Home" – 2:25
  12. * Recorded November 15-December 13, 1967, Sunset Sound, Los Angeles, California. Lead vocal: Furay. Bass: Palmer.
Side two
  1. "Nowadays Clancy Can't Even Sing" – 3:26
  2. * Recorded July 18, 1966, Gold Star Studios, Los Angeles, California. Lead vocal: Furay. Bass: Palmer. Producers: Green and Stone.
  3. "Broken Arrow" – 6:13
  4. * Recorded August 25 & September 5–18, 1967, Columbia Recording Studios & Sunset Sound, Los Angeles, California. Lead vocal: Young. Bass: Palmer.
  5. "Rock & Roll Woman" – 2:44
  6. * Recorded June 22, August 8 & October 8, 1967, Sunset Sound, Los Angeles, California. Lead vocal: Stills. Rhythm guitar: Jim Fielder. Bass: Palmer.
  7. "I Am a Child" – 2:15
  8. * Recorded February 5, 1968, Sunset Sound, Los Angeles, California. Lead vocal: Young. Bass: Gary Marker. Producer: Messina.
  9. "Go and Say Goodbye" – 2:19
  10. * Recorded July 18, 1966, Gold Star Studios, Los Angeles, California. Lead vocal: Stills. Bass: Palmer. Producers: Green and Stone.
  11. "Expecting to Fly" – 3:39
  12. * Recorded May 6, 1967, Sunset Sound, Los Angeles, California. Lead vocal: Young. Arrangement: Jack Nitzsche.
  13. ** Young is the only member of the group who appears on this recording.