Helplessly Hoping

"Helplessly Hoping"
Single by Crosby, Stills, and Nash
from the album Crosby, Stills & Nash
A-side"Marrakesh Express"
ReleasedJune 1969 (1969-06)
RecordedDecember 1968
StudioWally Heider's Studio 3
GenreFolk rock / Country music
LabelAtlantic
Songwriter(s)Stephen Stills
Producer(s)Paul Rothchild
Crosby, Stills, and Nash singles chronology
"Helplessly Hoping"
(1969)
"Suite: Judy Blue Eyes"
(1969)

"Helplessly Hoping" is a song released in 1969 by the American folk rock group Crosby, Stills, and Nash written by Stephen Stills. It was first recorded by Stephen Stills on a 1968 demo album released in 2007: Just Roll Tape. Crosby, Stills, and Nash first recorded the song at Wally Heider's Studio 3, Hollywood in December 1968 during their first recording session as a group, with producer Paul Rothchild.[1][2] The song was first released by Atlantic Records on Crosby, Stills, and Nash's eponymous debut album on May 29, 1969.[3] In June 1969, they released it as the B-side of their debut single "Marrakesh Express".[4][2]

  1. ^ Hopkins, Jerry (April 5, 1969). "Crosby-Stills-Nash Wind Up Album". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
  2. ^ a b Deriso, Nick (February 23, 2018). "The Story of Crosby, Stills and Nash's 'Annihilation' Song". Ultimate Classic Rock. Townsquare Media. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
  3. ^ "Crosby, Stills & Nash - Crosby, Stills & Nash Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.
  4. ^ Planer, Lindsay. "Marrakesh Express - Crosby, Stills & Nash Song Info". AllMusic. Retrieved 5 March 2018.