"Love the One You're With" | ||||
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Single by Stephen Stills | ||||
from the album Stephen Stills | ||||
B-side | "To a Flame" | |||
Released | November 1970 | |||
Genre | Folk rock | |||
Length | 3:03 | |||
Label | Atlantic | |||
Songwriter(s) | Stephen Stills | |||
Producer(s) | Stephen Stills | |||
Stephen Stills singles chronology | ||||
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Official audio | ||||
"Love the One You're With") on YouTube |
"Love the One You're With" is a song by American folk rock musician Stephen Stills. It was released as the lead single from his debut self-titled studio album in November 1970. The song, inspired by a remark Stills heard from musician Billy Preston, became his biggest hit single, peaking at No. 14 on the Billboard Hot 100 in early 1971.[1]
David Crosby and Graham Nash, Stills's fellow members of Crosby, Stills & Nash, provided background vocals on the song. Rita Coolidge, her sister Priscilla Jones, and John Sebastian also provided background vocals. The song was later recorded by various artists including the Isley Brothers, The Meters, Bucks Fizz, Luther Vandross and Bob Seger.