Love the One You're With

"Love the One You're With"
Single by Stephen Stills
from the album Stephen Stills
B-side"To a Flame"
ReleasedNovember 1970
GenreFolk rock
Length3:03
LabelAtlantic
Songwriter(s)Stephen Stills
Producer(s)Stephen Stills
Stephen Stills singles chronology
"Season of the Witch"
(1968)
"Love the One You're With"
(1970)
"Sit Yourself Down"
(1971)
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.

  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits: Eighth Edition. Record Research. p. 606.