Change Partners (Stephen Stills song)

"Change Partners" is a song written by Stephen Stills that was released on his 1971 album Stephen Stills 2. It was also released as the debut single from the album, just missing the Top 40, and peaking at number 43 on the Billboard Charts, during the week of July 24, 1971 and spending 9 weeks on the chart.^[1]

"Change Partners"
Single by Stephen Stills
from the album Stephen Stills 2
B-side	"Relaxing Town"
Released	1971
Genre	Folk Rock
Length	3:13
Label	Atlantic
Songwriter(s)	Stephen Stills
Producer(s)	Stephen Stills Bill Halverson
Stephen Stills singles chronology
"Sit Yourself Down" (1971) "Change Partners" (1971) "Marianne" (1971)

Music and Lyrics

Stills said "it was about growing up in the south, attending the debutante balls, but Graham likes to refer to it as the Crosby, Stills & Nash theme song, which I suppose it is".^[2] Jerry Garcia performs the pedal steel guitar played throughout the song. The song was recorded at Wally Heider Recording, Studio III in June 1970, with overdubs recorded at Criteria Recording Studios.^[3]

Reception

Paste Magazine called it a "catchy pop hit". Cash Box described the song as being "a production showcase, rather than a top forty-rhythm outing" and more of "an FM preview teaser than a teen sales effort."^[4]

Chart history

Chart (1971)	Peak position
Canada 100 (RPM)[5]	42
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[6]	9
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[7]	24
US Hot 100 (Billboard)[8]	43
US Singles (Cash Box) [9]	38
US Singles (Record World)[10]	40