Signature
key confidence high · relative A minor · tempo confidence medium · double-time 193.5 · low end 29% · measured from the full recording · 2026-09-13 · how accurate
Character
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Good for
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Lineage
- CoveredAretha Franklinsource
- CoveredBobby Goldsborosource
- CoveredBucks Fizzsource
- CoveredChris Thompson mit SAS Bandsource
- CoveredCrosby, Stills & Nash with James Taylorsource
- CoveredCrosby, Stills & Nashsource
- CoveredCrosby, Stills, Nash & Youngsource
- CoveredIan Cussicksource
- CoveredLettuce w/ Judith Hillsource
- CoveredLuther Vandrosssource
- CoveredMother Superiorsource
- Written byStephen Stillssource
- CoveredThe Isley Brotherssource
Why it is here
- Stills wrote the song after Billy Preston's frequent remark, "If you can't be with the one you love, love the one you're with," which Stills asked to use as the title line. source
- The recording features background vocals from Stills's Crosby, Stills & Nash bandmates David Crosby and Graham Nash, along with Rita Coolidge, Priscilla Jones, and John Sebastian. source
- It became Stephen Stills's biggest hit single as a solo artist. source
The full ledger entry: every chart it has been on, where it is live now.