Writer: Graham Nash
Producers: David Crosby, Stephen Stills, Graham Nash, and Neil Young
Recorded: November 5th, 1969, at Wally Heider's Studio III in Los Angeles
Released: March 11th, 1970
| Players: | Graham Nash — vocals, piano David Crosby — vocals Stephen Stills — vocals Greg Reeves — bass Dallas Taylor — drums |
| Album: | Deja Vu (Atlantic, 1970) |
The second single from Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young's (CSNY) first album, “Our House” peaked at Number 30 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Graham Nash's ode to domestic bliss was written for his girlfriend at the time, Joni Mitchell. The song, Nash said, is “about her house that we shared in Laurel Canyon, on Lookout Mountain. It was written on her piano. Such a charming house. She had a collection of multicolored glass in the window that would cut the light — the 'fiery gems.' There was a fireplace, and two cats in the yard. It was like a family snapshot, a portrait of our life together.”
The Mitchell song “Woodstock” also appeared on the Deja Vu album.
Though it appeared on a CSNY album, “Our House” is really a Crosby, Stills & Nash (CSN) song, as Neil Young, who had joined the trio in the summer of 1969, did not appear on the studio recording.
Deja Vu hit Number One on the Billboard 200 chart and was certified gold after its first week of release.
After Deja Vu was recorded, Calvin “Fuzzy” Samuels and ex-Turtles/future Jefferson Starship drummer John Barbata replaced sidemen Greg Reeves and Dallas Taylor.