5 Facts About Stephen Stills' Role on Joni Mitchell's 'Night in the City'

  1. Stephen Stills played bass on “Night in the City,” the album’s only single.
  2. The song appears on Joni Mitchell’s 1968 album “Song to a Seagull.”
  3. Stills was a member of Buffalo Springfield at the time of the recording.
  4. The bassline is a driving, melodic part that supports Mitchell’s intricate guitar work.
  5. This collaboration predates Stills’ later work with Crosby, Stills & Nash.