Wasted on the Way

"Wasted on the Way"
Single by Crosby, Stills & Nash
from the album Daylight Again
B-side	"Delta"
Released	1982
Recorded	1981
Genre	Folk rock, rock
Length	2:52
Label	Atlantic
Songwriter(s)	Graham Nash
Producer(s)	Crosby, Stills and Nash
Crosby, Stills & Nash singles chronology
"Just a Song Before I Go" (1977) "Wasted on the Way" (1982) "Southern Cross" (1982)

"Wasted on the Way" is a 1982 song by American folk rock band Crosby, Stills & Nash, featuring harmony vocals by Timothy B. Schmit. It was their first top 10 hit in five years, and peaked at #9 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles charts in August 1982.[1] On the Adult Contemporary chart, "Wasted on the Way" was the group's biggest hit on the chart, peaking at number two for five weeks.[2] It appeared on the band's 1982 album Daylight Again. The B-side was the David Crosby composition "Delta".

Personnel

• David Crosby — vocals
• Stephen Stills — vocals, guitars
• Graham Nash — vocals

Additional musicians

• Timothy B. Schmit — vocals
• Joel Bernstein — acoustic guitar
• Craig Doerge — keyboards
• Bob Glaub — bass
• Russ Kunkel — drums
• Joe Lala — percussion
• Wayne Goodwin — fiddle
• Michael Stergis — guitars

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1982)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[3]	96
US Billboard Hot 100	9

Year-end charts

Year-end chart (1982)	Rank
US Top Pop Singles (Billboard)[4]	57

References

1. Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits, 8th Edition (Billboard Publications)
2. Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 67.
3. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 77. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
4. "Talent in Action : Top Pop Singles". Billboard. Vol. 94, no. 51. December 25, 1982. p. TIA-20.