Harvest Moon (album)
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| Studio album by Neil Young | ||
| Released | October 27, 1992 | |
| Genre | Country-rock | |
| Length | 51:00 | |
| Label | Reprise / WEA | |
| Producer(s) | Neil Young, Ben Keith | |
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| Neil Young chronology | ||
| Arc (1991) |
Harvest Moon (1992) |
Lucky Thirteen (1993) |
Harvest Moon is a country-rock album by Neil Young, released in 1992. Due to the abundance of musicians appearing on it who also appeared on his 1972 album Harvest, Harvest Moon is in essence a pseudo-sequel to that album.
Recovering from tinnitus that had come about after the recording of 1990's Ragged Glory and its subsequent tour (which produced 1991's Weld and Arc), Young was determined to return to the studio. Returning to Nashville and joining up with compatriots like Ben Keith, Young put down the electric guitar, returning to the acoustic guitar, piano and banjo that had dominated albums such as Harvest, Comes a Time and Old Ways.
Among the track highlights are the title track, featuring the percussive sweeping of a broom, a song for which Young made a rare music video. An ode to his dog, Elvis, on "Old King" found Young plucking a banjo, while he loved, found and lost throughout songs such as "From Hank to Hendrix" and "Such a Woman".
The album earned the 1994 Juno Award for album of the year.
[edit] Track listing
All songs by Neil Young.
- "Unknown Legend" – 4:32
- "From Hank to Hendrix" – 5:12
- "You and Me" – 3:45
- "Harvest Moon" – 5:03
- "War of Man" – 5:41
- "One of These Days" – 4:55
- "Such a Woman" – 4:36
- "Old King" – 2:57
- "Dreamin' Man" – 4:36
- "Natural Beauty" – 10:22
[edit] Personnel
- Neil Young & The Stray Gators:
- Neil Young: guitar, banjo-guitar, piano, pump organ, vibes, vocal
- Ben Keith: pedal steel guitar, dobro, bass marimba, vocal
- Kenny Buttrey: drums
- Tim Drummond: bass, marimba, broom
- Spooner Oldham: piano, pump organ, keyboards
- Linda Ronstadt: vocal
- James Taylor: vocal
- Nicolette Larson: vocal
- Astrid Young: vocal
- Larry Cragg: vocal
- Strings on "Such a woman":
- Maria Newman
- Robin Lorenz
- Berg Garabedian
- Betty Byers
- Valerie Dimond
- Carrie Prescott
- David Stenke
- Larry Corbett
- Greg Gottlieb
- Haim Sitrum
- Cindy McGurty
- Harris Goldman
- Israel Baker
- Rick Gerding
- Matt Funes
- Adriana Zoppo
- Ericka Duke
- David Shamban
[edit] Credits
- Greg Fulginiti: Vinyl Mastering at Masterdisk
