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  • Issued : 18 Jul 2009

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Genre : Rock & Pop Catalogue Number : 517934
Format : CD Label : Warner Bros./wea
Issued : 18 Jul 2009 Item sourced from : USA
Number of Discs : 1
Other : Remaster, Reissue

Neil Young

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  • CD   US Edition   ¥1,874   US Import   Released: 02 Feb 1988  
  • LP   EUR Edition   ¥2,720   Limited Edition LP (EUR Import)   Released: 14 Jun 2011  
  • LP   US Edition   ¥3,455   US Import   Released: 29 Sep 2009  
  • CD   Japan Edition   ¥1,800   Reissue CD   Released: 11 Nov 2009  

HMV Review

On his songs for Buffalo Springfield, Neil Young had demonstrated an eclecticism that ranged from the rock of Mr. Soul to the complicated, multi-part arrangement of Broken Arrow. On his debut solo album, he continued to work with composer/arranger Jack Nitzsche, with whom he had made Expecting to Fly on the Buffalo Springfield Again album, and together the two recorded a restrained effort on which the folk-rock instrumentation, most of which was by Young, overdubbing himself, was augmented by discreet string parts. The country & western elements that had tinged the Springfield's sound were also present, notably on the leadoff track, The Emperor of Wyoming, an instrumental that recalled the Springfield song A Child's Claim to Fame. Still unsure of his voice, Young sang in a becalmed high tenor that could be haunting as often as it was listless and whining. He was at his least appealing on the nine-and-a-half-minute closing track, The Last Trip to Tulsa, on which he accompanied himself with acoustic guitar, singing an impressionistic set of lyrics seemingly derived from Bob Dylan's Highway 61 Revisited. But double-tracking and the addition of a female backup chorus improved the singing elsewhere, and on The Loner, the album's most memorable track, Young displayed some of the noisy electric guitar work that would characterize his recordings with Crazy Horse and reminded listeners of his ability to turn a phrase. Still, Neil Young made for an uneven, low-key introduction to Young's solo career, and when released it was a commercial flop, his only album not to make the charts. (Several months after the album's release, Young remixed it to bring out his vocals more and added some overdubs. This second version replaced the first in the U.S. from then on, though the original mix remained available overseas.) ~ William Ruhlmann, All Music Guide

Credits

Earl Palmer(Drums),  George Grantham(Drums),  Gloria Jones(Vocals),  Gracia Nitzsche(Vocals),  Jack Nitzsche(Guitar),  Jack Nitzsche(Keyboards),  Jack Nitzsche(Piano (Electric)),  Jim Messina(Bass),  Neil Young(Guitar),  Neil Young(Piano),  Neil Young(Vocals),  Patrice Holloway(Vocals),  Sherlie Matthews(Vocals),  Brenda Holloway(Vocals (Background)),  Gloria Jones(Vocals (Background)),  Gracia Nitzsche(Vocals (Background)),  Merry Clayton(Vocals (Background)),  Neil Young(Harmonica),  Patrice Holloway(Vocals (Background)),  Sherlie Matthews(Vocals (Background)),  Neil Young(Harpsichord),  Neil Young(Pipe Organ),  Dale Batchelor(Engineer),  Dave "Blind Boy" Briggs(Producer),  David Briggs(Producer),  Donn Landee(Engineer),  Henry Saskowski(Engineer),  Jack Nitzsche(Arranger),  Jack Nitzsche(Producer),  Mark Richardson(Engineer),  Neil Young(Arranger),  Neil Young(Producer),  Rik Pekkonen(Engineer),  Danny Kelly(Photography),  Ed Thrasher(Art Direction),  Roland Diehl(Photography),  Tim Mulligan(Mastering),  Elliot Roberts(Direction),  John Nowland(Restoration),  Tim Mulligan(Digital Editing),  Dale Baychelor,  John Nowland(Analog Transfer),  Roland Diehl(Portraits)

Songs

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    Emperor of Wyoming  (02:14)
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    2
    Loner  (03:55)
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    3
    If I Could Have Her Tonight  (02:15)
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    I've Been Waiting for You  (02:30)
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    Old Laughing Lady  (05:53)
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    String Quartet from Whiskey Boot Hill  (01:04)
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    Here We Are in the Years  (03:14)
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    8
    What Did You Do to My Life?  (02:22)
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    I've Loved Her So Long  (02:40)
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    10
    Last Trip to Tulsa  (09:25)

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    ジェラスガイ  |  福島県  |  30year  |  10/July/2010

    うーん、次作以降ずっと傑作が続くからこのソロ1作目、期待せず聴いたんだけと゛ こんなに素晴らしいとは思わなかった! なんとなく躊躇してる人は聴いたほうがいいですよ!地味で即効性は無いけど 気付いたらこの雰囲気にどっぷり。難点は佳曲BCFGHが短く良い雰囲気の所でフェイドアウトするのが残念。個人的には次作や「ハーヴェスト」より気に入ってしまった!

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