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In 1984, Geffen Records sued Neil Young on the grounds that he had submitted uncharacteristic, uncommercial records to the label. By the time a settlement had been reached, Young had been on the road with a country band called the International Harvesters for over a year and recorded a revamped version of Old Ways, a 1982 recording originally rejected by Geffen that was cut in the style of Harvest and Comes a Time, but with a stronger country leaning. Young depends heavily on friends, especially for vocals -- Waylon Jennings sings harmony on six out of the ten tracks, and one of the others is a duet with Willie Nelson. Though populated by cowboys and country references, Young's take on the genre is typically idiosyncratic, including a reworked version of his autobiography in "Get Back to the Country," a cover of the 1956 Gogi Grant hit "The Wayward Wind," and the uncategorizable "Misfits," which portrays astronauts watching Muhammad Ali fights on television in space. Old Ways is not a great Neil Young album and at the time of its release served to alienate him even further from his audience, but it has its moments.
© William Ruhlmann /TiVo
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Stanley Lebowsky, ComposerLyricist - Neil Young, Producer, MainArtist - DAVID BRIGGS, Producer - Ben Keith, Producer - Keith Odle, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Chuck Cochran, String Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Gene Eichelberger, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Herbert Newman, ComposerLyricist - Stan Lebowsky, ComposerLyricist - Herb Newman, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1985 Neil Young
Neil Young, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - DAVID BRIGGS, Producer - Ben Keith, Producer - Keith Odle, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gene Eichelberger, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1985 Neil Young
Neil Young, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - DAVID BRIGGS, Producer - Ben Keith, Producer - Elliot Mazer, Producer - Gene Eichelberger, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1985 Neil Young
Neil Young, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - DAVID BRIGGS, Producer - Ben Keith, Producer
℗ 1985 Neil Young
Neil Young, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - DAVID BRIGGS, Producer - Ben Keith, Producer - Gene Eichelberger, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1985 Neil Young
Neil Young, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - DAVID BRIGGS, Producer - Ben Keith, Producer - Elliot Mazer, Producer - Gene Eichelberger, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1985 Neil Young
Neil Young, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - DAVID BRIGGS, Producer - Ben Keith, Producer
℗ 1985 Neil Young
Neil Young, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - DAVID BRIGGS, Producer - Ben Keith, Producer - Elliot Mazer, Producer
℗ 1985 Neil Young
Neil Young, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - DAVID BRIGGS, Producer - Ben Keith, Producer
℗ 1985 Neil Young
Neil Young, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - DAVID BRIGGS, Producer - Ben Keith, Producer
℗ 1985 Neil Young
Album review
In 1984, Geffen Records sued Neil Young on the grounds that he had submitted uncharacteristic, uncommercial records to the label. By the time a settlement had been reached, Young had been on the road with a country band called the International Harvesters for over a year and recorded a revamped version of Old Ways, a 1982 recording originally rejected by Geffen that was cut in the style of Harvest and Comes a Time, but with a stronger country leaning. Young depends heavily on friends, especially for vocals -- Waylon Jennings sings harmony on six out of the ten tracks, and one of the others is a duet with Willie Nelson. Though populated by cowboys and country references, Young's take on the genre is typically idiosyncratic, including a reworked version of his autobiography in "Get Back to the Country," a cover of the 1956 Gogi Grant hit "The Wayward Wind," and the uncategorizable "Misfits," which portrays astronauts watching Muhammad Ali fights on television in space. Old Ways is not a great Neil Young album and at the time of its release served to alienate him even further from his audience, but it has its moments.
© William Ruhlmann /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 10 track(s)
- Total length: 00:36:40
- Main artists: Neil Young
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Geffen
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
© 1985 UMG Recordings, Inc. ℗ 1985 Neil Young
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