Greatest Hits

~ Release by Neil Young (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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#TitleRatingLength
1Cinnamon Girl
recording engineer:
David Briggs (producer best known for Neil Young productions) (on 1969-03-20)
engineer:
David Briggs (producer best known for Neil Young productions)
producer:
David Briggs (producer best known for Neil Young productions) and Neil Young (Canadian singer, songwriter & musician)
bass:
Billy Talbot (on 1969-03-20)
drums (drum set):
Ralph Molina (on 1969-03-20)
electric guitar:
Danny Whitten (on 1969-03-20) and Neil Young (Canadian singer, songwriter & musician) (on 1969-03-20)
vocals:
Ralph Molina (on 1969-03-20), Danny Whitten (on 1969-03-20) and Neil Young (Canadian singer, songwriter & musician) (on 1969-03-20)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1976)
recorded at:
Wally Heider Recording Studio (@ 1604 North Cahuenga, Hollywood) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1969-03-20)
part of:
NME: 50 Greatest Guitar Riffs of All Time (2012-10-25) (number: 47)
recording of:
Cinnamon Girl (on 1969-03-20)
lyricist and composer:
Neil Young (Canadian singer, songwriter & musician)
publisher:
Broken Arrow Music, Broken Arrow Music Pub, Co. and Cotillion Music Inc. (BMI)
live recording of:
Cinnamon Girl
lyricist and composer:
Neil Young (Canadian singer, songwriter & musician)
publisher:
Broken Arrow Music, Broken Arrow Music Pub, Co. and Cotillion Music Inc. (BMI)
4.653:01
2Old Man
recording engineer:
Elliot Mazer (on 1971-02-06)
producer:
Elliot Mazer and Neil Young (Canadian singer, songwriter & musician)
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
Neil Young (Canadian singer, songwriter & musician) (on 1971-02-06)
banjo:
James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist) (on 1971-02-06)
bass:
Tim Drummond (on 1971-02-06)
drums (drum set):
Kenny Buttrey (on 1971-02-06)
pedal steel guitar:
Ben Keith (on 1971-02-06)
piano:
Andy McMahon (on 1971-02-06)
guest background vocals:
Linda Ronstadt (on 1971-02-06) and James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist) (on 1971-02-06)
guest performer:
The Stray Gators
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1972) and Reprise Records (in 2022)
recorded at:
Quadrafonic Sound Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1971-02-06)
recording of:
Old Man (on 1971-02-06)
lyricist and composer:
Neil Young (Canadian singer, songwriter & musician)
publisher:
Broken Fiddle Music (music publisher associated with Neil Young) (in 1971)
4.33:22
3Comes Atime
assistant recording engineer:
Danny Hilley (in 1977-11)
recording engineer:
Tim Mulligan and David McKinley (recording engineer at Woodland Studios in Nashville) (in 1977-11)
producer:
Ben Keith, Tim Mulligan and Neil Young (Canadian singer, songwriter & musician)
acoustic guitar:
Bucky Barrett (in 1977-11), Grant Boatwright (in 1977-11), John Christopher (British writer) (in 1977-11), Steve Gibson (US country vocalist and guitarist) (in 1977-11), Vic Jordan (Bluegrass banjo player) (in 1977-11), Dale Sellers (Nashville session guitarist) (in 1977-11), Jerry W. Shook (in 1977-11) and Neil Young (Canadian singer, songwriter & musician) (in 1977-11)
autoharp:
Rita Fey (in 1977-11)
bass:
Joe Osborne (American bass guitar player, session musician and songwriter) (in 1977-11)
drums (drum set):
Karl T. Himmel (in 1977-11)
electric guitar:
J.J. Cale (in 1977-11)
fiddle:
Rufus Thibodeaux (Cajun fiddler) (in 1977-11)
percussion:
Farrell Morris (in 1977-11)
piano:
Spooner Oldham (in 1977-11)
steel guitar:
Ben Keith (in 1977-11)
strings:
George Binkley (violinist, session musician) (in 1977-11), Carol Walker (American Violinist) (in 1977-11), Marvin Chantry (in 1977-11), Roy Christensen (Cellist, Producer, Recording Engineer) (in 1977-11), Virginia Christensen (US violin and viola player) (in 1977-11), Carl Gorodetzky (in 1977-11), Maryanna Harvin (in 1977-11), George Kosmola (in 1977-11), Sheldon Kurland (in 1977-11), Larry Harvin (Strings) (in 1977-11), Larry Lasson (in 1977-11), Rebecca Lynch (violinist) (in 1977-11), Martha McCrory (in 1977-11), Steven Smith (American session violinist. - Steven Maxwell Smith) (in 1977-11), Gary Vanosdale (in 1977-11) and Stephanie Woolf (US violinist) (in 1977-11)
vocals:
Nicolette Larson (in 1977-11) and Neil Young (Canadian singer, songwriter & musician) (in 1977-11)
performer:
The Gone With the Wind Orchestra (in 1977-11)
strings arranger:
Chuck Cochran (Nashville session pianist & composer) and Neil Young (Canadian singer, songwriter & musician)
recorded at:
The Sound Shop (Nashville, TN) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States and Woodland Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (in 1977-11)
recording of:
Comes a Time (in 1977-11)
lyricist and composer:
Neil Young (Canadian singer, songwriter & musician)
publisher:
Silver Fiddle Music
43:06
4Walk On
producer:
David Briggs (producer best known for Neil Young productions) and Neil Young (Canadian singer, songwriter & musician)
bass:
Billy Talbot
drums (drum set):
Ralph Molina
guitar:
Neil Young (Canadian singer, songwriter & musician)
slide guitar:
Ben Keith
vocals:
Ben Keith, Ralph Molina and Neil Young (Canadian singer, songwriter & musician)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1974)
recorded at:
Redwood Digital in Woodside, California, United States
recording of:
Walk On
lyricist and composer:
Neil Young (Canadian singer, songwriter & musician)
publisher:
Silver Fiddle
4.22:42
5The Loner
producer:
Dave Briggs (producer best known for Neil Young productions) and Neil Young (Canadian singer, songwriter & musician)
bass:
Jim Messina (on 1968-08-28)
drums (drum set):
George Grantham (on 1968-08-28)
guitar:
Ry Cooder and Neil Young (Canadian singer, songwriter & musician) (on 1968-08-28)
organ:
Neil Young (Canadian singer, songwriter & musician) (on 1968-08-28)
vocals:
Neil Young (Canadian singer, songwriter & musician) (on 1968-08-28)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1976)
recorded at:
TTG Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1968-08-28)
recording of:
The Loner (on 1968-08-28)
lyricist and composer:
Neil Young (Canadian singer, songwriter & musician)
publisher:
Broken Arrow Music
3.953:52
6Like a Hurricane
recording of:
Like a Hurricane
lyricist and composer:
Neil Young (Canadian singer, songwriter & musician)
publisher:
Silver Fiddle Music and Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
5:25
7Heart of Gold
recording engineer:
Elliot Mazer (on 1971-02-08)
producer:
Elliot Mazer and Neil Young (Canadian singer, songwriter & musician)
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
Neil Young (Canadian singer, songwriter & musician) (on 1971-02-08)
bass:
Tim Drummond (on 1971-02-08)
drums (drum set):
Kenny Buttrey (on 1971-02-08)
guitar:
Teddy Irwin (guitarist) (on 1971-02-08)
pedal steel guitar:
Ben Keith (on 1971-02-08)
guest background vocals:
Linda Ronstadt (on 1971-02-08) and James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist) (on 1971-02-08)
guest performer:
The Stray Gators
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1972) and Reprise Records (in 2022)
recorded at:
Quadrafonic Sound Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1971-02-08)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 259) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 297)
recording of:
Heart of Gold (on 1971-02-08)
lyricist and composer:
Neil Young (Canadian singer, songwriter & musician)
publisher:
Hipgnosis Songs Fund Limited, Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label), ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM)) and Silver Fiddle Music (in 1971)
4.33:06
8Southern Man
recorded in:
Topanga, California, United States (on 1970-03-19)
recording engineer:
Henry Saskowski (from 1970-03-09 until 1970-03-19)
additional producer:
Kendall Pacios
producer:
David Briggs (producer best known for Neil Young productions) and Neil Young (Canadian singer, songwriter & musician)
bass:
Greg Reeves (bass guitarist) (in 1970-03, on 1970-03-19)
drums (drum set):
Ralph Molina (in 1970-03, on 1970-03-19)
electric guitar:
Neil Young (Canadian singer, songwriter & musician) (in 1970-03)
guitar:
Neil Young (Canadian singer, songwriter & musician) (on 1970-03-19)
piano:
Nils Lofgren (in 1970-03, on 1970-03-19)
vocals:
Ralph Molina (in 1970-03, on 1970-03-19), Danny Whitten (in 1970-03, on 1970-03-19) and Neil Young (Canadian singer, songwriter & musician) (in 1970-03, on 1970-03-19)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint)
recording of:
Southern Man (on 1970-03-19)
lyricist and composer:
Neil Young (Canadian singer, songwriter & musician)
publisher:
Broken Arrow Music and Broken Arrow Music Pub, Co.
recording of:
Southern Man (in 1970-03)
lyricist and composer:
Neil Young (Canadian singer, songwriter & musician)
publisher:
Broken Arrow Music and Broken Arrow Music Pub, Co.
4.65:30
9Down by the River
recording of:
Down by the River
lyricist and composer:
Neil Young (Canadian singer, songwriter & musician)
publisher:
Broken Arrow Music, Broken Arrow Music Pub, Co. and Cotillion Music Inc. (BMI)
4:12
10Southern Pacific
engineer:
Tim Mulligan and Jerry Napier
co-producer:
Jerry Napier
producer:
David Briggs (producer best known for Neil Young productions), Tim Mulligan and Neil Young (Canadian singer, songwriter & musician)
bass:
Billy Talbot
drums (drum set):
Ralph Molina
electric guitar:
Frank Sampedro and Neil Young (Canadian singer, songwriter & musician)
piano:
Neil Young (Canadian singer, songwriter & musician)
vocals:
Ralph Molina, Billy Talbot and Neil Young (Canadian singer, songwriter & musician)
recorded at:
Modern Recorders in Redwood City, California, United States (on 1980-12-07)
recording of:
Southern Pacific
lyricist and composer:
Neil Young (Canadian singer, songwriter & musician)
publisher:
Silver Fiddle
44:09
11Hey Hey, My My (Into the Black)
recording of:
Hey Hey, My My (Into the Black)
additional lyricist:
Jeff Blackburn
lyricist and composer:
Neil Young (Canadian singer, songwriter & musician)
publisher:
Broken Fiddle Music (music publisher associated with Neil Young) and Silver Fiddle Music
5:06