American Stars 'N Bars (1977) is a rock album by Neil Young, the most popular track being "Like A Hurricane". The album was produced by Neil Young and David Briggs with Tim Mulligan except "Star Of Bethlehem" by Elliot Mazer. The album cover was designed by Young's friend, the actor Dean Stockwell, and features Connie Moskos keeled over with a bottle of Canadian whiskey in her hand and an intoxicated Young with his face pressed against the glass floor. Image File history File links American_StarsnBars. ... A Studio Album is an album of regular studio recordings. ... Neil Percival Young[1] OM (born November 12, 1945, Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and film director. ... June 1 is the 152nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (153rd in leap years), with 213 days remaining. ... For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ... A music genre is a category (or genre) of pieces of music that share a certain style or basic musical language (van der Merwe 1989, p. ... Folk rock is a musical genre, combining elements of folk music and rock music. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Reprise Records is an American record label, owned by Warner Music Group, operated through Warner Bros. ... Warner Bros. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... Neil Percival Young[1] OM (born November 12, 1945, Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and film director. ... David Briggs is the name of: David Briggs (producer) (1944-1995), American record producer David Briggs (composer) English pianist and composer David Briggs (Australian musician) (born 1951), guitarist with Little River Band and Australian record producer This is a disambiguation page: a list of articles associated with the same title. ... The All Music Guide (AMG) is a metadata database about music owned by All Media Guide. ... Image File history File links 3_stars. ... Robert Christgau (sometimes abbreviated in print to Xgau), born April 18, 1942, is an American essayist, music journalist, and rock critic. ... This article is about the magazine. ... Neil Percival Young[1] OM (born November 12, 1945, Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and film director. ... Long May You Run is the only album by The Stills-Young Band, released in September 1976 (see 1976 in music). ... Decade is a triple-compilation album by Neil Young, released in 1977. ... Rock and roll (also spelled Rock n Roll, especially in its first decade), also called rock, is a form of popular music, usually featuring vocals (often with vocal harmony), electric guitars and a strong back beat; other instruments, such as the saxophone, are common in some styles. ... Neil Percival Young[1] OM (born November 12, 1945, Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and film director. ... David Briggs is the name of: David Briggs (producer) (1944-1995), American record producer David Briggs (composer) English pianist and composer David Briggs (Australian musician) (born 1951), guitarist with Little River Band and Australian record producer This is a disambiguation page: a list of articles associated with the same title. ... Dean Stockwell (born March 5, 1936 in North Hollywood, California) is an Oscar-nominated American film and television actor. ...

According to writer William Ruhlmann, "Neil Young made a point of listing the recording dates of the songs on American Stars 'n Bars; the dates even appeared on the LP labels. They revealed that the songs had been cut at four different sessions dating back to 1974. But even without such documentation, it would have been easy to tell that the album was a stylistic hodgepodge, its first side consisting of country-tinged material featuring steel guitar and fiddle, plus backup vocals from Linda Ronstadt and the then-unknown Nicolette Larson, while the four songs on the second side varied from acoustic solo numbers like "Will to Love" to raging rockers such as "Like A Hurricane." "Will to Love" is a particularly spooky and ambitious piece, extending the romantic metaphor of a salmon swimming upstream across seven minutes. The album's centerpiece, however, is "Like a Hurricane," one of Young's classic hard rock songs and guitar workouts, and a perennial concert favorite." Linda Maria Ronstadt (born July 15, 1946) is a Grammy-winning, multi-platinum American singer most closely associated with the folk rock and country rock genres prevalent in the 1970s. ... Nicolette Larson (July 17, 1952 - December 16, 1997) was a singer best known for Lotta Love, which peaked at #8 on Billboard Magazines Hot 100 chart in 1978. ... Like a Hurricane is a song from Neil Young, covered by Roxy Music. ... Illustration of a male Coho Salmon The Chinook or King Salmon is the largest salmon in North America and can grow to 1. ...

"Star of Bethlehem" was originally intended to be released as part of Homegrown, as was an earlier version of the song "Homegrown." Homegrown is an unreleased 1975 album by Neil Young. ...

Track listing

1. "The Old Country Waltz" – 2:58
2. "Saddle Up The Palomino" – 3:00
3. "Hey Babe" – 3:35
4. "Hold Back The Tears" – 4:18
5. "Bite The Bullet" – 3:30
6. "Star Of Bethlehem" – 2:42
7. "Will To Love" – 7:11
8. "Like A Hurricane" – 8:20
9. "Homegrown" – 2:20

Like a Hurricane is a song from Neil Young, covered by Roxy Music. ...

References

Ruhlmann, William. American Stars 'N Bars, Music Guide Accessed 25 December 2005.