Harvest
LP by Neil Young
Released	February 1, 1972
Recorded	1971 (?)
Genre	Rock
Length	37 min 10 s
Record label	Reprise Records
Producers	Neil Young, Henry Lewy
Professional reviews
All Music Guide review	4½/5	link
RollingStone review	NR	link
Neil Young Chronology
After the Gold Rush (1970)	Harvest (1972)	Journey Through the Past 1972

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From the article on Neil Young: After the supergroup split, Young recruited a new group of country session musicians, which he christened The Stray Gators and recorded a country rock record in Harvest. Catching the mood that would soon lift The Eagles to superstardom, Harvest was a massive hit, producing a US number one single in "Heart Of Gold". Other songs returned to some usual Young themes: "Alabama" was an inferior rehash of "Southern Man"; "Words" featured a lengthy guitar workout with the band and The Needle and the Damage Done chronicled Danny Whitten's descent into heroin addiction. The album's success caught Young off guard and his first instinct was to back away from stardom. He would later write that "Heart Of Gold put me in the middle of the road. Travelling there soon became a bore so I headed for the ditch. A rougher ride but I saw more interesting people there." This article does not cite its references or sources. ... The Needle and the Damage Done is a song by Neil Young that chronicles his Crazy Horse bandmate Danny Whittens descent into heroin addiction. ... Danny Ray Whitten (1943-1972) was born in Columbus, Georgia on May 8, 1943. ... Heroin or diacetylmorphine (INN) (colloquially referred to as brown sugar, junk, babania, horse, golden brown, smack (for the sound made when a user slaps an arm to find a vein), black tar, montega, H, big H, lady H, dope, skag, juice, jude, diesel, boy, etc. ...

In 1998 Q magazine readers voted Harvest the 64th greatest album of all time. In 1996, 2000 and 2005, Chart's polled readers to determine the 50 greatest Canadian albums of all time; Harvest placed second in all three polls (losing the top spot to Joni Mitchell's Blue in 2000, and to Sloan's Twice Removed in the other two polls.) 1998 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... Q magazine is a music and entertainment magazine published monthly in the United Kingdom. ... 1996 is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... a bust ... Chart is a monthly Canadian music magazine. ... Self portrait by Joni Mitchell, on the cover of her album Both Sides Now Joni Mitchell, CC (born Roberta Joan Anderson on November 7, 1943, in Fort Macleod, Alberta), is a legendary Canadian musician and painter. ... Blue is the 1971 album of Canadian-born singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... Sloan is a power pop quartet from Halifax, Nova Scotia. ... Twice Removed was the second album by Canadian rock band Sloan. ...

Track listing

1. "Out on the Weekend" – 4:35
2. "Harvest" – 3:03
3. "A Man Needs a Maid" – 4:00
4. "Heart of Gold" – 3:05
5. "Are You Ready for the Country?" – 3:21
6. "Old Man" – 3:22
7. "There's a World" – 3:00
8. "Alabama" – 4:02
9. "The Needle and the Damage Done" – 2:00
10. "Words (Between the Lines of Age)" – 6:42

All songs written by Neil Young. Old Man is a song written and performed by Neil Young on his 1972 best-selling album, Harvest. ... The Needle and the Damage Done is a song by Neil Young that chronicles his Crazy Horse bandmate Danny Whittens descent into heroin addiction. ... For the former Canadian politician see Neil Young (politician) Neil Young with guitar (from the 1991 Weld tour) Neil Young (born November 12, 1945 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian singer-songwriter who has become one of the most respected and influential musicians of his generation. ...

Personnel

• The London Symphony Orchestra – Orchestra, Performer
• Graham Nash – Vocals
• Linda Ronstadt – Vocals
• Stephen Stills – Vocals
• James Taylor – Vocals
• Neil Young – Guitar, Harmonica, Composer, Vocals, Producer
• Jack Nitzsche – Guitar, Piano, Arranger, Keyboards, Producer, Slide *Guitar
• Ben Keith – Guitar, Guitar (Steel), Vocals
• Joel Bernstein – Photography
• Kenneth A. Buttrey – Drums
• David Crosby – Guitar, Vocals
• Tim Drummond – Bass, Drums
• John Harris – Piano
• Henry Lewy – Producer
• Elliot Mazer – Producer
• David Meecham – Conductor
• Stray Gators – Group, Performer
• Tom Wilkes – Design

Jack Nitzsche Jack Nitzsche (1937-2000) was an integral presence in the history of popular music in the 20th century. ...

External links

• Neil Young Album/CD reviews
• Harvest (Excludes “There’s a World”)
• “There’s A World” Lyrics