Neil Young | COMES A TIME | CD

Neil Young & Crazy Horse: Neil Young (vocals, guitar, strings); Frank Sampedro (vocals, guitar); Tim Mulligan (saxophone); Billy Talbot (bass, vocals).
Additional personnel: Nicolette Larson (vocals); Grant Boatright, Bucky Barret, John Christopher, Jerry Shook, Viv Jordan, Steve Gibson, Dale Sellers, Ray Edenton (acoustic guitar); J.J. Cale (guitar); Ben Keith (steel guitar); Rufus Thibodeaux (fiddle); Rita Fey (autoharp); Shelly Kurland, Stephanie Woolf, Marvin Chantry, Roy Christensen, Gary Vanosdale, Carl Goroditzet, George Binkley, Steve Wmith, Larry Harvin, Larry Lasson, Carol Walker, Rebecca Lynch, Virginai Christensen, Maryanna Harvin, George Kosmola, Martha McCrory, Chuck Cochran (strings); Spooner Oldham (piano); Joe Osborne, Tim Drummond (bass); Larrie Londin, Carl Himmel (drums); Farrel Morris (percussion).
Producers: Neil Young, Ben Keith, David Briggs.
Engineers include: Tim Mulligan, Rich "Hoss" Adler, Paul Kaminsky.
Recorded at Triiad, Fort Lauderdale, Florida; Columbia, London, England; Wally Heider, Hollywood, California; Woodland & Sound Shop, Nashville, Tennessee; Broken Arrow, Redwood City, California.
Personnel: Neil Young (vocals, guitar, harmonica); Ben Keith (vocals, guitar, steel guitar); Frank "Poncho" Sampedro (vocals, guitar, strings); Ralph Molina (vocals, drums); Nicolette Larson, Billy Talbot (vocals); Grant Boatwright, Ray Edenton, Steve Gibson , Jerry Shook, Dale Sellers, Bucky Barrett (guitar, acoustic guitar); J.J. Cale, Johnny Christopher (guitar, electric guitar); Vic Jordan (acoustic guitar); Rita Fey (autoharp); Rufus Thibodeaux (violin, fiddle); Sheldon Kurland, Steven Maxwell Smith, George Kosmola, Martha McCrory, Stephanie Woolf, Laurence Harvin, Lawrence Lasson, Maryanna Harvin, Carole Walker, Rebecca Lynch, George Binkley III, Roy Christensen, Virginia Christensen, Carl Gorodetzky, Marvin Chantry, Gary VanOsdale (strings); Tim Mulligan (saxophone); Spooner Oldham (piano); Carl Himmel, Larrie Londin, Tim Drummond, Karl Himmel (drums); Farrell Morris (percussion).
Recording information: Broken Arrow, Redwood City, CA (11/28/1975-11/21/1977); Columbia, London, England (11/28/1975-11/21/1977); Sound Shop Recording Studios, Nashville, TN (11/28/1975-11/21/1977); Triiad, Ft. Lauderdale, FL (11/28/1975-11/21/1977); Wally Heider Recording Studio, Hollywood, CA (11/28/1975-11/21/1977); Woodland, Nashville, TN (11/28/1975-11/21/1977).
Unknown Contributor Role: Crazy Horse.
With steel guitars, fiddles and lots of acoustic guitars, this low-key folk-rock album harks back to Young's great AFTER THE GOLD RUSH-HARVEST period, and if it doesn't measure up that's only because of the ridiculously high standards the earlier albums set. Taken by itself, COMES A TIME is a fine collection, anchored by the timeless wonderment of the title song; a cover of Ian & Sylvia's "Four Strong Winds," and the nearly indescribable "Look Out For My Love," which is either a love song, a threat or both.
COMES A TIME also features "Lotta Love," which was released simultaneously by Nicolette Larson and was a major hit for her. Larson doesn't sing on Young's version, but her background vocals distinguish much of the rest of COMES A TIME. Crazy Horse puts in an unusually low-key--but typically warm and ragged--appearance on two songs, "Look Out For My Love" and "Lotta Love."

• Format: CD
• Genre: Pop
• Released: 10/25/1990