Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere is the second studio album

Studio album

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 by Canadian musician Neil Young

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, released on Reprise Records

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 catalogue RS 6349. His first with backing band Crazy Horse

Crazy Horse (band)

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, it peaked at #34 on the Billboard 200

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 and has been certified a platinum album by the RIAA.

Content

The album contains three songs that became standards in his performance repertoire: "Cinnamon Girl

Cinnamon Girl (Neil Young song)

"Cinnamon Girl" is a song by Neil Young. It debuted on the 1969 album Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere, which was also Young's first album with backing band Crazy Horse...

," "Down by the River

Down by the River

"Down by the River" is a song composed by Neil Young. It was first released on his 1969 album with Crazy Horse, Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere. Young explained the context of story when introducing it in New Orleans on September 27, 1984. It depicts a man who catches his woman cheating on him,...

," and "Cowgirl in the Sand," all of which were written when Young had a 103 °F (39.5 °C) fever

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. In 2003, the album was ranked #208 on Rolling Stone

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magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time

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.

Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere was remastered and released on HDCD-encoded compact disc

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 and digital download on July 14, 2009 as part of the Neil Young Archives Original Release Series. It was released on audiophile vinyl in December 2009, both individually and as part of a box-set of Neil's first 4 LPs available via his official website (this box set was limited to 1000 copies - a CD version of 3000 copies exists, too). A high resolution digital Blu-ray disc

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 is planned, although no release date has been set.

Side one

1. "Cinnamon Girl
   Cinnamon Girl (Neil Young song)
   "Cinnamon Girl" is a song by Neil Young. It debuted on the 1969 album Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere, which was also Young's first album with backing band Crazy Horse...
   
   " – 2:58
2. "Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere" – 2:26
3. "Round & Round (It Won't Be Long)" – 5:49
4. "Down by the River
   Down by the River
   "Down by the River" is a song composed by Neil Young. It was first released on his 1969 album with Crazy Horse, Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere. Young explained the context of story when introducing it in New Orleans on September 27, 1984. It depicts a man who catches his woman cheating on him,...
   
   " – 9:13

Side two

5. "The Losing End (When You're On)" – 4:03
6. "Running Dry (Requiem for the Rockets)" – 5:30
7. "Cowgirl in the Sand" – 10:06

Album

Year	Chart	Position
1970	Billboard Billboard (magazine) Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis... Pop Albums	34

Singles

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1970	"Cinnamon Girl"	Billboard Pop Singles	55