Greatest Hits (Neil Young album)
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Greatest Hits is Neil Young
's third compilation album after Decade
and Lucky Thirteen. Eleven of the first twelve tracks appear on Decade, and the disc spans his solo career from 1969 through 1992. On the rear cover of the album, Young comments that the tracks were selected "based on original record sales, airplay and known download history."
with videos for "Rockin' in the Free World" and the "Harvest Moon". Extensive notes on the remastering process can be found on Young's website. http://www.neilyoung.com/archives/gh_technotes_menu.html
On the press release, Young said:
7" single
album chart for December 4, 2004 at number 27, with first week sales of approximately 51,000 copies. It remained on the chart for 17 weeks. It was awarded a certified gold record by the RIAA on January 23, 2006. The album was certified 2x Platinum in New Zealand
on January 18, 2009, selling over 30,000 copies.
In 2010, the album got certified Gold in Germany for 100,000 copies sold.
Neil Young
Neil Percival Young, OC, OM is a Canadian singer-songwriter who is widely regarded as one of the most influential musicians of his generation...
's third compilation album after Decade
Decade (Neil Young album)
Decade is a triple album compilation by Neil Young, released in 1977, now available on two compact discs. It contains 35 of Young's songs recorded between 1966 and 1976, among them five tracks that had been unreleased up to that point...
and Lucky Thirteen. Eleven of the first twelve tracks appear on Decade, and the disc spans his solo career from 1969 through 1992. On the rear cover of the album, Young comments that the tracks were selected "based on original record sales, airplay and known download history."
Remastering
All tracks on this album were remastered using the HDCD process, which Young has been utilizing for his studio work since 1995. The album was also released as a high-resolution DVD Audio disc, and in a two-disc format including the audio album plus a bonus DVDDVD
A DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions....
with videos for "Rockin' in the Free World" and the "Harvest Moon". Extensive notes on the remastering process can be found on Young's website. http://www.neilyoung.com/archives/gh_technotes_menu.html
On the press release, Young said:
- "One of the most important jobs of any musician is to provide quality sound to the people. Quality has taken a hit in recent years, but it's starting to come back thanks to DVD-stereo. There is just no comparison between DVD-stereo and a regular compact disc or even 5.1 sound. It's the difference between a true reflection of the music and a mere replica. I've always been a strong believer in analogue and this is about as close to the rewarding listening experience of vinyl as the real thing."http://www.thrasherswheat.org/2004/10/greatest-hits-of-neil-young-to-be.html
Track listing
| # | Title | Writer(s) | Performed by | Length | Album |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "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,... " |
Neil Young Neil Young Neil Percival Young, OC, OM is a Canadian singer-songwriter who is widely regarded as one of the most influential musicians of his generation... |
Neil Young Neil Young Neil Percival Young, OC, OM is a Canadian singer-songwriter who is widely regarded as one of the most influential musicians of his generation... with Crazy Horse Crazy Horse (band) Crazy Horse is an American rock band best known for its association with Neil Young. It has been co-credited on a number of albums throughout Young's career and has released five albums of its own.-Early years:... |
9:20 | Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere is the second studio album by Canadian musician Neil Young, released on Reprise Records catalogue RS 6349... |
| 2. | "Cowgirl in the Sand" | Young | Neil Young with Crazy Horse | 10:08 | |
| 3. | "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... " |
Young | Neil Young with Crazy Horse | 3:02 | |
| 4. | "Helpless Helpless (song) "Helpless" is a song written by Canadian singer-songwriter Neil Young, most famously recorded by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young on their 1970 album Déjà Vu.... " |
Young | Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young | 3:40 | Déjà Vu |
| 5. | "After the Gold Rush After the Gold Rush (song) "After the Gold Rush" is a song written by Neil Young from the 1970 album of the same name. In addition to After the Gold Rush, it also appears on Decade, Greatest Hits and Live Rust.... " |
Young | Neil Young | 3:48 | After the Gold Rush After the Gold Rush After the Gold Rush is the third studio album by Canadian musician Neil Young. Released in August 1970 on Reprise Records, it was one of the four high-profile albums released by each member of folk rock collective Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young in the wake of their chart-topping 1970 album Déjà Vu... |
| 6. | "Only Love Can Break Your Heart Only Love Can Break Your Heart "Only Love Can Break Your Heart" is a song written by Neil Young.-Genesis and recording:The song is the third track on Neil Young's album After the Gold Rush. The song was supposedly written for Graham Nash after Nash's split from Joni Mitchell, though Young in interviews has been somewhat... " |
Young | Neil Young | 3:11 | |
| 7. | "Southern Man Southern Man "Southern Man" is a song by Neil Young from his album After the Gold Rush. The album was released in 1970.The lyrics of "Southern Man" are vivid, describing the racism towards blacks in the American South. In the song, Young tells the story of a Southern white man and how he mistreated his slaves... " |
Young | Neil Young | 5:33 | |
| 8. | "Ohio Ohio (Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young song) "Ohio" is a protest song written and composed by Neil Young in reaction to the Kent State shootings of May 4, 1970, and performed by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young. It was released as a single, backed with Stephen Stills's "Find the Cost of Freedom," peaking at #14 on the Billboard Hot 100... " |
Young | Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young | 3:02 | non-album single |
| 9. | "The Needle and the Damage Done The Needle and the Damage Done "The Needle and the Damage Done" is a song by Neil Young that describes the descent into heroin addiction of musicians he knew. It was written about the heroin use of his Crazy Horse guitarist Danny Whitten, and previews the theme of "Tonight's the Night", a song that addresses the heroin overdose... " |
Young | Neil Young | 2:13 | Harvest |
| 10. | "Old Man Old Man (song) "Old Man" is a song written and performed by Neil Young on his 1972 album Harvest.The song was written for the caretaker of the Northern California Broken Arrow Ranch, which Young purchased for $350,000 in 1970. The song compares a young man's life to an old man's and shows that the young man has,... " |
Young | Neil Young with The Stray Gators The Stray Gators The Stray Gators were the musicians Jack Nitzsche , Ben Keith , Tim Drummond and Kenny Buttrey that supported Neil Young in 1972 on his hit album Harvest, for which Nitzsche also produced two songs... |
3:25 | |
| 11. | "Heart of Gold Heart of Gold (song) "Heart of Gold" is a song by Canadian singer-songwriter Neil Young. Released from the 1972 album Harvest, it is so far Young's only U.S. #1 single. In Canada, it reached #1 on the RPM national singles chart for the first time on April 8, 1972, on which date Young held the top spot on both the... " |
Young | Neil Young with The Stray Gators | 3:09 | |
| 12. | "Like a Hurricane Like a Hurricane (Neil Young song) "Like a Hurricane" is a song written by Neil Young in 1975 and first released on the album American Stars 'N Bars in 1977.-History:The song was written in July 1975 with friend and La Honda neighbor Taylor Phelps in the back of his car, , when Neil Young was unable to sing due to an operation on... " |
Young | Neil Young and Crazy Horse | 8:23 | American Stars 'n Bars |
| 13. | "Comes a Time Comes a Time Comes a Time is the ninth album by Neil Young, and a return to the country/folk rock sound of Harvest . Many of the tracks include harmony vocals from Nicolette Larson. Originally, it had started out as a solo record, but when Young played it for Reprise executives they asked him if he wouldn't... " |
Young | Neil Young | 3:07 | Comes a Time Comes a Time Comes a Time is the ninth album by Neil Young, and a return to the country/folk rock sound of Harvest . Many of the tracks include harmony vocals from Nicolette Larson. Originally, it had started out as a solo record, but when Young played it for Reprise executives they asked him if he wouldn't... |
| 14. | "Hey Hey, My My (Into the Black) Hey Hey, My My (Into the Black) "Hey Hey, My My " is a rock song by Neil Young. Combined with its acoustic counterpart "My My, Hey Hey ", it bookends Young's successful 1979 album Rust Never Sleeps... " |
Young, Jeff Blackburn | Neil Young and Crazy Horse | 5:02 | Rust Never Sleeps Rust Never Sleeps Rust Never Sleeps is an album by Neil Young and Crazy Horse released in 1979. The bulk of the album was recorded live at San Francisco's Cow Palace, with overdubs added. Audience noise is removed as much as possible, although it is clearly audible at certain points, most noticeably on the opening... |
| 15. | "Rockin' in the Free World Rockin' in the Free World "Rockin' in the Free World" is a song by Neil Young, released on his 1989 album Freedom. Two versions of the song were released, similar to the song "Hey Hey, My My " of Young's Rust Never Sleeps album, one of which is performed with a predominantly acoustic arrangement, and the other with a... " |
Young | Neil Young | 4:44 | Freedom Freedom (Neil Young album) Freedom has received mainly positive reviews. Allmusic's William Ruhlmann rated the album four-and-a-half out of five stars, explaining that it "was the album Neil Young fans knew he was capable of making, but feared he would never make again." He also stated that "there were tracks that harked... |
| 16. | "Harvest Moon Harvest Moon (album) Harvest Moon is the twenty-first studio album by Canadian musician Neil Young, released in 1992. Many of the musicians appearing on it also appeared on his 1972 album Harvest, and this album is considered by many to be a pseudo-sequel to Harvest.... " |
Young | Neil Young | 5:03 | Harvest Moon Harvest Moon A harvest moon is the full moon that appears nearest to the autumnal equinox.Harvest moon may also refer to:*Mid-Autumn Festival, also known as the Harvest Moon Festival*Harvest Moon is an 1992 album , by Neil Young... |
7" single
- "The Loner" – 3:50
- "Sugar MountainSugar Mountain (song)"Sugar Mountain" is a song by Canadian folk rock singer and composer Neil Young. Young composed the song on his 19th birthday in 1964, and its lyrics are reminiscences about his youth in Winnipeg, Manitoba.- Meaning of the lyrics :...
" – 5:41
- Issued exclusively with the vinyl edition of the album
Chart performance
The album debuted on Billboard 200Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...
album chart for December 4, 2004 at number 27, with first week sales of approximately 51,000 copies. It remained on the chart for 17 weeks. It was awarded a certified gold record by the RIAA on January 23, 2006. The album was certified 2x Platinum in New Zealand
New Zealand
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on January 18, 2009, selling over 30,000 copies.
In 2010, the album got certified Gold in Germany for 100,000 copies sold.