''Lucky Thirteen'' is a

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by Canadian / American musician

Neil Young Neil Percival Young (born November 12, 1945) is a Canadian-American singer and songwriter. After embarking on a music career in Winnipeg in the 1960s, Young moved to Los Angeles, joining Buffalo Springfield with Stephen Stills, Richie Furay ...

, released in 1993. It contains thirteen of Young's Geffen-era songs between 1982 and 1988, including four tracks that were previously unreleased, and three that are slightly different edits to their original versions. It was the first Neil Young album (solo or otherwise) not to be distributed by

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. Two years after Young's departure from Geffen, the label, originally distributed by

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, was sold to MCA Music Entertainment. Young's Geffen-era recordings, now owned by

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, represent the only works in his catalog that are not owned by Warner Music Group, with which he has had a long-standing relationship, dating to when his first band

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was signed to

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(which was actually not a sister label to WBR at the time of the signing, only becoming so in 1967).

Track listing

#"Sample and Hold" (Previously unreleased version; original shorter version from ''

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'', 1982) – 8:04 #"Transformer Man" (Short edit) (''Trans'') – 3:19 #"Depression Blues" (Previously unreleased; from the original ''

Old Ways ''Old Ways'' is the 14th studio album by Canadian / American musician and singer-songwriter Neil Young, released on August 12, 1985 on Geffen Records. Background Young has referred to this album in interviews as ''Old Ways II'', as he had origi ...

'', 1983) – 4:07 #"Get Gone" (Previously unreleased; live with the Shocking Pinks – Hara Arena, Dayton - 18 September 1983) – 5:06 #"Don't Take Your Love Away from Me" (Previously unreleased; live with the Shocking Pinks – Hara Arena, Dayton - 18 September 1983) – 6:16 #"Once an Angel" (''Old Ways'', 1985) – 3:54 #"Where is the Highway Tonight?" (''Old Ways'') – 3:04 #"Hippie Dream" (Long edit) (''

Landing on Water ''Landing on Water'' is the 15th studio album by Neil Young. The album was released on July 21, 1986, by Geffen Records. Several of the songs on the album were resurrected from Neil Young and Crazy Horse's failed 1984 sessions – a set of session ...

'', 1986) – 4:26 #"Pressure" (''Landing on Water'') – 2:46 #"Around the World" (''

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'', 1987) – 5:28 #"Mideast Vacation" (''Life'') – 4:22 #"Ain't It the Truth" (Previously unreleased; live with the Bluenotes – The Agora Ballroom, Cleveland - 23 April 1988) – 7:38 #"This Note's for You" (Previously unreleased version; live with the Bluenotes - The Palace, Hollywood - 13 April 1988) – 5:34

Personnel

*Neil Young – guitar, bass, synclavier, vocoder, electric piano, harmonica, vocals *

Ralph Molina Ralph Molina (born June 22, 1943) is an American musician, best known as the drummer for Neil Young's backing band Crazy Horse. Born in Puerto Rico Puerto Rico (; abbreviated PR; tnq, Boriken, ''Borinquen''), officially the Commonwealth o ...

– drums, vocals *

Frank Sampedro Frank "Poncho" Sampedro (born Manuel Francisco Sampedro de Victoria, February 25, 1949) is an American retired guitarist and member of the rock band Crazy Horse, known mainly for his longtime collaboration with singer-songwriter Neil Young. Samp ...

– guitar, keyboards *Karl Himmel – drums *

Tim Drummond Timothy Lee Drummond (20 April 1940 – 10 January 2015) was an American musician from Canton, Illinois. Drummond's primary instrument was bass guitar and he toured and recorded with many notable artists, including Conway Twitty, Bob Dylan, James ...

– bass *

Ben Keith Bennett Keith Schaeufele (March 6, 1937 – July 26, 2010), better known by his stage name Ben Keith, was an American musician and record producer. Known primarily for his work as a pedal steel guitarist with Neil Young, Keith was a fixture of ...

– pedal steel guitar, slide guitar, guitar, alto saxophone, vocals *

Rufus Thibodeaux Rufus Thibodeaux (January 5, 1934, Ridge, Louisiana – August 12, 2005, Nashville, Tennessee) was an American Cajun music fiddler. Thibodeaux played guitar from age six and fiddle from age twelve. He played in local dance halls at 13, and joined ...

– fiddle *

Spooner Oldham Dewey Lindon "Spooner" Oldham (born June 14, 1943) is an American songwriter and session musician. An organist, he recorded in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, at FAME Studios as part of the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section on such hit R&B songs as Percy ...

– organ *Anthony Crawford – maracas, vocals *Rick Palombi – tambourine, vocals *Craig Hayes – baritone saxophone *

Waylon Jennings Waylon Jennings (June 15, 1937 – February 13, 2002) was an American singer, songwriter, musician, and actor. He pioneered the Outlaw Movement in country music. Jennings started playing guitar at the age of eight and performed at age f ...

– guitar, vocals *

Gordon Terry Gordon Terry (October 7, 1931 – April 9, 2006) was an American bluegrass and country music fiddler and guitarist. He was a member of Merle Haggard's backing band The Strangers. He was inducted into the Alabama Music Hall of Fame and the ...

– fiddle *Joe Allen – bass *

Hargus "Pig" Robbins Hargus Melvin Robbins (January 18, 1938 – January 30, 2022), known by his nickname "Pig," was an American session keyboard player. Having played on records for many artists, including John Stewart, Dolly Parton, Connie Smith, Patti Page, Lore ...

– piano *Ralph Mooney – pedal steel guitar *David Kirby – guitar *

Danny Kortchmar Daniel "Danny Kootch" Kortchmar (born April 6, 1946) is an American guitarist, session musician, producer and songwriter. Kortchmar's work with singer-songwriters such as Linda Ronstadt, James Taylor, David Crosby, Carole King, David Cassidy, ...

– guitar, synthesizer, vocals * Steve Jordan – drums, synthesizer, vocals *

Billy Talbot William Hammond Talbot (born October 23, 1943) is an American singer-songwriter and musician, best known as the bassist of Crazy Horse. Music career Born in New York City, Talbot started his musical career singing on street corners at the age o ...

– bass *

Chad Cromwell Chad Cromwell (born June 14, 1957) is an American rock drummer whose music career has spanned more than 30 years. He is the founding member of a band called Fortunate Sons, which released a self-titled album in 2004. Cromwell has worked with m ...

– drums *Rick "The Bass Player" Rosas – bass *Steve Lawrence – tenor saxophone *Larry Cragg – baritone saxophone *Claude Cailliet – trombone *

John Fumo John Fumo (born 5 June 1957, Kenosha, Wisconsin) is an American composer, trumpet and flugelhorn, artist. He maintains an active performing, recording, and touring schedule in addition to his CalArts and USC teaching. He has released 8 CDs to ...

– trumpet *Tom Bray – trumpet

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lucky Thirteen (Neil Young Album) Neil Young compilation albums 1993 greatest hits albums Albums produced by David Briggs (producer) Geffen Records compilation albums Albums produced by Neil Young Albums produced by Elliot Mazer Albums produced by Ben Keith Albums produced by Niko Bolas Albums produced by Danny Kortchmar