''Return to Greendale'' is a live album from American-Canadian folk rock 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 Fur ...
and American rock band
Crazy Horse recorded in 2003 while touring to promote the album ''
Greendale''.
Recording and release
Young announced the ''Greendale Live'' album on his website on January1, 2020 with the intention to release it in the year, alongside ''
Way Down in the Rust Bucket'', a 1990 recording of his tour with Crazy Horse supporting ''
Ragged Glory''.
The album was initially announced for release on June19 before being delayed until its release on November6.
A
concert film
A concert film, or concert movie, is a film that showcases a live performance from the perspective of a concert goer, the subject of which is an extended live performance or concert by either a musician or a stand-up comedian.
Early history
The ...
edition was screened in SanFrancisco and via the ''Movietone'' section of Neil Young's Archives website.
On September25, Young revealed that the album would be released on
compact disc
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,
vinyl LP
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, and the concert film edition on
Blu-ray
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and
DVD
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with the documentary ''Inside Greendale''.
Track listing
#"Falling from Above"– 7:41
#"Double E"– 5:31
#"Devil's Sidewalk"– 6:22
#"Leave the Driving"– 6:33
#"Carmichael"– 10:39
#"Bandit"– 6:34
#"Grandpa's Interview"– 13:23
#"Bringin' Down Dinner"– 3:16
#"Sun Green"– 12:18
#"Be the Rain"– 8:19
Personnel
Neil Young and Crazy Horse
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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
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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 guitar, vocals
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Frank "Poncho" Sampedro–
Wurlitzer
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electric piano
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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 Fur ...
– guitar, organ, harmonica, vocals,
art direction, design
Additional personnel
*Chris Bellman–
mastering at Grundman Mastering
*Gabe Burch–
mixing assistance on "Bandit"
*
dhlovelife– art direction and design
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John Hanlon–
editing
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and mixing on "Bandit" at
The Village and master transfer assembly
*John Hausmann– mixing assistance, except on "Bandit"
*James Mazzeo– illustration
*The Mountainettes (Twink Brewer, Nancy Hall, Susan Hall, Pegi Young)– backing vocals
*Tim Mulligan– editing and mixing at Redwood Digital, except on "Bandit"
*John Nowland– mixing assistance
*Harry Sitam– technical support
Charts
References
External links
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2020 live albums
Neil Young live albums
Crazy Horse (band) albums
Concert films
Warner Records live albums