"I've Been Waiting for You" is a song written by

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, which he recorded for his 1968 debut solo album. In a song review for

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, critic Matthew Greenwald described it as "One of the most powerful and well-crafted songs from Neil Young's self-titled solo debut... A very strong and engaging melody is set against a striking, descending guitar riff, which serves as the song's hook." Young did not perform the song with

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, although he recorded a live solo acoustic version in November 1968, just a few days before the release of the album version. It was later included on the live album '' Sugar Mountain – Live at Canterbury House 1968'', released in 2008.

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, the Pixies, and Dinosaur Jr. have recorded renditions of the song.

David Bowie version

recorded a version of the song, which features

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on guitar, for his album '' Heathen'' (2002). His version of "I've Been Waiting for You" was released as a single in Canada and reached number 11 in the single charts. Bowie's band

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performed the song during their 1991-92

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, sung by

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. One such live version appeared on the live video release '' Tin Machine Live: Oy Vey, Baby''. Bowie played the song live again on his solo Heathen Tour (2002) and

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(2003). A longer version of the album version (3:16 versus 3:00) appeared exclusively on the ''Heathen''

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. Track listing :CD: ISO-Columbia / 38K 003369 (Canada) # "I've Been Waiting for You (album version)" – 3:00 # "

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(Tony Visconti mix)" – 4:56 # " Shadow Man" – 4:46 Production and credits :Producers: :*David Bowie :*

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:Musicians: :*David Bowie: vocals, keyboards, synths, guitars, sax, stylophone, drums :*

: guitar :*

: bass guitar, guitars, recorders, B-vox, string arrangements :*

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: drums, loop programming, percussion :*

David Torn David M. Torn (born May 26, 1953) is an American guitarist, composer, and producer. He is known for combining electronic and acoustic instruments and for his use of looping. Background Torn has contributed to recordings by artists as diverse ...

: guitars, guitar loops, omnichord :*

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: piano and Hammond organ. :*

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: bass on "Shadow Man" :*

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: ambient guitar on "Shadow Man" :*

Mark Plati Mark Plati is a New York–based musician, record producer, and songwriter, best known for his work in the 1990s with David Bowie. Early life and education Plati grew up in Aurora, Colorado. He studied at Indiana University's Jacobs School of ...

: acoustic guitar on "Shadow Man" :*

Lisa Germano Lisa Ruth Germano (born June 27, 1958) is an American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist from Indiana. Her album '' Geek the Girl'' (1994) was named one of the best albums of the 1990s by ''Spin'' magazine. She began her career as a viol ...

: violin on "Shadow Man"

References

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