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Old Ways is the 14th studio album by Canadian / American musician and singer-songwriter Neil Young, released on August 12, 1985 on Geffen Records.
| Old Ways | ||||
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| Released | August 12, 1985 | |||
| Recorded | January 1983 – April 1985 | |||
| Studio | House Of David, Nashville; The Castle, Franklin TN; Pedernales Recording Studio, Spicewood, TX and live at The Opry, Austin TX | |||
| Genre | Country, country rock | |||
| Length | 36:43 | |||
| Label | Geffen | |||
| Producer | Neil Young, David Briggs, Ben Keith, Elliot Mazer | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Robert Christgau | (B)[2] |
| Rolling Stone | (favorable)[3] |
| Kerrang! |  [4] |
Background
Young has referred to this album in interviews as Old Ways II, as he had originally planned to release a country album titled Old Ways in 1983. Young's record label, Geffen, objected to this, asking Young for a "rock 'n roll" album, which Young would give them in the form of 1983's Everybody's Rockin'.
After a lawsuit with Geffen ended in a settlement in favor of Young, he proceeded to complete the unfinished Old Ways by writing a few additional songs to fill it out. Old Ways I would have contained many still-unreleased songs, one of which, "Depression Blues," would later appear on Young's Geffen-era compilation Lucky Thirteen.
The title track and "Get Back to the Country" were released as singles with accompanying music videos, but like with his previous videos, MTV largely ignored them. The album was a near-total commercial and critical failure, and remains one of Young's lowest-selling albums to date. Despite the poor reception, he nonetheless toured Old Ways and played material from it live along with some of his old concert staples. Young received far more attention during this time for his reunion with David Crosby, Stephen Stills, and Graham Nash at Live Aid for the first performance of the quartet in a decade.
Track listing
All tracks are written by Neil Young, except where indicated.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Wayward Wind" | Herb Newman, Stanley Lebowsky | 3:12 |
| 2. | "Get Back to the Country" | 2:50 | |
| 3. | "Are There Any More Real Cowboys?" | 3:03 | |
| 4. | "Once an Angel" | 3:55 | |
| 5. | "Misfits" | 5:07 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 6. | "California Sunset" | 2:56 |
| 7. | "Old Ways" | 3:08 |
| 8. | "My Boy" | 3:37 |
| 9. | "Bound for Glory" | 5:48 |
| 10. | "Where Is the Highway Tonight?" | 3:02 |
Personnel
- Neil Young – guitar, banjo-guitar, harmonica, vocals
- Waylon Jennings – guitar, vocals
- Willie Nelson – guitar, vocals
- Rufus Thibodeaux – fiddle
- Ben Keith – pedal steel guitar, dobro
- Tim Drummond – bass
- Karl Himmel – drums
- Joe Allen – electric & upright bass
- Ralph Mooney – pedal steel guitar
- Hargus "Pig" Robbins – piano
- Gordon Terry – fiddle
- Joe Osborn – bass
- Anthony Crawford – mandolin, vocals
- Terry McMillan – harmonica, jew's harp
- Béla Fleck – banjo
- Bobby Thompson – banjo
- David Kirby – guitar
- Grant Boatwright – guitar
- Johnny Christopher – guitar
- Ray Edenton – guitar
- Gove Scrivenor – autoharp
- Farrell Morris – percussion
- Marty Stuart – mandolin
- Carl Gorodetzky – violin
- Spooner Oldham – piano
- Larry Byrom – vocals
- Rick Palombi – vocals
- Doana Cooper – vocals
- Denise Draper – vocals
- Gail Davies – vocals
- Betsy Hammer – vocals
- Pam Rose – vocals
- Janis Oliver-Gill – vocals
- Mary Ann Kennedy – vocals
- Kristine Oliver-Arnold – vocals
- Leona Williams – vocals
- Strings:
- Carl Gorodetsky – leader
- George Binkley
- John Borg
- Roy Christensen
- Virginia Christensen
- Charles Everett
- Larry Harvin
- Mark Hembree
- Lee Larrison
- Betty McDonald
- Dennis Molchan
- Pamela Sixfin
- Mark Tanner
- David Vanderkooi
- Gary Vanosdale
- Carol Walker
- Stephanie Woolf
- JT Cantwell – assistant engineer
Recording personnel
- Neil Young – producer
- Ben Keith – producer
- David Briggs – producer
- Gene Eichelberger – engineer
- Keith Odle – second engineer
- Clark Schleicher – recording assistant
- J.T. Cantwell – recording assistant
Chart performance
| Chart (1985) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canadian RPM Top Albums | 31 |
| U.S. Billboard 200 | 75 |
| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 24 |
References
- Ruhlmann, William. "Neil Young Old Ways review". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2011-08-27.
- Christgau, Robert (1987). "Neil Young 'Old Ways' review". Robert Christgau. Retrieved 2011-08-27.
- "Neil Young Old Ways". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on August 21, 2007. Retrieved 2011-08-27.
- Johnson, Howard (17 October 1985). "Neil Young 'Old Ways'". Kerrang!. Vol. 105. London, UK: Morgan Grampian. p. 20.
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