NEIL YOUNG Scored His Only Number One Hit Single (So Far) In The US With ‘HEART OF GOLD’ 52 Years Ago Today

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18 March 2024

52 years ago today, on 18 March 1972, rock icon NEIL YOUNG topped the US Singles Chart with one of his most famous songs, HEART OF GOLD from his magnum opus Harvest.

So far his only number-one hit in the US.

The song features backing vocals by two other stars, James Taylor and Linda Ronstadt.

Young recorded the song acoustically as he had a painful back injury, that hindered
him to stand up for long periods of time. He wasn’t able to play his electric guitar.

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