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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Mac Kennedy (vocalist/songwriter) “I’ve always found fantasy tropes
to be incredibly evocative. That said, even though they are a set of symbols
that seem to speak to most people of our generation, they are often either
apolitical or co-opted for incredibly backward politics.”
TUTV: After an atmospheric piano intro, Philly‘s fantasy knights get fired
up by high-strung guitars, non-stop drum clobber, and distressed vocals. Härvest‘s fuzz and buzz rush never looks back and cranks up along its jangly
course. Medieval super knight Ivanhoe is back and he kicks ass.
A new documentary movie about NEIL YOUNG’s classic LP HARVEST
is ready to screen and celebrates its 50th anniversary (released on
1 February 1972).
Created between January and September 1971, the docu-film takes us on an intimate journey to Young’s farm in Northern California for the ‘Harvest Barn’ sessions, to London
for an iconic performance with the London Symphony Orchestra and to Nashville where
the then 20-something Neil Young worked on various tracks of this signature album.
The feature is a fan piece that has never been seen before. Performance and rehearsal content is intertwined into creative storytelling and includes most of the tracks from the album including “Heart of Gold”, “A Man Needs A Maid”, “Alabama” and “Old Man”.
It’s set to be screened in cinemas on December 1
worldwide, with select encores on December 4.
Neil Young about the album: “This is a big album for me. 50 years ago, I was 24, maybe 23, and this album made a big difference in my life. I played with some great friends and it’s really cool that this album has lasted so long. I had a great time and now, when I listen to it, I think I was really just lucky to be there.”
Artist: NEIL YOUNG Anniversary album: HARVEST his 4th LP Released: 14 February 1972 – 50 years ago today Charts: #1 in the UK and the USA and
in most European countries.
AllMusic/William Ruhlmann wrote: “Neil Young’s most popular album, Harvest benefited from the delay in its release (it took 18 months to complete due to Young’s back injury), which whetted his audience’s appetite, the disintegration of Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (Young’s three erstwhile partners sang on the album, along with Linda Ronstadt and James Taylor), and most of all, a hit single. “Heart of Gold,” released a month before Harvest, was already in the Top 40 when the LP hit the stores, and it soon topped the charts. It’s fair to say, too, that Young simply was all-pervasive by this time: “Heart of Gold” was succeeded at number one by “A Horse with No Name” by America, which was a Young soundalike record.” Full review here. Score: 4.5/5.
Turn Up The Volume: Without a shadow of a doubt one of Young‘s outstanding, most commercial, and most famous works.
Singles: Heart Of Gold / Old Man
– HEART OF GOLD –
– OLD MAN –
As you probably know Young removed his music from Spotify. “I am doing this because Spotify is spreading fake information about vaccines – potentially causing death to those who believe the disinformation being spread by them. Please act on this immediately today and keep me informed of the time schedule.”
