Year of the Horse is a live album by Neil Young and Crazy Horse, following the band on their 1996 tour. It accompanies the film of the same name, but has a different track listing from the film.

Year of the Horse
Live album by
ReleasedJune 17, 1997 (1997-06-17)
RecordedMay – November 1996
VenueVarious
GenreRock
Length84:18
LabelReprise
Producer"Horse"
Neil Young chronology
Broken Arrow
(1996)
Year of the Horse
(1997)
Silver & Gold
(2000)
Crazy Horse chronology
Broken Arrow
(1996)
Year of the Horse
(1997)
Greendale
(2003)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Pitchfork3.3/10[2]
Uncut[3]
Robert ChristgauB+[4]

It peaked at number 57 on the Billboard 200 chart,[5] as well as number 36 on the UK Albums Chart.[6]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Neil Young

Disc one
No.TitleLength
1."When You Dance I Can Really Love"6:20
2."Barstool Blues"9:02
3."When Your Lonely Heart Breaks"5:04
4."Mr. Soul"5:05
5."Big Time"7:28
6."Pocahontas"4:50
7."Human Highway"4:07
Disc two
No.TitleLength
1."Slip Away"10:52
2."Scattered (Let's Think About Livin')"4:00
3."Danger Bird"13:34
4."Prisoners of Rock 'n' Roll"6:40
5."Sedan Delivery" (not included on the vinyl version)7:16

Personnel

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  • Neil Young – guitar, piano, harmonica, vocals
  • Poncho Sampedro – guitar, keyboards, vocals
  • Billy Talbot – bass guitar, vocals
  • Ralph Molina – drums, percussion, vocals
  • John Hausmann – recording
  • Tim Mulligan – mixing, mastering
  • Gary Burden – art direction, design
  • Jenice Heo – art direction, design
  • Lars Larsen – cover photography
  • L.A. Johnson – back cover photography
  • Jim Jarmusch – inside photography

Charts

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Chart performance for Year of the Horse
Chart (1997) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[7] 77
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[8] 31
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[9] 11
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[10] 75
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[11] 51
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[12] 19
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[13] 30
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[14] 19
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[15] 35
UK Albums (OCC)[6] 36
US Billboard 200[5] 57

References

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  1. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Year of the Horse - Neil Young, Crazy Horse". AllMusic. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
  2. ^ "Neil Young: Year of the Horse: Pitchfork Review". Archived from the original on October 8, 2003. Retrieved 2023-08-07.
  3. ^ Wyndham, Tom (July 1997). "Mane man". Uncut. No. 2. p. 90.
  4. ^ Christgau, Robert (5 October 1981). "Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
  5. ^ a b "Neil Young Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 29, 2022.
  6. ^ a b "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 29, 2022.
  7. ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 308.
  8. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Neil Young & Crazy Horse – Year of the Horse (Live)" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved October 29, 2022.
  9. ^ "Ultratop.be – Neil Young & Crazy Horse – Year of the Horse (Live)" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved October 29, 2022.
  10. ^ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 3250". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved August 4, 2024.
  11. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Neil Young & Crazy Horse – Year of the Horse (Live)" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved October 29, 2022.
  12. ^ "Neil Young & Crazy Horse: Year of the Horse (Live)" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved October 29, 2022.
  13. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Neil Young & Crazy Horse – Year of the Horse (Live)" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved October 29, 2022.
  14. ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Neil Young & Crazy Horse – Year of the Horse (Live)". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 29, 2022.
  15. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Neil Young & Crazy Horse – Year of the Horse (Live)". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 29, 2022.