Re-ac-tor

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Re-ac-tor

Studio album by Neil Young and Crazy Horse
Released	October 28, 1981
Recorded	October 9, 1980–July 21, 1981
Genre	Rock
Length	39:06
Label	Reprise
Producer(s)	Neil Young, Tim Mulligan, David Briggs with Jerry Napier
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Neil Young chronology
Hawks & Doves (1980)	Re-ac-tor (1981)	Trans (1982)

Re-ac-tor is an album by Neil Young and Crazy Horse, released in 1981. The album married the electric guitar crunch of the late 70s Crazy Horse sound with early 80s New Wave rhythms. Critical reception to the album was generally poor except for the accolades accorded to the album closer "Shots." The album marked the first use by Neil Young of the Synclavier which would be featured heavily on several of his later albums such as Trans (1982) and Landing on Water (1986).

1 Track listing
2 Performers
3 Miscellanea
4 External links

[edit] Track listing

All songs written and composed by Neil Young.

"Opera Star" – 3:31
"Surfer Joe and Moe the Sleaze" – 4:15
"T-Bone" – 9:10
"Get Back on It" – 2:14
"Southern Pacific" – 4:07
"Motor City" – 3:11
"Rapid Transit" – 4:35
"Shots" – 7:42

[edit] Performers

Neil Young: guitar, piano, vocal
Crazy Horse:
- Frank Sampedro: guitar, stringman, vocal
- Billy Talbot: bass, vocal
- Ralph Molina: drums, percussion, vocal

[edit] Miscellanea

The album features the Serenity Prayer prayer in Latin on the back cover. This is possibly a reaction to another son of his being born with cerebral palsy.