Landing on Water
| Landing on Water | ||||
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| Studio album by Neil Young | ||||
| Released | July 28, 1986 | |||
| Recorded | August 1983 - March 1986 at Broken Arrow Ranch, Woodside, California and Record One, Los Angeles | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 40:04 | |||
| Label | Geffen | |||
| Producer | Danny Kortchmar, Neil Young | |||
| Neil Young chronology | ||||
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Landing on Water is the fifteenth studio album by Canadian musician Neil Young, released on July 28, 1986 (Geffen GHS 24109).
History
Several of the songs on the album were resurrected from Neil Young and Crazy Horse's failed 1984 sessions - a set of sessions where, according to longtime producer David Briggs, the musicians "played like monkeys".
Landing on Water came after Young settled out of court with Geffen Records. Geffen sued Young for $3.3 million, on the grounds that Young's mid-'80s records were non-commercial and musically uncharacteristic. Later, David Geffen would personally apologize to Young for the lawsuit and interfering with his work.
| Professional ratings | |
|---|---|
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   link |
| Robert Christgau | C+ link |
| Rolling Stone | (favorable) link |
Track listing
All tracks written by Neil Young.
- Side one
- "Weight of the World" – 3:40
- "Violent Side" – 4:22
- "Hippie Dream" – 4:11
- "Bad News Beat" – 3:18
- "Touch the Night" – 4:30
- Side two
- "People on the Street" – 4:33
- "Hard Luck Stories" – 4:06
- "I Got a Problem" – 3:16
- "Pressure" – 2:46
- "Drifter" – 5:05
Personnel
- Neil Young – Harmonica, Lead guitar, Producer, Synthesizer, Vocals
- Steve Jordan – Drums, Synthesizer, Vocals
- Danny Kortchmar – Guitar, Producer, Synthesizer, Vocals
- San Francisco Boys Chorus – Vocals on tracks "Violent Side" and "Touch the Night"
- Niko Bolas – Engineer, Mixing
- Richard Bosworth – Engineer
- Julie Last – Engineer
- Laura LiPuma – Design
- Louis Magor – Choir Director, Director
- Tim Mulligan – Engineer
- Doug Sax – Mastering, Original mastering
- Duane Seykora – Engineer
- Bernard Shakey - Art Director
Releases
| Year | Type | Label | Catalog # |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | LP | UME Imports | 424 109 |
| 1986 | CD | Geffen | 24109 |
| 1990 | CS | Geffen | 24109 |
| 2000 | CD | Interscope | 490799 |
| 2002 | CD | Universal Distribution | UICY-2352 |
| 2004 | CD | Warner Music | GED24109 |
Charts
Album
| Country | Peak Position | Weeks |
|---|---|---|
| Canada | 40 | |
| US | 46 | |
| UK | 52 | 2 |
| Sweden | 15 | 8 |
| Chart | Peak Position |
|---|---|
| The Billboard 200 | 58 |
Singles
| Single | Chart | Peak Position |
|---|---|---|
| Touch The Night | Billboard - Mainstream Rock | 8 |
| Weight Of The World | Billboard - Mainstream Rock | 33 |
Videos
There are Tim Pope directed videos for "Weight Of The World," "Touch The Night," "Pressure" and "People On The Street."[1] In the "Touch The Night" video, Young plays a TV news reporter, covering a car accident. Interestingly, the whole video was shot in two takes.
Video album
At one time, a video album was planned for the songs on this album, but it was scrapped because of lack of support from Geffen Records.
References
- ↑ youtube.com
