Released November 3, 1980 Length 29:47 Artist Neil Young Label Reprise Records | Recorded 1974–77, 1980 Hawks & Doves
(1980) Re-ac-tor
(1981) Release date 3 November 1980 Producers Neil Young, Elliot Mazer | |
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Studio Quadrafonic, Nashville; Village Recorders, LA; Indigo Recording Studio, Malibu; Triad Recording Studio, Ft. Lauderdale, FL and Gold Star Recording Studio, Hollywood, CA Genres Rock music, Folk rock, Country rock Similar Neil Young albums, Rock music albums | ||
Hawks & Doves is the tenth studio album by Canadian musician Neil Young. Its two sides were recorded in different circumstances, side one being culled from sessions dating from approximately 1974 through 1977, and side two from sessions specifically for the album in early 1980. The record peaked at #30 on the Billboard Top Pop Albums chart in December 1980 in the US. It is also one of Young's shortest albums, its running time just under half an hour.
Contents
It was unavailable on compact disc until it was released as a HDCD-encoded remastered version on August 19, 2003 as part of the Neil Young Archives Digital Masterpiece Series.
Background
Side one, the "doves" side, includes "Little Wing" and "The Old Homestead", which were originally intended to be released as part of 1975's Homegrown.
Side two, the "hawks" side, consists of the recordings intended for the album, being the straightest country and western songs Young had penned to date, even more so than those found on American Stars 'N Bars or Comes a Time.
As with many of Young's releases, critical reaction at the time was mixed. The album was released on Monday, November 3, 1980, the day before the 1980 United States presidential election.
Track listing
All songs written by Neil Young.
Personnel
Songs
1Little Wing2:16
2The Old Homestead7:43
3Lost in Space4:21