Broken Arrow (album)
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Broken Arrow is the twenty-fourth studio album
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...

 by Neil Young
Neil Young
Neil Percival Young, OC, OM is a Canadian singer-songwriter who is widely regarded as one of the most influential musicians of his generation...

, and his seventh with Crazy Horse
Crazy Horse (band)
Crazy Horse is an American rock band best known for its association with Neil Young. It has been co-credited on a number of albums throughout Young's career and has released five albums of its own.-Early years:...

. The first three songs are in the form of long, structured jams. The final track is a live version of a Jimmy Reed
Jimmy Reed
Mathis James "Jimmy" Reed was an American blues musician and songwriter, notable for bringing his distinctive style of blues to mainstream audiences. Reed was a major player in the field of electric blues, as opposed to the more acoustic-based sound of many of his contemporaries...

 song that was recorded on an audience microphone at a small "secret" gig in California, giving it a bootleg feel.

A bonus track, "Interstate," was included on the vinyl record release of the album and the CD single of "Big Time", and is an outtake from the 1990 Ragged Glory sessions. This record would be the last studio album by Neil Young for four years, and the last in a long string of rock albums broken only by Harvest Moon
Harvest Moon (album)
Harvest Moon is the twenty-first studio album by Canadian musician Neil Young, released in 1992. Many of the musicians appearing on it also appeared on his 1972 album Harvest, and this album is considered by many to be a pseudo-sequel to Harvest....

.

Track listing

  1. "Big Time" – 7:24
  2. "Loose Change" – 9:49
  3. "Slip Away" – 8:36
  4. "Changing Highways" – 2:28
  5. "Scattered (Let's Think About Livin')" – 4:13
  6. "This Town" – 2:59
  7. "Music Arcade" – 3:59
  8. "Baby What You Want Me to Do
    Baby What You Want Me to Do
    "Baby What You Want Me to Do" is a blues song that was written and recorded by Jimmy Reed in 1959...

    " – 8:08
  9. "Interstate" (released on LP and "Big Time" CD single only, recorded May 17, 1990)

All songs written by Neil Young
Neil Young
Neil Percival Young, OC, OM is a Canadian singer-songwriter who is widely regarded as one of the most influential musicians of his generation...

 except "Baby What You Want Me To Do" written by Jimmy Reed
Jimmy Reed
Mathis James "Jimmy" Reed was an American blues musician and songwriter, notable for bringing his distinctive style of blues to mainstream audiences. Reed was a major player in the field of electric blues, as opposed to the more acoustic-based sound of many of his contemporaries...


Personnel

  • Neil Young - guitar, electric and acoustic guitars, piano, harmonica
  • Crazy Horse
    Crazy Horse (band)
    Crazy Horse is an American rock band best known for its association with Neil Young. It has been co-credited on a number of albums throughout Young's career and has released five albums of its own.-Early years:...

    Poncho Sampedro - vocals, electric guitar
    Billy Talbot
    Billy Talbot
    Billy Talbot is an American singer-songwriter and musician, best known as the bassist of Crazy Horse.-Music career:Born in New York City, Talbot started his musical career singing on street corners at the age of 14. He moved to New Jersey with his family the next year, and by 17 he had moved to...

     - vocals, bass, tambourine
    Ralph Molina
    Ralph Molina
    Ralph Molina is an American musician, best known as the drummer for Neil Young's backing band Crazy Horse.Born in Puerto Rico, Molina has been a member of Crazy Horse since they were formed in 1962 as Danny & the Memories. He has remained throughout the band's many personnel changes, and has...

    - vocals, drums, percussion
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