Personnel: Neil Young (vocals, guitar, harmonica); Kenny Buttrey, Tim Drummond, Ben Keith, Spooner Oldham, Astrid Young, Larry Cragg.
Recorded at Redwood Digital, Woodside, California.
Both artistically and stylistically HARVEST MOON is the successor to HARVEST, Neil Young's landmark acoustic album from 1971, which featured the No. 1 single, "Heart Of Gold."
The song "Harvest Moon" was nominated for a 1994 Grammy Award as "Record Of The Year."
The song "Harvest Moon" was nominated for a 1994 Grammy Award as "Song Of The Year."
Nominated for a 1994 Grammy Award as "Record Of The Year."
Personnel: Astrid Young, Larry Cragg, James Taylor , Nicolette Larson, Ben Keith, Linda Ronstadt (vocals); Rob Lorentz (violin).
Audio Mixers: John Nowland; Neil Young; Tim Mulligan.
Recording information: Redwood Digital Studios, Woodside, CA (09/1991-02/1992).
Photographers: Larry Cragg; Joel Bernstein.
Unknown Contributor Roles: Harris Goldman; Cindy McGurty; Adriana Zoppo; Matthew Funes ; Bette Byers; Gregg Gottlieb; Rick Gerding; David Shamban; Kenny Buttrey; Spooner Oldham; Tim Drummond; Israel Baker; Larry Corbett; Rob Lorentz; Maria Newman; David Stenske; Berj Garabedian; Haim Shtrum.
Arranger: Jack Nitzsche.
After 20 years, Neil Young finally decided to release the sequel to Harvest, his most commercially successful album. Harvest Moon is in some ways a better album, without the orchestral bombast that stifled some of the songs on the first album and boasting a more diverse overall selection of songs. Harvest Moon manages to be sentimental without being sappy, wistful without being nostalgic. The lovely "Unknown Legend," "From Hank to Hendrix," and the beautiful "Harvest Moon" are among Young's best songs. Only the overlong (11 minutes) and oversimplified "Natural Beauty" hurts a beautiful album that proudly displays scars, heartaches, and love. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine
- Genre: Rock
- Released: 1992-10-27
- Format: CD
