I'VE BEEN IN MY MIND
IT'S SUCH A FINE LINE
Harvest
is the fourth
studio album
by
Canadian-American
musician
released on
February 15, 1972,
by Reprise Records,
It featured the
London Symphony Orchestra
on
two tracks
and
vocals by
guests
David Crosby,
Graham Nash,
Linda Ronstadt,
Stephen Stills,
and
James Taylor.
It topped the
Billboard 200
album chart
for two weeks,
and spawned
two hit singles,
"Old Man",
which peaked at
No. 31
on the
US Billboard
Hot 100,
and
"Heart of Gold",
which reached No. 1.
It was the
best-selling album
of 1972
in the
United States.
The album has
been described as
containing some
of the most
arresting imagery
of Young's
career to date
According to
The Times'
deputy
features editor
Burhan Wazir,
the album
"evoked both the
dying optimism of
San Francisco's
counterculture movement
and the
burgeoning cynicism
of the
Watergate generation."
The album has since
remained
Neil Young's
signature album
as well as
his best selling.
In 2015,
Harvest
was inducted
into the
Grammy Hall of Fame.
Background
In 1970,
Young released both
Déjà Vu
with
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
and his third
solo album,
After the Gold Rush.
The year also saw
Young tour
as a solo act
and with both
CSNY
and his collaborators
Crazy Horse.
In the fall of 1970,
Young released
After the Gold Rush,
divorced his wife
Susan Acevedo,
and purchased
Broken Arrow Ranch
in Redwood City,
California,
where he would live
for the next four decades.
While renovating
his new home,
Young injured his back,
limiting his mobility
and ability
to perform
electric guitar.
Around the same time,
Young would also
begin his relationship
with actress
Carrie Snodgress.
Young's new home
and
romantic relationship
would inspire
several new songs.
After completing
After the Gold Rush,
Young promoted
the album through
a series of
solo acoustic concerts.
After playing
Carnegie Hall
in December 1970,
Young returned
to his ranch
for a break in touring.
While picking up
a slab of walnut,
Young injured his back,
which prevented him
from standing up
while performing,
limiting him to
playing
acoustic music
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