Jeff’s Playlist: ‘Rust Never Sleeps’

Neil Young & Crazy Horse — Rust Never Sleeps

There are some weird lyrics on this album, but I cer­tain­ly love all the tunes. Neil Young is unlike all oth­ers; you got­ta love him. Give this one a lis­ten — or two — and I think you’ll agree.

All tracks writ­ten by Neil Young except where not­ed. Information from Wikipedia; audio from YouTube.

Side one

No.      Title    Writer(s)         Length
1.         “My My, Hey Hey (Out of the Blue)” Neil Young, Jeff Blackburn 3:45
2.         “Thrasher”                5:38
3.         “Ride My Llama”      2:29
4.         “Pocahontas”            3:22
5.         “Sail Away”              3:46

Side two

No.      Title    Length
6.         “Powderfinger”         5:30
7.         “Welfare Mothers”    3:48
8.         “Sedan Delivery”      4:40
9.         “Hey Hey, My My (Into the Black)”            5:18

Personnel

Neil Young – vocals, gui­tars, har­mon­i­ca, organ, per­cus­sion
with (on “Sail Away”) Nicolette Larson – vocals
Joe Osborn – bass
Karl T. Himmel – drums

Crazy Horse (on side two)
Frank “Poncho” Sampedro – elec­tric gui­tar, back­ing vocals
Billy Talbot – bass, back­ing vocals
Ralph Molina – drums, back­ing vocals

Released       June 22, 1979
Recorded       September 4, 1977 – October 22, 1978

Live Venues

The Boarding House, San Francisco
McNichols Arena, Denver
St. Paul Civic Center
Cow Palace, San Francisco

Studios

Indigo Ranch, Malibu
Triiad Studios, Ft. Lauderdale
Woodland, Nashville

Length            38:16
Label              Reprise
Producer        Neil Young David Briggs Tim Mulligan