Hawks & Doves is the tenth studio album by Canadian folk rock musician Neil Young, released in October 1980.
Overview
Hawks & Doves's two sides were recorded in different circumstances, side one being culled from sessions dating from approximately 1974 through 1977, and side two from sessions set in early 1980 specifically for the album.
It is also one of Young's shortest albums, its running time just under half an hour.
Conception
Side one includes "Little Wing" and "The Old Homestead", which were originally recorded during the sessions for as 1975's Homegrown.
"Lost in Space" was a Comes a Time outtake and "Captain Kennedy" was recorded the night of the Hitchhiker recording in 1976.
Side two 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.
Release
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.
Track listing
All tracks are written by Neil Young.
Side one
"Little Wing" – 2:10
"The Old Homestead" – 7:38
"Lost in Space" – 4:13
"Captain Kennedy" – 2:50
Side two
"Stayin' Power" – 2:17
"Coastline" – 2:24
"Union Man" – 2:08
"Comin' Apart at Every Nail" – 2:33
"Hawks & Doves" – 3:27
Personnel
Neil Young – guitar, harmonica, piano, vocals
Greg Thomas – drums
Dennis Belfield – bass
Ben Keith – steel and dobro, harmony vocals
Rufus Thibodeaux – fiddle
Ann Hillary O'Brien – harmony vocals
Levon Helm – drums on "The Old Homestead"
Tim Drummond – bass on "The Old Homestead"
Tom Scribner – saw player on "The Old Homestead"
Studios
Quadrafonic Sound Studio, Nashville, Tennessee
Village Recorders, Los Angeles, California
Indigo Ranch Recording Studio, Malibu, California
Triad Recording Studio, Ft.
Lauderdale, Florida
Gold Star Recording Studio, Hollywood, California
Charts
References
External links
Lyrics at HyperRust.org
