Tonight's The Night

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Neil Young
Tonight’s The Night
Reprise
2221-2
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1. Tonight’s The Night (4:30)
Neil Young: Piano & Vocal
Nils Lofgren: Guitar
Ben Keith: Steel & Vocal
Billy Talbot: Bass
Ralph Molina: Drums & Vocal

2. Speakin’ Out (4:56)
Neil Young: Piano & Vocal
Nils Lofgren: Guitar
Ben Keith: Steel & Vocal
Billy Talbot: Bass
Ralph Molina: Drums & Vocal

3. World On A String (2:27)
Neil Young: Guitar & Harp
Nils Lofgren: Piano
Ben Keith: Steel
Billy Talbot: Bass
Ralph Molina: Drums & Vocal

4. Borrowed Tune (3:26)
Neil Young: Piano, Harp & Vocal
Recorded at Broken Arrow

5. Come On Baby Let’s Go Downtown (3:35)
(Danny Whitten/Neil Young) Crazy Horse Music / Silver Fiddle – BMI
Danny Whitten: Guitar & Vocal
Neil Young: Guitar & Vocal
Ralph Molina: Drums & Vocal
Billy Talbot: Bass
Jack Nitzsche: Piano

Recorded live @ Fillmore East

6. Mellow My Mind (3:07)
Neil Young: Guitar & Harp
Nils Lofgren: Piano
Ben Keith: Steel
Billy Talbot: Bass
Ralph Molina: Drums

7. Roll Another Number (For The Road) (3:02)
Neil Young: Guitar & Vocal
Nils Lofgren: Piano & Vocal
Ben Keith: Steel & Vocal
Billy Talbot: Bass
Ralph Molina: Drums & Vocal

8. Albuquerque (4:02)
Neil Young: Guitar & Vocal
Nils Lofgren: Piano & Vocal
Ben Keith: Steel & Vocal
Billy Talbot: Bass
Ralph Molina: Drums & Vocal

9. New Mama (2:11)
Neil Young: Guitar, Vibes & Vocal
Nils Lofgren: Piano
Ralph Molina, Ben Keith & George Whitsell: Vocal

10. Lookout Joe (3:57)
Neil Young: Guitar & Vocal
Ben Keith: Slide & Vocal
Jack Nitzsche: Piano
Drummond: Bass
Buttrey: Drums
Recorded at Broken Arrow
Produced by Elliot Mazer

11. Tired Eyes (4:28)
Neil Young: Guitar & Vocal
Nils Lofgren: Piano & Vocal
Ben Keith: Steel & Vocal
Billy Talbot: Bass
Ralph Molina: Drums & Vocal

12. Tonight’s The Night – Part II (4:52)
Neil Young: Piano & Vocal
Nils Lofgren: Guitar
Ben Keith: Slide & Vocal
Billy Talbot: Bass
Ralph Molina: Drums & Vocal
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Produced by David Briggs and Neil Young with Tim Mulligan

All selections written by Neil Young, except as indicated.
All selection published by Silver Fiddle Music – BMI, except as indicated.
This album was made for Danny Whitten and Bruce Berry who lived and died for Rock and Roll.

Recorded at “Studio Instrument Rentals,” Rehearsal Hall “D” in Hollywood by David Briggs with Gabby Garcia and Tim Mulligan, except “Come On Baby Let’s Go Downtown” by Crazy Horse with Danny Whitten singing.

Art Direction by Gary Burden
Photography by Gissbert Hanekroot, pages 12 & 13, also front cover
All other photographs by Joel Bernstein
C.S.
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NOTES:

Tonight’s The Night, Neil Young’s eighth album, was released in June of 1975. Comprised of 12 original songs – nearly an hour’s worth of music – the album revealed a provocative, intensely personal side to the music of the Canadian-born artist.

Young’s earlier albums, including After The Goldrush and Harvest (featuring the hit single “Heart of Gold”), had established him as an innovative and original singer/songwriter. With Tonight’s The Night, the folkish lilt and spare arrangement of his music gave way to thundering rock & roll anchored to Young’s distinctive guitar and augmented by his explosive backing band, Crazy Horse. Urgent, impassioned and unexpected, Tonight’s The Night was the album that affirmed Neil Young’s rock & roll credentials.

Both a tribute to and a commentary on the drug overdose death of Crazy Horse guitarist Danny Whitten, Tonight’s The Night features an impressive cast of supporting players. Guitarist Nils Lofgren guests on eight tracks, including the title track. Legendary keyboardist/producer Jack Nitzsche plays piano on “Come On Baby Let’s Go Downtown,” a concert showstopper captured live at the Fillmore East. The album also features steel guitarist Ben Keith and Crazy Horse regulars Billy Talbot (bass) and Ralph Molina (drums).
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Reprise Records, a division of Warner Bros. Records Inc., a Warner Communications Company © 1975 Warner Bros. Records Inc., (P) Warner Bros. Records. All Rights Reserved. Unauthorized duplication is a violation of applicable laws. Printed in U.S.A. 2221-2
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