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| Crystalline country-rock remastered from 1985, featuring Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson and more. Wayward Wind, California Sunset, My Boy, Misfits, etc. |
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| 1 The Wayward Wind |
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| 2 Get Back to the Country |
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| 3 Are There Any More Real Cowboys? |
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| 4 Once an Angel |
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| 5 Misfits |
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| 6 California Sunset |
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| 7 Old Ways |
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| 8 My Boy |
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| 9 Bound for Glory |
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| 10 Where Is the Highway Tonight? |
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Album Review
In 1984, Geffen Records sued Neil Young on the grounds that he had submitted uncharacteristic, uncommercial records to the label. By the time a settlement had been reached, Young had been on the road with a country band called the International Harvesters for over a year and recorded a revamped version of "Old Ways", a 1982 recording originally rejected by Geffen which was cut in the style of "Harvest" and "Comes a Time", but with a stronger country leaning. Young depends heavily on friends, especially for vocals -- Waylon Jennings sings harmony on six out of the ten tracks, and one of the others is a duet with Willie Nelson. Though populated by cowboys and country references, Young's take on the genre is typically idiosyncratic, including a reworked version of his autobiography in "Get Back To The Country," a cover of the 1956 Gogi Grant hit "Wayward Wind," and the uncategorizable "Misfits," which portrays astronauts watching Muhammad Ali fights on television in space. "Old Ways" is not a great Neil Young album and at the time of its release served to alienate him even further from his audience, but it has its moments.~ William Ruhlmann, All Music Guide
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