Comes a Time

Comes a Time is the ninth studio album by Canadian / American singer-songwriter Neil Young, released in October 1978. "Comes a Time" is also the title song and a single release from the album.

Comes a Time
Studio album by
Neil Young
ReleasedOctober 21, 1978[1]
RecordedNovember 28, 1975 – November 21, 1977
StudioTriad Recording, Ft. Lauderdale, FL;
Columbia Recording Studio, London;
Wally Heider Recording Studio, San Francisco, CA;
Woodland Sound Studios, Nashville, TN;
Sound Shop, Nashville, TN;
Broken Arrow Ranch, Redwood City, CA
Genre
Length37:15
LabelReprise
ProducerNeil Young, David Briggs, Ben Keith, Tim Mulligan
Neil Young chronology
Decade
(1977)		 Comes a Time
(1978)		 Rust Never Sleeps
(1979)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
Christgau's Record GuideA[3]
Rolling Stone(positive)[4]
Rolling Stone[5]

Production

The album originally started out as a solo record, but when Young played it for Reprise executives they asked him if he would consider adding rhythm tracks to what he already had. Young agreed, and the end product was Comes a Time. Two songs ("Look Out For My Love" and "Lotta Love") were backed by Crazy Horse.

"Human Highway" was written several years prior to the album's release, and originally presented to Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young in 1974 for a proposed studio album by the group which never came to be. Much of the album features harmony vocals from Nicolette Larson. She also shares lead vocals with Young on "Motorcycle Mama".[6]

For many years it was rumoured that Young had personally purchased some 200,000 vinyl copies of Comes a Time having been unhappy with the album's sound, owing to damage that occurred to the master tape during shipment to the mixing facility. The version of the album most widely available today was personally remixed by Young from the safety copy of the original master. In a March 2014 interview with Rolling Stone, Young claimed that he, in fact, used the 200,000 LPs as shingles for a barn roof.[7]

Track listing

All songs are written by Neil Young, except where noted.

Side one
  1. "Goin' Back" – 4:43
  2. "Comes a Time" – 3:05
  3. "Look Out for My Love" – 4:06
  4. "Lotta Love" – 2:38
  5. "Peace of Mind" – 4:11
Side two
  1. "Human Highway" – 3:09
  2. "Already One" – 4:53
  3. "Field of Opportunity" – 3:08
  4. "Motorcycle Mama" – 3:08
  5. "Four Strong Winds" (Ian Tyson) – 4:07

Personnel

Track numbering refers to CD and digital releases of the album.

  • Neil Young – guitar, harmonica, vocals, production
  • Frank Sampedro – guitar, piano, vocals (on tracks 3 and 4)
  • Billy Talbot – bass, vocals (on tracks 3 and 4)
  • Ralph Molina – drums, vocals (on tracks 3 and 4)
  • Tim Mulligan – saxophone
  • Nicolette Larson – harmony / lead vocals (except on tracks 3 and 4)
  • Ben Keith – steel guitar
  • Karl Himmel – drums
  • Tim Drummond – bass
  • Spooner Oldham – piano
  • Rufus Thibodeaux – fiddle
  • Joe Osborn – bass
  • Larrie Londin – drums
  • J. J. Cale – electric guitar
  • Farrell Morris – percussion
  • Rita Fey – autoharp
  • Bucky Barrett, Grant Boatwright, Johnny Christopher, Jerry Shook, Vic Jordan, Steve Gibson, Dale Sellers, Ray Edenton – acoustic guitars
  • Shelly Kurland, Stephanie Woolf, Marvin Chantry, Roy Christensen, Gary Vanosdale, Carl Gorodetzky, George Binkley, Steven Smith, Larry Harvin, Larry Lasson, Carol Walker, Rebecca Lynch, Virginia Christensen, Maryanna Harvin, George Kosmola, Martha McCrory, Chuck Cochran – strings
Technical
  • Ben Keith – production (except on tracks 3, 4 and 8)
  • Tim Mulligan – production (except on track 7)
  • David Briggs – production (on tracks 3 and 4)
  • Tim Mulligan, Michael Laskow, David McKinley, Danny Hilley, Mike Porter, Denny Purcell, Rich "Hoss" Adler, Ernie Winfrey, Gabby Garcia, Paul Kaminsky – engineering
  • Elliot Roberts – direction
  • Tom Wilkes – art direction
  • Coley Coleman – photography

Charts

Album
Year Chart Position
1978 Billboard Pop Albums 7[8]

Singles
Year Single Chart Position
1978 "Four Strong Winds" Billboard Pop Singles 61[9]

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on July 26, 2015. Retrieved August 22, 2017.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. Ruhlmann, William. Comes a Time at AllMusic. Retrieved November 13, 2009.
  3. Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: Y". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved March 23, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
  4. Marcus, Greil (October 1978). "Neil Young Comes a Time > Album Review". Rolling Stone. Retrieved September 24, 2011. Posted at rollingstone.com January 2, 2002.
  5. Miles, Milo (January 23, 2003). "The Rolling Stone Hall of Fame: The Greatest Albums Ever Made: Neil Young Comes a Time > Album Review". Rolling Stone (914). p. 70. Archived from the original on September 30, 2007. Retrieved January 12, 2007. Posted at rollingstone.com December 30, 2002.
  6. "Comes A Time". Rolling Stone. Retrieved February 7, 2019.
  7. "Neil Young on Pono, His New Album and Using LPs as Roof Shingles". Rolling Stone. Retrieved April 9, 2017.
  8. Comes a Time – Neil Young > Charts & Awards > Billboard Album at AllMusic. Retrieved January 2, 2005.
  9. Comes a Time – Neil Young > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles at AllMusic. Retrieved January 2, 2005.
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