Hawks & Doves

Hawks & Doves is the tenth studio album by Canadian / American musician Neil Young, released in November 1980.

For other uses, see Hawk and dove (disambiguation).
Hawks & Doves
Studio album by
Neil Young
ReleasedNovember 3, 1980
Recorded1974–1977,
Early 1980
StudioQuadrafonic, Nashville, TN;
Village Recorders, Los Angeles, CA;
Indigo Recording Studio, Malibu, CA;
Triad Recording Studio, Ft. Lauderdale, FL;
Gold Star Recording Studio, Hollywood, CA
GenreCountry rock, folk rock
Length29:47
LabelReprise/Warner Bros.
ProducerNeil Young, Tim Mulligan, Elliot Mazer
Neil Young chronology
Live Rust
(1979)		 Hawks & Doves
(1980)		 Re·ac·tor
(1981)

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.[1]

Conception

Side one, the "doves" side, includes "Little Wing" and "The Old Homestead", which were originally intended to be released as part of 1975's Homegrown.

Side two, the "hawks" side, 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

The album was released on Monday, November 3, 1980, the day before the 1980 United States presidential election.

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.[2]

Reception

Critical reaction

As with many of Young's releases during the 1980s, critical reaction at the time was mixed.

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Christgau's Record GuideA−[4]
Pitchfork(5.7/10)[5]

Charts

The record peaked at #30 on the Billboard Top Pop Albums chart in December 1980 in the US.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Neil Young.

Side one – "Doves"
  1. "Little Wing" – 2:10
  2. "The Old Homestead" – 7:38
  3. "Lost in Space" – 4:13
  4. "Captain Kennedy" – 2:50
Side two – "Hawks"
  1. "Stayin' Power" – 2:17
  2. "Coastline" – 2:24
  3. "Union Man" – 2:08
  4. "Comin' Apart at Every Nail" – 2:33
  5. "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"

References
  1. "iTunes - Music - Hawks & Doves (Remastered) by Neil Young". Itunes.apple.com. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
  2. "Hawks & Doves: Neil Young: Music". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2013-05-27.
  3. Ruhlmann, William (1970-11-07). "Hawks & Doves - Neil Young : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 2013-05-27.
  4. "Neil Young: Hawk or Dove?". Robert Christgau. 1980-12-01. Retrieved 2015-06-01.
  5. "Neil Young: On the Beach / American Stars 'n' Bars / Hawks & Doves / Re-ac-tor | Album Reviews". Pitchfork. 2003-09-30. Retrieved 2015-06-01.
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