American Stars 'n Bars

A side one cut in a single day with The Bullets, and a second side of older recordings that ends with Like a Hurricane.
Neil Young, 1977

Released
27 May 1977
Recorded
1974 to 1977
Studio
Broken Arrow Ranch; Quadrafonic, Nashville; Indigo
Label
Reprise
Producer
Neil Young, David Briggs, Tim Mulligan and Elliot Mazer

Side one was recorded on 4 April 1977 with a band called The Bullets, including Linda Ronstadt and Nicolette Larson. Side two gathers songs from 1974 to 1976, including Like a Hurricane, cut with Crazy Horse in November 1975. Young described the album as more of a report than a concept. Paul Nelson in Rolling Stone praised the gale-force guitar on Hurricane. Dean Stockwell designed the cover.

Track listing

  1. The Old Country Waltz2:58
  2. Saddle Up the Palomino3:00
  3. Hey Babe3:35
  4. Hold Back the Tears4:18
  5. Bite the Bullet3:30
  6. Star of Bethlehem2:42
  7. Will to Love7:11
  8. Like a Hurricane8:20
  9. Homegrown2:20

More from Neil Young

Déjà Vu (1970), Zuma (1975), Freedom (1989), Ragged Glory (1990), Chrome Dreams (2023), Early Daze (2024)

Sources

  1. American Stars 'n Bars, Wikipedia
  2. Album of the Week: American Stars 'n Bars, Neil Young Archives