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Performer: Neil Young
Artist: Nicolette Larson; J.J. Cale
Distributor: WEA (distr)

Notes: Neil Young & Crazy Horse: Neil Young (vocals, guitar, strings); Frank Sampedro (vocals, guitar); Tim Mulligan (saxophone); Billy Talbot (bass, vocals). Additional personnel: Nicolette Larson (vocals); Grant Boatright, Bucky Barret, John Christopher, Jerry Shook, Viv Jordan, Steve Gibson, Dale Sellers, Ray Edenton (acoustic guitar); J.J. Cale (guitar); Ben Keith (steel guitar); Rufus Thibodeaux (fiddle); Rita Fey (autoharp); Shelly Kurland, Stephanie Woolf, Marvin Chantry, Roy Christensen, Gary Vanosdale, Carl Goroditzet, George Binkley, Steve Wmith, Larry Harvin, Larry Lasson, Carol Walker, Rebecca Lynch, Virginai Christensen, Maryanna Harvin, George Kosmola, Martha McCrory, Chuck Cochran (strings); Spooner Oldham (piano); Joe Osborne, Tim Drummond (bass); Larrie Londin, Carl Himmel (drums); Farrel Morris (percussion). Producers: Neil Young, Ben Keith, David Briggs. Engineers include: Tim Mulligan, Rich "Hoss" Adler, Paul Kaminsky. Recorded at Triiad, Fort Lauderdale, Florida; Columbia, London, England; Wally Heider, Hollywood, California; Woodland & Sound Shop, Nashville, Tennessee; Broken Arrow, Redwood City, California. With steel guitars, fiddles and lots of acoustic guitars, this low-key folk-rock album harks back to Young's great AFTER THE GOLD RUSH-HARVEST period, and if it doesn't measure up that's only because of the ridiculously high standards the earlier albums set. Taken by itself, COMES A TIME is a fine collection, anchored by the timeless wonderment of the title song; a cover of Ian & Sylvia's "Four Strong Winds," and the nearly indescribable "Look Out For My Love," which is either a love song, a threat or both. COMES A TIME also features "Lotta Love," which was released simultaneously by Nicolette Larson and was a major hit for her. Larson doesn't sing on Young's version, but her background vocals distinguish much of the rest of COMES A TIME. Crazy Horse puts in an unusually low-key--but typically warm and ragged--appearance on two songs, "Look Out For My Love" and "Lotta Love."

Q (4/02, p.141) - "...The most successful of Young's country ventures..." CMJ (1/5/04, p.6) - Ranked #8 in CMJ's "Top 20 Most-Played Albums of 1979".

Like the Band, Neil Young eschewed his Canadian roots to create a sound rooted in American folk and country, which he mixed with visionary, poetic rock in Buffalo Springfield and on his solo albums. He played the crucial fourth wheel role in Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, but ultimately proved too individualistic to participate in a democracy. The gritty, electric assault of his work with Crazy Horse is the alter ego of Young's more folk/country-based work, and also proved a key influence on the grunge sound of Seattle (Young even recorded a live album with Pearl Jam as his backing band). Over the years, he's followed his mercurial muse through everything from rockabilly to synth-pop to big-band blues, always remaining uniquely Neil.

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