Landing on Water

Landing on Water is the 15th studio album by Neil Young. The album was released on July 21, 1986, by Geffen Records. Several of the songs on the album were resurrected from Neil Young and Crazy Horse's failed 1984 sessions – a set of sessions where, according to longtime producer David Briggs, the musicians "played like monkeys".

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Robert ChristgauC+[2]
Rolling Stone(favorable)[3]
Landing on Water
Studio album by
Neil Young
ReleasedJuly 21, 1986 (1986-07-21)
RecordedAugust 1983 – March 1986
StudioBroken Arrow Ranch, Woodside, California and Record One, Los Angeles
GenreRock
Length40:04
LabelGeffen
ProducerNeil Young and Danny Kortchmar
Neil Young chronology
Old Ways
(1985)		 Landing on Water
(1986)		 Life
(1987)

Track listing

All tracks written by Neil Young.

Side one

  1. "Weight of the World" – 3:40
  2. "Violent Side" – 4:22
  3. "Hippie Dream" – 4:11
  4. "Bad News Beat" – 3:18
  5. "Touch the Night" – 4:30

Side two

  1. "People on the Street" – 4:33
  2. "Hard Luck Stories" – 4:06
  3. "I Got a Problem" – 3:16
  4. "Pressure" – 2:46
  5. "Drifter" – 5:05

Personnel

Technical

  • Niko Bolas – engineer, mixing
  • Richard Bosworth – engineer
  • Julie Last – engineer
  • Laura LiPuma – design
  • Louis Magor – choir director
  • Tim Mulligan – engineer
  • Doug Sax – mastering, original mastering
  • Duane Seykora – engineer
  • Bernard Shakey – art director

Charts

Album

Chart (1986) Peak
position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)[4] 43
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[5] 40
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[6] 34
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[7] 15
UK Albums (OCC)[8] 46
US Billboard 200[9] 46

Singles

Single Chart Peak
position
"Touch the Night" US Mainstream Rock[10] 8
"Weight of the World" US Mainstream Rock[10] 33

References
  1. William Ruhlmann. "Landing on Water – Neil Young | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 2015-06-02.
  2. "CG: neil young". Robert Christgau. Retrieved 2015-06-02.
  3. Farber, Jim (1986-09-25). "Neil Young Landing On Water Album Review". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2015-06-02.
  4. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. Australian Chart Book, St Ives, N.S.W. p. 97. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  5. "Top RPM Albums: Issue 0733". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved September 21, 2020.
  6. "Dutchcharts.nl – Neil Young – Landing on Water" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 21, 2020.
  7. "Swedishcharts.com – Neil Young – Landing on Water". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 21, 2020.
  8. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 21, 2020.
  9. "Neil Young Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved September 21, 2020.
  10. "Neil Young Chart History: Mainstream Rock". Billboard. Retrieved September 21, 2020.



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