Broken Arrow
Studio album by
Neil Young with Crazy Horse
ReleasedJuly 2, 1996
RecordedMarch 21 - April 17, 1996 (except "Interstate": April 1990)
StudioPlywood Digital, Woodside, California (except "Baby What You Want Me to Do": Old Princeton Landing, Princeton-by-the-Sea, California)
GenreBlues rock, folk rock
Length47:02
LabelReprise
ProducerNeil Young
Neil Young chronology
Dead Man
(1996) 		Broken Arrow
(1996) 		Year of the Horse
(1997)
Crazy Horse chronology
Sleeps with Angels
(1994) 		Broken Arrow
(1996) 		Year of the Horse
(1997)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Robert Christgau(2-star Honorable Mention)(2-star Honorable Mention)[2]

Broken Arrow is the 22nd studio album by Canadian-American musician Neil Young, and his tenth with Crazy Horse, released in 1996. The first three songs are in the form of long, structured jams. The final track is a live version of a Jimmy Reed song that was recorded on an audience microphone at a small "secret" gig in California, giving it a bootleg feel.[3][4]

A bonus track, "Interstate," was included on the vinyl record release of the album and the CD single of "Big Time", and is an outtake from the 1990 Ragged Glory sessions. Although he would make Looking Forward with Crosby, Stills & Nash released in 1999, this record would be the last studio album by Neil Young for four years and the last in a string of rock albums broken only by Harvest Moon.[5]

Track listing

All tracks by Neil Young, except where noted.

Broken Arrow track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Big Time" 7:24
2."Loose Change" 9:49
3."Slip Away" 8:36
4."Changing Highways" 2:28
5."Scattered (Let's Think About Livin')" 4:13
6."This Town" 2:59
7."Music Arcade" 3:59
8."Baby What You Want Me to Do"Jimmy Reed8:08
Vinyl bonus track
No.TitleLength
9."Interstate"6:24

Personnel

Crazy Horse

Charts

Chart performance for Broken Arrow
Chart (1996) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[6] 43
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[7] 25
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[8] 13
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[9] 21
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[10] 24
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[11] 12
French Albums (SNEP)[12] 42
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[13] 13
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[14] 27
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[15] 9
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[16] 14
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[17] 25
UK Albums (OCC)[18] 17
US Billboard 200[19] 31

References

  1. ^ Stephen Thomas Erlewine. "Broken Arrow - Neil Young,Neil Young & Crazy Horse , Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 2015-06-03.
  2. ^ "CG: Neil Young & Crazy Horse". Robert Christgau. Retrieved 2015-06-03.
  3. ^ "iTunes - Music - Broken Arrow by Neil Young & Crazy Horse". Itunes.apple.com. 1996-07-02. Retrieved 2013-05-27.
  4. ^ "Broken Arrow: Neil Young with Crazy Horse: Music". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2013-05-27.
  5. ^ Thomas, Stephen (1996-07-02). "Broken Arrow - Neil Young, Neil Young & Crazy Horse : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 2013-05-27.
  6. ^ "Australiancharts.com – Neil Young with Crazy Horse – Broken Arrow". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 29, 2022.
  7. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Neil Young with Crazy Horse – Broken Arrow" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved October 29, 2022.
  8. ^ "Ultratop.be – Neil Young with Crazy Horse – Broken Arrow" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved October 29, 2022.
  9. ^ "Ultratop.be – Neil Young with Crazy Horse – Broken Arrow" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved October 29, 2022.
  10. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Neil Young with Crazy Horse – Broken Arrow" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved October 29, 2022.
  11. ^ "Neil Young with Crazy Horse: Broken Arrow" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved October 29, 2022.
  12. ^ "Lescharts.com – Neil Young with Crazy Horse – Broken Arrow". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 29, 2022.
  13. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Neil Young with Crazy Horse – Broken Arrow" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved October 29, 2022.
  14. ^ "Charts.nz – Neil Young with Crazy Horse – Broken Arrow". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 29, 2022.
  15. ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Neil Young with Crazy Horse – Broken Arrow". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 29, 2022.
  16. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Neil Young with Crazy Horse – Broken Arrow". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 29, 2022.
  17. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Neil Young with Crazy Horse – Broken Arrow". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 29, 2022.
  18. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 29, 2022.
  19. ^ "Neil Young Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 29, 2022.
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