On August 12, 1985, “Geffen” label released “Old ways”, the fourteenth studio Neil Young album. It was recorded January 1983 – April 1985 at “House Of David”, in Nashville, “The Castle” in Franklin TN, “Pedernales Recording Studio” in Spicewood, TX , and live at “The Opry” in Austin TX, and was produced by Neil Young, David Briggs, Ben Keith, and Elliot Mazer.
Personnel:
- Neil Young: vocal, guitar, banjo, harmonica
- Waylon Jennings: vocal, guitar
- Willie Nelson: vocal, guitar
- Rufus Thibodeaux: fiddle
- Ben Keith: pedal steel guitar, dobro
- Tim Drummond: bass
- Karl Himmel: drums
- Joe Allen: upright ad electric bass
- Ralph Mooney: pedal steel guitar
- Hargus “Pig” Robbins: piano
- Gordon Terry: fiddle
- Joe Osborn: bass
- Anthony Crawford: vocal, mandolin
- Terry McMillan: harmonica, jew’s harp
- Béla Fleck: banjo
- Bobby Thompson: banjo
- David Kirby: guitar
- Grant Boatwright: guitar
- Johnny Christopher: guitar
- Ray Edenton: guitar
- Gove Scrivenor: autoharp
- Farrell Morris: percussion
- Marty Stuart: mandolin
- Carl Gorodetzky: violin
- Spooner Oldham: piano
- Larry Byrom: vocal
- Rick Palombi: vocal
- Doana Cooper: vocal
- Denise Draper: vocal
- Gail Davies: vocal
- Betsy Hammer: vocal
- Pam Rose: vocal
- Janis Oliver-Gill: vocal
- Mary Ann Kennedy: vocal
- Kristine Oliver-Arnold: vocal
- Leona Williams: vocal
- Strings:
- Carl Gorodetsky, leader
- George Binkley
- John Borg
- Roy Christensen
- Virginia Christensen
- Charles Everett
- Larry Harvin
- Mark Hembree
- Lee Larrison
- Betty McDonald
- Dennis Molchan
- Pamela Sixfin
- Mark Tanner
- David Vanderkooi
- Gary Vanosdale
- Carol Walker
- Stephanie Woolf
Track listing:
All tracks by Neil Young; except where noted.
- The Wayward Wind – Herb Newman, Stanley Lebowsky
- Get Back to the Country
- Are There Any More Real Cowboys?
- Once an Angle
- Misfits
- California Sunset
- Old Ways
- My Boy
- Bound to Glory
- Where Is the Highway Tonight
