On June 20, 1975, “Reprise” label released “Tonight’s the Night”, the sixth Neil Young studio album. It was recorded March 1970, December 1972, August–September 1973, at “Studio Instrument Rentals” in Hollywood, “Fillmore East” in New York City, “Broken Arrow Ranch”, and was produced by David Briggs , Neil Young, Tim Mulligan and Elliot Mazer. In 2003, “Rolling Stone” label ranked “Tonight’s the Night” at number 331on its list of the “500 Greatest Albums of All Time”.
Personnel:
- Neil Young— vocals, guitar, piano, harmonica, vibes
- George Whitsell — vocal
- Ben Keith— pedal steel guitar, vocal, slide guitar
- Nils Lofgren— piano, vocal, guitar
- Danny Whitten— vocal, electric guitar
- Jack Nitzsche— electric piano, piano
- Billy Talbot— bass
- Tim Drummond— bass
- Ralph Molina— drums, vocal
- Kenny Buttrey— drums
Track listing:
All tracks by Neil Young, except where noted.
- Tonight’s the Night
- Speakin’ Out
- World on a String
- Borrowed Tune
- Come on Baby Let’s Go Downtown – Neil Young, Danny Whitten
- Mellow My Mind
- Roll Another Number
- Albuquerque
- New Mama
- Lookout Joe
- Tired Eyes
- Tonight’s the Night
