Old Man (original studio mix)

~ Recording by Neil Young

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.6Old Man3:25Neil YoungHarvestNeil YoungAlbum
  • US1972-02-14
Reprise RecordsMS 2032
1.6Old Man3:25Neil YoungHarvestNeil YoungAlbum
Reprise RecordsREP 44 131
1.1Old Man3:17Neil YoungOld Man / The Needle and the Damage DoneNeil YoungSingle
Reprise RecordsREP 1084
1.6Old Man3:22Neil YoungHarvestNeil YoungAlbum
Nautilus Recordings (US-based vinyl audiophile label)NR 44
1.6Old Man3:25Neil YoungHarvestNeil YoungAlbum
Reprise Records2277-2
1.6Old Man3:25Neil YoungHarvestNeil YoungAlbum
  • US1987-07-07
Reprise Records2277-2
2.3Old Man3:22Neil YoungDecade (fatbox)Neil YoungAlbum + Compilation
Reprise Records2257-2, 264 037
1.6Old Man3:28Neil YoungHarvestNeil YoungAlbum
Reprise Records9 48100-9
1.6Old Man3:25Neil YoungHarvestNeil YoungAlbum
  • US2009-07-14
Reprise Records517937-2
4.6Old Man3:25Neil YoungOfficial Release Series Discs 1–4Neil YoungAlbum + Compilation
  • US2009-11-24
Reprise Records519172-2
2.8Old Man3:21Neil YoungDecadeNeil YoungAlbum + Compilation
  • US2017-04-22
Reprise Records558030-1
2.3Old Man3:22Neil YoungDecadeNeil YoungAlbum + Compilation
  • US2017-06-23
Reprise Records558030-2
1.6Old Man3:24Neil YoungHarvest (50th Anniversary Edition)Neil YoungAlbum
  • XW2022-12-02
Reprise Records093624881698
2.3Old Man3:22Neil YoungDecadeNeil YoungAlbum + CompilationReprise Records, BMG Direct Marketing, Inc. (BMG company that owned their direct marketing company/club editions)2257-2, D 208953

Relationships

recording engineer:Elliot Mazer (on 1971-02-06)
producer:Elliot Mazer
Neil Young (Canadian singer, songwriter & musician)
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:Neil Young (Canadian singer, songwriter & musician) (on 1971-02-06)
banjo:James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist) (on 1971-02-06)
bass:Tim Drummond (on 1971-02-06)
drums (drum set):Kenny Buttrey (on 1971-02-06)
pedal steel guitar:Ben Keith (on 1971-02-06)
piano:Andy McMahon (on 1971-02-06)
guest background vocals:Linda Ronstadt (on 1971-02-06)
James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist) (on 1971-02-06)
guest performer:The Stray Gators
phonographic copyright (℗) by:Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1972)
Reprise Records (in 2022)
recorded at:Quadrafonic Sound Studio in Nashville (on 1971-02-06)
recording of:Old Man (on 1971-02-06)

Old Man

lyricist and composer:Neil Young (Canadian singer, songwriter & musician)
publisher:Broken Fiddle Music (music publisher associated with Neil Young) (in 1971)
later parody versions:The Hunter Biden Song (Old Man)