Colorado (Neil Young album)
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Studio album by Neil Young and Crazy Horse | |||||
Released | October 25, 2019 | ||||
Recorded | 2019 | ||||
Studio | Studio in the Clouds, Rocky Mountains, Colorado | ||||
Genre | Rock | ||||
Length | 50:21 | ||||
Label | Reprise | ||||
Producer | John Hanlon, Neil Young | ||||
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Colorado is the 39th studio album by Canadian-American singer-songwriter Neil Young (and his first studio album with Crazy Horse since 2012), released on October 25, 2019, by Reprise Records.[1] The album was preceded by the singles "Milky Way" (released on August 30, 2019) and "Rainbow of Colors" (released on September 12, 2019) and is dedicated to Elliot Roberts, Young's manager since 1967, who died aged 76 on June 21, 2019.[2]It was also the first album to feature Nils Lofgren as a member of Crazy Horse since 1971.
Critical reception
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Aggregate scores | |
Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 79/100[3] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
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Clash | 8/10[5] |
Exclaim! | 9/10[6] |
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Pitchfork | 7.4/10[10] |
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Colorado received generally positive reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from critics, the album received an average score of 79, which indicates "generally favorable reviews", based on 19 reviews.[3]
Track listing
All tracks composed by Neil Young.
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Think of Me" | 3:02 |
2. | "She Showed Me Love" | 13:36 |
3. | "Olden Days" | 4:04 |
4. | "Help Me Lose My Mind" | 4:14 |
5. | "Green Is Blue" | 3:48 |
6. | "Shut It Down" | 3:43 |
7. | "Milky Way" | 5:59 |
8. | "Eternity" | 2:43 |
9. | "Rainbow of Colors" | 3:35 |
10. | "I Do" | 5:37 |
Total length:
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50:21 |
B-sides
Song | Single |
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"Truth Kills" | "Rainbow of Colors" (live)[13] |
Personnel
- Neil Young – lead vocals, guitar, acoustic piano, vibes, harmonica, glass harmonica
- Nils Lofgren – guitar, piano, pump organ, taps, vocals
- Billy Talbot – bass, vocals
- Ralph Molina – drums, vocals
Charts
Chart (2019) | Peak position |
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Australian Digital Albums (ARIA)[14] | 19 |
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[15] | 10 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[16] | 17 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[17] | 25 |
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[18] | 83 |
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[19] | 21 |
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[20] | 14 |
French Albums (SNEP)[21] | 36 |
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[22] | 6 |
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[23] | 3 |
Irish Albums (IRMA)[24] | 23 |
Italian Albums (FIMI)[25] | 36 |
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[26] | 40 |
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[27] | 5 |
Portuguese Albums (AFP)[28] | 28 |
Scottish Albums (OCC)[29] | 7 |
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[30] | 15 |
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[31] | 13 |
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[32] | 9 |
UK Albums (OCC)[33] | 17 |
US Billboard 200[34] | 46 |
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