Landing on Water

Landing on Water
Studio album by Neil Young
Released	July 28, 1986
Recorded	August 1983 - March 1986 at Broken Arrow Ranch, Woodside, California and Record One, Los Angeles
Genre	Rock, New Wave
Length	40:04
Label	Geffen
Producer	Danny Kortchmar, Neil Young
Neil Young chronology
Old Ways (1985) Landing on Water (1986) Life (1987)

Landing on Water is the fifteenth studio album by Canadian musician Neil Young. The album was released on July 28, 1986, by Geffen Records. Several of the songs on the album were resurrected from Neil Young and Crazy Horse's failed 1984 sessions - a set of sessions where, according to longtime producer David Briggs, the musicians "played like monkeys".

Landing on Water came after Young settled out of court with Geffen Records. Geffen sued Young for $3.3 million, on the grounds that Young's mid-'80s records were non-commercial and musically uncharacteristic. Later, David Geffen would personally apologize to Young for the lawsuit and interfering with his work.

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Robert Christgau	C+[2]
Rolling Stone	(favorable)[3]

Track listing

All tracks written by Neil Young.

Side one
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Weight of the World"	3:40
2.	"Violent Side"	4:22
3.	"Hippie Dream"	4:11
4.	"Bad News Beat"	3:18
5.	"Touch the Night"	4:30

Side two
No.	Title	Length
6.	"People on the Street"	4:33
7.	"Hard Luck Stories"	4:06
8.	"I Got a Problem"	3:16
9.	"Pressure"	2:46
10.	"Drifter"	5:05

Personnel

• Neil Young – Harmonica, Lead guitar, Producer, Synthesizer, Vocals
• Steve Jordan – Drums, Synthesizer, Vocals
• Danny Kortchmar – Guitar, Producer, Synthesizer, Vocals
• San Francisco Boys Chorus – Vocals on tracks "Violent Side" and "Touch the Night"
• Niko Bolas – Engineer, Mixing
• Richard Bosworth – Engineer
• Julie Last – Engineer
• Laura LiPuma – Design
• Louis Magor – Choir Director, Director
• Tim Mulligan – Engineer
• Doug Sax – Mastering, Original mastering
• Duane Seykora – Engineer
• Bernard Shakey - Art Director

Charts

Album

Country	Peak Position	Weeks
Canada	40
US	46
UK	52	2
Sweden	15	8

Chart	Peak Position
The Billboard 200	58

Singles

Single	Chart	Peak Position
Touch The Night	Billboard - Mainstream Rock	8
Weight Of The World	Billboard - Mainstream Rock	33

References

1. William Ruhlmann. "Landing on Water - Neil Young | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 2015-06-02.
2. "CG: neil young". Robert Christgau. Retrieved 2015-06-02.
3. Farber, Jim (1986-09-25). "Neil Young Landing On Water Album Review". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2015-06-02.