Hawks & Doves

Hawks & Doves is the tenth studio album by Canadian folk rock musician Neil Young, released in October 1980.

For other uses, see Hawk and dove (disambiguation).
Hawks & Doves
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Studio album by
Neil Young
ReleasedOctober 29, 1980 (1980-10-29)[1]
Recordedc.1974–1977, early 1980
GenreCountry rock, folk rock
Length29:47
LabelReprise/Warner Bros.
ProducerNeil Young, Tim Mulligan, Elliot Mazer
Neil Young chronology
Live Rust
(1979)		 Hawks & Doves
(1980)		 Re·ac·tor
(1981)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Christgau's Record GuideA−[3]
Pitchfork5.7/10[4]

Overview

Hawks & Doves's two sides were recorded in different circumstances, side one being culled from sessions dating from 1974 to 1977, and side two from sessions set in early 1980 specifically for the album. It is also one of Young's shortest albums, its running time just under half an hour.

Conception

Side one includes "Little Wing" and "The Old Homestead", which were recorded during the sessions for 1975's Homegrown. "Lost in Space" was a Comes a Time outtake and "Captain Kennedy" was recorded the night of the Hitchhiker recording in 1976.

Side two consists of the recordings intended for the album, being the straightest country and western songs Young had penned to date, even more so than those found on American Stars 'N Bars or Comes a Time.

Release

Record World said the title track has "straycat guitar leads, cranky fiddle colors and smart chorus fills."[5]

It was unavailable on compact disc until it was released as a HDCD-encoded remastered version on August 19, 2003 as part of the Neil Young Archives Digital Masterpiece Series.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Neil Young.

Side one
  1. "Little Wing" (2:10)
  2. "The Old Homestead" (7:38)
  3. "Lost in Space" (4:13)
    • Neil Young – 6 and 12 string guitar, vocal, vibes
    • Recorded at Triiad Recording Studios, Ft. Lauderdale, 9/15/1977.
  4. "Captain Kennedy" (2:50)
    • Neil Young - guitar, vocal
    • Recorded at Indigo Ranch Recording Studio, Malibu, 8/11/1976 for Hitchhiker.

Side two
  1. "Stayin' Power" (2:17)
  2. "Coastline" (2:24)
  3. "Union Man" (2:08)
  4. "Comin' Apart at Every Nail" (2:33)
  5. "Hawks & Doves" (3:27)

Charts
Chart (1980) Peak
position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)[6] 10
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[7] 50
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[8] 30
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[9] 4
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[10] 15
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[11] 22
UK Albums (OCC)[12] 34
US Billboard 200[13] 30

References
  1. "Neil Young Archives".
  2. Ruhlmann, William (1970-11-07). "Hawks & Doves - Neil Young : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 2013-05-27.
  3. "Neil Young: Hawk or Dove?". Robert Christgau. 1980-12-01. Retrieved 2015-06-01.
  4. "Neil Young: On the Beach / American Stars 'n' Bars / Hawks & Doves / Re-ac-tor | Album Reviews". Pitchfork. 2003-09-30. Retrieved 2015-06-01.
  5. "Hits of the Week" (PDF). Record World. November 1, 1980. p. 1. Retrieved 2023-02-22.
  6. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. Australian Chart Book, St Ives, N.S.W. p. 97. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  7. "Top RPM Albums: Issue 0282". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved September 21, 2020.
  8. "Dutchcharts.nl – Neil Young – Hawks & Doves" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 21, 2020.
  9. "Charts.nz – Neil Young – Hawks & Doves". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 21, 2020.
  10. "Norwegiancharts.com – Neil Young – Hawks & Doves". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 21, 2020.
  11. "Swedishcharts.com – Neil Young – Hawks & Doves". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 21, 2020.
  12. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 21, 2020.
  13. "Neil Young Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved September 21, 2020.
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