Young Shakespeare is a live album and concert film from Canadian-American folk rock musician Neil Young recorded in 1971, and released on March 26, 2021.[3] Recorded three days after Live at Massey Hall 1971, during the Journey Through the Past Solo Tour.

Young Shakespeare
A blurry photo of Young onstage, bathed in red light
Live album by
ReleasedMarch 26, 2021 (2021-03-26)
RecordedJanuary 22, 1971
VenueShakespeare Theatre, Stratford, Connecticut, United States
GenreFolk rock
Length50:26
Label
Producer
Neil Young chronology
Way Down in the Rust Bucket
(2021)
Young Shakespeare
(2021)
Barn
(2021)
Archives Performance Series chronology
PS03:
Live at Massey Hall 1971

(2007)
PS03.5:
Young Shakespeare

(2021)
PS04:
Tuscaloosa

(2019)
Singles from Young Shakespeare
  1. "Tell Me Why"
    Released: February 12, 2021
  2. "Down by the River"
    Released: March 12, 2021[2]

Track listing

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All songs written by Neil Young.

  1. "Tell Me Why" – 2:36
  2. "Old Man" – 4:08
  3. "The Needle and the Damage Done" – 3:47
  4. "Ohio" – 3:02
  5. "Dance Dance Dance" – 2:26
  6. "Cowgirl in the Sand" – 4:21
  7. "A Man Needs a Maid/ Heart of Gold" – 6:55
  8. "Journey Through the Past" – 3:34
  9. "Don't Let It Bring You Down" – 2:56
  10. "Helpless" – 3:49
  11. "Down by the River" – 4:12
  12. "Sugar Mountain" – 8:40

Personnel

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Additional roles

Charts

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Chart performance for Young Shakespeare
Chart (2021) Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[4] 20
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[5] 10
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[6] 32
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[7] 22
French Albums (SNEP)[8] 72
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[9] 12
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[10] 5
Irish Albums (IRMA)[11] 61
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[12] 59
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[13] 34
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[14] 28
UK Albums (OCC)[15] 29
US Billboard 200[16] 95
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[17] 14
US Folk Albums (Billboard)[18] 3
US Vinyl Albums (Billboard)[19] 3
US Top Tastemaker Albums (Billboard)[20] 2

References

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  1. ^ "Neil Young Archives". neilyoungarchives.com.
  2. ^ "Neil Young - Down by the River - Live (Official Music Video)" – via YouTube.
  3. ^ Greene, Andy (February 28, 2020). "Neil Young Plots After the Gold Rush 50 Release, 1971 Concert Film". Rolling Stone. Retrieved September 20, 2020.
  4. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Neil Young – Young Shakespeare" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved April 10, 2021.
  5. ^ "Ultratop.be – Neil Young – Young Shakespeare" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved April 2, 2021.
  6. ^ "Ultratop.be – Neil Young – Young Shakespeare" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved April 2, 2021.
  7. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Neil Young – Young Shakespeare" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved April 2, 2021.
  8. ^ "Lescharts.com – Neil Young – Young Shakespeare". Hung Medien. Retrieved April 10, 2021.
  9. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Neil Young – Young Shakespeare" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved April 1, 2021.
  10. ^ "Album Top 40 slágerlista – 2021. 14. hét" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Retrieved April 16, 2021.
  11. ^ "Irish Albums Chart: 2 April 2021". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved April 3, 2021.
  12. ^ "Spanishcharts.com – Neil Young – Young Shakespeare". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 1, 2024.
  13. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Neil Young – Young Shakespeare". Hung Medien. Retrieved April 10, 2021.
  14. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Neil Young – Young Shakespeare". Hung Medien. Retrieved April 4, 2021.
  15. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 2, 2021.
  16. ^ "Neil Young Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved April 6, 2021.
  17. ^ "Neil Young Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 6, 2021.
  18. ^ "Neil Young Chart History (Top Americana/Folk Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 13, 2024.
  19. ^ "Neil Young Chart History (Vinyl Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 13, 2024.
  20. ^ "Neil Young Chart History (Top Tastemaker Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 22, 2024.
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