"Down by the River" | ||||
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Single by Neil Young and Crazy Horse | ||||
from the album Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere | ||||
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Released | May 14, 1969 | |||
Recorded | January 17, 1969 | |||
Studio | Wally Heider Recording Studios, Hollywood | |||
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Length | 9:13 (Album version) 3:35 (Single version) | |||
Label | Reprise | |||
Songwriter(s) | Neil Young | |||
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Neil Young and Crazy Horse singles chronology | ||||
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"Down by the River" is a song composed by Neil Young. It was first released on his 1969 album with Crazy Horse, Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere. Young explained the context of the story in the liner notes of his 1977 anthology album Decade, stating that he wrote "Down by the River," "Cinnamon Girl" and "Cowgirl in the Sand" while delirious in bed in Topanga Canyon with a 103 °F (39 °C) fever.[3][4][5]
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