Trans (album)

Trans
Studio album by
Neil Young
ReleasedJanuary 10, 1983
RecordedSeptember 24, 1981 – May 12, 1982
StudioModern Recorders, Redwood City, California
Commercial Recorders, Honolulu, Hawaii
Genre
Length39:48 (vinyl)
44:20 (CD)
LabelGeffen
Producer
Neil Young chronology
Re·ac·tor
(1981) 		Trans
(1983) 		Everybody's Rockin'
(1983)
Singles from Trans
  1. "Little Thing Called Love" / "We R in Control"
    Released: January 1983
  2. "Mr. Soul"
    Released: March 1983
  3. "Sample and Hold" / "Computer Age"
    Released: May 1983

Trans is the thirteenth studio album by Canadian-American musician and singer-songwriter Neil Young, released on January 10, 1983. Recorded and released during his Geffen era in the 1980s, its electronic sound baffled many fans upon its initial release—a Sennheiser vocoder VSM201[6] features prominently in six of the nine tracks.

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