NEIL YOUNG - COMES A TIME

COMES A TIME

NEIL YOUNG

SONGWRITER: NEIL YOUNG

COUNTRY: CANADA X U. S. A.

ALBUM: COMES A TIME

LABEL: REPRISE RECORDS

GENRE: FOLK ROCK

YEAR: 1978

 

            Neil Percival Young OC OM (born November 12, 1945) is a Canadian-American singer-songwriter, musician, and activist. After embarking on a music career in the 1960s, he moved to Los Angeles, joining Buffalo Springfield with Stephen Stills, Richie Furay and others. Since his early solo albums and those with his backing band Crazy Horse, Young has been prolific, recording a steady stream of studio and live albums.

             Young has received several Grammy and Juno Awards. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inducted him twice: in 1995 as a solo artist and in 1997 as a member of Buffalo Springfield. In 2000, Rolling Stone named Young the 34th greatest rock 'n roll artist. His guitar work, deeply personal lyrics and signature tenor singing voice define his long career. He also plays piano and harmonica on many albums, which frequently combine folk, rock, country and other musical styles. His often distorted electric guitar playing, especially with Crazy Horse, earned him the nickname "Godfather of Grunge" and led to his 1995 album Mirror Ball with Pearl Jam. More recently he has been backed by Promise of the Real. His 21 albums and singles have been certified Gold and Platinum in U.S by RIAA certification.

             Young directed (or co-directed) films using the pseudonym Bernard Shakey, including Journey Through the Past (1973), Rust Never Sleeps (1979), Human Highway (1982), Greendale (2003), and CSNY/Déjà Vu (2008). He also contributed to the soundtracks of the films Philadelphia (1993) and Dead Man (1995).

             Young has lived in California since the 1960s but retains Canadian citizenship. He was awarded the Order of Manitoba on July 14, 2006, and was made an Officer of the Order of Canada on December 30, 2009. He became a United States citizen, taking dual citizenship, on January 22, 2020

        Comes a Time is the ninth studio album by Canadian singer-songwriter Neil Young, released in October 1978. "Comes a Time" is also the title song and a single release from the album.

          The album originally started out as a solo record, but when Young played it for Reprise executives they asked him if he would consider adding rhythm tracks to what he already had. Young agreed, and the end product was Comes a Time.

Comes a time when you're drifting

Comes a time when you settle down

Comes a light, feeling's lifting

Lift that baby right up off the ground

 

Oh, this old world keeps spinning round

It's a wonder tall trees ain't laying down

There comes a time

 

You and I we were captured

We took our souls and we flew away

We were right, we were giving

That's how we kept what we gave away.

 

Oh, this old world keeps spinning round

It's a wonder tall trees ain't laying down

There comes a time.