Written by: Neil Young
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That was one point where I think overdubbing worked, especially on that one song, “Goin’ Back.” “Goin’ Back” was originally done in Triad. I did all the guitars by myself and went to Nashville and put the other stuff on there—put Nicolette on there. That’s one of my favorite records. It’s funky. Not that it’s technically great, that’s for sure. The sounds are a little muddled. It’s got a great amount of feeling. It had a lot of feeling in its straight acoustic versions, too. There’s something there that’s me, that record. It tells a story—“Goin’ Back” is sorta like the debris of the sixties. There’s nowhere to stay, nowhere to go and nothin’ to do. You could go anywhere … Neil Young "Shakey" by Jimmy McDonough 2002
I made most of Comes a Time in Florida by myself, with these kids that were startin’ a recording studio—Triad. It was great. Used to come in in the afternoon and work three, four hours, go home. Did it all during the day. Acoustic guitars. Come in, lay down a basic, then I overdubbed—all me. Do overdubs on it with my acoustics, try a whole bunch of stuff. I did all kinds of things there—“Lost in Space” “Pocahontas” “Human Highway” “Goin’ Back.” Neil Young Shakey by Jimmy McDonough 2002
Goin' Back (version 1 of 3)
Session Date:c. September 1977
Studio:Triiad Recording Studios, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Session 2 Date:November 4, 1977
Studio 2:Woodland Studios, Nashville, TN
Produced by:Neil Young, Ben Keith & Tim Mulligan
Recording type:Studio
Mono/Stereo:stereo
Length:4:40
Musicians:Neil Young: guitar, 12-string guitar, vocals, vibes, stringman Nicolette Larson: harmony vocals Joe Osborn: bass Larrie Londin: drums Farrell Morris: percussion Chuck Cochran: arranger Shelly Kurland, Stephanie Woolf, Marvin Chantry, Roy Christensen, Gary Vanosdale, Carl Goroditzby, George Binkley, Steve Smith, Larry Harvin, Larry Lasson, Carol Walker, Rebecca Lynch, Virginia Ghristensen, Maryanna Harvin, George Kosmola, Martha McCrory: strings
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Comes A Time Neil Young Released: 1978-10-21

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Goin' Back (version 2 of 3)
Session Date:March 23, 1999
Studio:Wiltern Theater, Los Angeles, California, USA
Produced by:Neil Young
Recording type:Live
Mono/Stereo:stereo
Length:
Musicians:Neil Young: vocals, acoustic guitar
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1999-03-23 - Wiltern Theater, Los Angeles, California, USA Neil Young Released: 2021-10-25

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Goin' Back (version 3 of 3)
Session Date:March 20, 1999
Studio:Paramount Theatre, Oakland, California, USA
Produced by:Neil Young & Tim Mulligan
Recording type:Live
Mono/Stereo:stereo
Length:6:40
Notes:live version
Musicians:Neil Young: vocals, acoustic guitar
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NYA Outtakes and Demos Neil Young Released: 2021-01-23

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