Written by: Neil Young
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At the ranch, while rehearsing for the [1974 CSNY] tour, I wrote a new song called “Hawaiian Sunrise.” It seemed like every day I had another new song. With all the changes going on in my life, I wrote songs daily, turning the changes into something. I always looked at occasions in life as inspirations for songs. We were singing so easily. It was flowing. We were all high on weed and excited. Crosby called up Peter Fonda, and we sang “Hawaiian Sunrise” for him over the phone from my cabin living room, all four of us. It was the best we ever sang it. To this day, I’m sorry we weren’t recording it. That is one of the biggest lessons I have learned about recording music. “Get it while it’s hot.” Every song has its moment, and we let that one escape into a telephone. Neil Young Special Deluxe October 2014
Hawaiian Sunrise (version 1 of 2)
Session Date:August 29, 1974
Studio:Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Produced by:Graham Nash & Joel Bernstein
Recording type:Live
Mono/Stereo:stereo
Length:2:56
Musicians:Neil Young: lead vocals, semi-acoustic guitar Stephen Stills: acoustic bass David Crosby: vocals Graham Nash: vocals
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CSNY 1974 Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young Released: 2014-07-08

Disc 2 Track 28

Neil Young Archives Vol. II 1972-1976 Neil Young Released: 2020-11-20

Disc 6 - The Old Homestead (1974) Track 64

Hawaiian Sunrise (version 2 of 2)
Session Date:July 20, 2016
Studio:Völkerschlachtdenkmal, Leipzig, Germany
Produced by:Neil Young
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2016-07-20 - Völkerschlachtdenkmal, Leipzig, Germany Neil Young Released: 2023-04-25

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