Notes
I'd broken up with Joni and Neil came to me and said he'd written a song for me, because he knew exactly how I felt. Joni is one of those people who can't make a good relationship last. When we were doing alright, she quit. Graham Nash Muziekkrant Oor/Constant Meijers September 27, 1974
Only Love Can Break Your Heart (version 1 of 17)
Session Date:c. April-May 1970
Studio:Home studio, Topanga, CA
Produced by:Neil Young & David Briggs
Recording type:Studio
Mono/Stereo:stereo
Length:3:09
Musicians:Neil Young: vocals, acoustic guitar Danny Whitten: vocals Nils Lofgren: piano, vocals Greg Reeves: bass Ralph Molina: drums, vocals
Available on:
After The Gold Rush Neil Young Released: 1970-09-19

Side 1 Track 3

Greatest Hits Neil Young Released: 2004-11-16

Track 6

Neil Young Archives Vol. I 1963-1972 Neil Young Released: 2009-06-02

Disc 06 - Topanga 3 (1970) Track 3

After The Gold Rush 50th Anniversary Edition Neil Young Released: 2020-12-11

Track 3

Only Love Can Break Your Heart (version 2 of 17)
Session Date:c. April-May 1970
Studio:Home studio, Topanga, CA
Produced by:Neil Young & David Briggs
Recording type:Studio
Mono/Stereo:mono
Length:3:13
Musicians:Neil Young: vocals, acoustic guitar Danny Whitten: vocals Nils Lofgren: piano, vocals Greg Reeves: bass Ralph Molina: drums, vocals
Available on:
Only Love Can Break Your Heart/Birds - mono, alt Birds Neil Young Released: 1970-10-19

Side A

Cinnamon Girl/Only Love Can Break Your Heart Neil Young Released: 1971-01-01

Side B

Only Love Can Break Your Heart (version 3 of 17)
Session Date:c. April-May 1970
Studio:Home studio, Topanga, CA
Produced by:Neil Young & David Briggs
Recording type:Studio
Mono/Stereo:stereo
Length:3:13
Musicians:Neil Young: vocals, acoustic guitar Danny Whitten: vocals Nils Lofgren: piano, vocals Greg Reeves: bass Ralph Molina: drums, vocals
Available on:
Only Love Can Break Your Heart/Birds - stereo, alt Birds Neil Young Released: 1970-10-19

Side A

Only Love Can Break Your Heart (version 4 of 17)
Session Date:c. April-May 1970
Studio:Home studio, Topanga, CA
Produced by:Neil Young & David Briggs
Recording type:Studio
Mono/Stereo:mono
Length:3:13
Musicians:Neil Young: vocals, acoustic guitar Danny Whitten: vocals Nils Lofgren: piano, vocals Greg Reeves: bass Ralph Molina: drums, vocals
Available on:
Only Love Can Break Your Heart/Birds Neil Young Released: 1970-11-02

Side A

Only Love Can Break Your Heart (version 5 of 17)
Session Date:c. June 1970
Studio:Fillmore East, New York City, New York, USA
Produced by:
Recording type:Live
Mono/Stereo:
Length:3:06
Notes:film clip
Musicians:
Available on:
Neil Young Archives Vol. I 1963-1972 Neil Young Released: 2009-06-02

Disc 06 - Topanga 3 (1970) Track (info card track)

Only Love Can Break Your Heart (version 6 of 17)
Session Date:June 5, 1970
Studio:Fillmore East, New York City, New York, USA
Produced by:Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
Recording type:Studio
Mono/Stereo:stereo
Length:4:15
Musicians:Neil Young: guitar, vocals Stephen Stills: double bass David Crosby: vocals Graham Nash: vocals
Available on:
Neil Young Archives Vol. I 1963-1972 Neil Young Released: 2009-06-02

Disc 06 - Topanga 3 (1970) Track 11

Only Love Can Break Your Heart (version 7 of 17)
Session Date:November 30, 1970
Studio:The Cellar Door, Washington, D.C., USA
Produced by:Neil Young & Henry Lewy
Recording type:Live
Mono/Stereo:stereo
Length:3:13
Musicians:Neil Young: vocals, acoustic guitar
Available on:
Live At The Cellar Door Neil Young Released: 2013-12-10

Track 2

Only Love Can Break Your Heart (version 8 of 17)
Session Date:August 20, 1974
Studio:Capital Centre, Landover, Maryland, USA
Produced by:Graham Nash & Joel Bernstein
Recording type:Live
Mono/Stereo:stereo
Length:3:28
Musicians:Neil Young: lead vocals, acoustic guitar Stephen Stills: vocals, piano David Crosby: vocals Graham Nash: vocals Tim Drummond: bass Russ Kunkel: drums
Available on:
CSNY 1974 Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young Released: 2014-07-08

Disc 2 Track 14

CSNY 1974 Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young Released: 2014-07-08

DVD/BD Track 1

Only Love Can Break Your Heart (version 9 of 17)
Session Date:March 11, 1976
Studio:Nippon Budokan, Tokyo, Japan
Produced by:David Briggs & Neil Young
Recording type:Live
Mono/Stereo:stereo
Length:3:04
Musicians:Neil Young: vocal, acoustic guitar
Available on:
Neil Young Archives Vol. III 1976-1987 Neil Young Released: 2024-09-06

Disc 1 - Across The Water I (March 1976) Track 4

Neil Young Archives Vol. III 1976-1987 Neil Young Released: 2024-09-06

BR Disc 1 - Across The Water (1976) Track 236

Only Love Can Break Your Heart (version 10 of 17)
Session Date:May 1, 2018
Studio:Warnors Theater, Fresno, California, USA
Produced by:
Recording type:Live
Mono/Stereo:stereo
Length:4:10
Musicians:Neil Young: vocals, acoustic guitar Billy Talbot: bass, vocals Ralph Molina: drums, vocals Nils Lofgren: piano, vocals
Available on:
NYA Livestream - Fresno - NYCH Neil Young Released: 2018-05-01

Track 9

Only Love Can Break Your Heart (version 11 of 17)
Session Date:July 3, 2018
Studio:Fox Theatre, Detroit, Michigan, USA
Produced by:
Recording type:Live
Mono/Stereo:stereo
Length:3:06
Musicians:Neil Young: vocals, acoustic guitar
Available on:
NYA Livestream - Live At The Fox - Solo Neil Young Released: 2018-07-03

Track 3

Only Love Can Break Your Heart (version 12 of 17)
Session Date:July 3, 2001
Studio:Globen, Stockholm, Sweden
Produced by:Neil Young
Recording type:Live
Mono/Stereo:stereo
Length:
Musicians:
Available on:
2001-07-03 - Globen, Stockholm, Sweden Neil Young Released: 2020-11-16

Track 11

Only Love Can Break Your Heart (version 13 of 17)
Session Date:December 4, 1970
Studio:Carnegie Hall, New York City, New York, USA
Produced by:Neil Young & Niko Bolas: "The Volume Dealers"
Recording type:Live
Mono/Stereo:stereo
Length:3:04
Musicians:Neil Young: vocals, acoustic guitar
Available on:
Carnegie Hall 1970 Neil Young Released: 2021-10-01

Track 13

1970-12-04 - Carnegie Hall, New York City, New York, USA Neil Young Released: 2023-08-28

Track 13

Only Love Can Break Your Heart (version 14 of 17)
Session Date:July 11, 1993
Studio:Finsbury Park, London, England
Produced by:Neil Young
Recording type:Live
Mono/Stereo:stereo
Length:
Musicians:
Available on:
1993-07-11 - Finsbury Park, London, England Neil Young Released: 2022-01-05

Track 10

Only Love Can Break Your Heart (version 15 of 17)
Session Date:June 30, 2018
Studio:Auditorium Theatre, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Produced by:Neil Young
Recording type:Live
Mono/Stereo:stereo
Length:
Musicians:
Available on:
2018-06-30 - Auditorium Theatre, Chicago, Illinois, USA Neil Young Released: 2022-07-25

Track 4

Only Love Can Break Your Heart (version 16 of 17)
Session Date:July 24, 2001
Studio:Sportpaleis Ahoy', Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Produced by:Neil Young
Recording type:Live
Mono/Stereo:
Length:
Musicians:
Available on:
2001-07-24 - Sportpaleis Ahoy', Rotterdam, The Netherlands Neil Young Released: 2023-03-23

Track 11

Only Love Can Break Your Heart (version 17 of 17)
Session Date:May 1, 2018
Studio:Warnors Theatre, Fresno, California, USA
Produced by:Neil Young
Recording type:Live
Mono/Stereo:
Length:
Musicians:
Available on:
2018-05-01 - Warnors Theatre, Fresno, California, USA Neil Young Released: 2022-12-03

Track 9

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