Written by: Neil Young
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The Losing End (When You're On) (version 1 of 8)
Session Date:March 20, 1969
Studio:Wally Heider Recording Studios, Hollywood, CA
Produced by:David Briggs & Neil Young
Recording type:Studio
Mono/Stereo:stereo
Length:4:07
Musicians:Neil Young: vocals, guitar Danny Whitten: guitar, vocals Billy Talbot: bass Ralph Molina: drums, vocals
Available on:
Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere Neil Young Released: 1969-05-14

Side 2 Track 5

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

Disc 4 - Roxy: Tonight's The Night Live (1973) Track 47

The Losing End (When You're On) (version 2 of 8)
Session Date:March 20, 1969
Studio:Wally Heider Recording Studios, Hollywood, CA
Produced by:David Briggs & Neil Young
Recording type:Studio
Mono/Stereo:mono
Length:4:05
Musicians:Neil Young: vocals, guitar Danny Whitten: guitar, vocals Billy Talbot: bass Ralph Molina: drums, vocals
Available on:
Down By The River/The Losing End Neil Young Released: 1969-06-02

Side B

The Losing End (When You're On) (version 3 of 8)
Session Date:March 11, 1976
Studio:Nippon Budokan, Tokyo, Japan
Produced by:David Briggs & Neil Young
Recording type:Live
Mono/Stereo:stereo
Length:3:49
Musicians:Neil Young: vocal, electric guitar Frank "Poncho" Sampedro: electric guitar Billy Talbot: bass, vocal Ralph Molina: drums, vocal
Available on:
Neil Young Archives Vol. III 1976-1987 Neil Young Released: 2024-09-06

Disc 1 - Across The Water I (March 1976) Track 12

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

BR Disc 1 - Across The Water (1976) Track 244

The Losing End (When You're On) (version 4 of 8)
Session Date:November 24, 1976
Studio:Fox Theatre, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Produced by:Joel Bernstein, Cameron Crowe, David Briggs & Neil Young
Recording type:Live
Mono/Stereo:stereo
Length:3:52
Musicians:Neil Young: vocals, acoustic guitar, harmonica
Available on:
Songs For Judy Neil Young Released: 2018-11-30

Track 19

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

Disc 3 - Hitchhikin' Judy (August 1976 to February 1977) Track 15

The Losing End (When You're On) (version 5 of 8)
Session Date:November 10, 1977
Studio:Nashville Union Hall, Nashville, TN
Produced by:Neil Young & Tim Mulligan
Recording type:Studio
Mono/Stereo:mono
Length:4:03
Notes:previously unreleased version
Musicians:Neil Young: vocal, guitar, harmonica Ben Keith: pedal steel guitar Spooner Oldham: piano Tim Drummond: bass Rufus Thibodeaux: fiddle Karl T. Himmel: drums Nicolette Larson: vocals
Available on:
Neil Young Archives Vol. III 1976-1987 Neil Young Released: 2024-09-06

Disc 7 - Union Hall (November 1977) Track 7

The Losing End (When You're On) (version 6 of 8)
Session Date:February 4, 2019
Studio:Centennial Concert Hall, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Produced by:
Recording type:Live
Mono/Stereo:stereo
Length:2:36
Musicians:Neil Young: vocals, electric guitar Billy Talbot: bass, vocals Ralph Molina: drums, vocals Nils Lofgren: electric guitar, vocals
Available on:
NYA Livestream - Centennial Concert Hall, Winnipeg Neil Young & Crazy Horse Released: 2019-02-04

Track 11

The Losing End (When You're On) (version 7 of 8)
Session Date:March 24, 1976
Studio:Sportpaleis Ahoy', Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Produced by:Neil Young
Recording type:Live
Mono/Stereo:mono
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Available on:
1976-03-24 - Sportpaleis Ahoy', Rotterdam, The Netherlands Neil Young Released: 2022-03-03

Track 14

The Losing End (When You're On) (version 8 of 8)
Session Date:May 8, 1997
Studio:The Trocadero, San Francisco, California, USA
Produced by:Neil Young
Recording type:Live
Mono/Stereo:stereo
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Available on:
1997-05-08 - The Trocadero, San Francisco, California, USA Neil Young Released: 2021-08-11

Track 16

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