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The Visitor (Neil Young and Promise of the Real album)

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The Visitor is the 38th studio album by Canadian / American singer-songwriter Neil Young and his second studio album with American rock group Promise of the Real. The album was released on December 1, 2017, on Reprise Records. The album was preceded by the singles "Children of Destiny", which was released on July 4, 2017, and "Already Great", which was released on November 3, 2017 and is in response to President Donald Trump's campaign slogan of Make America Great Again.[2][3]

The Visitor
Studio album by
Neil Young and Promise of the Real
ReleasedDecember 1, 2017 (2017-12-01)
Recorded
  • November 4–7, 2016
  • June 9, 2017
  • August 5–7, 2017
Studio
GenreRock
Length51:11
LabelReprise
ProducerJohn Hanlon, Neil Young
Neil Young chronology
Hitchhiker
(2017) 		The Visitor
(2017) 		Paradox
(2018)
Promise of the Real chronology
Something Real
(2016) 		The Visitor
(2017) 		Paradox
(2018)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Pitchfork6.7/10[1]

Track listing edit

All tracks composed by Neil Young.

No.TitleLength
1."Already Great"5:47
2."Fly by Night Deal"2:37
3."Almost Always"4:50
4."Stand Tall"5:13
5."Change of Heart"5:54
6."Carnival"8:21
7."Diggin' a Hole"2:33
8."Children of Destiny"3:24
9."When Bad Got Good"2:00
10."Forever"10:32

Critical reception edit

The Visitor has a 68/100 average on Metacritic.[4]

Personnel edit

  • Neil Young – vocals, guitar, piano; harmonica on "Fly By Night Deal", harmonica on "Almost Always", whistle on "Change of Heart", piano on "Diggin' a Hole"
  • Anthony LoGerfo – drums
  • Corey McCormick – bass guitar, vocals
  • Tato Melgar – percussion
  • Lukas Nelson – guitar, vocals; glockenspiel, mandolin, organ on "Change of Heart"
  • Micah Nelson – guitar, vocals; piano on "Already Great", organ on "Carnival"

Charts edit

Chart (2017–18) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[5] 85
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[6] 32
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[7] 29
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[8] 87
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[9] 43
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[10] 39
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[11] 47
French Albums (SNEP)[12] 94
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[13] 25
Irish Albums (IRMA)[14] 45
New Zealand Heatseeker Albums (RMNZ)[15] 5
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[16] 36
Scottish Albums (OCC)[17] 36
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[18] 52
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[19] 32
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[20] 40
UK Albums (OCC)[21] 65
US Billboard 200[22] 167

References edit

  1. ^ Sodomsky, Sam (December 5, 2017). "Neil Young / Promise of the Real: The Visitor". Pitchfork. Retrieved October 29, 2019.
  2. ^ "Neil Young, Promise of the Real Announce New Album 'The Visitor'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved November 30, 2017.
  3. ^ "First Listen: Neil Young & Promise Of The Real, 'The Visitor'". Npr.org. Retrieved November 30, 2017.
  4. ^ The Visitor by Neil Young, retrieved September 4, 2019
  5. ^ "ARIA Chart Watch #450". auspOp. December 9, 2017. Retrieved December 9, 2017.
  6. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Neil Young %2B Promise of the Real – The Visitor" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved January 18, 2018.
  7. ^ "Ultratop.be – Neil Young %2B Promise of the Real – The Visitor" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved December 9, 2017.
  8. ^ "Ultratop.be – Neil Young %2B Promise of the Real – The Visitor" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved December 9, 2017.
  9. ^ "Neil Young Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 12, 2017.
  10. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Neil Young %2B Promise of the Real – The Visitor" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved December 9, 2017.
  11. ^ "Neil Young %2B Promise of the Real: The Visitor" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved December 11, 2017.
  12. ^ "Lescharts.com – Neil Young %2B Promise of the Real – The Visitor". Hung Medien. Retrieved December 30, 2017.
  13. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Neil Young + Promise of the Real – The Visitor" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved January 15, 2018.
  14. ^ "Irish-charts.com – Discography Neil Young". Hung Medien. Retrieved December 9, 2017.
  15. ^ "NZ Heatseeker Albums Chart". Recorded Music NZ. December 11, 2017. Retrieved December 8, 2017.
  16. ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Neil Young %2B Promise of the Real – The Visitor". Hung Medien. Retrieved December 12, 2017.
  17. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved December 9, 2017.
  18. ^ "Spanishcharts.com – Neil Young %2B Promise of the Real – The Visitor". Hung Medien. Retrieved December 14, 2017.
  19. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Neil Young %2B Promise of the Real – The Visitor". Hung Medien. Retrieved December 9, 2017.
  20. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Neil Young %2B Promise of the Real – The Visitor". Hung Medien. Retrieved December 13, 2017.
  21. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved December 9, 2017.
  22. ^ "Neil Young Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved December 12, 2017.
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