Sleeps with Angels

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Sleeps with Angels
Neil Young & Crazy Horse-Sleeps With Angels (album cover).jpg
Studio album by
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
ReleasedAugust 16, 1994
RecordedNovember 8, 1993 – April 25, 1994
StudioThe Complex Studios, West Los Angeles, California
Genre Rock
Length62:06
Label
Producer
Neil Young chronology
Unplugged
(1993)		Sleeps with Angels
(1994)		 Mirror Ball
(1995)
Crazy Horse chronology
Arc
(1991)		Sleeps with Angels
(1994)		 Broken Arrow
(1996)
No.TitleLength
1."My Heart"2:44
2."Prime of Life"4:02
3."Driveby"4:43
4."Sleeps with Angels"2:44
5."Western Hero"4:00
6."Change Your Mind"14:39
7."Blue Eden"6:22
8."Safeway Cart"6:29
9."Train of Love"3:57
10."Trans Am"4:07
11."Piece of Crap"3:15
12."A Dream That Can Last"5:27
Total length:62:06

Personnel

Crazy Horse
Recording personnel

Charts

Album

Chart (1994)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [18] 23
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [19] 12
Canada Top Albums/CDs ( RPM ) [20] 7
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [21] 10
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista) [22] 2
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [23] 11
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [24] 17
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista) [25] 4
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [26] 2
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [27] 13
UK Albums (OCC) [28] 2
US Billboard 200 [29] 9

Singles

YearSingleChartPosition
1994"Change Your Mind"US Mainstream Rock Tracks [30] 18
1994"Piece Of Crap" UK Singles (OCC) [31] 91

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [32] Gold100,000^
United States (RIAA) [33] Gold500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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