Soldier (Neil Young song)

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"Soldier"
Song by Neil Young
from the album Journey Through the Past
Released7 November 1972
Recorded18 November 1971
Genre Rock
Length3:39
Label Reprise
Songwriter Neil Young
Producers Neil Young
L.A. Johnson

"Soldier" is a song by Neil Young from the 1972 soundtrack album, Journey Through the Past . It was the only new track included on the album, and was later released on the 1977 compilation Decade , although it was slightly edited. [1]

According to the Neil Young Archives Vol. 1 book (1945-1972), this recording is Neil solo on piano and vocal, recorded by L.A. Johnson inside a sawdust burner in a sawmill, Kings Mountain, California, on November 18, 1971. According to Neil Young's notes from the Decade 3-Record set(1977), the sounds in the background are of a roaring fire. This song is published by Silver Fiddle/BMI. [2]

References

  1. Songfacts. "Soldier by Neil Young - Songfacts". www.songfacts.com. Archived from the original on 2022-05-20. Retrieved 2025-12-20.
  2. Neil Young Archives, Vol. 1, 1945-1972