This Note's for You

Infobox Album |
Name = This Note's for You
Type = Album
Artist = Neil Young & The Bluenotes


Released = April 1988
Recorded = November 1987 - January 1988
Genre = Rock
Length = 39:25
Label = Reprise
Producer = Neil Young, Niko Bolas
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|3|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:19myxdabjolk]
Chronology = Neil Young
Last album = "Life"
(1987)
This album = "This Note's for You"
(1988)
Next album = "Eldorado"
(1989)

"This Note's for You" is an album originally credited to Neil Young and the Bluenotes, released in 1988. Most of the album's concept centered around the commercialism of rock and roll, and tours in particular (the title track is a social commentary on concert sponsorship). The music is marked by the use of a horn section.

The video for the title track famously included a Michael Jackson look-alike whose hair catches fire. The video parodied corporate rock, the pretensions of advertising and Michael Jackson in particular. It was initially banned by MTV (although the Canadian music channel, MuchMusic ran it immediately) before being put into heavy rotation and finally given the MTV Video Music Award for Best Video of the Year for 1989.

Since Harold Melvin, founder of the R&B group Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes, took legal action against Young over use of the "Bluenotes" name, the album is now credited as a Neil Young solo recording. The backup band Young used for this album was renamed "Ten Men Workin'" (after the album's lead-off song).

The cover of this album is reportedly a photo taken in the back lane of the 200 block of Main Street Winnipeg, which housed the Blue Note Cafe. Neil was known to play unannounced in the Blue Note Cafe while in Winnipeg.Fact|date=February 2007

"Ordinary People", an epic 18 minute outtake described as "Cortez the Killer" with horns" [cite web|url=http://www.rollingstone.com/photos/gallery/16296997/fall_music_preview_2007_bruce_spr/photo/13/large/ |title=Fall Music Preview 2007 |accessdate=2007-12-02 |publisher=rollingstone.com] , finally saw release in 2007 on Young's Chrome Dreams II.

Track listing

All songs written by Neil Young
# "Ten Men Workin'" – 6:28
# "This Note's for You" – 2:05
# "Coupe De Ville" – 4:18
# "Life in the City" – 3:13
# "Twilight" – 5:54
# "Married Man" – 2:38
# "Sunny Inside" – 2:36
# "Can't Believe Your Lyin'" – 2:58
# "Hey Hey" – 3:05
# "One Thing" – 6:02

Personnel

* Neil Young - vocals, guitar
* Chad Cromwell - drums
* Rick Rosas - bass
* Frank Sampedro - keyboards
* Steve Lawrence - lead tenor saxophone
* Ben Keith - alto saxophone
* Larry Cragg - baritone saxophone
* Claude Cailliet - trombone
* John Fumo - trumpet
* Tom Bray - trumpet

References