Single:
Old Man entered the Australian singles chart* on 17 July 1972 and peaked at #99.
Album:
The song is on Harvest which entered the Australian albums chart* on 13 March 1972 and reached #1 on 19 June.
Songwriter:
Neil Young
Producers:
Neil Young, Elliot Mazer
Record label of Australian release:
Reprise
*Kent Music Report / Australian Chart Book. See About.
Songfacts:
Young wrote Old Man about the caretaker of the ranch he bought in 1970. The song compares a young man’s life to an old man’s and shows that the old man was once like this young man.
Linda Ronstadt and James Taylor sang backing vocals on Old Man and another Harvest track, Heart of Gold.
James Taylor also played banjo guitar on this track.
Read more: www.songfacts.com/facts/neil-young/old-man
Lyrics:
Old man, look at my life
I′m a lot like you were
Old man, look at my life
I’m a lot like you were
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