| Live Rust | ||||
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| Released | November 14, 1979 (1979-11-14)[1] | |||
| Recorded | October 1978 | |||
| Venue | Cow Palace, Daly City Boston Garden, Boston Civic Center, St. Paul Chicago Stadium, Chicago McNichols Arena, Denver | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 71:47 | |||
| Label | Reprise | |||
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| Singles from Live Rust | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
| Christgau's Record Guide | A−[3] |
Live Rust is a live album by Neil Young and Crazy Horse, recorded during their fall 1978 Rust Never Sleeps tour.
Live Rust is composed of performances recorded at several venues, including the Cow Palace near San Francisco. Young also directed a companion film, Rust Never Sleeps, under a pseudonym "Bernard Shakey", which consisted of footage from the Cow Palace.
The CD version of the album was slightly edited to fit on a single compact disc, which were limited to 74 minutes at the time this album was first issued on CD. In 2014, a remastered, high-resolution download was made available on the Pono store, restoring the album to its original length.[4]
Between tracks 2 and 3 on side 2 there is a stage announcement calling for people to get off of a tower and comments on an ongoing rainstorm. This is actually taken from Woodstock, almost a decade prior where Young performed as a member of Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young.
Adapted from original LP labels. All tracks written by Neil Young, except "My My, Hey Hey (Out of the Blue)" and "Hey Hey, My My (Into the Black)" by Neil Young and Jeff Blackburn.[5]
Crazy Horse appears on all tracks, except side one and "The Needle and the Damage Done".
| No. | Title | Recording date/venue | Length |
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| 1. | "Sugar Mountain" | 10/22/1978 at Cow Palace, Daly City, CA | 4:53 |
| 2. | "I Am a Child" | 10/22/1978 at Cow Palace, Daly City, CA | 2:53 |
| 3. | "Comes a Time" | 10/22/1978 at Cow Palace, Daly City, CA | 3:05 |
| 4. | "After the Gold Rush" | 10/4/1978 at Boston Garden, Boston, MA | 3:38 |
| 5. | "My My, Hey Hey (Out of the Blue)" | 10/22/1978 at Cow Palace, Daly City, CA | 3:49 |
| No. | Title | Recording date/venue | Length |
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| 1. | "When You Dance I Can Really Love" | 10/22/1978 at Cow Palace, Daly City, CA | 3:39 |
| 2. | "The Loner" | 10/14/1978 at Chicago Stadium, Chicago, IL | 4:51 |
| 3. | "The Needle and the Damage Done" | 10/15/1978 at St. Paul Civic Center, St. Paul, MN | 2:12 |
| 4. | "Lotta Love" | 10/15/1978 at St. Paul Civic Center, St. Paul, MN | 2:51 |
| 5. | "Sedan Delivery" | 10/22/1978 at Cow Palace, Daly City, CA | 4:46 |
| No. | Title | Recording date/venue | Length |
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| 1. | "Powderfinger" | 10/22/1978 at Cow Palace, Daly City, CA | 5:29 |
| 2. | "Cortez the Killer" | 10/15/1978 at St. Paul Civic Center, St. Paul, MN | 7:25 |
| 3. | "Cinnamon Girl" | 10/19/1978 at McNichols Arena, Denver, CO | 3:08 |
| No. | Title | Recording date/venue | Length |
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| 1. | "Like a Hurricane" | 10/14/1978 at Chicago Stadium, Chicago, IL | 7:10 |
| 2. | "Hey Hey, My My (Into the Black)" | 10/22/1978 at Cow Palace, Daly City, CA | 4:59 |
| 3. | "Tonight's the Night" | 10/15/1978 at St. Paul Civic Center, St. Paul, MN | 6:59 |
| Total length: | 71:47 | ||
A film, Rust Never Sleeps, was released on August 15, 1979, in the US, featuring the October 22, 1978, concert performance at the Cow Palace.
Track listing:
Additional roles
Album
| Chart (1979–80) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[6] | 1 |
| Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[7] | 27 |
| UK Albums (OCC)[8] | 55 |
| USBillboard 200[9] | 15 |
| Canadian Album (RPM)[10] | 27 |
| Australian Albums (ARIA)[11] | 21 |
| Finnish Albums (IFPI)[12] | 18 |
| USCashbox Albums[13] | 15 |
| USRecord World Albums[14] | 18 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Chart | Peak Position |
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| 1979 | "Hey Hey, My My (Into the Black)" | USBillboard Hot 100[15] | 79 |
Year End Chart
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1980 | Billboard Year End Chart[16] | 85 |
| Cashbox Year End Chart[17] | 72 | |
| New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[18] | 5 |
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| United Kingdom (BPI)[19] | Gold | 100,000^ |
| United States (RIAA)[20] | Platinum | 1,000,000^ |
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