Down by the River (Neil Young song)

"Down by the River" is a song composed by Neil Young. It was first released on his 1969 album with Crazy Horse, Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere. Young explained the context of the story in the liner notes of his 1977 anthology album Decade, stating that he wrote "Down by the River," "Cinnamon Girl" and "Cowgirl in the Sand" while delirious in bed in Topanga Canyon with a 103 °F (39 °C) fever.

"Down by the River"
Single by Neil Young and Crazy Horse
from the album Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere
B-side
ReleasedMay 14, 1969
RecordedJanuary 17, 1969
Genre
Length9:13 (Album version)
3:35 (Single version)
LabelReprise
Songwriter(s)Neil Young
Producer(s)Neil Young
David Briggs
Neil Young and Crazy Horse singles chronology
"The Loner"
(1969)
"Down by the River"
(1969)
"Cinnamon Girl"
(1970)
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