Fork in the Road
Fork in the Road is the 29th studio album by Canadian / American musician Neil Young, released April 7, 2009, on Reprise Records. The album was released on vinyl on July 26, 2009. The album was inspired by Young's Lincoln Continental that had been retooled to run entirely on alternative energy, and Young's background with the Lincvolt project he has been working on alongside mechanic Jonathan Goodwin. The project has been to develop a viable electric energy power system for automobiles. Young's own 1959 Lincoln Continental will serve as their completed prototype. A documentary produced by Larry Johnson followed the electric car in its first long-distance trip to Washington, DC. In November 2010, the car started a fire that caused over a million dollars of damage to a warehouse and possessions of Young stored there. Young blamed the fire on human error and said he and his team were committed to rebuilding the car. "The wall charging system was not completely tested and had never been left unattended. A mistake was made. It was not the fault of the car", he said. Young's vocal performance on "Fork in the Road" was nominated for Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance at the 52nd Grammy Awards, 2010. Track listing All songs written and composed by Neil Young Personnel Produced by "The Volume Dealers" (Neil Young and Niko Bolas) Recorded and mixed by Niko Bolas Neil Young – electric and acoustic guitar, vocals Ben Keith – lap steel guitar, electric guitar, Hammond B-3 organ, vocals Anthony Crawford – electric and acoustic guitar, piano, Hammond B-3 organ, vocals Pegi Young – vibes, acoustic guitar, vocals Rick Rosas – bass Chad Cromwell – drums Larry Cragg – guitar technician Don McAulay – drum technician Craig Roberts – guitar technician Recorded at: Legacy Studios, New York City RAK Studios, London England Mixed at: Blackbird Studios Nashville, TN Legacy Studios, New York City RAK Studios, London England Second engineers: Missy Webb - Legacy Studios, Rich Woodcraft - RAK Studios Assistant engineers: Kevin Porter, Heidi Martin - Legacy Studios John Netti, Nathan Yarborough - Blackbird Studios Production Assistant: Anthony Acquilato - Legacy Studios Digital editing by Richard Dodd Analog to digital transfers by John Nowland at Redwood Digital, John Netti at Blackbird Studios Mastered by- Richard Dodd Nashville, TN Blu-ray production Directed by Bernard Shakey Produced by L.A. Johnson Executive Producer- Elliot Rabinowitz Associate Producer- Will Mitchell Art direction by Toshi Onuki Edited by Mark Faulkner and Benjamin Johnson Additional mix- Christopher Hedge at The Magic Shop Production assistance- Kris Kunz, Sue Ann Roberts DTS 5.1 Surround mastering by Tim Mulligan at Redwood Digital DTS 5.1 Surround Encoding: MX, San Francisco, CA Blu-ray authoring & programming by- MX, San Francisco, CA Post Production at Total Media Group, South San Francisco, CA Music videos: Directed by Bernard Shakey Produced by L.A. Johnson Directors of Photography- Benjamin Johnson and Neil Young Audio Production- Will Mitchell Edited by Toshi Onuki and Benjamin Johnson Studio videos: Directed by Bernard Shakey Produced by L.A.