The Visitor is the fortieth studio album by Canadian / American singer-songwriter Neil Young and his second studio album with American rock group Promise of the Real. The album was released on December 1, 2017, on Reprise Records. The album was preceded by the singles "Children of Destiny", which was released on July 4, 2017, and "Already Great", which was released on November 3, 2017, and is in response to President Donald Trump's campaign slogan of Make America Great Again.
Critical reception The Visitor has a score of 68/100 on Metacritic.
Track listing All tracks composed by Neil Young.
Personnel Neil Young – guitar, piano, harmonica, pump organ, whistle, water bottle, bathroom whistle, vocals Micah Nelson – piano, guitar, pump organ, mandolin, glockenspiel, whistle, toy piano, accordion, vocals Lukas Nelson – guitar, whistle, water bottle, vocals Corey McCormick – bass, whistle, water bottle, vocals Anthony LoGerfo – drums, whistle, vocals Tato Melgar – percussion, whistle, water bottle, vocals Additional orchestration – vocals, violas, cellos, basses, flutes, oboe, clarinets, bassoons, French horns, trumpets, trombones, cimbassos, harp
Additional roles Gary Burden, Jenice Heo – art direction & design Daryl Hannah – photography Dana Fineman – photography John Hanlon – production, mixing Niko Bolas – production Al Schmitt – mixing, recording Dana Nielsen – recording, engineering Steve Genewick, Changler Harrod – engineering Johnnie Burik, Rob Bisel – assistant engineering Chris Bellman – mastering Elliot Roberts – direction
Charts Chart (2017–18) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA) 85 New Zealand Heatseeker Albums (RMNZ) 5
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