The Visitor (Neil Young and Promise of the Real album) explained

The Visitor
Type:	studio
Artist:	Neil Young and Promise of the Real
Cover:	Thevisitorneilyoung.jpg
Genre:	Rock
Length:	51:11
Label:	Reprise
Producer:	John Hanlon Neil Young
Chronology:	Neil Young
Prev Title:	Hitchhiker
Prev Year:	2017
Next Title:	Paradox
Next Year:	2018

The Visitor is the 40th 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.^{[1] [2]}

Track listing

All tracks composed by Neil Young.

Critical reception

The Visitor has a 68/100 average on Metacritic.

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^[3]

Charts

Chart (2017–18)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[4]	85
New Zealand Heatseeker Albums (RMNZ)^[5]	5

Notes and References

1. Neil Young, Promise of the Real Announce New Album 'The Visitor'. Rolling Stone. November 30, 2017.
2. Web site: First Listen: Neil Young & Promise Of The Real, 'The Visitor'. Npr.org. November 30, 2017.
3. Web site: Neil Young Archives .
4. Web site: ARIA Chart Watch #450. auspOp. December 9, 2017. December 9, 2017.
5. Web site: NZ Heatseeker Albums Chart. Recorded Music NZ. December 11, 2017. December 8, 2017.