pɹədˈuːsɚ slˈæʃ kˈiːboːɹdˌɪst dʒˈæk nˈɪtsʃ, hˌuː hɐdbɪn ɐ mˈɛmbɚɹ ʌv fˈɪl spˈɛktɚz ɹˈɛkɪŋ kɹˈuː ænd plˈeɪd ˌɔn ɹˈɛkɚdz baɪ ðə ɹˈoʊlɪŋ stˈoʊnz, hæd wˈɜːkt wɪð jˈʌŋ ˌɔn hɪz deɪbjˈuː sˈoʊloʊ ˈælbəm ænd ˌɔn tɹˈæks fɔːɹ bˈʌfəlˌoʊ spɹˈɪŋfiːld.
Producer/keyboardist Jack Nitzsche, who had been a member of Phil Spector's Wrecking Crew and played on records by the Rolling Stones, had worked with Young on his debut solo album and on tracks for Buffalo Springfield.