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.
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.