Hawks & Doves's two sides were recorded in different circumstances, side one being culled from sessions dating from approximately 1974 through 1977, and side two from sessions set in early 1980 specifically for the album. It is also one of Young's shortest albums, its running time just under half an hour.

-Side 1-
1. Little Wing
2. The Old Homestead
3. Lost in Space
4. Captain Kennedy

-Side 2-
1. Stayin' Power
2. Coastline
3. Union Man
4. Comin' Apart at Every Nail
5. Hawks & Doves