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Neil Diamond: The Greatest Hits 1966-1992

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Label: Columbia Records
Released: 1992
Time:
 67:17 / 73:07
Category: Pop/Rock
Producer(s): See Artists ...
Rating: *******... (7/10)
Media type: CD Double
Web address: www.neildiamond.com
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Purchase date: 2010.05.16
Price in €: 2,00





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Disc One:
[1] Solitary Man (Diamond) - 2:33
[2] Cherry, Cherry (Diamond) - 2:43
[3] I Got the Feelin' (Oh No, No) (Diamond) - 2:20
[4] Thank the Lord for the Night Time (Diamond) - 3:02
[5] Girl, You'll Be a Woman Soon (Diamond) - 2:54
[6] Kentucky Woman (Diamond) - 2:25
[7] Shilo (Diamond) - 3:25
[8] You Got to Me (Diamond) - 2:50
[9] Brooklyn Roads [live] (Diamond) - 5:29
[10] Red, Red Wine [live] (Diamond) - 3:14
[11] I'm a Believer [live] (Diamond) - 2:24
[12] Sweet Caroline (Diamond) - 4:06
[13] Soolaimon (Diamond) - 4:36
[14] Cracklin' Rosie [live] (Diamond) - 3:06
[15] Song Sung Blue [live] (Diamond) - 3:07
[16] Play Me [live] (Diamond) - 4:03
[17] Holly Holy [live] (Diamond) - 5:27
[18] Morningside [live] (Diamond) - 5:24
[19] Crunchy Granola Suite [live] (Diamond) - 3:59

Disc Two:
[1] Brother Love's Traveling Salvation Show [live] (Diamond) - 5:55
[2] I Am...I Said [live] (Diamond) - 5:07
[3] Be (Diamond) - 6:31
[4] Longfellow Serenade (Diamond) - 3:52
[5] Beautiful Noise (Diamond) - 3:25
[6] If You Know What I Mean (Diamond) - 3:41
[7] Desirée (Diamond) - 3:19
[8] September Morn' (Becaud/Diamond) - 3:52
[9] You Don't Bring Me Flowers (Bergman/Bergman/Diamond) - 3:24
[10] Forever in Blue Jeans (Bennett/Diamond) - 3:39
[11] Hello Again (Diamond/Lindgren) - 4:06
[12] America (Diamond) - 4:19
[13] Love on the Rocks (Becaud/Diamond) - 3:39
[14] Yesterday's Songs (Diamond) - 2:51
[15] Heartlight (Bacharach/Diamond/Sager) - 4:26
[16] Headed for the Future (Diamond/Hensley/Lindgren) - 4:07
[17] Heartbreak Hotel (Axton/Axton/Durden/Presley) - 2:07
[18] All I Really Need Is You (Diamond/Hensley/Lindgren) - 4:39

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Neil Diamond - Acoustic Guitar, Guitar, Vocals, Arranger, Producer

Barbra Streisand - Vocals
Kim Carnes - Vocals
Larry Carlton - Guitar
Jeremy Lubbock - Concert Master
Specs Powell - Percussion
King Errisson - Percussion
Ellie Greenwich - Background Vocals
Clydie King - Background Vocals
Tom Bahler - Background Vocals
Hal Blaine - Drums
Jeff Barry - Percussion, Background Vocals
Richard Bennett - Guitar
Bob Boucher - Bass
Artie Butler - Percussion
Vince Charles - Percussion
Gary Coleman - Percussion
Burt Collins - Horn
Paulinho Da Costa - Percussion
Nick DeCaro - Keyboards
George Devens - Percussion
Assa Drori - Concert Master
Oma Drake - Background Vocals
Venetta Fields - Background Vocals
Gerald Garrett - Background Vocals
Gene Morford - Background Vocals
James Getzoff - Concert Master
Jim Gilstrap - Background Vocals
Emory Gordy - Bass
Al Gorgoni - Guitar
Endre Granat - Concert Master
Mickey Gravine - Horn
Joseph Greene - Background Vocals
Paul Griffin - Keyboards
Joe Grimm - Horn
Monalisa Harrington - Background Vocals
Hadley Hockensmith - Guitar
Tom Hensley - Keyboards
Ron Hicklin - Background Vocals
Craig Hundley - Keyboards
Jon Joyce - Background Vocals
Arthur Kaplan - Horn
Jesse Kirkland - Background Vocals
Mildred Lane - Background Vocals
Alan Lindgren - Keyboards
Charles Macey - Guitar
Irwin "Marky" Markowitz - Horn
Hugh McCracken - Guitar, Harmonica
Tommy Morgan - Harmonica
Marilyn O'Brien - Vocals
Linda Press - Vocals, Background Vocals
Reinie Press - Bass, Drums
Allen Ralph - Horn
Alan Raph - Horn
Doug Rhone - Guitar, Background Vocals
Verlene Rogers - Background Vocals
Sid Sharp - Concert Master
Joseph J. Shepley - Horn
Dennis St. John - Bass, Drums
Bill Suyker - Guitar
Ron Tutt - Drums, Background Vocals
Gerald Vinci - Concert Master
H.L. Voelker - Background Vocals
Marty Walsh - Guitar
Luther Waters - Background Vocals
Oren Waters - Background Vocals
Carolyn Willis - Background Vocals
Ron Tuft - Guitar, Background Vocals
Julia Waters - Background Vocals
Joe Shepley - Horn
Artie Kaplan - Horn

Robbie Robertson - Producer
Ellie Greenwich - Producer
Burt Bacharach - Producer
Carole Bayer Sager - Producer
Chip Taylor - Producer
Jeff Barry - Producer
Tom Catalano - Producer
Tommy Cogbill - Producer
Val Garay - Producer
Bob Gaudio - Producer
Dave Brock - Engineer
Dan Bosworth - Engineer
Fred Breitberg - Engineer
Jim Godsey - Engineer
Mark Guilbeault - Engineer
Julie Last - Engineer
Phil Ramone - Engineer
Dave Roberts - Engineer
Phil Gitomer - Engineer
Mike Siebold - Engineer
Mary Kettle - Engineer
Stephen Marcussen - Mastering
David Kirshner - Art Direction

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1992 CD Columbia C2K-52703
1992 CS Columbia C2T-52703
1998 CD Columbia 4715022

Columbia's retrospective of over a quarter-century of Neil Diamond's songs skillfully maneuvers its way around the inconvenience of his being signed to another label for six of those years by featuring well-arranged, impeccably performed live versions of his MCA material, like the autobiographical "Brooklyn Roads," the rousing "Brother Love's Traveling Salvation Show," and the existential "I Am...I Said." Also featured here is his salute to his heritage, "America," as well as duets with Kim Carnes on Elvis Presley's "Heartbreak Hotel, and Barbra Streisand on the classic break-up song, "You Don't Bring Me Flowers."



Though now known mainly for his middle-of-the-road balladry, Neil Diamond started his career in the '60s as a Tin Pan Alley pro who turned out a string of ballsy, folk-rock-styled classic Top 40 singles that may come as a surprise to anyone who's grown up with the image of Diamond as a sensitive crooner and Vegas showman. This 2 CD set contains all of his hits, but it isn't quite the definitive package that its title suggests. His early Bang singles ("Cherry, Cherry," "Kentucky Woman," "Solitary Man") and his later Columbia material ("You Don't Bring Me Flowers," "America," "Heartlight") appear in their original versions. But his mid-period MCA/UNI hits ("Sweet Caroline," "Song Sung Blue," "I Am ... I Said") are represented by live re-recordings from 1989 and 1992.

Scott Schinder - Amazon.com



Columbia has been Diamond's label since 1973, and it acquired the rights to his Bang material of 1966-1968. But MCA still controls the recordings from 1968-1973. That's why (although you won't find out by reading the album cover) this two-disc, 37-track retrospective consists of the original versions of such hits as "Cherry, Cherry" (1966) and "You Don't Bring Me Flowers" (1978) but covers the middle period with re-recordings and live renditions of 13 of Diamond's biggest hits. As such, this collection gets only a qualified recommendation.

William Ruhlmann - All Music Guide
 

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