The Best of Neil Diamond

by Neil Diamond

Overview

The Best Of from Universal UK was originally released in 1996 on MCA as The Best of Neil Diamond, and as far as "greatest-hits" collections go, it's in the upper echelon. There are no insufferable stretches of mid-'80s material like "Heartlight" or "Headed for the Future"; rather, the compilers chose to focus on the pop/rock legend's prolific late-'60s/'70s period. While by no means exhaustive, classic Diamond gems like "Brother Love's Traveling Salvation Show," "Sweet Caroline," "Cracklin' Rosie," "Girl, You'll Be a Woman Soon," and "Shilo" sound as good as ever, making this 21-track anthology as good a place as any to begin your journey down the sequined streets of Diamondtown. ~ James Christopher Monger

Product Details

Release Date:	03/22/2005
Label:	Universal International
UPC:	0008811950927
Rank:	66742

Tracks

1. Cracklin' Rose
2. I Am...I Said
3. Song Sung Blue
4. Brother Love's Travelling Salvation Show
5. Holly Holly
6. Soolaimon (African Trilogy II)
7. He Ain't Heavy...He's My Brother
8. Stones
9. Play Me
10. Walk on Water
11. And the Singer Sings His Songs
12. Mr Bojangles
13. Solitary Man
14. Kentucky Woman
15. And the Stars Won't Pay No Mind
16. The Last Thing on My Mind
17. Girl You'll Be a Woman Soon
18. If You Go Away
19. Brooklyn Roads
20. Sweet Caroline

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Neil Diamond   Primary Artist

Technical Credits

Tom Paxton   Composer
Rod McKuen   Composer
Jacques Brel   Composer
Tom Catalano   Producer
Neil Diamond   Composer
Jerry Jeff Walker   Composer
Tommy Cogbill   Producer