Rating: - Good Times Never Seemed So Good....
The Neil Diamond Collection includes every major hit single Neil Had From 1968 to 1972. 15 of 19 single releases.
"Brooklyn Roads" #58 in 1968
"Brother Love's Traveling Salvation Show" #22 in 1969
"Sweet Caroline" #4 in 1969
"Holly Holy" #6 in 1969
"Soolaimon" #30 in 1970
"Cracklin' Rosie" #1 in 1970
"He Ain't Heavy,He's My Brother" #20 in 1970
"I Am...I Said" #4 in 1971
"Done Too Soon" #65 in 1971
"Stones" #14 in 1971
"Crunchy Granola Suite" #14 in 1971
"Song Sung Blue" #1 in 1972
"Play Me" #11 in 1972
"Walk On Water" #17 in 1972
"Cherry,Cherry(Live 1972)" #31 in 1973
This set also includes a uni rerecording of "Shilo" and two of Neil's classic album cuts ("And The Grass Won't Pay No Mind & "Morningside")
The cd has been digitally remastered and features a 16 page booklet,extensive liner notes,rare photos and Discography.
Album Representation
Velvet Gloves And Spit: 2
Brother Love's Traveling Salvation Show: 3
Touching You,Touching Me: 1
Tap Root Manuscript: 4
Stones: 3
Moods: 4
Hot August Night: 1
Original Recordings
Recommended
Rating: - Do It/Neil Diamond
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Thanks, Adam
Rating: - Songs that stand the test of time
The songs and delivery of them are still enjoyable. The CD stands up well and is fun to listen to.
Rating: - Great collection focuses on late Sixties-Early Seventies
You never know what you're going to get with a Neil Diamond Hits collection. Some sample hits that span his entire career, but you don't get them all. Some focus on live renditions of the hits and you miss the studio versions. Some collections only feature material that Diamond recorded with a particular label. So it is no surprise that many fans who simply want the original studio recordings of the hits are frustrated.
I believe that this collection will satisfy the fans of the early, primal Diamond, the Neil Diamond that used to rock AM Radio. This has the original studio versions of many of the early hits: Crunchy Granola Suite, Solitary Man, Cracklin' Rosie, Sweet Caroline, Done Too Soon, Brother Love's Traveling Salvation Show, Holly Holy, and more.
This raises another issue with Diamond collections: Many times, he is much better live than he is in the studio! The studio versions of Crunchy Granola Suite and Brother Love just cannot compare with the ones on Hot August Night.
Thankfully, this cd has the awesome version of Cherry, Cherry from the aforementioned Hot August Night.
But for the most part, if you want the best from the studio, you have it right here. I love it. But on the whole, 9 times out of 10, I put on Hot August Night or Live in America.
Rating: - A great CD full of classics
Classic Neil Diamond. A great CD with his most popular hits. I can listen to this CD over and over again.
- Good Times Never Seemed So Good....
- Do It/Neil Diamond