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THE BEST OF NEIL DIAMOND

~ Neil Diamond
4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
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  • Audio CD (23 Oct 2000)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Spectrum
  • ASIN: B00003OT8A
  • Other Editions: Audio CD
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 2,354 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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    #57 in  Music > Adult Contemporary > Male Vocalists
    #82 in  Music > Easy Listening > All Easy Listening
    #82 in  Music > Bargain CDs > The Best of the Best

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Track Listings

1. Cracklin' Rosie - Neil Diamond, Tom Catalano, Don Randi
2. I Am...I Said - Marty Paich, Neil Diamond, Larry Mahoberac, Tom Catalano
3. Song Sung Blue - Neil Diamond, Tom Catalano, Lee Holdridge
4. Brother Love's Traveling Salvation Show - Neil Diamond, Tommy Cogbill, Chips Moman
5. Holly Holy - Neil Diamond, Tom Catalano, Tommy Cogbill, Lee Holdridge
6. Soolaimon - Neil Diamond, Tom Catalano
7. He Ain't Heavy ... He's My Brother - Neil Diamond, Tom Catalano
8. Stones - Lee Holdridge, Neil Diamond, Tom Catalano
9. Play Me - Neil Diamond, Tom Catalano, Lee Holdridge
10. Walk On Water - Neil Diamond, Tom Catalano, Lee Holdridge
11. And The Singer Sings His Song - Lee Holdridge, Neil Diamond, Tom Catalano, Tommy Cogbill
12. Mr. Bojangles - Lee Holdridge, Neil Diamond, Tom Catalano
13. Solitary Man - Neil Diamond, Tom Catalano, Lee Holdridge
14. Kentucky Woman - Neil Diamond, Tom Catalano
15. And The Grass Won't Pay No Mind - Neil Diamond, Tom Catalano
16. Last Thing On My Mind - Lee Holdridge, Neil Diamond, Tom Catalano
17. Girl, You'll Be A Woman Soon - Neil Diamond, Tom Catalano, Lee Holdridge
18. If You Go Away - Lee Holdridge, Neil Diamond, Tom Catalano
19. Brooklyn Roads - Artie Schroeck, Chip Taylor, Neil Diamond
20. Sweet Caroline - Neil Diamond, Tom Catalano

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86 of 88 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Cheesy but tasty, 16 Jan 2006
I'll be honest, I've always regarded Neil Diamond as pure schmaltz. Sparkly blue shirts undone to the navel. Cheese with cheese on top. Austin Powers sings..... I said as much to a friend some years ago and he treated me to a lengthy and impassioned monologue about the finer points of Mr Diamond's music and my lack of taste not to appreciate them. Just before Christmas, I needed a "makeweight" to qualify for free Amazon postage and decided that since £3.33 was cheaper than paying £5.00 I'd buy this album so I could show my mate, from an informed position, just who was the tasteless one. I expected a quick spool through the songs before putting Sweet Caroline and Cracklin' Rosie onto my iPod, filing it under C for car boot and ringing him up to say "Ha! You tasteless scrote!". One month later I still can't stop listening to it.

These songs may well be the cream of the crop, I don't know enough about Mr Diamond's oeuvre to tell but they all have something in common. No matter how simple they are, the arrangements are tip top quality, the musicians playing are of the highest calibre - especially drums, acoustic guitar and notably bass in Brother Love's Salvation Show - and as a band they are razor sharp and as together as it gets. Mr Diamond also has an excellent and expressive voice, which he uses to great effect. There is not a note out of place from him or the band anywhere on this album.

I think the greatest test of an album is how long you play it before you're happy to listen to something else. I played this and nothing else for a week. The second part of the test is your reaction after you've let it rest for month or so and listened again. If the songs are like old friends, familiar and worn but just as damn good you know you're onto a winner. I have. They are. Be warned, these songs are of their time - '66 - '72, I'd be lying if I didn't admit that a couple of them lean towards the cheesy side but don't let that put you off. They are catchy and pretty and you'll be humming them for weeks. A class offering, thoroughly recommended.
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78 of 80 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars His GREATEST Hits - Credible Music!!, 4 Feb 2005
Forgot your current image of Neil Diamond as a sparkly-shirted, Vegas cabaret superstar, these tracks from his greatest period. A cheap cd, packed full of classics (and all the right versions!), these date from a time when Diamond was a songwriter on top of his game producing fantastic, credible, contempory tracks. None of the over-produced schmaltz of the later CBS years, my only gripe is the absence of "Done Too Soon"
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37 of 43 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars The Best Of Neil Diamond, 13 Nov 2000
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Well what can i say, just as good as (maybe) even better than the other albums. Of Neil"s other songs those in this collection include some of his most moving ballads powerful chorus numbers like "walk on water", and the infectious sinalong of "song sung blue" I would strongly recommend it if you are a neil fan
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2.0 out of 5 stars Beware Live tracks !
As per most of the other reviews of this CD it's a good compilation, for a ridiculously cheap price, however i really only bought this CD for "Solitary Man" and "Girl, you'll be a... Read more
Published 11 months ago by Smedley

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent music, exceptional value
Having recently rediscovered Neil Diamond through his 12 Songs and Home Before Dark albums, I decided I wanted to replace a similar 'best of' album I bought years ago on vinyl. Read more
Published 12 months ago by Stephen B. Peddie

3.0 out of 5 stars Not quite the best!!!!!!
A few good tracks but then a few absent tracks including 'Beautiful Noise'. Could have been worse but could have been a lot better too.
Published 13 months ago by Mr. Darrell Lahan

5.0 out of 5 stars Diamond still shines!
I was a great fan many years ago, had all the tapes, and a few cd's. Then lost touch, his 80's and 90's stuff didn't do much, but recently with his newest and 12 Songs, my... Read more
Published 13 months ago by Mr. R. C. Auty

1.0 out of 5 stars Neil Plastic
A few classics but the rest is boring middle of teh road rubbish.
Published on 7 Mar 2006 by Normal

5.0 out of 5 stars In "72" when I heard Walk on water,I was moved by a Diamond
It was a Friday evening late, I was relaxing home after a tough day, I had worked a double shift, it was tough then! Read more
Published on 5 Dec 2000

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