Live in America (Neil Diamond album)

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Live in America
above the waist shot of a man in a red shirt singing with his left arm raised high (the man in red is Neil Diamond)
Live album by
Neil Diamond
ReleasedJune 28, 1994
RecordedFebruary 18, 1992 - December, 1993
GenrePop, rock
Length122:45
LabelColumbia
ProducerNeil Diamond
Neil Diamond chronology
Up on the Roof: Songs from the Brill Building
(1993) 		Live in America
(1994) 		The Christmas Album, Volume II
(1994)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Live in America is a two-disc live album by Neil Diamond released by Columbia Records in the summer of 1994.[2][3] It reached number 93 on the Billboard 200 chart.[4] As with his previous live albums Hot August Night and Hot August Night II Diamond performed his old hits with his version of his 1968 song "Red Red Wine" rendered in a reggae style similar to the version done by UB40.

Reception[edit]

In his review of the album music critic Stephen Thomas Erlewine states that Diamond "gives one hell of a show".[2]

Track listing[edit]

Disc one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."America"Neil Diamond4:18
2."Hello Again"Neil Diamond, Alan Lindgren3:57
3."Kentucky Woman"Neil Diamond2:26
4."You Got to Me"Neil Diamond2:41
5."Cherry, Cherry"Neil Diamond3:13
6."I'm a Believer"Neil Diamond3:08
7."Sweet Caroline"Neil Diamond4:07
8."Love on the Rocks"Gilbert Bécaud, Neil Diamond3:48
9."Hooked on the Memory of You" (featuring Linda Press)Neil Diamond3:12
10."Lady Oh"Neil Diamond3:53
11."Beautiful Noise"Neil Diamond3:36
12."Play Me"Neil Diamond4:21
13."Up on the Roof"Gerry Goffin, Carole King3:41
14."You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" (featuring Raven Kane)Barry Mann, Phil Spector, Cynthia Weil4:26
15."River Deep - Mountain High"Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich, Phil Spector3:57
16."I (Who Have Nothing)"Carlo Donida, Mogol, Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller3:52
Total length:58:36
Disc two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Missa" (featuring Craig Copeland, Raven Kane, Joseph Powell, Julia Waters, Maxine Willard Waters, Oren Waters)Neil Diamond2:37
2."Soolaimon"Neil Diamond4:38
3."Holly Holy"Neil Diamond3:53
4."And the Grass Won't Pay No Mind"Neil Diamond4:29
5."You Don't Bring Me Flowers" (featuring Raven Kane)Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman, Neil Diamond5:11
6."September Morn'"Gilbert Bécaud, Neil Diamond4:07
7."Havah Nagila"Traditional3:32
8."Solitary Man"Neil Diamond3:18
9."Red Red Wine"Neil Diamond3:10
10."Song Sung Blue"Neil Diamond3:18
11."Forever in Blue Jeans"Richard Bennett, Neil Diamond3:20
12."Heartlight"Burt Bacharach, Neil Diamond, Carole Bayer Sager3:49
13."Cracklin' Rosie"Neil Diamond3:04
14."I Am... I Said"Neil Diamond5:40
15."Crunchy Granola Suite"Neil Diamond3:46
16."Brother Love's Travelling Salvation Show"Neil Diamond6:17
Total length:64:09

Personnel[edit]

  • Neil Diamond - vocals, acoustic guitar
  • Doug Rhone, Hadley Hockensmith - guitar
  • Jesse Diamond - acoustic guitar
  • Reinie Press - bass
  • Alan Lindgren, Tom Hensley - keyboards
  • Ron Tutt - drums
  • Vince Charles - percussion
  • King Errisson - congas
  • Don Markese - saxophone, flute, clarinet
  • Larry Klimas - saxophone, flute
  • Ralf Rickert - trumpet, flugelhorn
  • Arturo Velasco - trombone
  • Craig Copeland, Josef Powell, Julia Waters, Maxine Waters, Oren Waters, Raven Kane - singers
  • Linda Press - backing vocals

References[edit]

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ a b Live in America at AllMusic
  3. ^ Inc, Nielsen Business Media (1994-07-16). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. {{cite book}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  4. ^ Diamond, Neil. Billboard "Billboard 200". Retrieved March 6, 2014. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
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