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| Artist: Neil Diamond
Label: Commercial Marketing
Category: Music
List Price: £4.99
Buy New: £1.99
You Save: £3.00 (60%)
New (42) Used (12) from £1.99
Avg. Customer Rating:  8 reviews
Sales Rank: 107
Media: Audio CD
Running Time: 82
Discs: 2
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.4 x 4.9 x 0.4
MPN: 19509
UPC: 008811950927
EAN: 0008811950927
ASIN: B00003OT8A
Release Date: October 23, 2000
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
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| Tracks:
| » | Cracklin' Rosie | | » | I Am...I Said | | » | Song Sung Blue | | » | Brother Love's Traveling Salvation Show | | » | Holly Holy | | » | Soolaimon | | » | He Ain't Heavy ... He's My Brother | | » | Stones | | » | Play Me | | » | Walk On Water | | » | And The Singer Sings His Song - Neil Diamond, Lee Holdridge | | » | Mr. Bojangles - Lee Holdridge, Neil Diamond | | » | Solitary Man - Neil Diamond, Lee Holdridge | | » | Kentucky Woman | | » | And The Grass Won't Pay No Mind | | » | Last Thing On My Mind | | » | Girl, You'll Be A Woman Soon - Neil Diamond, Lee Holdridge | | » | If You Go Away | | » | Brooklyn Roads | | » | Sweet Caroline |
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| Customer Reviews: Read 3 more reviews...
 Excellent music, exceptional value July 14, 2008
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. I searched all over Amazon, couldn't find anything well recommended so I bought Hot August Night. This was a mistake. The Greek concerts may have been something special but the recording is poor and the collection of songs not really what I was looking for. I then stumbled upon this Best Of in my local supermarket of all places. It is exactly what I wanted and exactly what you want if you're looking for a comprehensive collection of his early and so very well known hits. And at 2.98 it's such good value it would be almost rude not to buy it!
 Not quite the best!!!!!! June 12, 2008
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.
Diamond still shines! June 11, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
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 interest has been rekindled. Couldn't resist this at the rediculously low price, and it is great, and embarrasingly I know most of the words. brilliant.
 Neil Plastic March 7, 2006
4 out of 47 found this review helpful
A few classics but the rest is boring middle of teh road rubbish.
Cheesy but tasty January 16, 2006
75 out of 77 found this review helpful
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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