Diamond's career peaked in the 1960s and 70s both creatively and commercially. But he had a late critical revival starting with his 2005 album "12 Songs," which was produced by Rick Rubin. This concert took place just a few days before Diamond released the album "Dreams." It consisted entirely of cover versions of famous songs, with the exception of "I'm a Believer," which was a massive hit for the Monkees back in 1967 but was actually written by Diamond. That's why he played covers like "Midnight Train to Georgia" and "Ain't No Sunshine," as well as a slowed down version of "I'm a Believer."
The concert is also unusual for the guest stars. Lulu had a big hit in 1967 with "The Boat that I Row," a song written by Diamond. She sang that here with Diamond, as well as "Oh Me, Oh My (I'm a Fool for You Baby)" another 1960s hit for her that Diamond wasn't involved with. Singer-songwriter Amy McDonald was a guest singer for two songs as well. She sang "Shilo," a song written by Diamond. Then she sang a song she wrote, "This Is the Life." It was a Number One hit in many countries in Europe in 2008, but only a minor hit in Britain and not a hit at all in the U.S. Here's her Wikipedia entry if you want to know more about her:
Otherwise, the concert was filled with the classic hits you'd expect from Diamond. Lulu returned near the end of the concert to help sing "Sweet Caroline."
This unreleased album is an hour and 37 minutes long.
01 talk (Neil Diamond)
02 Beautiful Noise (Neil Diamond)
03 Forever in Blue Jeans (Neil Diamond)
04 talk (Neil Diamond)
05 Hello Again (Neil Diamond)
06 talk (Neil Diamond)
07 Play Me (Neil Diamond)
08 talk (Neil Diamond)
09 Solitary Man (Neil Diamond)
10 Girl, You'll Be a Woman Soon (Neil Diamond)
11 Cherry, Cherry (Neil Diamond)
12 talk (Neil Diamond)
13 Love Song [Edit] (Neil Diamond)
14 talk (Neil Diamond)
15 Midnight Train to Georgia (Neil Diamond)
16 talk (Neil Diamond)
17 Ain't No Sunshine (Neil Diamond)
18 I'm a Believer (Neil Diamond)
19 talk (Neil Diamond)
20 The Boat that I Row (Neil Diamond & Lulu)
21 talk (Neil Diamond & Lulu)
22 Oh Me, Oh My [I'm a Fool for You Baby] (Lulu with Neil Diamond)
23 talk (Neil Diamond)
24 Pretty Amazing Grace (Neil Diamond)
25 talk (Neil Diamond)
26 Shilo (Amy McDonald with Neil Diamond)
27 talk (Amy McDonald with Neil Diamond)
28 This Is the Life (Amy McDonald with Neil Diamond)
29 talk (Neil Diamond)
30 Holly Holy (Neil Diamond)
31 Cracklin' Rose (Neil Diamond)
32 I Am... I Said (Neil Diamond)
33 Sweet Caroline (Neil Diamond)
34 Sweet Caroline [Reprise] (Neil Diamond & Lulu)
35 Brother Love's Traveling Salvation Show (Neil Diamond)
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The cover is from this exact concert. It shows Diamond with Lulu.
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ReplyDeleteThanks! This should be interesting. I love Amy Macdonald (who has a new album out this summer) but I can't imagine her dueting with Neil Diamond, especially not on her classic song This Is the Life.
ReplyDeleteIf I remember, she basically sang that one by herself. I don't even know if Diamond was on stage at that point.
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