Live in America (Neil Diamond album)

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

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

Track listing

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All songs written by Neil Diamond, except where noted.

Disc one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."America" 4:18
2."Hello Again"Diamond, Alan Lindgren3:57
3."Kentucky Woman" 2:26
4."You Got to Me" 2:41
5."Cherry, Cherry" 3:13
6."I'm a Believer" 3:08
7."Sweet Caroline" 4:07
8."Love on the Rocks"Gilbert Bécaud, Diamond3:48
9."Hooked on the Memory of You" (featuring Linda Press) 3:12
10."Lady Oh" 3:53
11."Beautiful Noise" 3:36
12."Play Me" 4:21
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) 2:37
2."Soolaimon" 4:38
3."Holly Holy" 3:53
4."And the Grass Won't Pay No Mind" 4:29
5."You Don't Bring Me Flowers" (featuring Raven Kane)Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman, Diamond5:11
6."September Morn'"Bécaud, Diamond4:07
7."Havah Nagila"Traditional3:32
8."Solitary Man" 3:18
9."Red Red Wine" 3:10
10."Song Sung Blue" 3:18
11."Forever in Blue Jeans"Richard Bennett, Diamond3:20
12."Heartlight"Burt Bacharach, Diamond, Carole Bayer Sager3:49
13."Cracklin' Rosie" 3:04
14."I Am... I Said" 5:40
15."Crunchy Granola Suite" 3:46
16."Brother Love's Travelling Salvation Show" 6:17
Total length:64:09

Personnel

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  • 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

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  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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