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
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)