Neil Diamond - Hot August Night - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

2014 well rounded collection of early & late material from his entire career. It features the original studio recordings of such standards as Sweet Caroline, Holly Holy, I Am I Said, hits like Cracklin' Rosie, Song Sung Blue later songs like Forever in Blue Jeans & September Morn, Love on the Rocks & the rarely heard original solo version of You Don't Bring Me Flowers. The set captures his beginnings as a songwriter-turned-singer in New York to his multi-platinum days in Hollywood. Album Tracks 1. Cracklin' Rosie 2. Forever in Blue Jeans 3. Song Sung Blue 4. Sweet Caroline 5. Holly Holy 6. Red, Red Wine 7. Hello Again 8. Beautiful Noise 9. America 10. September Morn 11. Love on the Rocks 12. Shilo 13. You Don't Bring Me Flowers (Original Solo Version) 14. Morningside 15. Soolaimon 16. Play Me 17. Kentucky Woman 18. Girl, You'll Be a Woman Soon 19. Solitary Man 20. I'm a Believer 21. Brother Love's Traveling Salvation Show

Double 180gm vinyl LP pressing. Hot August Night is a 1972 live double album by Neil Diamond (InchHot August nightInch is also the opening lyric to Diamond's 1969 single InchBrother Love's Travelling Salvation ShowInch). The album is a recording of a Diamond concert on August 24, 1972, one of ten sold-out concerts that Diamond performed that month at The Greek Theatre in Los Angeles. This album, and it's predecessor album Moods, are generally acknowledged to be the two most important recording projects of Diamond's career in terms of defining his signature sound, and in the case of Hot August Night his live performance style, for the future. Diamond later released two live InchsequelInch albums, Hot August Night II (1987) and Hot August Night/NYC (2009). Album Tracks 1. Prologue 2. Crunchy Granola Suite 3. Done Too Soon 4. Dialogue 5. Solitary Man 6. Cherry Cherry 7. Sweet Caroline 1. Porcupine Pie 2. You're So Sweet 3. Red Red Wine 4. Soggy Pretzels 5. And the Grass Won't Pay No Mind 6. Shilo 7. Girl You'll Be a Woman Soon 1. Play Me 2. Canta Libre 3. Morningside 4. Song Sung Blue 5. Cracklin' Rosie 1. Holly Holy 2. I Am... I Said 3. Walk Off 4. Soolaimon-Brother Love's Travelling Salvation Show 5. Encore

SWEET CAROLINE, the enormously influential album from legendary rock star Neil Diamond, has a title track that has endured the test of time. Diamond's easy-going melodies and relentless charm are wonderfully represented here. Album Tracks 1. Brother Love's Traveling Salvation Show 2. Dig in 3. River Runs, New Grown Plums 4. Juliet 5. Long Gone 6. And the Grass Won't Pay No Mind 7. Glory Road 8. Deep in the Morning 9. If I Never New Your Name 10. Memphis Streets 11. You're So Sweet, Horseflies Keep Hangin' Round Your Face 12. Hurtin' You Don't Come Easy 13. Sweet Caroline (Good Times Never Seemed So Good)