Hot August Night - 40th Anniversary Deluxe Edition (2CD)
Neil Diamond - CD
- Artist: Neil Diamond
- Format: CD
- Year: 2012
- Number of Discs: 2
- UPC: 602527946399
- Item Number: 299205X
- Release date: 07/31/2012
- 1. Prologue
- 2. Crunchy Granola Suite
- 3. Done Too Soon
- 4. Dialogue
- 5. Solitary Man
- 6. Cherry Cherry
- 7. Sweet Caroline
- 8. Porcupine Pie
- 9. You're So Sweet
- 10. Red Red Wine
- 11. Soggy Pretzels
- 12. And The Grass Won't Pay No Mind
- 13. Shilo
- 14. Girl You'll Be A Woman Soon
- 15. Walk On Water
- 16. Kentucky Woman
- 17. Stones
- 1. Play Me
- 2. Canta Libre
- 3. Morningside
- 4. Song Sung Blue
- 5. Cracklin' Rosie
- 6. Holly Holy
- 7. I Am...I Said
- 8. Soolaimon/Brother Love's Traveling Salvation Show (Encore)
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Hot August Night - 40th Anniversary Deluxe Edition (2CD) by Neil Diamond on CD
This is the ultimate Neil Diamond record. Not necessarily the best -- he's at his most appealing crafting in the studio -- but certainly the ultimate, capturing all the kitsch and glitz of Neil Diamond, the showman. And that also means that it's not just loaded with flair, but with filler, songs like "Porcupine Pie," "Soggy Pretzels," and "And the Grass Won't Pay No Mind" -- attempts to write grand, sweeping epics that collapse under their own weight. Still, that's part of the charm of Diamond and while it can sound unbearable on studio albums, it makes some sense here, surrounded by his pomp and circumstance. That spectacle is the great thing about the record, since it inflates not just his great songs, it gives the weaker moments character. And while this does wind up being a little much -- 21 songs -- it nevertheless is the one record for casual Neil fans, after the hits collections, since this shows Diamond the icon in full glory. [The album had already been reissued in 2000 with the addition of four bonus tracks. The 2012 40th Anniversary Deluxe Edition further adds to the 2000 expansion of the album by tacking on three more ("Gitchy Goomy," "I Think It's Going to Rain Today," and "Modern Day Version of Love"), and Neil's introduction of the musicians. The package also includes new liner notes by Steve Baltin. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Rovi
- Artist: Neil Diamond
- Format: CD
- Year: 2012
- Number of Discs: 2
- UPC: 602527946399
- Item Number: 299205X
- Release date: 07/31/2012
- Label: UMP
- Genre: Pop/Rock
- Style: Singer/Songwriter, Adult Contemporary, Soft Rock, Contemporary Pop/Rock, AM Pop
- Album Time: 119:31
- His 12 Greatest Hits (Import)
- Jonathan Livingston Seagull
- 20 Golden Greats (Import)
- Hot August Night
- The Jazz Singer (Import)
- Stones
- The Bang Years: 1966-1968 (Import)
- The Bang Years: 1966-1968 (Import)
- Classics: The Early Years
- Very Best of Neil Diamond: Deluxe (Import)
- Very Best of Neil Diamond (Import)
- The Best of Neil Diamond [MCA] (Import)
- 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Neil Diamond
- The Neil Diamond Collection
- Legends (Import)
- The Neil Diamond Collection [Canada] (Import)
- Hot August Night
- The Favourites (Import)
- Love Songs [2002 MCA]
- Play Me: The Complete Uni Studio Recordings...Plus!
- The Ultimate Collection [Universal/Island] (Import)
- Best of Neil Diamond [Spectrum/Universal] (Import)
- Love Songs [2002 UK Bonus Tracks] (Import)
- Thirty Six All Time Greatest
- Serenade
- Beautiful Noise
- Love at the Greek
- I'm Glad You're Here with Me Tonight
- You Don't Bring Me Flowers
- September Morn
- 12 Greatest Hits, Vol. 2
- Heartlight
- Classics: The Early Years
- Primitive
- Headed for the Future
- Hot August Night II
- The Best Years of Our Lives (Import)
- Lovescape
- The Greatest Hits (1966-1992)
- Christmas Album
- Up on the Roof: Songs from the Brill Building
- In My Lifetime
- Classics: The Early Years/Jazz Singer/Beautiful Noise
- Live in America
- Tennessee Moon
- The Jazz Singer (Import)
- The Movie Album: As Time Goes By
- The Best of the Movie Album: As Time Goes By
- Stones
- Sweet Caroline
- Touching You, Touching Me
- Moods
- Tap Root Manuscript
- Rainbow
- I'm a Believer [Delta] (Import)
- Velvet Gloves and Spit (Import)
- Jonathan Livingston Seagull (Import)
- The Movie Album: As Time Goes By
- Diamond,Neil: Essential Neil Diamond
- Essential Collection
- Gold [Geffen]
- Touching You, Touching Me
- Moods
- Icon
- Ultimate: 30 All Classics (Import)
- Reflections
- Forever Neil Diamond [Box Set]
- Forever More
- Essential Neil Diamond [Madacy]
- Ultimate Collection
- Ultimate: 30 All Classics
- Three Chord Opera
- In My Lifetime
- The Essential Neil Diamond [Sony]
- Neil Diamond : Ultimate Collection
- Grandes Exitos en Vivo (Import)
- Forever Neil Diamond
- Stages: Performances 1970-2002 [Bonus DVD]
- 12 Songs [Enhanced]
- The Essential Greatest Hits Collection [2005 USA Tour Edition]
- 12 Songs [Bonus Tracks]
- 12 Songs [Bonus Tracks]
- 12 Songs
- Neil Diamond : Live At The Greek Theate
- The Very Best of Neil Diamond
- 12 Songs [Deluxe Version]
- Home Before Dark
- Home Before Dark
- Love at the Greek
- Beautiful Noise
- Tennessee Moon
- Primitive
- Headed for the Future
- The Best Years of Our Lives
- Up on the Roof: Songs from the Brill Building
- Three Chord Opera
- I'm Glad You're Here with Me Tonight
- You Don't Bring Me Flowers
- September Morn
- On the Way to the Sky
- Heartlight
- Serenade
- Home Before Dark [Bonus DVD]
- The Essential Neil Diamond 3.0
- Hot August Night
- A Cherry Cherry Christmas
- Hot August Night NYC [Bonus Tracks]
- Hot August Night/NYC: Live from Madison Square Garden
- The Jazz Singer
- Lovescape
- The Best of the Movie Album: As Time Goes By
- The Christmas Album, Vol.2
- Dreams
- Neil Diamond: The Bang Years
- Essential Neil Diamond [2002 Australia] (Import)
- Composers:
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Performers:
- Alice Ober - Strings
- Baldassare Ferlazzo - Strings
- David Turner - Strings
- Don Bagley - Strings
- Giacinto Nardulli - Strings
- Haim Shtrum - Strings
- Henry Ferber - Strings
- Hyman Goodman - Strings
- Jay Rosen - Strings
- Jerome Kessler - Strings
- Jess Bourgeois - Strings
- Jesse Ehrlich - Strings
- John DeVoogdt - Strings
- Linn Subotnick - Strings
- Marilyn Baker - Strings
- Myron Sandler - Strings
- Nathan Gershman - Strings
- Paulo Alencar - Strings
- Philip Candreva - Strings
- Philip Goldberg - Strings
- Ralph Schaeffer - Strings
- Raymond Kelley - Strings
- Richard Kaufman - Strings
- Robert Lipsett - Strings
- Ronald Folsom - Strings
- Salvatore Crimi - Strings
- Samuel Boghossian - Strings
- Shari Zippert - Strings
- Sidney Sharp - Strings
- Sven Reher - Strings
- Tibor Zelig - Strings
- Timothy Barr - Strings
- Walter Rower - Strings
- Walter Wiemeyer - Strings
- Wilbert Nuttycombe - Strings
- William Henderson - Strings
- Alan Lindgren - Keyboards
- Danny Nicholson - Guitar
- Dennis St. John - Drums
- Emory Gordy, Jr. - Guitar
- Jefferson Kewley - Percussion
- Neil Diamond - Guitar
- Reine Press - Bass
- Richard Bennett - Guitar
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Credits:
- Bill Whitten - Wardrobe Design
- Bob Koszela - Information
- Irving Azoff - Management
- Joe Gannon - Lighting, Stage Direction
- Katie McNeil - Management
- Rob Jacobs - Project Manager
- Beth Stempel - Production Manager
- Sam Cole - Project Coordinator
- Ed Caraeff - Photography
- George Osaki - Art Direction
- Karen Shearer - Liner Notes
- Lee Holdridge - Conductor
- Mike Diehl - Design
- Neil Diamond - Composer
- Randy Newman - Composer
- Steve Baltin - Liner Notes
- Tom Bert - Photography
- Vartan - Art Direction
- Armin Steiner - Engineer
- Bernie Becker - Engineer
- Jaime Feldman - Producer
- Tom Catalano - Producer
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