2001 compilation album by Neil Diamond
The Essential Neil Diamond |
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Compilation album by Neil Diamond |
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Released | December 4, 2001 (2001-12-04) |
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Recorded | February, 1966 – October 28, 2001 |
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Genre | Pop rock |
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Length | 141:09 |
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Label | Columbia |
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Compiler | Neil Diamond, Al Quaglieri |
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Neil Diamond chronology |
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Three Chord Opera (2001) | The Essential Neil Diamond (2001) | Play Me: The Complete Uni Studio Recordings...Plus! (2002) | |
Professional ratingsReview scores |
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The Essential Neil Diamond is a two-disc compilation album by Neil Diamond. It was released by Sony Music in 2001.
Diamond and his collaborator Al Quaglieri personally chose the 38 tracks that appeared in the collection. Nine selections were from Diamond's early period with Bang Records (1966–68) while 14 were from his Columbia years, which began in 1973. The Bang recordings are now owned by Sony, Columbia's parent company. For the five top ten hits that Diamond record for Uni Records (1968–73) Columbia leased the right for their appearance on this collection. Ten recordings that were used for the album were not the original studio recordings but live renditions from concerts.[2] "You Don't Bring Me Flowers", Diamond's 1978 duet with Streisand is included in The Essential Barbra Streisand as well as this compilation.[3] The Essential Neil Diamond reached number 90 on the Billboard 200 chart and was awarded double platinum status by the RIAA on March 3, 2016.[4][5]
In 2009, Columbia issued an expanded version of the album entitled The Essential Neil Diamond 3.0 which featured the original two discs and a bonus third disc containing eight more selections.[6]
Track listing
Disc twoNo. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "America" | Neil Diamond | 4:19 |
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2. | "Hello Again" | Neil Diamond, Alan Lindgren | 3:39 |
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3. | "Love on the Rocks" | Gilbert Bécaud, Neil Diamond | 3:40 |
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4. | "Captain Sunshine" (live recording) | Neil Diamond | 3:20 |
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5. | "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother" (live recording) | Bob Russell, Bobby Scott | 3:46 |
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6. | "Yes I Will " / "Lady Magdalene" (live recording; medley) | Neil Diamond | 7:01 |
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7. | "Shilo" (live recording) | Neil Diamond | 3:57 |
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8. | "Brother Love's Travelling Salvation Show" (live recording) | Neil Diamond | 5:02 |
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9. | "If You Know What I Mean" | Neil Diamond | 3:43 |
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10. | "Beautiful Noise" | Neil Diamond | 3:26 |
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11. | "You Don't Bring Me Flowers" | Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman, Neil Diamond | 3:16 |
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12. | "Desiree" | Neil Diamond | 3:17 |
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13. | "Forever in Blue Jeans" | Richard Bennett, Neil Diamond | 3:39 |
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14. | "September Morn" | Gilbert Bécaud, Neil Diamond | 3:52 |
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15. | "I've Been This Way Before" | Neil Diamond | 3:48 |
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16. | "Yesterday's Songs" | Neil Diamond | 2:51 |
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17. | "Heartlight" | Burt Bacharach, Neil Diamond, Carole Bayer Sager | 4:26 |
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18. | "Headed for the Future" | Neil Diamond, Tom Hensley, Alan Lindgren | 4:06 |
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19. | "You Are the Best Part of Me" | Neil Diamond | 3:59 |
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Total length: | 1:15:07 |
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Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
Australia (ARIA)[7] | Platinum | 70,000^ |
New Zealand (RMNZ)[8] | 3× Platinum | 45,000^ |
United Kingdom (BPI)[9] | Gold | 100,000^ |
United States (RIAA)[10] | 2× Platinum | 2,000,000‡ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. ‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
References
- ^ The Essential Neil Diamond at AllMusic
- ^ Ruhlmann, William. The Essential Neil Diamond at AllMusic. Retrieved March 9, 2014..
- ^ Ruhlmann, William. The Essential Barbra Streisand at AllMusic. Retrieved February 10, 2010.
- ^ Diamond, Neil. "Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved March 9, 2014.
- ^ Diamond, Neil. "RIAA Neil Diamond". RIAA. Retrieved 19 November 2016. Note: Enter advanced album search for "The Essential Neil Diamond"
- ^ The Essential Neil Diamond 3.0 at AllMusic
- ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2006 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
- ^ "New Zealand album certifications – Neil Diamond – The Essential Neil Diamond". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
- ^ "British album certifications – Neil Diamond – The Essential Neil Diamond". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
- ^ "American album certifications – Neil Diamond – The Essential Neil Diamond". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
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Soundtrack albums | - Jonathan Livingston Seagull
- The Jazz Singer
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