50th Anniversary Collector's Edition

~ Release by Neil Diamond (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Annotation

The 50th Anniversary Collection is a career spanning retrospective of 50 Neil Diamond selections from albums ranging from his earliest 1966 album The Feel Of Neil Diamond through his latest critically acclaimed album Melody Road. Neil Diamond 50 -50th Anniversary Collection includes liner notes by David Fricke as well as a booklet containing photos that chronicle the artist’s vast career.

Annotation last modified on 2020-03-10 22:00 UTC.

Tracklist

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1I Am... I Said (original demo)
0:52
2I Am... I Said
engineer:
Armin Steiner
producer:
Tom Catalano
recording of:
I Am… I Said (in 1971-09)
lyricist and composer:
Neil Diamond (in 1971)
live recording of:
I Am… I Said
lyricist and composer:
Neil Diamond (in 1971)
43:32
3Done Too Soon
producer:
Tom Catalano and Neil Diamond
recording of:
Done Too Soon
lyricist and composer:
Neil Diamond
3.52:40
4Stones
producer:
Tom Catalano
recording of:
Stones
lyricist and composer:
Neil Diamond
3.653:05
5Morningside
producer:
Tom Catalano and Neil Diamond
recording of:
Morningside
lyricist:
Neil Diamond
composer:
Neil Diamond (in 1972)
4:08
6Play Me
producer:
Tom Catalano and Neil Diamond
recording of:
Play Me
lyricist:
Neil Diamond (in 1972)
composer:
Neil Diamond
3.753:51
7Walk on Water
producer:
Tom Catalano and Neil Diamond
recording of:
Walk on Water
lyricist and composer:
Neil Diamond
3.53:04
8Lonely Looking Sky
producer:
Tom Catalano
recording of:
Lonely Looking Sky
lyricist and composer:
Neil Diamond
part of:
Jonathan Livingston Seagull
part of:
The Odyssey
3:09
9Skybird
producer:
Tom Catalano
partial recording of:
Skybird
lyricist and composer:
Neil Diamond
part of:
Jonathan Livingston Seagull
2:19
10Be
3:16
11I've Been This Way Before
engineer:
Armin Steiner
producer:
Tom Catalano
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Neil Diamond (in 1974)
recording of:
I’ve Been This Way Before (in 1974-09)
composer:
Neil Diamond
53:44
12The Last Picasso
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Neil Diamond (in 1974)
44:23
13Rosemary's Wine
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Neil Diamond (in 1974)
42:41
14Song Sung Blue
engineer:
Armin Steiner
producer:
Tom Catalano and Neil Diamond
recording of:
Song Sung Blue (in 1972-06)
lyricist and composer:
Neil Diamond (in 1972)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., EMI Music Publishing Germany GmbH (1967–2001), Prophet Music Inc. and Sony Tunes, Inc.
is based on:
Concerto for Piano no. 21 in C major, K. 467
3.63:15
15Longfellow Serenade
producer:
Tom Catalano
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Neil Diamond (in 1974)
recording of:
Longfellow Serenade (in 1974)
lyricist:
Neil Diamond
composer:
Neil Diamond (in 1974)
43:51
16The Gift of Song
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Neil Diamond (in 1974)
52:24
17Beautiful Noise
producer:
Robbie Robertson
accordion:
Nick de Caro
acoustic guitar:
Richard Bennett (American guitarist)
bass harmonica:
Tommy Morgan (Harmonica player)
drums (drum set):
Dennis St. John
synthesizer [Moog synthesizer]:
Alan Lindgren (American keyboardist, arranger, producer, studio & session musician)
horn arranger and strings arranger:
Nick de Caro
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1976)
recording of:
Beautiful Noise (in 1976-06)
lyricist:
Neil Diamond
composer:
Neil Diamond (in 1976)
publisher:
Stonebridge Music (publisher) (in 1976)
43:24
18Jungletime
drums (drum set):
Jim Gordon (US drummer with Derek and the Dominos)
electric guitar:
Richard Bennett (American guitarist) and Robbie Robertson
percussion:
Russ Kunkel (session drummer)
piano:
Alan Lindgren (American keyboardist, arranger, producer, studio & session musician)
synthesizer [Arp synthesizer]:
James Newton Howard (American score composer)
recording of:
Jungletime
writer:
Neil Diamond
33:11
19Lady-Oh
producer:
Robbie Robertson
acoustic guitar:
Richard Bennett (American guitarist)
drums (drum set):
Dennis St. John
electric guitar:
Robbie Robertson
electric piano [Rhodes Piano]:
David Paich
piano:
Larry Knechtel
tenor saxophone:
Tom Scott (saxophonist, Blues Brothers, LA Express, Starsky & Hutch)
horn arranger and strings arranger:
Bob James (US jazz keyboardist, arranger and producer)
recording of:
Lady-Oh
lyricist and composer:
Neil Diamond
43:51
20Street Life
producer:
Robbie Robertson
acoustic guitar:
Richard Bennett (American guitarist)
congas:
Joe Lala
drums (drum set):
Russ Kunkel (session drummer)
electric piano [Rhodes electric piano]:
Bob James (US jazz keyboardist, arranger and producer)
instruments:
Richard Bennett (American guitarist)
horn arranger and strings arranger:
Bob James (US jazz keyboardist, arranger and producer)
recording of:
Street Life
writer:
Neil Diamond
43:00
21Signs
acoustic guitar and electric guitar:
Richard Bennett (American guitarist)
congas and drums (drum set):
Jim Gordon (US drummer with Derek and the Dominos)
electric piano [Rhodes electric piano] and piano:
Larry Knechtel
synthesizer [Moog synthesizer]:
Alan Lindgren (American keyboardist, arranger, producer, studio & session musician)
background vocals:
Jim Gordon (US drummer with Derek and the Dominos) and Linda Press
horn arranger and strings arranger:
Bob James (US jazz keyboardist, arranger and producer)
recording of:
Signs
lyricist and composer:
Neil Diamond
44:17
22Surviving the Life
drums (drum set):
Russ Kunkel (session drummer)
electric guitar:
Richard Bennett (American guitarist)
organ [Lowry organ]:
Garth Hudson
piano and synthesizer [Moog synthesizer]:
Alan Lindgren (American keyboardist, arranger, producer, studio & session musician)
tambourine:
Joe Lala
recording of:
Surviving the Life
lyricist and composer:
Neil Diamond
43:38
23Stargazer
acoustic bass guitar:
Robert Boucher
banjo and ukulele:
Richard Bennett (American guitarist)
clarinet:
Jerome Richardson
drums (drum set):
Dennis St. John
piano:
Alan Lindgren (American keyboardist, arranger, producer, studio & session musician)
trumpet:
Bob Findley
horn arranger and strings arranger:
Nick de Caro
recording of:
Stargazer
lyricist and composer:
Neil Diamond
publisher:
Sony Tunes, Inc. (on 1976-06-21)
42:42
24If You Know What I Mean
producer:
Robbie Robertson
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Dennis St. John
electric guitar:
Richard Bennett (American guitarist)
piano:
Larry Knechtel
synthesizer [Arp synthesizer]:
James Newton Howard (American score composer)
synthesizer [Moog synthesizer]:
Alan Lindgren (American keyboardist, arranger, producer, studio & session musician)
horn arranger and strings arranger:
Nick de Caro
recording of:
If You Know What I Mean (in 1976)
lyricist:
Neil Diamond
composer:
Neil Diamond (in 1976)
3.53:42
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