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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
Neil Diamond
ReleasedJune 28, 1994
RecordedFebruary 18, 1992 - December, 1993
Genre Pop, rock
Length122:45
Label Columbia
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

In his review of the album music critic Stephen Thomas Erlewine states that Diamond "gives one hell of a show". [2]

Track listing

Disc one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1." America" Neil Diamond4:18
2." Hello Again"Neil Diamond, Alan Lindgren3:57
3." Kentucky Woman"Neil Diamond2:26
4."You Got to Me"Neil Diamond2:41
5." Cherry, Cherry"Neil Diamond3:13
6." I'm a Believer"Neil Diamond3:08
7." Sweet Caroline"Neil Diamond4:07
8." Love on the Rocks" Gilbert Bécaud, Neil Diamond3:48
9."Hooked on the Memory of You" (featuring Linda Press)Neil Diamond3:12
10."Lady Oh"Neil Diamond3:53
11."Beautiful Noise"Neil Diamond3:36
12." Play Me"Neil Diamond4:21
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) Neil Diamond2:37
2."Soolaimon"Neil Diamond4:38
3." Holly Holy"Neil Diamond3:53
4."And the Grass Won't Pay No Mind"Neil Diamond4:29
5." You Don't Bring Me Flowers" (featuring Raven Kane) Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman, Neil Diamond5:11
6."September Morn'" Gilbert Bécaud, Neil Diamond4:07
7."Havah Nagila"Traditional3:32
8." Solitary Man"Neil Diamond3:18
9." Red Red Wine"Neil Diamond3:10
10." Song Sung Blue"Neil Diamond3:18
11." Forever in Blue Jeans" Richard Bennett, Neil Diamond3:20
12." Heartlight" Burt Bacharach, Neil Diamond, Carole Bayer Sager3:49
13." Cracklin' Rosie"Neil Diamond3:04
14." I Am... I Said"Neil Diamond5:40
15." Crunchy Granola Suite"Neil Diamond3:46
16." Brother Love's Travelling Salvation Show"Neil Diamond6:17
Total length:64:09

Personnel

  • 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

  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)
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