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2003 box set by Neil Diamond
Stages: Performances 1970–2002
Released September 30, 2003 (2003-09-30 ) Recorded 1970-2002
Genre
Pop ,
rock Length 5 :14 :16 (CDs only)
Label
Columbia
Producer Neil Diamond, Sam Cole
Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating
Allmusic
[1]
Stages: Performances 1970–2002 is a
box set by
Neil Diamond that was released by
Columbia Records in 2003. The set consists of five
compact discs of
concert recordings plus a
DVD containing live recordings plus a
documentary .
[2]
The first two CDs of the set, "A Night in
Las Vegas ", are drawn from Diamond's December 27, 2002, performance at MGM Grand Garden Arena. The third and fourth CDs consist of material recorded between 1970 (the same version of the song "Lordy" appears on Diamond's 1970 album
Gold ) and 2001 in
North America , the
United Kingdom ,
Ireland ,
Australia and
Germany . The fifth CD is devoted to
Christmas music . The DVD features Diamond's July 2002 show in
Dublin plus a documentary "Welcome to Diamondville".
[3] Stages reached position number 137 on the
Billboard 200 chart.
[4]
Allmusic critic Thom Jurek gave the collection a negative review, stating:
This is a job shoddily and, yes, very cynically done. Where
Hot August Night and
Hot August Night II were real occasions to celebrate Diamond's mind-blowing live potential, Stages is really just a marketing ploy to get fans, the people who should be rewarded, to shell out more of their hard-earned dollars for considerably less aesthetically.
[2]
Compact disc track listing
Disc three Title Writer(s) 1. "Lordy"
Neil Diamond 4:55 2. "Brooklyn Roads" Neil Diamond 5:28 3. "Home Is a Wounded Heart" Neil Diamond 2:40 4. "The Last Picasso" Neil Diamond 4:29 5. "
The Last Thing on My Mind "
Tom Paxton 4:20 6. "You Got to Me" Neil Diamond 2:45 7. "
God Only Knows "
Tony Asher ,
Brian Wilson 4:08 8. "
Lay Lady Lay "
Bob Dylan 4:08 9. "Glory Road" Neil Diamond 3:52 10. "
Rocket Man "
Elton John ,
Bernie Taupin 6:07 11. "Say Maybe" Neil Diamond 4:06 12. "Once in a While" Neil Diamond 3:39 13. "Rainy Day Song"
Gilbert Bécaud , Neil Diamond 4:31 14. "Guitar Heaven" Gilbert Bécaud, Neil Diamond 3:36 15. "Songs of Life" Gilbert Bécaud, Neil Diamond 3:32 16. "Fire on the Tracks" Neil Diamond 3:03 17. "Brooklyn on a Saturday Night" Neil Diamond 3:41 18. "Primitive" Neil Diamond 4:24 19. "The Story of My Life" Neil Diamond 3:39 Total length: 1:17:03
Disc four Title Writer(s) 1. "This Time"
Neil Diamond ,
David Foster , Jeremy Lubbock 3:55 2. "The American Popular Song" Tom Hensley 5:13 3. "
Teach Me Tonight "
Sammy Cahn ,
Gene DePaul 2:07 4. "
Dedicated to the One I Love "
Ralph Bass , Lowman Pauling 1:54 5. "
Spanish Harlem "
Jerry Leiber ,
Phil Spector 3:43 6. "
Golden Slumbers ", "
Carry That Weight ", "
The End " (
Beatles medley)
John Lennon, Paul McCartney 3:40 7. "Sweet L.A. Days" Neil Diamond, Doug Rhone 3:54 8. "Fortune of the Night" Neil Diamond, Tom Hensley, Alan Lindgren 4:08 9. "Mountains of Love" Neil Diamond, Tom Hensley, Alan Lindgren 4:53 10. "If There Were No Dreams" Neil Diamond,
Michel Legrand 3:14 11. "All I Really Need Is You" Neil Diamond, Tom Hensley, Alan Lindgren 4:39 12. "
Yesterday's Songs " Neil Diamond 2:49 13. "Can Anybody Hear Me" Neil Diamond, Bill LaBounty 3:50 14. "Talking Optimist Blues (Good Day Today)" Neil Diamond, Gretchen Peters 2:53 15. "Everybody" Jesse Diamond, Neil Diamond 3:46 16. "Marry Me" Neil Diamond, Tom Shapiro 3:55 17. "In My Lifetime" Neil Diamond 4:44 18. "
I Got the Feelin' (Oh No, No) " Neil Diamond 2:12 19. "
Longfellow Serenade " Neil Diamond 3:50 20. "
Unchained Melody "
Alex North ,
Hy Zaret 3:50 21. "I Believe in Happy Endings" Neil Diamond 4:27 Total length: 1:17:36
DVD track listing
"America"
"Hello Again"
"Solitary Man"
"I'm a Believer"
"September Morn"
"Beautiful Noise"
"Girl, You'll Be a Woman Soon"
"Sweet Caroline"
"Sweet Caroline" (reprise)
"I Am... I Said"
"Cracklin' Rosie"
"Brother Love's Traveling Salvation Show"
Backstage:"Welcome to Diamondville"
References
Studio albums Soundtrack albums Live albums Compilation albums Singles Other songs Concert tours Related articles