Hot August Night - Album
Hot August Night (Album) by Neil Diamond
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Neil Leslie Diamond Born January 24 1941 Is An American Singer And Songwriter Born In Brooklyn NY. From The 1960s To The 1980s Diamond Was One Of The More Successful Pop Music Performers Scoring A Number Of Hits. As Critic William Ruhlmann Writes "as Of 2001 He Claimed Worldwide Record Sales Of 115 Million Copies And As Of 2002 He Was Ranked Third Behind Only Elton John And Barbra Streisand On The List Of The Most Successful Adult Contemporary Artists In The History Of The Billboard Chart." 1 As Of May 2005 He Has Sold 120 Million Records Worldwide Including 48 Million Records In The U.S. 2 Though His Record Sales Declined Somewhat After The 1980s Diamond Continues To Tour Successfully And Maintains A Very Loyal Following. Diamond's Songs Have Been Recorded By A Vast Array Of Performers From Many Different Musical Genres. Diamond Was Inducted Into The Songwriters Hall Of Fame In 1984 And Then In 2000 Was Given Its Sammy Cahn Lifetime Achievement Award. He Was Inducted Into The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame In The Early Part Of 2011. In 2008 Neil Diamond Scored His First Ever Billboard Number One Album With "Home Before Dark" The Album Also Became His First Studio Album To Get To Number One In The UK.
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Neil Leslie Diamond Born January 24 1941 Is An American Singer And Songwriter Born In Brooklyn NY. From The 1960s To The 1980s Diamond Was One Of The More Successful Pop Music Performers Scoring A Number Of Hits. As Critic William Ruhlmann Writes "as Of 2001 He Claimed Worldwide Record Sales Of 115 Million Copies And As Of 2002 He Was Ranked Third Behind Only Elton John And Barbra Streisand On The List Of The Most Successful Adult Contemporary Artists In The History Of The Billboard Chart." 1 As Of May 2005 He Has Sold 120 Million Records Worldwide Including 48 Million Records In The U.S. 2 Though His Record Sales Declined Somewhat After The 1980s Diamond Continues To Tour Successfully And Maintains A Very Loyal Following. Diamond's Songs Have Been Recorded By A Vast Array Of Performers From Many Different Musical Genres. Diamond Was Inducted Into The Songwriters Hall Of Fame In 1984 And Then In 2000 Was Given Its Sammy Cahn Lifetime Achievement Award. He Was Inducted Into The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame In The Early Part Of 2011. In 2008 Neil Diamond Scored His First Ever Billboard Number One Album With "Home Before Dark" The Album Also Became His First Studio Album To Get To Number One In The UK.
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AllMusic Critic Stephen Thomas Erlewin Calls Hot August Night “the Ultimate Neil Diamond Record … Which Shows Diamond The Icon In Full Glory.” The Album Has Become A Great Success For Diamond And In Australia It Spent 29 Weeks At Number 1 On The Album Charts During 1973 & 1974. This Figure Was Surpassed In The 1980s By Dire Straits With Their Album Brothers In Arms Spending 34 Weeks At Number One On The Album Charts. This Album And Its Predecessor Album Moods Are Generally Acknowledged To Be The Two Most Important Recording Projects Of Diamond’s Career In Terms Of Defining His Signature Sound And In The Case Of Hot August Night His Live Performance Style For The Future. This Live Album Remains One Of The Great Classic Live Albums Of All Time. Track Listing
All Songs By Neil Diamond Disc 1 01. “Prologue”
02. “Crunchy Granola Suite”
03. “Done Too Soon”
04. “Dialogue”
05. “Solitary Man”
06. “Cherry Cherry”
07. “Sweet Caroline”
08. “Porcupine Pie”
09. “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”
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Disc 2 01. “Play Me”
02. “Canta Libre”
03. “Morningside”
04. “Song Sung Blue”
05. “Cracklin’ Rosie”
06. “Holly Holy”
07. “I Am… I Said”
08. “Soolaimon” / “Brother Love’s Traveling Salvation Show” Released December 9 1972
Recorded August 24 1972
Genre Rock
Length 93 05
Label MCA Universal
Producer Tom Catalano
Published: 05 May 2012, 20:11
Hot August Night Is A 1972 Live Double Album By Neil Diamond. “Hot August Night” Is Also The Opening Lyric In Diamond’s 1969 Single “Brother Love’s Travelling Salvation Show”. It Is A Recording Of A Diamond Concert On Thursday August 24 1972 One Of Ten Sold Out Concerts That Diamond Performed That Month At The Greek Theatre In Los Angeles.AllMusic Critic Stephen Thomas Erlewin Calls Hot August Night “the Ultimate Neil Diamond Record … Which Shows Diamond The Icon In Full Glory.” The Album Has Become A Great Success For Diamond And In Australia It Spent 29 Weeks At Number 1 On The Album Charts During 1973 & 1974. This Figure Was Surpassed In The 1980s By Dire Straits With Their Album Brothers In Arms Spending 34 Weeks At Number One On The Album Charts. This Album And Its Predecessor Album Moods Are Generally Acknowledged To Be The Two Most Important Recording Projects Of Diamond’s Career In Terms Of Defining His Signature Sound And In The Case Of Hot August Night His Live Performance Style For The Future. This Live Album Remains One Of The Great Classic Live Albums Of All Time. Track Listing
All Songs By Neil Diamond Disc 1 01. “Prologue”
02. “Crunchy Granola Suite”
03. “Done Too Soon”
04. “Dialogue”
05. “Solitary Man”
06. “Cherry Cherry”
07. “Sweet Caroline”
08. “Porcupine Pie”
09. “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”
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Disc 2 01. “Play Me”
02. “Canta Libre”
03. “Morningside”
04. “Song Sung Blue”
05. “Cracklin’ Rosie”
06. “Holly Holy”
07. “I Am… I Said”
08. “Soolaimon” / “Brother Love’s Traveling Salvation Show” Released December 9 1972
Recorded August 24 1972
Genre Rock
Length 93 05
Label MCA Universal
Producer Tom Catalano