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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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"Sweet Caroline" Is A Pop Song Written And Performed By Neil Diamond And Officially Released On September 16 1969 As A Single. There Are Three Distinct Mixes Of This Song. The Original Mono 45 Mix Had A Loud Orchestra And Glockenspiel Compared To The Stereo Version On The Brother Love's Travelling Salvation Show LP. The Third Version Was A Remix Found Only On The Initial CD Release Of Neil Diamond's "His 12 Greatest Hits". This Version Has The Orchestra Mixed Down Very Noticeably And Has The Background Vocals Mixed Up. It Has A Longer Fade As Well. The Song Reached #4 On The Billboard Chart And Eventually Went Platinum For Sales Of One Million Singles. In The Fall Of 1969 Diamond Performed "Sweet Caroline" On Several Television Shows. It Later Reached #8 On The UK Singles Chart In 1971. In A 2007 Interview Diamond Revealed The Inspiration For "Sweet Caroline" Was President John F. Kennedy's Daughter Caroline Kennedy Who Was Eleven Years Old At The Time. Diamond Sang The Song To Her At Her 50th Birthday Celebration In 2007. Since 1997 This Song Has Become The "theme" Of The Boston Red Sox So Much So That In The Wake Of The 2013 Boston Marathon Bombings The New York Yankees Boston's Hated Rivals Played The Song On Their First Home Game After The Bombings While Other City Marathons Held In 2013 Such As The Hamburg And Stockholm Marathons Played The Song In Honor Of Boston. Since 2002 The Red Sox Have Consistently Played The Song In The Middle Of The Eighth Inning. Boston's Minor League Affiliates Do The Same And Many Other Sports Teams Play The Song Too.
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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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"Sweet Caroline" is a pop song written and performed by Neil Diamond and officially released on September 16, 1969, as a single. There are three distinct mixes of this song. The original mono 45 mix had a loud orchestra and glockenspiel compared to the stereo version on the Brother Love's Travelling Salvation Show LP. The third version was a remix found only on the initial CD release of Neil Diamond's "His 12 Greatest Hits". This version has the orchestra mixed down very noticeably and has the background vocals mixed up. It has a longer fade as well. The song reached #4 on the Billboard chart and eventually went platinum for sales of one million singles.
In the fall of 1969, Diamond performed "Sweet Caroline" on several television shows. It later reached #8 on the UK singles chart in 1971. In a 2007 interview, Diamond revealed the inspiration for "Sweet Caroline" was President John F. Kennedy's daughter, Caroline Kennedy, who was eleven years old at the time. Diamond sang the song to her at her 50th birthday celebration in 2007.
Since 1997, this song has become the "theme" of the Boston Red Sox, so much so that in the wake of the 2013 Boston Marathon bombings, the New York Yankees (Boston's hated rivals) played the song on their first home game after the bombings, while other city marathons held in 2013, such as the Hamburg and Stockholm Marathons, played the song in honor of Boston. Since 2002, the Red Sox have consistently played the song in the middle of the eighth inning. Boston's Minor League affiliates do the same, and many other sports teams play the song, too. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.