NEIL DIAMOND CELEBRATES A HALF-CENTURY OF MUSIC WITH THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY COLLECTOR’S EDITION TO BE RELEASED NOVEMBER 30
6-CD RETROSPECTIVE FEATURES 115 TRACKS, HARD COVER BOOK, DEMOS, RARITIES, AND 15 PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED TRACKS
12 October 2018 (Toronto, ON) – On November 30, Capitol/Ume/Universal Music Canada, the country’s leading music company, will celebrate a half-century of top-shelf music-making with the release of Neil Diamond’s 50th Anniversary Collector’s Edition, a 6CD retrospective that spans the singer/songwriter’s entire storied career. This fully loaded collection contains 115 tracks overall set in a hard-cover book, featuring scores of Diamond’s most beloved hits alongside demos, rarities, and 15 previously unreleased tracks. Pre-order Neil Diamond’s 50th Anniversary Collector’s Edition HERE.
Diamond’s unique connection with audiences the world over is evident all throughout the breadth of material presented on this box set. Witness the folk-rock reverie of “Solitary Man”, the unbridled exuberance of “Cherry Cherry”, the sweet acoustic twang of “Forever in Blue Jeans”, the pure Americana swing of “Kentucky Woman”, the eternal sing-along sunshine of “Sweet Caroline”, the raw emotionality of “I Am…I Said”, the welcoming arms of “America”, and the deeply expressive heartlight that’s on full display in his chart-topping duet with Barbra Streisand, “You Don’t Bring Me Flowers”, for just the tip of the iceberg of Diamond’s artistic achievements.
A full disc containing 12 unreleased songs, including recently unearthed gems such as “Sunflower”, (written and recently updated by Neil Diamond, originally recorded by Glen Campbell), “Before I Had a Dime” and “C’est La Vie” - a song that Diamond co-wrote with friend Gilbert Bécaud. Meanwhile, the original demos of two of Diamond’s most indelible tracks, “I Am…I Said” and “America”, give listeners further insight into the creative process behind a pair of his most iconic songs.
Throughout his illustrious and wide-ranging career, Neil Diamond has sold over 130 million albums worldwide and has dominated the charts for more than five decades with 38 Top 40 singles and 16 Top 10 albums. He has achieved record sales with 40 Gold albums, 21 Platinum albums, and 11 Multi-Platinum albums.
A Grammy Award-winning artist, Diamond is a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, the Songwriters Hall Of Fame, and has recently received The Johnny Mercer Award, the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, and the Sammy Cahn Lifetime Achievement Award, three of the highest honours bestowed upon songwriters and artists. Diamond’s many other achievements include a Golden Globe Award, 13 Grammy nominations, an ASCAP Film and Television Award, a Billboard Icon Award, an American Music Award, and 2009’s NARAS’s MusiCares Person of the Year Award. In 2011, Diamond received the prestigious Kennedy Center Honor for his lifetime of contributions to American culture.
For the past 50 years and counting, Neil Diamond has been on top of the winds of change in popular music every step of the way. Experience the triumphant drive of his career arc in full with this most inclusive 50th Anniversary Collector’s Edition.
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Neil Diamond - 50TH Anniversary Collector’s Edition:
DISC ONE
SOLITARY MAN – Mono
CHERRY, CHERRY – Mono
I GOT THE FEELIN’ (Oh No No) – Mono
DO IT – Mono
THE BOAT THAT I ROW – Mono
YOU GOT TO ME – Mono
GIRL, YOU’LL BE A WOMAN SOON – Mono
I’M A BELIEVER – Mono
THANK THE LORD FOR THE NIGHT TIME – Mono
KENTUCKY WOMAN – Mono
RED, RED WINE – Mono
BROOKLYN ROADS
GLORY ROAD
HOLLY HOLY
AND THE GRASS WON’T PAY NO MIND
SHILO
SUNDAY SUN
BROTHER LOVE’S TRAVELLING SALVATION SHOW
DIG IN
SWEET CAROLINE
CRACKLIN’ ROSIE
SOOLAIMON
CRUNCHY GRANOLA SUITE
LORDY (Live)
DISC TWO
I AM…I SAID* – Original Demo
I AM…I SAID
DONE TOO SOON
STONES
MORNINGSIDE
PLAY ME
WALK ON WATER
LONELY LOOKING SKY
SKYBIRD
BE
I’VE BEEN THIS WAY BEFORE
THE LAST PICASSO
ROSEMARY’S WINE
SONG SUNG BLUE
LONGFELLOW SERENADE
THE GIFT OF SONG
BEAUTIFUL NOISE
JUNGLETIME
LADY-OH
STREET LIFE
SIGNS
SURVIVING THE LIFE
STARGAZER
IF YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN
DISC THREE
DRY YOUR EYES
DESIRÉE
ONCE IN A WHILE
I’M GLAD YOU’RE HERE WITH ME TONIGHT
AMERICA* – Original Demo
AMERICA
HELLO AGAIN
LOVE ON THE ROCKS
AMAZED AND CONFUSED
SONGS OF LIFE
YESTERDAY’S SONGS
I’M ALIVE
HEARTLIGHT
ON THE WAY TO THE SKY
HEADED FOR THE FUTURE
YOU DON’T BRING ME FLOWERS – Duet with Barbra Streisand
FOREVER IN BLUE JEANS
SEPTEMBER MORN
DISC FOUR
THE STORY OF MY LIFE
IT’S A TRIP (Go For The Moon)
HOOKED ON THE MEMORY OF YOU
BABY CAN I HOLD YOU* – Live in Dublin R.D.S. 1989
HARD TIME FOR LOVERS
ALL I REALLY NEED IS YOU
IF THERE WERE NO DREAMS
SOMEONE WHO BELIEVES IN YOU
THE WAY
ONE GOOD LOVE – Duet with Waylon Jennings
BLUE HIGHWAY – Featuring Chet Atkins
OPEN WIDE THESE PRISON DOORS
EVERYBODY
NO LIMIT
I HAVEN’T PLAYED THIS SONG IN YEARS
YOU ARE THE BEST PART OF ME
DELIRIOUS LOVE
I BELIEVE IN HAPPY ENDINGS
MAN OF GOD
WE
DISC FIVE
I’M ON TO YOU
WHAT’S IT GONNA BE
SAVE ME A SATURDAY NIGHT
CAPTAIN OF A SHIPWRECK
ANOTHER DAY (THAT TIME FORGOT) – Duet with Natalie Maines
DON’T GO THERE
HOME BEFORE DARK
FORGOTTEN
PRETTY AMAZING GRACE
MELODY ROAD
NOTHING BUT A HEARTACHE
SOMETHING BLUE
IN BETTER DAYS
SEONGAH AND JIMMY
SUNNY DISPOSITION
THE ART OF LOVE
HELL YEAH
DISC SIX
SUNFLOWER*
C’EST LA VIE*
GIRLS GO FISHIN’*
MAYBE*
CARIBBEAN CRUISE*
YOU ARE*
EASY (TO BE IN LOVE)*
BEFORE I HAD A DIME*
THE BALLAD OF SAVING SILVERMAN*
IT DON’T SEEM LIKELY*
LONG NIGHTS, HOLD ON*
MOONLIGHT RIDER*
*Previously Unreleased