Dreams (Neil Diamond album)

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Dreams
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Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 2, 2010 (2010-11-02)
Genre Pop, rock, country pop, country rock
Length54:57
Label Columbia
Producer Neil Diamond
Neil Diamond chronology
A Cherry Cherry Christmas
(2009)
Dreams
(2010)
Melody Road
(2014)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Dreams is the thirty-first studio album by Neil Diamond. It was produced by Diamond and released by Columbia Records in 2010. The album contains cover versions of popular songs that Diamond claims in the liner notes are among his favorites. Among them is "I'm a Believer", which he wrote for The Monkees back in 1966. [2] Dreams ranked at number eight on the Billboard 200 chart. [3]

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Ain't No Sunshine" Bill Withers 3:37
2."Blackbird" John Lennon, Paul McCartney 3:22
3."Alone Again (Naturally)" Gilbert O'Sullivan 3:57
4."Feels Like Home" Randy Newman 4:51
5."Midnight Train to Georgia" Jim Weatherly 5:00
6."I'm a Believer" Neil Diamond 4:27
7."Love Song" Lesley Duncan 3:57
8."Losing You" Randy Newman 3:16
9."Hallelujah" Leonard Cohen 4:10
10."A Song for You" Leon Russell 4:31
11."Yesterday"John Lennon, Paul McCartney3:31
12."Let It Be Me" Gilbert Bécaud, Manny Curtis, Pierre Delanoë 3:19
13."Desperado" Glenn Frey, Don Henley 3:36
14."Don't Forget Me" Harry Nilsson 3:23

Personnel

Production

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [19] Gold100,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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