Hot August Night II

Hot August Night II
Live album by Neil Diamond
Released	November 10, 1987
Recorded	August 1986
Genre	Pop rock
Length	72:51
Label	Columbia
Producer	Val Garay
Neil Diamond chronology
Headed for the Future (1986) Hot August Night II (1987) The Best Years of Our Lives (1988)

Hot August Night II is a live album by Neil Diamond. This is a follow-up to his 1972 double album Hot August Night , which is also a live album. This album is certified Platinum by the RIAA. ^[1]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
New Musical Express	4/10 [3]

Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic writes, "Running through his biggest hits, Diamond turns in a flashy, showy performance."

Track listing

All tracks are written by Neil Diamond, unless otherwise noted.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Song of the Whales (Fanfare)"		1:55
2.	"Headed for the Future"	Neil Diamond Tom Hensley Alan Lindgren	4:10
3.	"September Morn"	Neil Diamond Gilbert Bécaud	4:03
4.	"Thank the Lord for the Night Time"		3:23
5.	"Cherry, Cherry"		3:14
6.	"Sweet Caroline"		3:50
7.	"Hello Again"	Neil Diamond Alan Lindgren	3:33
8.	"Love on the Rocks"	Neil Diamond Gilbert Bécaud	3:13
9.	"America"		3:56
10.	"Forever in Blue Jeans"	Neil Diamond Richard Bennett	3:29
11.	"You Don't Bring Me Flowers"	Neil Diamond Alan Bergman Marilyn Bergman	4:42
12.	"I Dreamed a Dream"	Alain Boublil Claude-Michel Schönberg Herbert Kretzmer Jean-Marc Natel	4:37
13.	"Back in L.A."		2:25
14.	"Song Sung Blue"		2:52
15.	"Cracklin' Rosie"		2:55
16.	"I Am...I Said"		5:08
17.	"Holly Holy"		4:37
18.	"Soolaimon"		1:20
19.	"Brother Love's Travelling Salvation Show"		5:35
20.	"Heartlight"	Neil Diamond Burt Bacharach Carole Bayer Sager	3:54
Total length:			72:51

Musicians

The Neil Diamond Band

• Richard Bennett  –Acoustic & Electric Guitar
• Alan Lindgren –Synthesizer & Piano
• King Errisson –Percussion
• Reinie Press –Bass
• Tom Hensley –Piano & Keyboards
• Doug Rhone –Acoustic & Electric Guitar
• Vince Charles –Percussion
• Ron Tutt  –Drums
• Background Vocals –Doug Rhone, Linda Press, Ron Tutt

Additional Strings

• Concertmaster –Assa Drori
• Conductor –Alan Lindgren
• Violin –Assa Drori, Bill Hybell, Bob Sanov, Clayton Haslop, Donald Palmer, Meg Zivahi, Reg Hill, Shari Zippert
• Viola –Lenny Sachs, Margo MacLaine
• Cello –Tony Cooke, Ray Kelley
• Bass –Mickey Nadel

Production

• Producer – Val Garay
• Mastered by Stephen Marcussen
• Recording Engineers – Allen Sides, Val Garay
• Arranged by Alan Lindgren
• Art Direction and Design – David Kirschner
• Additional Design – Jan Weinberg, Beverly Lazor-Bahr
• Mixed by Val Garay
• Assistant Engineers – Bob Levy, Bob Loftus
• Photography by Harrison Funk
• Album Production Coordinator – Sam Cole
• Production Assistants – Ned Brown, Barry Cardinael, Larry Williams, Alison Zanetos

Concert production staff

• Concert Production Producer –Patrick Stansfield
• Tour Manager –Jerry Murphey
• Stage Manager & Technical Director –Doug Pope
• Lighting Director –Marilyn Lowey

Track information and credits adapted from the album's liner notes. ^[4]

Charts

Chart (1988)	Peak position
US Billboard 200 [5]	59

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [1]	Platinum	1,000,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

1. "American album certifications – Neil Diamond – Hot August Night II". Recording Industry Association of America.
2. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
3. Taylor, Neil (December 12, 1987). "Billy Joel: Live In The USSR / Neil Diamong [ sic ]: Hot August Night JL". New Musical Express . p. 37.
4. Hot August Night II (liner notes). Neil Diamond. Columbia. 1987. CGK 40990.
5. "Neil Diamond Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved March 25, 2020.