Live in America (Neil Diamond album)

Live in America
Live album by Neil Diamond
Released	June 28, 1994
Recorded	February 18, 1992–December, 1993
Genre	Pop, rock
Length	122:45
Label	Columbia
Producer	Neil Diamond
Neil Diamond chronology
Up on the Roof: Songs from the Brill Building (1993) Live in America (1994) The Christmas Album, Volume II (1994)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Live in America is a two-disc live album by Neil Diamond released by Columbia Records in the summer of 1994. ^{[2] [3]} It reached number 93 on the Billboard 200 chart. ^[4] As with his previous live albums Hot August Night and Hot August Night II Diamond performed his old hits with his version of his 1968 song "Red Red Wine" rendered in a reggae style similar to the version done by UB40.

Reception

In his review of the album music critic Stephen Thomas Erlewine states that Diamond "gives one hell of a show". ^[2]

Track listing

All songs written by Neil Diamond, except where noted.

Disc one No. Title Writer(s) Length 1. "America"   4:18 2. "Hello Again" Diamond, Alan Lindgren 3:57 3. "Kentucky Woman"   2:26 4. "You Got to Me"   2:41 5. "Cherry, Cherry"   3:13 6. "I'm a Believer"   3:08 7. "Sweet Caroline"   4:07 8. "Love on the Rocks" Gilbert Bécaud, Diamond 3:48 9. "Hooked on the Memory of You" (featuring Linda Press)   3:12 10. "Lady Oh"   3:53 11. "Beautiful Noise"   3:36 12. "Play Me"   4:21 13. "Up on the Roof" Gerry Goffin, Carole King 3:41 14. "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" (featuring Raven Kane) Barry Mann, Phil Spector, Cynthia Weil 4:26 15. "River Deep - Mountain High" Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich, Phil Spector 3:57 16. "I (Who Have Nothing)" Carlo Donida, Mogol, Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller 3:52 Total length: 58:36

Disc two No. Title Writer(s) Length 1. "Missa" (featuring Craig Copeland, Raven Kane, Joseph Powell, Julia Waters, Maxine Willard Waters, Oren Waters)   2:37 2. "Soolaimon"   4:38 3. "Holly Holy"   3:53 4. "And the Grass Won't Pay No Mind"   4:29 5. "You Don't Bring Me Flowers" (featuring Raven Kane) Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman, Diamond 5:11 6. "September Morn'" Bécaud, Diamond 4:07 7. "Havah Nagila" Traditional 3:32 8. "Solitary Man"   3:18 9. "Red Red Wine"   3:10 10. "Song Sung Blue"   3:18 11. "Forever in Blue Jeans" Richard Bennett, Diamond 3:20 12. "Heartlight" Burt Bacharach, Diamond, Carole Bayer Sager 3:49 13. "Cracklin' Rosie"   3:04 14. "I Am... I Said"   5:40 15. "Crunchy Granola Suite"   3:46 16. "Brother Love's Travelling Salvation Show"   6:17 Total length: 64:09

Personnel

• Neil Diamond - vocals, acoustic guitar
• Doug Rhone, Hadley Hockensmith - guitar
• Jesse Diamond - acoustic guitar
• Reinie Press - bass
• Alan Lindgren, Tom Hensley - keyboards
• Ron Tutt - drums
• Vince Charles - percussion
• King Errisson - congas
• Don Markese - saxophone, flute, clarinet
• Larry Klimas - saxophone, flute
• Ralf Rickert - trumpet, flugelhorn
• Arturo Velasco - trombone
• Craig Copeland, Josef Powell, Julia Waters, Maxine Waters, Oren Waters, Raven Kane - singers
• Linda Press - backing vocals

References

1. Allmusic review
2. Live in America at AllMusic
3. Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. July 16, 1994.
4. Diamond, Neil. Billboard "Billboard 200" . Retrieved March 6, 2014.{{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)