Tennessee Moon

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Tennessee Moon
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Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 6, 1996
Recorded1995
StudioDark Horse (Franklin, Tennessee)
Genre Country
Length68:03
Label Columbia
Producer Bob Gaudio, Paul Worley, Don Cook, Richard Landis, James Stroud
Neil Diamond chronology
The Christmas Album, Volume II
(1994)
Tennessee Moon
(1996)
The Movie Album: As Time Goes By
(1998)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Tennessee Moon is the twenty-third studio album by Neil Diamond. Released in February 1996, it is the product of a collaboration with various country music songwriters and performers. A companion television special entitled Under a Tennessee Moon was aired on ABC. The album was certified gold by the RIAA. [2]

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Tennessee Moon"Neil Diamond, Dennis Morgan3:00
2."One Good Love" (with Waylon Jennings)Neil Diamond, Gary Nicholson4:18
3."Shame" (with Hal Ketchum)Neil Diamond, Hal Ketchum3:31
4."A Matter of Love"Neil Diamond, Tom Shapiro 4:35
5."Marry Me" (with Buffy Lawson)Neil Diamond, Tom Shapiro3:50
6."Deep Inside of You" (with Beth Nielsen Chapman)Beth Nielsen Chapman, Neil Diamond3:51
7."Gold Don't Rust" Gary Burr, Bob DiPiero, Neil Diamond3:42
8."Like You Do" (with Rosemary Butler)Sandy Knox, Steve Rosen4:03
9."Can Anybody Hear Me"Neil Diamond, Bill LaBounty3:50
10."Win the World"Neil Diamond, Susan Longacre4:12
11."No Limit" Richard Bennett, Neil Diamond3:07
12."Reminisce for a While" (with Raul Malo)Neil Diamond, Raul Malo4:27
13."Kentucky Woman"Neil Diamond2:48
14."If I Lost My Way"Gary Burr, Neil Diamond3:23
15."Everybody"Jesse Diamond, Neil Diamond3:45
16."Talking Optimist Blues (Good Day Today)"Neil Diamond, Gretchen Peters2:53
17."Open Wide These Prison Doors"Neil Diamond, Stewart Harris4:30
18."Blue Highway" (with Chet Atkins)Neil Diamond, Harlan Howard 3:56

Personnel

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [12] 2× Platinum150,000 [13]
New Zealand (RMNZ) [14] Gold7,500^
United Kingdom (BPI) [15] Silver60,000^
United States (RIAA) [16] Gold500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. Allmusic review
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  8. "Neil Diamond Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 11, 2021.
  9. "ARIA Top 100 Albums for 1996". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved June 11, 2021.
  10. "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1996". Billboard. Retrieved June 11, 2021.
  11. "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1996". Billboard. Retrieved June 11, 2021.
  12. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1996 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association . Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  13. White, Adam (June 29, 1996). "Diamond's 'Tennessee Moon' Shines Down Under". Billboard. p. 10.
  14. "New Zealand album certifications – Neil Diamond – Tennessee Moon". Recorded Music NZ . Retrieved 2024-11-20.
  15. "British album certifications – Neil Diamond – Tennessee Moon". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved March 27, 2019.
  16. "American album certifications – Neil Diamond – Tennessee Moon". Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved March 27, 2019.