Neil Diamond Found a Private Goodbye in Don’t Turn Around on 1991’s Lovescape
On Lovescape, Neil Diamond turns Don’t Turn Around from a farewell song into a study...
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Before the Singalongs, Neil Diamond’s The Pot Smoker’s Song Put 1968 Unease on Velvet Gloves and Spit
Before his name became tied to communal choruses and polished stage warmth, Neil Diamond cut...
Two Voices, One Silence: Neil Diamond and Natalie Maines’ Home Before Dark Duet “Another Day (That Time Forgot)”
In Neil Diamond’s 2008 duet with Natalie Maines, memory is not a place to return...
Neil Diamond’s Disco Detour: Dancing in the Street on 1979’s September Morn
When Neil Diamond brought Dancing in the Street into the disco-era world of September Morn,...
When Neil Diamond Lowered the Spotlight: Evermore on Rick Rubin’s 12 Songs
On Evermore, Neil Diamond does not chase the grand gesture; he lets a late-career promise...
A Restless Signal in Neil Diamond’s Signs, the 1976 Beautiful Noise Track Robbie Robertson Produced
On Signs, Neil Diamond enters the textured world of Beautiful Noise, where Robbie Robertson frames...
When the Film Fell Away, Neil Diamond’s Skybird Kept Jonathan Livingston Seagull in Flight
In Neil Diamond’s Skybird, the Jonathan Livingston Seagull soundtrack turns flight into a language of...
A Sunlit Detour With a Shadow: Neil Diamond’s Acapulco on The Jazz Singer Soundtrack
On the 1980 The Jazz Singer soundtrack, Neil Diamond let Acapulco sound like a vacation...
The 80s Polish Couldn’t Hide Neil Diamond’s Longing on Carmelita’s Eyes from The Best Years of Our Lives
On a late-80s album built with clean studio shine, Neil Diamond let one woman’s name...
The Quiet Doorway Into Neil Diamond’s 1977 Album: How I’m Glad You’re Here With Me Tonight Became Its Private Heart
In 1977, Neil Diamond turned the title track of I’m Glad You’re Here with Me...
The Quiet Surprise on Melody Road: Neil Diamond’s 2014 “Seongah and Jimmy” Revealed a Softer Kind of Strength
In “Seongah and Jimmy,” Neil Diamond let the spotlight narrow, turning a late-career album track...
When Hope Sounded Weathered: Neil Diamond’s 1981 “On the Way to the Sky” Rose as a Billboard Hot 100 Title Track
Neil Diamond turned upward motion into something human on “On the Way to the Sky,”...
When the Future Turned Inward: Neil Diamond’s The Story of My Life on 1986’s Headed for the Future
On a record pointed toward tomorrow, Neil Diamond tucked in a song that seemed to...
The Odd Little Stage Moment That Made Neil Diamond’s “Soggy Pretzels” Feel Alive at the Greek Theatre in 1972
On Hot August Night, “Soggy Pretzels” is the small crooked grin between Neil Diamond’s grand...
A Brooklyn Voice Under a Nashville Sky: Neil Diamond’s 1996 “Tennessee Moon” Found New Country Ground
In 1996, Neil Diamond let a Nashville moon pull his big-city voice toward country music,...
Before the Hit Version Took Over, Neil Diamond’s 1969 Mr. Bojangles Cover on Touching You, Touching Me Gave Jerry Jeff Walker’s Drifter a Different Light
Neil Diamond’s 1969 version of “Mr. Bojangles” hears Jerry Jeff Walker’s wandering dancer not as...
A Quiet 2001 Radio Victory: Neil Diamond’s You Are the Best Part of Me Carried Three Chord Opera Back Into the Adult Contemporary Top 30
In 2001, Neil Diamond found a modest but meaningful radio opening with a love song...
A B-Side Still Calling: Neil Diamond’s “I’ll Come Running” Hid in the Shadow of “You Got to Me” in 1967
Before the arena choruses and the glittering stage lights, Neil Diamond tucked a restless little...
A Secret Toast from 1974: Neil Diamond’s Rosemary’s Wine Was Serenade’s Overlooked Spell
On Serenade, Neil Diamond tucked Rosemary’s Wine into the shadows of 1974, where an album...
Before the Arena Roar, Neil Diamond’s 1969 “New York Boy” Captured the Brooklyn Pulse Inside Touching You, Touching Me
Before Neil Diamond became a voice of grand stages and communal choruses, New York Boy...
A Plea Turned Into Prayer: Neil Diamond’s 1971 If You Go Away on Stones Recast Jacques Brel
On 1971’s Stones, Neil Diamond turned a famous European plea into something quieter, more American,...
The Movie Struggled, the Music Soared: Neil Diamond’s Anthem on the 1973 Jonathan Livingston Seagull Soundtrack
In Neil Diamond’s 1973 score for Jonathan Livingston Seagull, Anthem sounds less like a pop...
Before the Arena Roar: Neil Diamond’s “Childsong” Opened the 1970 African Trilogy on Tap Root Manuscript
In 1970, Neil Diamond tucked a quiet doorway into Tap Root Manuscript, and Childsong became...
The Night Started With Fire: Neil Diamond’s “Lordy” Opens 1970’s Gold at the Troubadour
Before the familiar hits arrive, “Lordy” throws open the door to Neil Diamond’s 1970 Troubadour...
A Star Singing About Escape: Neil Diamond’s 1977 Free Man in Paris Cover Turned Joni Mitchell’s Wit Into Self-Reflection
Neil Diamond’s 1977 reading of Joni Mitchell’s Free Man in Paris turns a sharp portrait...
The Overlooked 1982 Glow: Neil Diamond’s In Ensenada with Burt Bacharach and Carole Bayer Sager on Heartlight
In the polished glow of 1982, Neil Diamond found a quieter shoreline on In Ensenada,...
The 1968 B-Side Neil Diamond Fans Still Hunt For: Broad Old Woman (6 A.M. Insanity), the Flip of Two-Bit Manchild
On the far side of a 1968 single, Neil Diamond let a stranger, rougher voice...
The Quiet Neil Diamond Track That Got Lost in 1969: Juliet on Brother Love’s Travelling Salvation Show
Before the revival-tent thunder and the stadium-sized singalongs, Neil Diamond tucked a smaller ache into...
A Beach Boys Prayer Recast: Neil Diamond’s 1977 God Only Knows on I’m Glad You’re Here with Me Tonight
When Neil Diamond carried The Beach Boys’ God Only Knows into 1977, he did not...
The Quiet Strength Neil Diamond Revealed in Act Like a Man, Rick Rubin’s 2008 Home Before Dark Album Cut
On Act Like a Man, Neil Diamond turns strength into something quieter than swagger, and...