Love at the Greek

Love at the Greek
Live album by
Neil Diamond
ReleasedFebruary 4, 1977
RecordedSeptember 13, 1976
GenreRock
Length67:03 (CD)
LabelColumbia
ProducerRobbie Robertson
Neil Diamond chronology
And the Singer Sings His Song
(1976) 		Love at the Greek
(1977) 		I'm Glad You're Here with Me Tonight
(1977)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Love at the Greek is a live double album by Neil Diamond which was released in 1977. It was Diamond's second live album recorded from a concert at The Greek Theater in Los Angeles, and Neil's second album produced by Robbie Robertson of The Band (the first being 1976's Beautiful Noise).

This album was released in conjunction with a television special broadcast of the concert footage that aired in the United States on February 21, 1977. The television special, broadcast on NBC (and simulcast on FM stations nationwide) was also titled Love at the Greek. The special was nominated for four Emmy Awards.[2] The television special was later released to video on VHS.

Track listing

LP release

Side A

  1. "Streetlife" – 2:00
  2. "Kentucky Woman" – 1:57
  3. "Sweet Caroline" – 3:59
  4. "The Last Picasso" – 4:29
  5. "Longfellow Serenade" – 4:14

Side B

  1. "Beautiful Noise" – 3:11
  2. "Lady Oh" – 4:04
  3. "Stargazer" – 2:37
  4. "If You Know What I Mean" – 4:11
  5. "Surviving the Life" – 4:49

Side C

  1. "Glory Road" – 3:37
  2. "Song Sung Blue" – 4:09
  3. "Holly Holy" – 4:38
  4. "Brother Love's Travelling Salvation Show" – 5:31

Side D

  1. "Jonathan Livingston Seagull" – 15:43
    • "Be"
    • "Dear Father"
    • "Lonely Looking Sky"
    • "Sanctus"
    • "Skybird"
    • "Be (Encore)"
  2. "I've Been This Way Before" – 4:56

CD release

  1. "Introduction" – 1:41
  2. "Street Life" – 2:00
  3. "Kentucky Woman" – 1:57
  4. "Sweet Caroline" – 3:59
  5. "Beautiful Noise" – 3:11
  6. "Lady Oh" – 4:04
  7. "Stargazer" – 2:37
  8. "If You Know What I Mean" – 4:11
  9. "Surviving the Life" – 4:49
  10. "Glory Road" – 3:37
  11. "Song Sung Blue" – 4:09
  12. "Holly Holy" – 4:38
  13. "Brother Love's Travelling Salvation Show" – 5:31
  14. "Jonathan Livingston Seagull" – 15:43
    • "Be"
    • "Dear Father"
    • "Lonely Looking Sky"
    • "Sanctus"
    • "Skybird"
    • "Be (Encore)"
  15. "I've Been This Way Before" – 4:56

Personnel

  • Reinie Press – bass guitar
  • Dennis St. John – drums
  • Doug Rhone – guitar
  • Richard Bennett – guitar
  • Alan Lindgren – keyboards
  • Tom Hensley – keyboards
  • King Errison – percussion
  • Linda Press – vocals
  • Neil Diamond – vocals, guitar

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[18] Platinum 100,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[19] Platinum 300,000^
United States (RIAA)[20] 2× Platinum 2,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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