Neil Diamond 50 – 50th Anniversary Collection

Neil Diamond 50 – 50th Anniversary Collection
Compilation album by
Neil Diamond
ReleasedMarch 31, 2017
Recorded1966–2014
GenrePop rock
LabelUniversal Music Group and Capitol Music Group
Neil Diamond chronology
Acoustic Christmas
(2016) 		Neil Diamond 50 – 50th Anniversary Collection
(2017) 		Hot August Night III
(2018)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Neil Diamond 50 – 50th Anniversary Collection is a retrospective of 50 Neil Diamond songs recorded between 1966 and 2014. It was released in March 2017.[2]

Diamond selected the songs for Neil Diamond 50. Its tracks range from the 1966 album The Feel of Neil Diamond to 2014's Melody Road. A three-disc set with liner notes by David Fricke, it includes songs that Rolling Stone described as "staples in the American pop songbook".[3]

The collection was also issued in a limited edition 6-disc book, comprising 115 tracks, and including 12 previously unreleased songs.

A 50th Anniversary World Tour coincided with the release of the box. It began on April 7, 2017, in Fresno, California.[4]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Neil Diamond, except where noted

Disc 1
No.TitleLength
1."Solitary Man" (single version)2:33
2."Cherry, Cherry" (single version)2:42
3."I Got the Feelin' (Oh No, No)"2:09
4."You Got to Me"2:53
5."Girl, You'll Be a Woman Soon"3:20
6."I'm a Believer"2:47
7."Thank the Lord for the Night Time" (single version)3:02
8."Red Red Wine"2:42
9."Sunday Sun" (album version)2:47
10."Shilo" (single version)3:26
11."Kentucky Woman" (single version)2:26
12."Brooklyn Roads"3:38
13."Glory Road"3:21
14."Holly Holy" (single version)4:39
15."And the Grass Won't Pay No Mind"3:33
16."Sweet Caroline" (album version)3:23
17."Brother Love's Traveling Salvation Show"3:33
Disc 2
No.TitleLength
1."Done Too Soon"2:42
2."Soolaimon" (album version)4:12
3."Cracklin' Rosie" (single version)2:58
4."Crunchy Granola Suite" (single version)2:55
5."I Am...I Said" (single version)3:35
6."Stones"3:06
7."Morningside"4:08
8."Song Sung Blue" (single version)3:16
9."Play Me"3:51
10."Be (Recapitulation and Farewell to Fletcher)"3:31
11."Skybird"2:21
12."Lonely Looking Sky"3:11
13."I've Been This Way Before"3:46
14."Longfellow Serenade"3:52
15."Beautiful Noise"3:24
16."Street Life"3:00
17."If You Know What I Mean"3:45
Disc 3
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Desiree" 3:21
2."You Don't Bring Me Flowers" (solo version)Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman, Diamond3:10
3."Forever in Blue Jeans"Richard Bennett, Diamond3:36
4."September Morn"Gilbert Bécaud, Diamond3:53
5."The Story of My Life" 3:43
6."Yesterday's Songs" (beginning 3 seconds of original recording missing) 2:48
7."I Believe in Happy Endings" 4:28
8."Hello Again"Alan Lindgren, Diamond4:05
9."Love on the Rocks"Bécaud, Diamond3:38
10."Heartlight"Burt Bacharach, Diamond, Carole Beyer Sager4:26
11."Lady-Oh" 3:51
12."Pretty Amazing Grace" 4:54
13."Hell Yeah" 4:26
14."We" 3:49
15."The Art of Love" 4:06
16."America" 4:22

Charts

Chart performance for 50th Anniversary Collection
Chart (2017) Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[5] 55
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[6] 38
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[7] 147
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[8] 29
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[9] 100
US Billboard 200[10] 78

References

  1. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Neil Diamond 50". AllMusic. Retrieved July 3, 2017.
  2. ^ Kaufman, Gil (January 24, 2017). "Neil Diamond Releasing 50th Anniversary Box Set". Billboard. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
  3. ^ Blistein, John (January 24, 2017). "Neil Diamond Preps 50th Anniversary Box Set". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
  4. ^ "Neil Diamond 50 Tour". Pollstar. Retrieved July 3, 2017.
  5. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Neil Diamond – 50th Anniversary Collection" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved November 9, 2021.
  6. ^ "Ultratop.be – Neil Diamond – 50th Anniversary Collection" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved November 9, 2021.
  7. ^ "Ultratop.be – Neil Diamond – 50th Anniversary Collection" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved November 9, 2021.
  8. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Neil Diamond – 50th Anniversary Collection" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved November 9, 2021.
  9. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Neil Diamond – 50th Anniversary Collection". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 9, 2021.
  10. ^ "Neil Diamond Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved November 9, 2021.