Tennessee Moon
1996 studio album by Neil Diamond
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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]
Track listing
Title Writer(s) 1. "Tennessee Moon" Neil Diamond, Dennis Morgan 3:00 2. "One Good Love" (duet with Waylon Jennings ) Neil Diamond, Gary Nicholson 4:18 3. "Shame" (duet with Hal Ketchum ) Neil Diamond, Hal Ketchum 3:31 4. "A Matter of Love" Neil Diamond, Tom Shapiro 4:35 5. "Marry Me" (duet with Buffy Lawson ) Neil Diamond, Tom Shapiro 3:50 6. "Deep Inside of You" (duet with Beth Nielsen Chapman ) Beth Nielsen Chapman, Neil Diamond 3:51 7. "Gold Don't Rust" Gary Burr , Bob DiPiero, Neil Diamond3:42 8. "Like You Do" (duet with Rosemary Butler ) Sandy Knox, Steve Rosen 4:03 9. "Can Anybody Hear Me" Neil Diamond, Bill LaBounty 3:50 10. "Win the World" Neil Diamond, Susan Longacre 4:12 11. "No Limit" Richard Bennett , Neil Diamond3:07 12. "Reminisce for a While" (duet with Raul Malo ) Neil Diamond, Raul Malo 4:27 13. "Kentucky Woman " Neil Diamond 2:48 14. "If I Lost My Way" Gary Burr, Neil Diamond 3:23 15. "Everybody" Jesse Diamond, Neil Diamond 3:45 16. "Talking Optimist Blues (Good Day Today)" Neil Diamond, Gretchen Peters 2:53 17. "Open Wide These Prison Doors" Neil Diamond, Stewart Harris 4:30 18. "Blue Highway" (featuring Chet Atkins ) Neil Diamond, Harlan Howard 3:56
Personnel
Neil Diamond – lead vocals
Dennis Burnside – acoustic piano (1), organ (1)
Alan Lindgren – organ (2, 9), acoustic piano (5, 6, 8, 9, 12), keyboards (8, 14, 15), arrangements (8, 15)
Matt Rollings – acoustic piano (3, 7, 10, 13, 16, 17, 18), organ (4)
Jo-El Sonnier – accordion (3)
Al Kooper – organ (17)
Mark Casstevens – acoustic guitar (1)
Brent Mason – electric guitar (1, 3, 13)
Bruce Bouton – pedal steel guitar (1, 3, 4, 10, 13, 16), lap steel guitar (7)
Dan Dugmore – acoustic guitar (2, 5, 8, 9, 10, 12, 14, 17), pedal steel guitar (2, 5, 6, 8, 12, 14), electric guitar (6, 7, 14), electric harmonium (9)
Gary Nicholson – acoustic guitar (2)
Doug Rhone – acoustic guitar (2, 5, 6, 9, 12, 14, 15), electric guitar (9, 17)
Richard Bennett – acoustic guitar (3–6, 8, 11, 13, 15, 16, 18), electric guitar (3, 4, 7, 10, 12, 17), guitarophone (3, 8)
Hal Ketchum – acoustic guitar (3), backing vocals (3)
Steve Gibson – acoustic guitar (4, 13, 16, 18)
Chris Leuzinger – electric guitar (4)
Brent Rowan – electric guitar (4, 16, 18)
Biff Watson – acoustic guitar (7, 10, 17)
Paul Worley – acoustic guitar (7)
Dann Huff – electric guitar (13)
Gary Burr – acoustic guitar (14), backing vocals (14)
Chet Atkins – acoustic guitar (18), backing vocals (8)
Rob Hajacos – fiddle (1, 4, 9, 16, 18), "hoedown" instruments (1)
Jonathan Yudkin – fiddle (3, 13)
Andrea Zonn – fiddle (5, 10, 14)
Tammy Rogers – fiddle (6, 17)
Sam Bush – fiddle (7), mandolin (7)
Mark O'Connor – fiddle (15)
Michael Rhodes – bass (1, 4, 7, 10, 17)
Reinie Press – bass (2, 5, 6, 9, 11, 12, 14, 15)
David Hungate – bass (3, 13, 16), electric upright bass (18)
Dave Pomeroy – fretless bass (8)
Lonnie Wilson – drums (1), percussion (1)
Ron Tutt – drums (2, 5, 6, 9, 11, 12, 14, 15)
Paul Leim – drums (3, 4, 13, 16, 18)
Chester Thompson – drums (7, 10, 17)
Sam Bacco – percussion (3–7, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18)
Bergen White – arrangements (5, 10)
The Nashville String Machine – strings
John Wesley Ryles – backing vocals (1, 4, 7, 9)
Dennis Wilson – backing vocals (1, 7)
Waylon Jennings – lead vocals (2)
Jana King – backing vocals (3, 13, 15, 16, 18)
Curtis Wright – backing vocals (3, 13, 15, 16, 18)
Curtis Young – backing vocals (3, 13, 15, 16, 18)
Stephanie Bentley – backing vocals (4)
Buffy Lawson – lead vocals (5), backing vocals (7, 10)
Beth Nielsen Chapman – lead vocals (6)
Debra Black – backing vocals (7, 10)
Harry Stinson – backing vocals (7)
Rosemary Butler – lead vocals (8)
Bill LaBounty – backing vocals (9)
Kathy Burdick – backing vocals (9)
Melodie Crittenden – backing vocals (11)
Bob Gaudio – backing vocals (11), accordion (17)
Raul Malo – lead vocals (12)
Beth Hooker – backing vocals (14)
Production
Bob Gaudio – executive producer, producer (2, 4–12, 14–18)
Don Cook – producer (1)
Richard Landis – producer (3, 13)
James Stroud – producer (3, 13)
Paul Worley – producer (7, 8)
Mike Bradley – engineer (1), mixing (1)
Bernie Becker – engineer (2, 5, 6, 8, 9, 11, 12, 14, 15)
Justin Niebank – mixing (2, 4–12, 14–18), engineer (3, 4, 7, 10, 13, 16, 17, 18)
Chris Lord-Alge – mixing (3, 13)
Mark Capps – assistant engineer, mix assistant
Chris Davie – assistant engineer, mix assistant
Eric Elwell – assistant engineer
David Hall – assistant engineer
Joe Hayden – assistant engineer
Sandy Jenkins – assistant engineer
Greg Parker – assistant engineer
Mike Psanos – assistant engineer
Mark Ralston – assistant engineer
Rhett Travis – assistant engineer
King Williams – assistant engineer
Mark Hagan – mix assistant
Gavin Lurssen – mastering
Doug Sax – mastering
David Kirschner – art direction
Gabrielle Raumberger – design
Dylan Tran – design
Jeff Dunas – front cover photography
Ed Rode – back cover photography
Studios
Recorded at Dark Horse Recording Studio and The Castle (Franklin, Tennessee); Javelina Recording Studios and Soundshop 'A' Inc. (Nashville, Tennessee).
Mixed at Masterfonics, Loud Recording and Soundshop 'A' Inc. (Nashville, Tennessee).
Mastered at The Mastering Lab (Hollywood, California).
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
References
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