12 Greatest Hits, Vol. 2

Neil Diamond | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 25, 1990)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Sony
• ASIN: B0000025RD
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (25 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #11,892 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Beautiful Noise

2. Hello Again

3. Forever in Blue Jeans

4. September Morn'

5. Desirée

6. You Don't Bring Me Flowers

7. America

8. Be

9. Longfellow Serenade

10. If You Know What I Mean

11. Yesterday's Songs

12. Love on the Rocks

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

27 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars This is good, but there's better Diamond available, May 24, 2002

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Neal C. Reynolds (Indianapolis, Indiana) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: 12 Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 (Audio CD)

There are great moments in this collection. There's the fun "Forever In Blue Jeans", "September Morn", the duet with Barbra Streisand: "You Don't Bring Me Flowers", the rousing "America", "Longfellow Serenade", "Love On The Rocks". And if all you want of Neil Diamond are the super hits, then yes, this along with the "Neil Diamond" collection are what you want. The two make a good set of samplers.

However, IMHO, Neil Diamond is one artist who just can not be captured on "Greatest Hits" CDs. You need the albums to really appreciate him. The one boxed set that really does him justice is "In My Lifetime", which includes the songs that started it all.

If your interest in the performer is strictly peripheral, this is fine. But to gain a greater appreciation, check out his other cds.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Neil Diamond- At His Best..& He Keeps Getting Better!, October 1, 2001

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Linda Wishart (Portland,, ME United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: 12 Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 (Audio CD)

I have been a Neil Diamond fan for a long time. His style is very much his own. He gives his listners all they could ask for and then some! His music tells his story....Neil is a very powerful singer & song writer. He has a way of "touching"
everyone that listens to this CD! He's just awesome!!
Just when you think it doesn't get any better than this,
Neil can create another collection of songs that will, once again, stand the test of time! "A Music Icon"
Thanks Neil,
[A faithful fan]

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A gifted singer/songwriter, February 9, 2001

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G. Sawaged - See all my reviews
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This review is from: 12 Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 (Audio CD)

I love Neil Diamond's voice and can never tire of hearing it. He is also a brilliant songwriter...every song here he either wrote or co-wrote. "Be" from the 'Jonathan Livingston Seagull Suite' is a wonderful ballad. As with a lot of his songs, they tell a story..."If you know what I mean" for example is a song about the loss of innocent dreams. This is a really good album, and for those of us who lived through the 70's, they stir up a lot of memories. At least, they do for me.