Customer Reviews

Heartlight

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In assembling a Neil Diamond collection, many people might tend to overlook this album. After all, only one song on it was a real hit, and one more makes it into the boxed set "In My Lifetime". Nevertheless, this album is a real delight, and with the possible exceptions of the "Brother Love's Traveling Salvation Show" LP and "Taproot Manuscript", this is my favorite true stand-alone ND album. (The likes of "Love Songs", "Rainbow", and "Jonathan Livingston Seagull" not counting as regular albums of Neil's). "In Ensenada", "Hurricane", and "Front Page Story" are great...heck, the whole album is great! Get it, you won't be dissapointed.

"Heartlight" is a gem of an album Neil Diamond put out in 1982. Amidst this wonderfully crafted array of satisfying easy listening tunes lies some up tempo rocking numbers that will have you dancing in the aisles. The title track is taken from the motion picture "E.T". My personal favorites other than the title track are: "I'm Alive", "Front Page Story" and "Comin' Home". The fact that this CD contains songs written by Burt Bacharach makes "Heartlight" a masterpiece. Buy your copy today!

It is the most beautiful cd's neil has ever done. I already have this cd. I didn't get it from Amazon. "SORRY!" I advise anyone who loves the music of Neil should get it.

Until the release of his box set "Stages," virtually all of Neil's later albums were mediocre at best. This album is quieter, more melodic and less abrasive than Diamond's subsequent releases making heavy use of synthesizer and guitar picking. I also enjoy Ron Tutt's style of drumming much more than longtime drummer Dennis St. John's stale, tired, routine playing. There is nary a bad track on this album, possibly his most underrated one, and I was glad to hear that even people who gave it bad reviews still liked the tracks entitled "Front Page Story" and "In Ensenada." They are my two favs as well and really wish he would do a live version of them.

Neil Diamond has long been one of my very most favorite artists. I Feel that "Heartlight" was overlooked and under-rated for the most part. If You as I do appreciate the totality of the songs and lyrics you select.....then you'll be very pleasantly surprized with "HEARTLIGHT"; and it will strike all the right cords in Your Heart too!!!!!!!!!

Sorry, I could not agree with some reviewers that this is an inferrior & lifeless album from Neil Diamond.This album might have only one hit single 'Heartlight' but other songs are also very good.Each song in the album is melodious and has good lyric in it.I like the songs now as I used to like 16 years back when I bought this album in casette.Apart from slow and sentimental pop numbers like 'I'm guilty' & 'Fool for you', it has some catchy fast paced tracks like 'Starflight', 'Comin Home' and 'I'm alive'.Also rest of the songs 'Front page story', 'In Ensenada' are quite enjoyable.If want to enjoy some good music with great vocal accompanied with thoughtful lyrics, this is the right stuff for you.The album worths your money.

With "Heartlight" and - especially - "In Ensenada" (both co-written by Burt Bacharach & Carol Bayer Sager!)Neil performs two of the greatest ballads ever. A must hear!

This album shows what happens to great artists when $$$$$$ controls content.

I have only heard "Heartlight" on the radio. However, I would like to know what movie inspired Neil Diamond to write this song. Thank you for this information.

Half of songs composed by Burt Bacharach , this the reason of purchase
especially " Heartlight " is very beautiful song