His 12 Greatest Hits

Neil Diamond | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 23, 2012)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Geffen
• ASIN: B000002OQU
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (33 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #16,323 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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Neil Diamond wanted the best of both worlds. Determined to prove himself as a serious singer-songwriter, the former Brill Building denizen made a portentous stab at African music on the same album that held the awesome Top 40 hit "Cracklin' Rosie" (Tap Root Manuscript) and alternated autobiography ("I Am... I Said") with simple singalongs ("Song Sung Blue"). While not up to the level of the Bang Records singles collected on Classics: The Early Years, these often fine tracks hardly deserve to be dismissed. --Rickey Wright

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His 12 Greatest Hits by Neil Diamond

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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The First and the Best, December 2, 2005

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10 Dollar Dreamer (Boston) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Neil Diamond - His 12 Greatest Hits (Audio CD)

There have been many Best-Of Neil Diamond Compilation albums
released by MCA.But this is the first,and by far the best.Every track fits the track before and after it.The studio versions instead of live recordings.All his MCA hits are here,and they still sound great.

Many of MCA's other compilation have lacked the simple focus of this album.These are Neil's big MCA Hits soon after they were hits.The compilations from later years have been more about non-singles that became concert favorites.

The late 60's/early 70's was the best period of Neil's career:Powerful songs with personal lyrics and soaring arrangements.And great rockers with a distinctive honey-and-toast flavour.

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great Diamond collection, October 28, 2004

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J. Nield - See all my reviews
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Apparently the genius who wrote the first review doesn't know what a cover is. These songs are all Mr. Diamond's and are all excellent. My old cassette has worn down though, so I'll be purchasing one of the used CDs soon enough.

16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Slight Correction, November 10, 2004

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J. S. Brown (Newark, DE) - See all my reviews
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To The Previous Reviewer:

There isn't a cover song on this album, professor, Mr. Diamond wrote all of these tunes. Furthermore, many of his originals have been hits for others, such as "Red Red Wine" (UB40), "I'm A Believer" (The Monkees), "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother" (The Hollies) and "Solitary Man" (Chris Isaak). I'm not one of those people that think Neil Diamond was the greatest artist that ever came down the pike - I believe his musical legacy would have enjoyed much higher critical, and possibly, public acclaim if he had foregone the heavy-handed horns & strings, but his finely-honed melodies from the late 60's & early 70's are among the finest examples of the singer-songwriter genre.