Playlist of Neil Diamond

Neil Diamond - Sweet Caroline

6:42

NEIL DIAMOND | Song Sung Blue / Sweet Caroline / I Am, I Said / September Morn

13:41

TRACKLIST
01. SONG SUNG BLUE (Neil Diamond) fr. the album MOODS on UNI Records@1972
02. SWEET CAROLINE (Neil Diamond) fr. the album HIS 12 GREATEST HITS on MCA@1974
03. I AM, I SAID (Neil Diamond) fr. the album STONES on UNI Records@1971.
04. SEPTEMBER MORN (N. Diamond-G. Becaud) fr. the album SEPTEMBER MORN on CBS@ 1979.

Neil Diamond - Sweet Caroline High Quality neildiamond

3:31

Neil Diamond - Sweet Caroline High Quality to Live Audience in Neil Diamond's Early Years.

Neil Diamond - I am... I said

3:37

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Neil Diamond Sweet Caroline on The Ed Sullivan Show

3:04

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Neil Diamond - Love On The Rocks

4:35

From The Jazz Singer with Neil Diamond, featuring my favorite Diamond song Love On The Rocks. If you're even a passing fan of Neil Diamond, this movie is a must see.

If You Go Away - Neil Diamond

4:02

Neil Diamond - America

5:11

Dedicated to his grandmother who made the journey from Kiev nearly 100 years ago, watch Neil perform America live at the Greek Theatre, part of the new Hot August Night III concert video and CD multi disc set, available for pre-order now.

Music video by Neil Diamond performing America. © 2018 Neil Diamond, Under exclusive license to UMG Recordings, Inc.

Neil Diamond - Sweet Caroline Lyrics

3:25

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For Pep Band Sundays.

Video by Stephen

Neil Diamond - You dont bring me flowers 2008

4:55

Neil Diamond - You don't bring me flowers 2008

Released 1977

Live at Madison Square Garden, New York City,
here together with Linda Press

You don't bring me flowers
You don't sing me love songs
You hardly talk to me anymore
When you come through the door
At the end of the day

I remember when you couldn't wait to love me
Used to hate to leave me
Now after lovin' me late at night
When it's good for you
And you're feeling alright
Well you just roll over
And you turn out the light
And you don't bring me flowers anymore

It used to be so natural
To talk about forever
But 'used to be's' don't count anymore
They just lay on the floor
'Til we sweep them away

And baby, I remember
All the things you taught me
I learned how to laugh
And I learned how to cry
Well I learned how to love
Even learned how to lie
So you'd think I could learn
How to tell you goodbye
You don't bring me flowers anymore

(Instrumental)

You don't say you need me
You don't sing me love songs
You don't bring me flowers anymore

Neil Diamond - Forever in Blue Jeans

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Money talks
But it don't sing and dance
And it don't walk
And long as I can have you
Here with me, I'd much rather be
Forever in blue jeans

Honey's sweet
But it ain't nothin' next to baby's treat
And if you pardon me
I'd like to say
We'll do okay
Forever in blue jeans

Maybe tonight
Maybe tonight, by the fire
All alone you and I
Nothing around
But the sound of my heart
And your sighs

Money talks
But it can't sing and dance
And it can't walk
And long as I can have you
Here with me, I'd much rather be
Forever in blue jeans, babe

And honey's sweet
But it ain't nothin' next to baby's treat
And if you pardon me I'd like to say
We'll do okay
Forever in blue jeans

Maybe tonight
Maybe tonight, by the fire
All alone you and I
Nothing around
But the sound of my heart
And your sighs

Money talks
But it can't sing and dance
And it can't walk
And long as I can have you
Here with me
I'd much rather be
Forever in blue jeans

And if you pardon me
I'd like to say
We'll do okay
Forever in blue jeans, babe
And long as I can have you
Here with me I'd much rather be
Forever in blue jeans, babe
_____________________________
Forever in Blue Jeans is a song by Neil Diamond which was co-written with his guitarist Richard Bennett. This up-tempo track, released as a single by Columbia in February 1979, was taken from the previous year's Neil Diamond album You Don't Bring Me Flowers.

According to Cotton Incorporated Neil Diamond might have been right when he named his 1979 #1 hit Forever in Blue Jeans: 81% of women are planning their next jeans purchase to be some shade of blue. [1] The song, needless to say, has been used to promote the sale of blue jeans, most notably Will Ferrell, impersonating Neil Diamond singing, for The Gap.

You Don't Bring Me Flowers is an album by Neil Diamond released in 1978 to capitalize on the success of the title song, a duet with Barbra Streisand, which had originally appeared as a solo recording on Diamond's previous album, I'm Glad You're Here With Me Tonight.

Track listing:

* 1. American Popular Song
* 2. Forever in Blue Jeans
* 3. Remember Me
* 4. You've Got Your Troubles
* 5. You Don't Bring Me Flowers
* 6. The Dancing Bumble Bee / Bumble Boogie
* 7. Mothers and Daughters, Fathers and Sons
* 8. Memphis Flyer
* 9. Say Maybe
* 10. Diamond Girls

Hello Again Neil Diamond

4:01

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Neil Diamond - Beautiful Noise

3:56

Year 2008
Hot August Night/NYC
Live from Madison Square Garden

Neil Diamond Hello Again

4:09

Neil Diamond.
Hello Again.
From the soundtrack of the movie The Jazz Singer

Recorded in 1980
Released in January 1981
Songwriters Neil Diamond & Alan Lindgren

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Neil Diamond - The story of my life

3:42

¡For anyone who need it, enjoy!

Neil Diamond - Cherry Cherry

7:25

Year 2008
Hot August Night/NYC
Live from Madison Square Garden

September Morn

3:52

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September Morn · Neil Diamond

September Morn

℗ 1979 Neil Diamond, under exclusive license to Capitol Records LLC

Released on: 1979-12-22

Producer, Associated Performer, Vocal Arranger: Bob Gaudio
Associated Performer, String Arranger: Alan Lindgren
Studio Personnel, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer: Ron Hitchcock
Studio Personnel, Recording Engineer: Andy Bloch
Studio Personnel, Recording Engineer: Rick Ruggieri
Studio Personnel, Mix Engineer: Bill Schnee
Studio Personnel, Mix Engineer: Dave Evans
Studio Personnel, Asst. Recording Engineer: Tony D'Amico
Studio Personnel, Asst. Recording Engineer: Debra Thompson
Studio Personnel, Asst. Recording Engineer: Ellis Sorkin
Studio Personnel, Asst. Recording Engineer: Dennis Hansen
Studio Personnel, Asst. Recording Engineer: Frank D'Amico
Studio Personnel, Asst. Recording Engineer: Richard Leech
Studio Personnel, Asst. Recording Engineer: Corey Bailey
Studio Personnel, Asst. Recording Engineer: Mark Sackett
Studio Personnel, Mastering Engineer: Mike Reese
Studio Personnel, Mastering Engineer: Lois Walker
Composer Lyricist: Neil Diamond
Composer Lyricist: Gilbert Bécaud

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Neil Diamond - Im A Believer HQ 0815007

3:02

HQ-Video. Neil Diamond - I'm A Believer. Ein grosser Hit fuer die Monkees im Jahr 1966. Standard video has very good quality. aspect ratio = 16:9 wide screen..

Neil Diamond - Beautiful Noise music video

3:51

This is a picture slide show music video for the song Beautiful Noise by Neil Diamond. I made a few mistakes in in it, and I am sorry about those. My Computer kept freezing up when I was making this, so it was very hard to know if the picture was even following the song! I hope you enjoy! The pictures are from the internet.

Neil Diamond and Barbara Streisand - You Dont Bring Me Flowers

4:05

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Neil Diamond - Song sung blue 1972

3:25

Neil Diamond - Song sung blue 1972

This is not a sad song
A sad song to sing when you're alone
In it's way a glad song yes a glad song
A simple tune that simply seems to make you feel good
when you sing along

Song sung blue everybody knows one
Song sung blue every garden grows one
Me and you are subject to the blues now and then
But when you take the blues and make a song
Good Lord you sing them out again come sing them out again

Song sung blue weeping like a willow
Song sung blue sleeping on my pillow
Funny thing but you can sing it with a cry in your voice
And before you know it start to feeling good
you simply got no choice

(Instrumental)

Me and you are subject to the blues now and then
But when you take the blues and make a song
Good Lord you sing them out again

Song sung blue weeping like a willow
Song sung blue sleeping on my pillow
Funny thing but you can sing it with a cry in your voice
And before you know it start to feeling good
you simply got no choice

Neil Diamond - An Audience With Neil Diamond

47:53

Neil Diamond - Girl Youll Be A Woman Soon

3:24

Neil Leslie Diamond (born January 24, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter with a career that began in the 1960s. Diamond had sold over 125 million records worldwide including 48 million in the United States alone. He is considered to be the third most successful adult contemporary artist ever on the Billboard chart behind Barbra Streisand and Elton John. His songs have been covered internationally by many performers from various musical genres.

Neil Diamond - Solitary Man

2:37

Second attempt at making movies
I do not own any part of this song.

Neil Diamond - Song Sung Blue

3:11

Year 2008
Hot August Night/NYC
Live from Madison Square Garden

Neil Diamond - Solitary Man

2:47

MUSIC STARTS FROM 0:06

Neil Diamond- September morn-

3:51

Una canción que me entristece mucho, pero a la vez me gusta.
Realizado con algunas fotos propias y otras de : Juan Lozano y Javier Lozano.
Muchas gracias .

Neil Diamond - Coming to America

4:20

Many immigrants traveled from their countries to live a life of freedom in the USA. Neil Diamond sings of this experience in his song, America.

????NEIL DIAMOND ~ HOT AUGUST NIGHT 1972

13:02

NEIL DIAMOND CENTRAL WEBSITE -

THE STAGE, SHE IS THE GOD-DAMNEDEST WOMAN YOU EVER SAW. - ND 1972

I’ve always regretted not filming the Hot August Night concert in ‘72, an album so pivotal in my career. - ND (2018)

'Crunchy Granola Suite', the very first song from Hot August Night 1972 - The greatest live performance of all time. Neil Diamond at his electrifying, mesmerizing and hypnotic best.

Electric... his audience falls like plums at his feet. - Tone - Daily Variety.

The lean, sensual performer was A TRIUMPH. - Michael Carmack - Los Angeles Herald-Examiner.

... he moved the audience through many moods from joy to sorrow. - Sue Cameron - The Hollywood Reporter.

More of a triumph, in every measurable way, than his stunning show last summer at the Greek .... Most of all, Diamond gave of himself. - Robert Hilburn - Los Angeles Times.

I enjoyed the outstanding theatrical experience of my life, due to the unsurpassed and almost hypnotic talents of Neil Diamond. - James A Doolittle - General Director, Greek Theatre Association.

Hot August Night 1972 -
He knocked them dead. One of the greatest albums ever made. Neil came through a cloud of smoke and the audience just exploded. It was the first time I saw him confident on stage. That was chemistry. Hot August Night was the big turning point. That magnetism that people think of with Neil Diamond was born on that night. - Lee Holdridge - Composer and conductor collaborated with Neil Diamond on the film score for Jonathan Livingston Seagull. Website:

The human voice is the most important instrument at our disposal, yet it is one of the most difficult to understand or define. You either hear it or you don't. It either moves you, or it leaves you cold ... it is more than just a sound ... it is the soul itself. -- Neil Diamond 1974.

The 30-piece orchestra with conductor and composer Lee Holdridge behind him. The strings were magical and it was the most entertaining concert I have ever been to. I went to see him 3 times that week and, to this day, I can't forget how fantastic he sounded. - Bonnie Schultz

Special thanks to TV Channel 9 - 60 Minutes Australia, for the segment - Extra Minutes.

CRUNCHY GRANOLA SUITE
NEIL DIAMOND

I got a song been on my mind
And the tune can be sung
And the words all rhyme
Deedle-ee deet deet deet deet
Deet deet deedle dee doo

And it don't say much
And it won't offend
If you sing it at school
They're liable to send you home
Never knowin' what you're growin'
Think you're growin' your own tea
Good Lord

Let me hear that get me near that
Crunchy Granola Suite
Drop your shrinkin' and stop your drinkin'
Crunchy granola's neat
Sing it out
Alright
Da da da da
Da da da da da
Dee dee dee dum
I know a man was outta touch
And he'd hide in a house
And he didn't say much
Deedle-ee deet deet deet deet
Deet deet deedle dee doo

And like a man
With a tiger outside his gate
Not only couldn't relax
But he couldn't relate
Now he can, family man
Tried my brand
Dig

Let me hear that get me near that
Crunchy Granola Suite
Drop your shrinkin' and stop your drinkin'
Crunchy granola's neat
Sing it out
Alright
Da da da da
Da da da da da
Dee dee dee do
Deedle-ee dum dum

Neil Diamond 1972
Live Album: Hot August Night

Neil Diamond - Song Song Blue

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Song sung blue, everybody knows one
Song sung blue, every garden grows one

Me and you are subject to
The blues now and then
But when you take the blues
And make a song
You sing 'em out again
You sing 'em out again

Song sung blue, weeping like a willow
Song sung blue, sleeping on my pillow
Funny thing,
But you can sing it with a cry in your voice
And before you know it get to feeling good
You simply got no choice

Me and you are subject to
The blues now and then
But when you take the blues
And make a song
You sing 'em out again

Song sung blue, weeping like a willow
Song sung blue, sleeping on my pillow
Funny thing,
But you can sing it with a cry in your voice
And before you know it start to feeling good
You simply got no choice

Song sung blue
Song sung blue
Funny thing,
But you can sing it with a cry in your voice
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Song Sung Blue is a 1972 song written and recorded by Neil Diamond. The song was released off his album, Moods and later appeared on many of Diamond's live and compilation albums.

It was his second #1 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the United States, after 1970's Cracklin' Rosie. The song spent twelve weeks in the Top 40. In addition, Song Sung Blue spent seven weeks at #1 on the adult contemporary chart. The song has become one of Diamond's standards, and he often performs this song during concerts.

Moods is a studio album performed by Neil Diamond. It was released in 1972. All songs on the album were written by Diamond.

Track listing:

1. Song Sung Blue
2. Porcupine Pie
3. High Rolling Man
4. Canta Libre
5. Captain Sunshine
6. Play Me
7. Gitchy Goomy
8. Walk On Water
9. Theme
10. Prelude In E Major
11. Morningside

Neil Diamond - Hello Again from The.Jazz.Singer

4:32

Neil Diamond - Hello Again from The.Jazz.Singer (1980)

Neil Diamond - The Story Of My Life

3:47

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Sweet Caroline

3:24

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Sweet Caroline · Neil Diamond

Sweet Caroline

℗ 1969 Geffen Records

Released on: 1969-06-06

Producer: Neil Diamond
Producer: Tom Catalano
Producer: Tommy Cogbill
Composer Lyricist: Neil Diamond

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I Am... I Said

3:34

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I Am... I Said · Neil Diamond

Stones

℗ 1971 Geffen Records

Released on: 1971-11-05

Associated Performer, Recording Arranger: Marty Paich
Associated Performer, Recording Arranger: Larry Mahoberac
Producer: Tom Catalano
Composer Lyricist: Neil Diamond

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Neil Diamond - 1988 Greatest Hits Live Concert

59:28

01. America
02. September Morn 04:06
03. I'm Alive 07:49
04. Cherry, Cherry 10:57
05. Sweet Caroline 13:25
06. I Am... I Said 17:54
07. Headed For The Future 22:26
08. Hello Again 25:35
09. Heartlight 29:08
10. Jungletime 32:50
11. You Don't Bring Me Flowers 36:19
12. Forever In Blue Jeans 40:53
13. Teach Me Tonight 43:25
14. Golden Slumbers/ Carry That Weight/ The End (Medley) 45:55
15. Brother Love's Traveling Salvation Show 49:45
- Bonus Video -
16. This Time 55:28

Neil Diamond - I Am I Said

4:25

Year 2008
Hot August Night/NYC
Live from Madison Square Garden

Neil Diamond - The Last Thing On My Mind

3:40

Neil Diamond cover of the beautiful Tom Paxton song with a selection of my photos

Neil Diamond - Soolaimon

4:15

Neil Diamond - Soolaimon

Beautiful Noise

3:25

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Beautiful Noise · Neil Diamond

Beautiful Noise

℗ 1976 Neil Diamond, under exclusive license to Capitol Records LLC

Released on: 1976-07-04

Producer: Robbie Robertson
Composer Lyricist: Neil Diamond

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Forever In Blue Jeans

3:38

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Forever In Blue Jeans · Neil Diamond

You Don't Bring Me Flowers

℗ 1978 Neil Diamond, under exclusive license to Capitol Records LLC

Released on: 1978-12-16

Producer, Associated Performer, Vocal Arranger: Bob Gaudio
Associated Performer, String Arranger: Tom Hensley
Studio Personnel, Mastering Engineer: Doug Sax
Studio Personnel, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer: Bill Schnee
Studio Personnel, Engineer: Rick Ruggieri
Studio Personnel, Engineer: Ron Hitchcock
Studio Personnel, Asst. Recording Engineer: Andy Bloch
Studio Personnel, Asst. Recording Engineer: Dennis Hansen
Studio Personnel, Asst. Recording Engineer: Tony D'Amico
Studio Personnel, Asst. Recording Engineer: Cheech D'Amico
Studio Personnel, Asst. Recording Engineer: Ellis Sorkin
Studio Personnel, Asst. Recording Engineer: Corey Bailey
Composer Lyricist: Neil Diamond
Composer Lyricist: Richard Bennett

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Neil Diamond - Sweet Caroline

6:23

Year 2008
Hot August Night/NYC
Live from Madison Square Garden

Neil Diamond Prolgue / Crunchy Granola Suite

7:35

Hot August Night

Neil Diamond - To Make You Feel My Love

4:39

Very pretty version of Bob Dylan's To Make You Feel My Love from 'Home Before Dark' (Deluxe Edition).

Neil Diamond - Sweet Caroline - Easy Songs on Acoustic Guitar Lesson - How to Play on Guitar

9:43

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Neil Diamond - Be

6:31

To the real Jonathan Livingston Seagull who lives within us all.

Αφιερωμενο σε αυτους τους γλαρους που δεν αναζητουν την τροφη τους στις χωματερες αλλα στους αποκρημνους βραχους και το απεραντο γαλαζιο.

Neil Diamond - Unchained Melody

3:41

Neil Diamond performs Unchained Melody on the Rosie Show on October 26,1998.

Unchained Melody was a big hit for the Righteous Brothers in 1965.Neil's version can be found on his The Movie Album.

Neil Diamond - Desirée

3:18

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It was the third of June,
On that summer's day
When I became a man
At the hands of a girl almost twice my age

And she came to me
Just like a morning sun
And it wasn't so much her words as such
As the way they were sung
It was the way they were sung

Desiree
Oh, Desiree
There I was found
By the sweet passion sound
Of your loving song
Time was right, the night was long

Remember, Desiree
Oh, Desiree
Somehow I knew
I could only have you 'til the morning light
If only for that single night
Sweet Desiree, you made it right

Then came the fourth of June,
On that sleepless night
Well I tossed and I turned
While the thought of her burned
Up and down my mind

For she was there and gone
Without one regret
But she continues on
Like the words of a song
I could not forget, I could not forget

Desiree
Oh, Desiree
There I was found
By the sweet passion sound
Of your loving song
Time was right, the night was long

Remember Desiree
Oh, Desiree
And though somehow I knew
I could only have you 'til the morning light
The night was long, the time was right

Do you remember, Desiree
Oh, Desiree

Do you remember,
Desiree
____________________
I'm Glad You're Here With Me Tonight is a Neil Diamond album released by Columbia Records in 1977. It includes a solo version of the song You Don't Bring Me Flowers. Neil Diamond would score a number one hit with a version recorded as a duet with Barbara Streisand the following year.

Track listing:

Side 1:

1. God Only Knows (B. Wilson-T.Asher) 4:01
2. Let Me Take You In My Arms Again (N. Diamond) 2:56
3. Once In A While (N. Diamond) 3:34
4. Let The Little Boy Sing (N. Diamond-B. Gaudio)
5. I'm Glad You're Here With Me Tonight (B. Gaudio-J. Parker)

Side 2:

1. Lament In D Minor (R. Bennett) 1:10/Dance Of The Sabres (N. Diamond) 4:46
2. Desiree (N. Diamond) 3:19
3. As If (N. Diamond) 3:26
4. You Don't Bring Me Flowers (N. Diamond-A. Bergman-M. Bergman) 3:08
5. Free Man In Paris (J. Mitchell) 4:46

????NEIL DIAMOND ~ INTRO/MISSA/SOOLAIMON HAN 1972

7:15

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SOOLAIMON - A variation of the word Salamah, meaning Hello and Welcome as well as Good-bye and Peace be with you in many languages. - ND

When rhythm and blues lost its sensuality for me I fell in love with a woman named gospel. We met secretly in the churches of Harlem, and made love at revival meetings in Mississippi. And loving her as I did, I found a great yearning to know of her roots. And I found them. And they were in Africa. And they left me breathless. The African Trilogy is an attempt to convey my passion for the folk music of that black continent. - N.D.

Soolaimon was originally written for an extended piece (The African Trilogy) Soolaimon took on a life of its own when it was presented to a live audience. - ND

I’ve always regretted not filming the Hot August Night concert in ‘72, an album so pivotal in my career. - ND (2018)

SOOLAIMON
NEIL DIAMOND
Come she come say
Ride on the night, salamah
Sun become day, salamah
Day shall provide

Soo, soolaimon
Soolai, soolai, soolaimon
Soo, soolaimon
Soolai, soolai, soolaimon
Soo, soolaimon
Soolai, soolai, soolaimon

God of my want, want, want
Lord of my need, need, need
Leading me on, on, on
On to the woman, she dance for the sun
Lord of my day, day, day
God of my night, night, night
Seek for the way, way, way
Taking me home
She callin'

Bring home my name
On the wings of a flea
Wind in the plains
Dance once for me

Soo, soolaimon
Soolai, soolai, soolaimon
Soo, soolaimon
Soolai, soolai, soolaimon
Soo, soolaimon
Soolai, soolai, soolaimon

Lord of my want, want, want
God of my need, need, need
Leading me on, on, on
On to the woman, she dance for the sun
Lord of my day
God of my night
Seek for the way
Taking me home
She callin’ my name…

Soolaimon composed by Neil Diamond
Album: Tap Root Manuscript (1970)
This performance: Hot August Night album (1972)

Neil Diamond - Cracklin Rosie

3:00

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Cracklin rosie, get on board
Were gonna ride till there aint no more to go
Taking it slow
Lord, dont you know
Have made me a time with a poor mans lady

Hitchin on a twilight train
Aint nothing here that I care to take along
Maybe a song
To sing when I want
Dont need to say please to no man for a happy tune

Oh, I love my rosie child
You got the way to make me happy
You and me, we go in style
Cracklin rose, youre a store bought woman
You make me sing like a guitar hummin
So hang on to me, girl
Our song keeps runnin on

Play it now
Play it now, my baby

Cracklin rosie, make me a smile
Girl if it lasts for an hour, thats al right
We got all night
To set the world right
Find us a dream that dont ask no questions, yeah

Oh, I love my rosie child
You got the way to make me happy
You and me, we go in style
Cracklin rose, youre a store-bought woman
You make me sing like a guitar hummin
So hang on to me, girl
Our song keeps runnin on

Play it now
Play it now
Play it now, my baby

Cracklin rosie, make me a smile
Girl if it lasts for an hour, thats all right
We got all night
To set the world right
Find us a dream that dont ask no question, yeah
________________________
Cracklin' Rosie is a 1970 song written and performed by Neil Diamond in 1970, from his album Tap Root Manuscript. This was Neil Diamond's first American #1 hit on the U.S. pop singles chart, reaching the top in October 1970, and his third to sell a million copies. It also become Diamond's breakthrough in the UK, reaching #3 on the UK Singles Chart in December 1970, and stayed there for four weeks.

Married to a catchy and dynamic melody and arrangement, the lyrics suggested to some a devotion to a woman of the night:

Oh, I love my Rosie child —
You got the way to make me happy.
You and me, we go in style ...
Cracklin' Rose, you're a store bought woman
You make me sing like a guitar hummin' ...

But in actuality, Cracklin' Rosie is a type of wine drunk by a native Canadian tribe that Diamond had visited in Canada. Apparently the tribe had more men than women. Cracklin' Rosie was the nickname they used for their homemade alcoholic brew, which the single men, who did not have dates, would sit around the fire and drink together.

In terms of wine itself, the title is seen to refer to (misspelled) rosé wine which is crackling - a U.S. term equivalent to pétillant or lightly sparkling. A Crackling Rosé is produced by, for example, Paul Masson Vineyards and Beckett's Flat.

The single version released by Uni Records in 1970 was in mono, while the album version from Tap Root Manuscript was in stereo.

Cracklin' Rosie is a bottle of wine. This song tells of an Indian tribe in Canada who apparently had more men than women. Diamond said he'd visited the tribe and Cracklin' Rosie was a nickname they used for their own homemade alcoholic brew which the single men of the tribe would sit round the fire together drinking - he thought the name was catchy so he used it in a song. (thanks, Emma - London, England)

This was Neil Diamond's first American #1 hit, although he had previously written a number of hits for other artists including I'm A Believer, which was a 1966 #1 for The Monkees. Two years after Cracklin' Rosie, he topped the American charts again with Song Song Blue and in 1978 his duet with Barbara Streisand, You Don't Bring Me Flowers became his third and last US #1.

This was Diamond's most successful single in the UK.

Tap Root Manuscript is an album by Neil Diamond, released in 1970. It was one of the most experimental albums Diamond ever recorded, featuring prominent African sounds and instruments. The album ended up being a commercial success, with a string of top forty hits. All of the songs on this album except for the track He Ain't Heavy...He's My Brother were written by Diamond.

Track listing:

1. Cracklin' Rosie (3:00)
2. Free Life (3:11)
3. Cold Water Morning (2:45)
4. Done Too Soon (2:40)
5. He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother (3:59)
6. Child Song (2:10)
7. I Am The Lion (2:07)
8. Madrigal (1:53)
9. Soolaimon (4:32)
10. Missa (2:05)
11. African Suite (4:28)
12. Child Song (Reprise) (2:00)

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