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Neil Diamond - The Jazz Singer

 

 

Location: Kuala Lumpur - Bangsar
Condition: Second-hand (Used)
Price: RM 95
Item Type 1: Music-Vinyl

 

Neil Diamond - “The Jazz Singer”
(Original Songs From The Motion Picture)

Label: Capitol Records - SWAV 12120
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Gatefold sleeve
Country: Malaysia
Released: 1980
Genre: Pop/Rock, Vocal
Style: Contemporary Pop/Rock, Adult Contemporary, Soft Rock




VINTAGE VINYL:
Very “RARE” / “CLASSIC” POP-ROCK LP
(…34-years old)
Out-of-print / “Collectors item”

CONDITION:
Gatefold sleeve/Disc grades “GOOD” condition!




NEIL DIAMOND
Profile:

A suave showman and a versatile singer/songwriter who sold millions in every decade since the 1960s, penning American anthems along the way.

Also known as: Neil Leslie Diamond

Active: 1950s - 2010s

Born: January 24, 1941 in Brooklyn, NY

Genre: Pop/Rock

Style:
Adult Contemporary, AM Pop, Contemporary Pop/Rock, Soft Rock, Singer/Songwriter

Member of: Neil & Jack




In a career that began in the 1960s, ‘Neil Diamond’ became a major recording artist, an internationally successful touring act, and a songwriter whose compositions produced hits for himself and others.

His earliest recognition, in fact, came as a songwriter associated with the ‘Brill Building’ era of ‘Tin Pan Alley’ in the early '60s.

But he soon branched out into recording and performing, and by the early '70s was topping the charts with the self-written singles "Cracklin' Rosie" and "Song Sung Blue".

This enabled him to be one of the more noticeable figures in the singer/songwriter movement of the period, as he made a transition to more of an album artist and those albums began to earn “Gold” and “Platinum” certifications.

He also developed into a dynamic concert performer, as demonstrated on his 1972 album “Hot August Night”.

At the same time, however, his music became generally softer, which broadened his appeal while earning him opprobrium, when he was considered at all, by the rock critics who dominated pop music journalism.

But his millions of fans didn't care about that, and they flocked to his shows and bought his albums in big numbers until well into the 1980s.

After that, while his concert tours continued to post high grosses, his record sales became more modest.

Still, as of 2001, he claimed worldwide record sales of “115-million” copies, and early in the 21st century, he ranked 3rd., behind only ‘Elton John’ and ‘Barbra Streisand’, on the list of the “most successful” adult contemporary artists in the history of the ‘Billboard’ chart.

His songs have been covered internationally by many performers from various musical genres.

‘Diamond’ was inducted into the “Songwriters Hall of Fame” in 1984 and into the “Rock and Roll Hall of Fame” in 2011.

Additionally, he received the “Sammy Cahn Lifetime Achievement Award” in 2000 and in 2011 was an honoree at the Kennedy Center Honors.

On the ‘Hot 100’ and ‘Adult Contemporary’ charts, he has had ten “No.1” singles: "Cracklin' Rosie", "Song Sung Blue", "Longfellow Serenade", "I've Been This Way Before", "If You Know What I Mean", "Desiree", "You Don't Bring Me Flowers", "America", "Yesterday's Songs", "Heartlight" and "I'm a Believer".

He continues to record and release new material and maintains an extensive touring schedule as well.




“The Jazz Singer” is an album by ‘Neil Diamond’ from 1980, which served as the soundtrack album to the 1980 remake of the film “The Jazz Singer”.

The soundtrack was released in November 1980 originally on Capitol Records, instead of his then-usual Columbia Records, because the film was produced by EMI Films, owned by the parent company of the label for which the soundtrack was released.

The soundtrack was re-released in February 1996 on Columbia Records in the U.S. and Sony elsewhere.

The soundtrack was a huge success and became Neil Diamond’s biggest selling album in the United States, selling over “5-million” copies there and reaching “No.3” on the pop albums chart.

Three of the songs from the album became “Top-10” pop singles, with "Love on the Rocks", "Hello Again" and "America" reaching “No.2”, “No.6”, and “No.8” respectively.




REVIEW
By ‘Johnny Loftus’, Allmusic:


Neil Diamond’s 1980 screen turn as a charismatic singer torn between Jewish tradition and pop music stardom spawned this phenomenally successful soundtrack album -- 6-million copies and counting.

Diamond’s 21st century resurgence as a walking item of kitsch has sparked renewed interest in the bombastic melting-pot jam "America", as well as his signature late-career ballad "Hello Again".

In addition, the lite FM favorite "Love on the Rocks" is “classic”, raw-throated ‘Neil’.

But beyond these notables, “The Jazz Singer” is an album of passable “pop” songs that stand on the edge of disco and in the grip of melodrama.

The hyper "You Baby" is dressed up with an audio clip marking the film's embarrassing black face sequence, while the album's midsection sags with songs that shine like Sunset Strip billboards, yet lack any real substance.

Swelling strings and lovely lyrics abound.

As it's aged, “The Jazz Singer” has come to mark the moment when ‘Diamond’ fully embraced his “soft rock” audience and completely turned his back on the ambition and spine-tingling vocal presence of his early career.

That decision certainly proved to be an “economic winner”.

The Jazz Singer’s big hits have this quality -- a fact not lost on a new generation of listeners who revel in Diamond’s “powerful voice” and showmanship.




CHART PERFORMANCE (Album) :

Year - Chart - Peak position

1980 - The U.S. Billboard 200 - No.3
1980 - U.K. Albums Chart - No.3
1980 - Australian Kent Music Report Albums Chart - No.10




Billboard Singles:

Year - Single - Chart - Peak position

1981 - "America" - Adult Contemporary - No.1
1981 - "America" - The Billboard Hot 100 - No.8

1981 - "Hello Again" - Adult Contemporary - No.3
1981 - "Hello Again" - The Billboard Hot 100 - No.6

1981 - "Love On The Rocks " - Adult Contemporary - No.3
1981 - "Love On The Rocks " - The Billboard Hot 100 - No.2




CERTIFICATIONS:

Region - Certification - Sales/copies/shipments

U.S. - 5x Platinum - 5,000,000
U.K. - Platinum - 250,000




TRACKLIST :

SIDE-A


A1.… America
… Written by - Neil Diamond

A2.… Adon Olom
… Arranged by - Neil Diamond, Uri Frankel
… Written by - Traditional

A3.… You Baby
… Written by - Neil Diamond

A4.… Love On The Rocks
… Written by - Gilbert Becaud, Neil Diamond

A5.… Amazed And Confused
… Written by - Gilbert Becaud, Neil Diamond

A6.… On The Robert E. Lee
… Written by - Gilbert Becaud, Neil Diamond

A7.… Summerlove
… Written by - Gilbert Becaud, Neil Diamond



SIDE-B


B1.… Hello Again
… Written by - Alan Lindgren, Neil Diamond

B2.… Acapulco
… Written by - Doug Rhone, Neil Diamond

B3.… Hey Louise
… Written by - Gilbert Becaud, Neil Diamond

B4.… Songs Of Life
… Written by - Gilbert Becaud, Neil Diamond

B5.… Jerusalem
… Written by - Neil Diamond


B6a.… Kol Nidre
… Adapted by - Neil Diamond, Uri Frankel
… Arranged by [Original] - Rusotto
… Written by - Tradisional

B6b.… My Name Is Yussel (Theme)
… Written by - Neil Diamond


B7.… America (Reprise)
… Written by - Neil Diamond





CREDITS:

Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar - Richard Bennett
Bass - Reinie Press
Drums - Dennis St. John
Guitar - Doug Rhone
Orchestra [Conducted & Arranged] - Alan Lindgren (tracks: A1, A4, B1, B3 to B4)
Percussion - King Errisson, Vince Charles
Producer - Bob Gaudio
Synthesizer, Piano - Alan Lindgren
Vocals [Background] - Donny Gerard, Doug Rhone, H.L. Voelker, Linda Press, Luther Waters, Marilyn O'Brien, Oren Waters

… …

NOTES:

Manufactured and distributed in Malaysia by EMI under license by Capitol Records.





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