Diamond Celebrates A Half-Century Of Music With A 6CD Retrospective Featuring 115 Tracks, Hard Cover Book, Demos, Rarities And 15 Previously Unreleased Tracks

Los Angeles – October 12, 2018 – On November 30, Capitol/UMe will celebrate a half-century of top-shelf music-making with the release of Neil Diamond’s 50th Anniversary Collector’s Edition, a 6CD retrospective that spans the singer/songwriter’s entire storied career. This fully loaded collection contains 115 tracks overall set in a hard-cover book, featuring scores of Diamond’s most beloved hits alongside demos, rarities and 15 previously unreleased tracks.

Diamond’s unique connection with audiences the world over is evident all throughout the breadth of material presented on this box set. Witness the folk-rock reverie of “Solitary Man,” the unbridled exuberance of “Cherry Cherry,” the sweet acoustic twang of “Forever in Blue Jeans,” the pure Americana swing of “Kentucky Woman,” the eternal sing-along sunshine of “Sweet Caroline,” the raw emotionality of “I Am…I Said,” the welcoming arms of “America,” and the deeply expressive heartlight that’s on full display in his chart-topping duet with Barbra Streisand, “You Don’t Bring Me Flowers,” for just the tip of the iceberg of Diamond’s artistic achievements.

A full disc containing 12 unreleased songs, including recently unearthed gems such as “Sunflower,” (written and recently updated by Neil Diamond, originally recorded by Glen Campbell), “Before I Had a Dime” and  “C’est La Vie” a song that Neil co-wrote with friend Gilbert Bécaud. Meanwhile, the original demos of two of Diamond’s most indelible tracks, “I Am…I Said” and “America,” give listeners further insight into the creative process behind a pair of his most iconic songs.

Throughout his illustrious and wide-ranging career, Neil Diamond has sold over 130 million albums worldwide and has dominated the charts for more than five decades with 38 Top 40 singles and 16 Top 10 albums. He has achieved record sales with 40 Gold albums, 21 Platinum albums, and 11 Multi-Platinum albums.

A Grammy Award-winning artist, Diamond is a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, the Songwriters Hall Of Fame, and has recently received The Johnny Mercer Award, the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award and the Sammy Cahn Lifetime Achievement Award, three of the highest honors bestowed upon songwriters and artists. Diamond’s many other achievements include a Golden Globe Award, 13 Grammy nominations, ASCAP Film and Television Award, Billboard Icon Award, American Music Award and 2009’s NARAS’s MusiCares Person of the Year Award. In 2011, Diamond received the prestigious Kennedy Center Honor for his lifetime of contributions to American culture.

For the past 50 years and counting, Neil Diamond has been on top of the winds of change in popular music every step of the way. Experience the triumphant drive of his career arc in full with this most inclusive50th Anniversary Collector’s Edition.

Preorder Neil Diamond’s 50th Anniversary Collector’s Edition here: https://NeilDiamond.lnk.to/50CollectorsEdition

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Neil Diamond 50TH ANNIVERSARY COLLECTOR’S EDITION [6CD, Digital Download]

DISC ONE

1. SOLITARY MAN – Mono
2. CHERRY, CHERRY – Mono
3. I GOT THE FEELIN’ (Oh No No) – Mono
4. DO IT – Mono
5. THE BOAT THAT I ROW – Mono
6. YOU GOT TO ME – Mono
7. GIRL, YOU’LL BE A WOMAN SOON – Mono
8. I’M A BELIEVER – Mono
9. THANK THE LORD FOR THE NIGHT TIME – Mono
10. KENTUCKY WOMAN – Mono
11. RED, RED WINE – Mono
12. BROOKLYN ROADS
13. GLORY ROAD
14. HOLLY HOLY
15. AND THE GRASS WON’T PAY NO MIND
16. SHILO
17. SUNDAY SUN
18. BROTHER LOVE’S TRAVELLING SALVATION SHOW
19. DIG IN
20. SWEET CAROLINE
21. CRACKLIN’ ROSIE
22. SOOLAIMON
23. CRUNCHY GRANOLA SUITE
24. LORDY (Live)

DISC TWO

1. I AM…I SAID* – Original Demo
2. I AM…I SAID
3. DONE TOO SOON
4. STONES
5. MORNINGSIDE
6. PLAY ME
7. WALK ON WATER
8. LONELY LOOKING SKY
9. SKYBIRD
10. BE
11. I’VE BEEN THIS WAY BEFORE
12. THE LAST PICASSO
13. ROSEMARY’S WINE
14. SONG SUNG BLUE
15. LONGFELLOW SERENADE
16. THE GIFT OF SONG
17. BEAUTIFUL NOISE
18. JUNGLETIME
19. LADY-OH
20. STREET LIFE
21. SIGNS
22. SURVIVING THE LIFE
23. STARGAZER
24. IF YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN

DISC THREE

1. DRY YOUR EYES
2. DESIRÉE
3. ONCE IN A WHILE
4. I’M GLAD YOU’RE HERE WITH ME TONIGHT
5. AMERICA* – Original Demo
6. AMERICA
7. HELLO AGAIN
8. LOVE ON THE ROCKS
9. AMAZED AND CONFUSED
10. SONGS OF LIFE
11. YESTERDAY’S SONGS
12. I’M ALIVE
13. HEARTLIGHT
14. ON THE WAY TO THE SKY
15. HEADED FOR THE FUTURE
16. YOU DON’T BRING ME FLOWERS – Duet with Barbra Streisand
17. FOREVER IN BLUE JEANS
18. SEPTEMBER MORN

DISC FOUR

1. THE STORY OF MY LIFE
2. IT’S A TRIP (Go For The Moon)
3. HOOKED ON THE MEMORY OF YOU
4. BABY CAN I HOLD YOU* – Live in Dublin R.D.S. 1989
5. HARD TIME FOR LOVERS
6. ALL I REALLY NEED IS YOU
7. IF THERE WERE NO DREAMS
8. SOMEONE WHO BELIEVES IN YOU
9. THE WAY
10. ONE GOOD LOVE – Duet with Waylon Jennings
11. BLUE HIGHWAY – Featuring Chet Atkins
12. OPEN WIDE THESE PRISON DOORS
13. EVERYBODY
14. NO LIMIT
15. I HAVEN’T PLAYED THIS SONG IN YEARS
16. YOU ARE THE BEST PART OF ME
17. DELIRIOUS LOVE
18. I BELIEVE IN HAPPY ENDINGS
19. MAN OF GOD
20. WE

DISC FIVE

1. I’M ON TO YOU
2. WHAT’S IT GONNA BE
3. SAVE ME A SATURDAY NIGHT
4. CAPTAIN OF A SHIPWRECK
5. ANOTHER DAY (THAT TIME FORGOT) – Duet with Natalie Maines
6. DON’T GO THERE
7. HOME BEFORE DARK
8. FORGOTTEN
9. PRETTY AMAZING GRACE
10. MELODY ROAD
11. NOTHING BUT A HEARTACHE
12. SOMETHING BLUE
13. IN BETTER DAYS
14. SEONGAH AND JIMMY
15. SUNNY DISPOSITION
16. THE ART OF LOVE
17. HELL YEAH

DISC SIX

1. SUNFLOWER*
2. C’EST LA VIE*
3. GIRLS GO FISHIN’*
4. MAYBE*
5. CARIBBEAN CRUISE*
6. YOU ARE*
7. EASY (TO BE IN LOVE)*
8. BEFORE I HAD A DIME*
9. THE BALLAD OF SAVING SILVERMAN*
10. IT DON’T SEEM LIKELY*
11. LONG NIGHTS, HOLD ON*
12. MOONLIGHT RIDER*

*Previously Unreleased