Neil Diamond 50 – 50th Anniversary Collection

Neil Diamond 50 – 50th Anniversary Collection
Neil Diamond 50 – 50th Anniversary Collection
Compilation album by Neil Diamond
Released	March 31, 2017
Recorded	1966–2014
Genre	Pop rock
Label	Universal Music Group and Capitol Music Group
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Professional ratings
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Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]

Neil Diamond 50 – 50th Anniversary Collection is a retrospective of 50 Neil Diamond songs recorded between 1966 and 2014. It was released in March 2017.^[2]

Diamond selected the songs for Neil Diamond 50. Its tracks range from the 1966 album The Feel of Neil Diamond to 2014's Melody Road. A three-disc set with liner notes by David Fricke, it includes songs that Rolling Stone described as "staples in the American pop songbook".^[3]

A 50th Anniversary World Tour coincided with the release of the box. It began on April 7, 2017, in Fresno, California.^[4]

Track listing[edit]

All tracks are written by Neil Diamond, except where noted

Disc 1
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Solitary Man" (single version)	2:33
2.	"Cherry, Cherry" (single version)	2:42
3.	"I Got the Feelin' (Oh No, No)"	2:09
4.	"You Got to Me"	2:53
5.	"Girl, You'll Be a Woman Soon"	3:20
6.	"I'm a Believer"	2:47
7.	"Thank the Lord for the Night Time" (single version)	3:02
8.	"Red Red Wine"	2:42
9.	"Sunday Sun" (album version)	2:47
10.	"Shilo" (single version)	3:26
11.	"Kentucky Woman" (single version)	2:26
12.	"Brooklyn Roads"	3:38
13.	"Glory Road"	3:21
14.	"Holly Holy" (single version)	4:39
15.	"And the Grass Won't Pay No Mind"	3:33
16.	"Sweet Caroline" (album version)	3:23
17.	"Brother Love's Traveling Salvation Show"	3:33

Disc 2
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Done Too Soon"	2:42
2.	"Soolaimon" (album version)	4:12
3.	"Cracklin' Rosie" (single version)	2:58
4.	"Crunchy Granola Suite" (single version)	2:55
5.	"I Am...I Said" (single version)	3:35
6.	"Stones"	3:06
7.	"Morningside"	4:08
8.	"Song Sung Blue" (single version)	3:16
9.	"Play Me"	3:51
10.	"Be (Recapitulation and Farewell to Fletcher)"	3:31
11.	"Skybird"	2:21
12.	"Lonely Looking Sky"	3:11
13.	"I've Been This Way Before"	3:46
14.	"Longfellow Serenade"	3:52
15.	"Beautiful Noise"	3:24
16.	"Street Life"	3:00
17.	"If You Know What I Mean"	3:45

Disc 3
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Desiree"		3:21
2.	"You Don't Bring Me Flowers" (solo version)	Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman, Diamond	3:10
3.	"Forever in Blue Jeans"	Richard Bennett, Diamond	3:36
4.	"September Morn"	Gilbert Bécaud, Diamond	3:53
5.	"The Story of My Life"		3:43
6.	"Yesterday's Songs" (beginning 3 seconds of original recording missing)		2:48
7.	"I Believe in Happy Endings"		4:28
8.	"Hello Again"	Alan Lindgren, Diamond	4:05
9.	"Love on the Rocks"	Bécaud, Diamond	3:38
10.	"Heartlight"	Burt Bacharach, Diamond, Carole Breyer Sager	4:26
11.	"Lady-Oh"		3:51
12.	"Pretty Amazing Grace"		4:54
13.	"Hell Yeah"		4:26
14.	"We"		3:49
15.	"The Art of Love"		4:06
16.	"America"		4:22

Charts[edit]

Chart performance for *50th Anniversary Collection*
Chart (2017)	Peak position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)^[5]	55
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)^[6]	38
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)^[7]	147
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)^[8]	29
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[9]	100
US Billboard 200^[10]	78

References[edit]

^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Neil Diamond 50". AllMusic. Retrieved July 3, 2017.
^ Kaufman, Gil (January 24, 2017). "Neil Diamond Releasing 50th Anniversary Box Set". Billboard. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
^ Blistein, John (January 24, 2017). "Neil Diamond Preps 50th Anniversary Box Set". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
^ "Neil Diamond 50 Tour". Pollstar. Retrieved July 3, 2017.
^ "Austriancharts.at – Neil Diamond – 50th Anniversary Collection" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved November 9, 2021.
^ "Ultratop.be – Neil Diamond – 50th Anniversary Collection" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved November 9, 2021.
^ "Ultratop.be – Neil Diamond – 50th Anniversary Collection" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved November 9, 2021.
^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Neil Diamond – 50th Anniversary Collection" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved November 9, 2021.
^ "Swisscharts.com – Neil Diamond – 50th Anniversary Collection". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 9, 2021.
^ "Neil Diamond Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved November 9, 2021.

[1] Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Neil Diamond 50". AllMusic. Retrieved July 3, 2017.

[Bb-2] Kaufman, Gil (January 24, 2017). "Neil Diamond Releasing 50th Anniversary Box Set". Billboard. Retrieved 2 July 2017.

[Rolling_Stone-3] Blistein, John (January 24, 2017). "Neil Diamond Preps 50th Anniversary Box Set". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 26 June 2017.

[4] "Neil Diamond 50 Tour". Pollstar. Retrieved July 3, 2017.

[ac_Austria_Neil_Diamond-5] "Austriancharts.at – Neil Diamond – 50th Anniversary Collection" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved November 9, 2021.

[ac_Flanders_Neil_Diamond-6] "Ultratop.be – Neil Diamond – 50th Anniversary Collection" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved November 9, 2021.

[ac_Wallonia_Neil_Diamond-7] "Ultratop.be – Neil Diamond – 50th Anniversary Collection" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved November 9, 2021.

[ac_Netherlands_Neil_Diamond-8] "Dutchcharts.nl – Neil Diamond – 50th Anniversary Collection" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved November 9, 2021.

[ac_Switzerland_Neil_Diamond-9] "Swisscharts.com – Neil Diamond – 50th Anniversary Collection". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 9, 2021.

[ac_Billboard200_Neil_Diamond-10] "Neil Diamond Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved November 9, 2021.

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Discography
Studio albums	The Feel of Neil Diamond Just for You Velvet Gloves and Spit Brother Love's Travelling Salvation Show Touching You, Touching Me Tap Root Manuscript Stones Moods Serenade Beautiful Noise I'm Glad You're Here with Me Tonight You Don't Bring Me Flowers September Morn On the Way to the Sky Heartlight Primitive Headed for the Future The Best Years of Our Lives Lovescape The Christmas Album Up on the Roof: Songs from the Brill Building The Christmas Album, Volume II Tennessee Moon The Movie Album: As Time Goes By Three Chord Opera 12 Songs Home Before Dark A Cherry Cherry Christmas Dreams Melody Road
Soundtrack albums	Jonathan Livingston Seagull The Jazz Singer
Live albums	Gold: Recorded Live at the Troubadour Hot August Night Love at the Greek Hot August Night II Live in America Stages: Performances 1970–2002 Hot August Night/NYC
Compilation albums	Neil Diamond's Greatest Hits Shilo Rainbow His 12 Greatest Hits And the Singer Sings His Song Classics: The Early Years The Greatest Hits: 1966–1992 The Neil Diamond Collection Play Me: The Complete Uni Studio Recordings...Plus! The Essential Neil Diamond Neil Diamond 50 – 50th Anniversary Collection A Neil Diamond Christmas
Singles	"Solitary Man" "Cherry, Cherry" "Girl, You'll Be a Woman Soon" "Thank the Lord for the Night Time" "Kentucky Woman" "New Orleans" "Red Red Wine" "Two-Bit Manchild" "Shilo" "Brother Love's Travelling Salvation Show" "Sweet Caroline" "Holly Holy" "Until It's Time for You to Go" "And the Grass Won't Pay No Mind" "Solitary Man" (re-release) "Cracklin' Rosie" "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother" "I Am... I Said" "Done Too Soon" "I'm a Believer" "Crunchy Granola Suite" "Song Sung Blue" "Play Me" "Cherry, Cherry" "The Last Thing on My Mind" "Longfellow Serenade" "I've Been This Way Before" "If You Know What I Mean" "Don't Think... Feel" "Desiree" "God Only Knows" "You Don't Bring Me Flowers" "Forever in Blue Jeans" "Dancing in the Street" "Love on the Rocks" "Hello Again" "America" "Yesterday's Songs" "On the Way to the Sky" "Heartlight"
Other songs	"Sunflower"
Concert tours	50 Year Anniversary World Tour
Related articles	The Jazz Singer (film) A Beautiful Noise (musical)
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