Talk:Solitary Man (song)

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in missing lyrics: a girl who will stay and not play games behind me — Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.81.53.247 (talk) 07:14, 10 December 2011 (UTC)

Talk about both versions:
The more basic, version with no harminizing vocals was really hard to find for awhile, but iTunes does have it on 'The Essential Neil Diamond' CD. My 45RPM of this version has a different B side, not 'Do It'. See my Talk in the Discography page.

The other version with his harmonizing vocals also adds more guitar strums and female backing Ahhs during the chorus. This seems to be the more prevalent version. It's on 'The Classic Years' CD.

Which was the '66 version and which was the '70 version?

GaryZ45RPM (talk) 00:21, 18 July 2012 (UTC)


 * I can answer my own question, partially. I have since sold all of my vinyl copies as I have moved everything to my computer, but the 45 that I had was the Bang label basic version with "Now Is the Time" as the B-Side. This is listed in both "Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 14th edition" book and the Wikipedia Neil Diamond 70s Singles Discography, verifying the basic version to be from 1970.


 * The other version, included on "Classics: The Early Years", with the additional vocals may be the 45 RPM version with "Do It" as the B-Side, but I have no proof of this 45 version. Can anyone provide such proof of the additional vocals version as being the 1966 version? GRZ45RPM (talk) 11:22, 9 March 2024 (UTC)

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Diamond performed it in Mannix
Perhaps it should be mentioned that Neil Diamond performed the song in the first season episode of Mannix, "The Many Deaths of Saint Christopher," the year after its release. 2602:304:B0D5:E3B0:912A:A01:50DC:E6B9 (talk) 04:34, 16 June 2016 (UTC)

Jimmy Clanton Version
Did Jimmy Clanton release "Solitary Man" in January 1964? Wikipedia article on "Solitary Man" didn't mention his name. Jimmy Clanton - Solitary Man (youtube.com) Jimmy Clanton - Voice Masters Album [[Special:Contributions/2600:100F:A013:8B43:DCCF:44BD:670:A17B|2600:100F:A013:8B43:DCCF:44BD:670:A17B] (talk) 20:23, 18 December 2023 (UTC)


 * No, Clanton did not put out his version of "Solitary Man" before it was written by Diamond. Apple Music put the wrong date on that compilation. Amazon says 2005 which is much more believable.
 * In any case, the guideline WP:SONGCOVER sets the bar too high for us to mention Clanton's version. Binksternet (talk) 21:15, 18 December 2023 (UTC)