Tennessee Moon

Tennessee Moon is the twenty-third studio album by Neil Diamond. Released in February 1996, it is the product of a collaboration with various country music songwriters and performers. A companion television special entitled Under a Tennessee Moon was aired on ABC. The album was certified gold by the RIAA.

Personnel

 * Neil Diamond – lead vocals
 * Dennis Burnside – acoustic piano (1), organ (1)
 * Alan Lindgren – organ (2, 9), acoustic piano (5, 6, 8, 9, 12), keyboards (8, 14, 15), arrangements (8, 15)
 * Matt Rollings – acoustic piano (3, 7, 10, 13, 16, 17, 18), organ (4)
 * Jo-El Sonnier – accordion (3)
 * Al Kooper – organ (17)
 * Mark Casstevens – acoustic guitar (1)
 * Brent Mason – electric guitar (1, 3, 13)
 * Bruce Bouton – pedal steel guitar (1, 3, 4, 10, 13, 16), lap steel guitar (7)
 * Dan Dugmore – acoustic guitar (2, 5, 8, 9, 10, 12, 14, 17), pedal steel guitar (2, 5, 6, 8, 12, 14), electric guitar (6, 7, 14), electric harmonium (9)
 * Gary Nicholson – acoustic guitar (2)
 * Doug Rhone – acoustic guitar (2, 5, 6, 9, 12, 14, 15), electric guitar (9, 17)
 * Richard Bennett – acoustic guitar (3-6, 8, 11, 13, 15, 16, 18), electric guitar (3, 4, 7, 10, 12, 17), guitarophone (3, 8)
 * Hal Ketchum – acoustic guitar (3), backing vocals (3)
 * Steve Gibson – acoustic guitar (4, 13, 16, 18)
 * Chris Leuzinger – electric guitar (4)
 * Brent Rowan – electric guitar (4, 16, 18)
 * Biff Watson – acoustic guitar (7, 10, 17)
 * Paul Worley – acoustic guitar (7)
 * Dann Huff – electric guitar (13)
 * Gary Burr – acoustic guitar (14), backing vocals (14)
 * Chet Atkins – acoustic guitar (18), backing vocals (8)
 * Rob Hajacos – fiddle (1, 4, 9, 16, 18), "hoedown" instruments (1)
 * Jonathan Yudkin – fiddle (3, 13)
 * Andrea Zonn – fiddle (5, 10, 14)
 * Tammy Rogers – fiddle (6, 17)
 * Sam Bush – fiddle (7), mandolin (7)
 * Mark O'Connor – fiddle (15)
 * Michael Rhodes – bass (1, 4, 7, 10, 17)
 * Reinie Press – bass (2, 5, 6, 9, 11, 12, 14, 15)
 * David Hungate – bass (3, 13, 16), electric upright bass (18)
 * Dave Pomeroy – fretless bass (8)
 * Lonnie Wilson – drums (1), percussion (1)
 * Ron Tutt – drums (2, 5, 6, 9, 11, 12, 14, 15)
 * Paul Leim – drums (3, 4, 13, 16, 18)
 * Chester Thompson – drums (7, 10, 17)
 * Sam Bacco – percussion (3-7, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18)
 * Bergen White – arrangements (5, 10)
 * The Nashville String Machine – strings
 * John Wesley Ryles – backing vocals (1, 4, 7, 9)
 * Dennis Wilson – backing vocals (1, 7)
 * Waylon Jennings – lead vocals (2)
 * Jana King – backing vocals (3, 13, 15, 16, 18)
 * Curtis Wright – backing vocals (3, 13, 15, 16, 18)
 * Curtis Young – backing vocals (3, 13, 15, 16, 18)
 * Stephanie Bentley – backing vocals (4)
 * Buffy Lawson – lead vocals (5), backing vocals (7, 10)
 * Beth Nielsen Chapman – lead vocals (6)
 * Debra Black – backing vocals (7, 10)
 * Harry Stinson – backing vocals (7)
 * Rosemary Butler – lead vocals (8)
 * Bill LaBounty – backing vocals (9)
 * Kathy Burdick – backing vocals (9)
 * Melodie Crittenden – backing vocals (11)
 * Bob Gaudio – backing vocals (11), accordion (17)
 * Raul Malo – lead vocals (12)
 * Beth Hooker – backing vocals (14)

Production

 * Bob Gaudio – executive producer, producer (2, 4-12, 14-18)
 * Don Cook – producer (1)
 * Richard Landis – producer (3, 13)
 * James Stroud – producer (3, 13)
 * Paul Worley – producer (7, 8)
 * Mike Bradley – engineer (1), mixing (1)
 * Bernie Becker – engineer (2, 5, 6, 8, 9, 11, 12, 14, 15)
 * Justin Niebank – mixing (2, 4-12, 14-18), engineer (3, 4, 7, 10, 13, 16, 17, 18)
 * Chris Lord-Alge – mixing (3, 13)
 * Mark Capps – assistant engineer, mix assistant
 * Chris Davie – assistant engineer, mix assistant
 * Eric Elwell – assistant engineer
 * David Hall – assistant engineer
 * Joe Hayden – assistant engineer
 * Sandy Jenkins – assistant engineer
 * Greg Parker – assistant engineer
 * Mike Psanos – assistant engineer
 * Mark Ralston – assistant engineer
 * Rhett Travis – assistant engineer
 * King Williams – assistant engineer
 * Mark Hagan – mix assistant
 * Gavin Lurssen – mastering
 * Doug Sax – mastering
 * David Kirschner – art direction
 * Gabrielle Raumberger – design
 * Dylan Tran – design
 * Jeff Dunas – front cover photography
 * Ed Rode – back cover photography


 * Studios
 * Recorded at Dark Horse Recording Studio and The Castle (Franklin, Tennessee); Javelina Recording Studios and Soundshop 'A' Inc. (Nashville, Tennessee).
 * Mixed at Masterfonics, Loud Recording and Soundshop 'A' Inc. (Nashville, Tennessee).
 * Mastered at The Mastering Lab (Hollywood, California).