Up on the Roof: Songs from the Brill Building

Up On the Roof: Songs from the Brill Building, released in 1993 on Columbia Records, is a cover album and also the twenty-first studio album by Neil Diamond. It contains a duet with Dolly Parton, string arrangements by David Campbell, along with re-makes of tracks associated with the Brill Building, where Diamond had worked in the 1960s.

It was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America.

Personnel
Musicians and Vocals
 * Neil Diamond – lead vocals
 * Robbie Buchanan – keyboards (1, 2, 4, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 16), acoustic piano (14, 15)
 * Jim Cox – Wurlitzer electric piano (3, 5), Hammond B3 organ (10), bass (12)
 * Bill Payne – acoustic piano (5, 14, 16)
 * Bob Mann – guitars (1, 3, 4, 5, 7-15)
 * Dean Parks – guitars (2, 7, 13, 16)
 * David King – guitars (6)
 * Louis Gutierrez – guitars (6)
 * Doug Livingston – pedal steel guitar (14)
 * Larry Klein – bass (1, 2, 3), additional bass (12)
 * Bob Glaub – bass (4, 5, 7-16)
 * Chris Wagner – bass (6)
 * Carlos Vega – drums (1, 2, 3, 5, 10, 12, 13, 14)
 * Russ Kunkel – drums (4, 7, 8, 9, 11, 15)
 * James Bradley, Jr. – drums (6)
 * Peter Asher – percussion (1, 5, 11, 12, 13, 16), marimba (12)
 * Michael Fisher – percussion (4, 8, 10, 11)
 * M.B. Gordy – timpani (6), vibraphone (11)
 * Bill Bergman – saxophone (3, 5, 10, 16), sax solo (3)
 * Don Markese – clarinets (3, 5, 10, 16), flutes (3, 5, 10, 16), saxophone (3, 5, 10, 16)
 * Lon Price – saxophone (3, 5, 10, 16)
 * Brandon Fields – alto saxophone (4)
 * Greg Smith – bass saxophone (13)
 * Nick Lane – trombone (3, 5, 10, 16)
 * Wayne Bergeron – trumpet (3, 5, 10, 16)
 * Dennis Farias – trumpet (3, 5, 10, 16)
 * Oscar Brashear – trumpet (12)
 * Gavyn Wright – concertmaster
 * Isobel Griffiths – musical contractor
 * Dolly Parton – lead vocals (1)
 * Rosemary Butler – backing vocals (1, 3, 5, 10, 16)
 * Wendy Fraser – backing vocals (1, 3, 5, 10, 16)
 * Portia Griffin – backing vocals (1, 3, 5, 10, 16)
 * Raven Kane – backing vocals (1, 3, 10, 16), vocal contractor
 * Andrea Robinson – backing vocals (1, 3, 5, 10, 16)
 * Julia Waters – backing vocals (1, 3, 5, 10, 13, 16)
 * Maxine Waters – backing vocals (1, 3, 5, 10, 16)
 * Terry Wood – backing vocals (1, 3, 10, 16)
 * Carmen Twillie – backing vocals (1, 3, 5, 10, 16)
 * Valerie Carter – backing vocals (4, 11, 13)
 * Kate Markowitz – backing vocals (4, 11, 13)
 * Laura Satterfield – backing vocals (4, 5, 11)
 * Donna Davidson – backing vocals (5)
 * Stephanie Spruill – backing vocals (5)
 * Julie Ritter – backing vocals (6)
 * Gretchen Seager – backing vocals (6)
 * Josef Powell – backing vocals (13)
 * Oren Waters – backing vocals (13, 15)
 * Randy Crenshaw – backing vocals (14, 15)
 * Jon Joyce – backing vocals (14, 15)
 * Gene Morford – backing vocals (14, 15)
 * Jerry Whitman – backing vocals (14, 15)
 * Roger Freeland – backing vocals (15)
 * Donny Gerrard – backing vocals (15)
 * John Hendricks – backing vocals (15)
 * Steve Lively – backing vocals (15)
 * Rick Logan – backing vocals (15)

Arrangements
 * Peter Asher – rhythm arrangements (1-6, 8, 10-16), orchestral arrangements (2), BGV arrangements (5)
 * The Neil Diamond Band – rhythm arrangements (1, 3, 4, 5, 10, 11, 13, 14, 16)
 * David Campbell – orchestral arrangements (1-4, 8, 10-16), orchestra conductor (1, 3, 4, 7-16), BGV arrangements (1, 3, 4, 10-16), horn arrangements (3, 5, 16), rhythm arrangements (8), arrangements (9)
 * Mary's Danish – rhythm arrangements (6)
 * Alan Lindgren – arrangements (7)
 * The Ten Lonely Guys – rhythm arrangements (15)

Production

 * Producer – Peter Asher
 * Production Coordinator – Ivy Skoff
 * Production Assistant – Cathy Kerr
 * Recorded and Mixed by Frank Wolf
 * Additional Engineer – Bernie Becker
 * Assistant Engineers – Jeff Foster, Nathaniel Kunkle, Gil Morales, Jeff Orchard, Marnie Riley, Brian Soucy and Brett Swain.
 * Recorded at Conway Studios and Arch Angel Studios (Los Angeles, CA); Air Lyndhurst Hall (London, England, UK).
 * Mixed at Conway Studios
 * Edited by Tom Hensley
 * Mastered by George Marino at Sterling Sound (New York, NY).
 * Project Coordinator – Sam Cole
 * Art Direction – David Kirschner
 * Design – Jan Weinberg
 * Assistant Design – Barbara Lebow
 * Cover Photo – Eugene Adabari
 * Photography – David Attie, BMI Photo Archives, Impact Photos and Michael Ochs Photos.
 * Liner Notes – Neil Diamond