Album

Hot August Night

Neil Diamond

1972 · Rock, Pop

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Hot August Night by Neil Diamond

Hot August Night is a Rock album by Neil Diamond, originally released in 1972. On Gatefold: 242 pressings tracked, owned by 41 collectors.

About

The ’70s boasted not one, but <i>two</i> Neil Diamonds: a mild-mannered crooner of romantic radio pop and a rock ’n’ roll showman whose concerts were packed with heroic grandeur and sweaty pomp. It’s the latter Diamond documented on 1972’s <i>Hot August Night</i>. Backed by an orchestra the size of a small city, Diamond unleashes jumpsuits, sermons on racial equality, feral grunts, and, of course, one awesome tune after another, including “Cherry Cherry,” “Red, Red Wine,” and “Cracklin’ Rosie.”

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Tracklist

Side A

  1. A1aPrologue2:58
  2. A1bCrunchy Granola Suite4:08
  3. A2aDone Too Soon3:03
  4. A2bDialogue1:16
  5. A3Solitary Man3:03
  6. A4Cherry Cherry4:36
  7. A5Sweet Caroline3:49

Side B

  1. B1Porcupine Pie1:46
  2. B2You're So Sweet2:05
  3. B3Red Red Wine3:34
  4. B4Soggy Pretzels2:49
  5. B5And The Grass Won't Pay No Mind4:25
  6. B6Shilo3:17
  7. B7Girl You'll Be A Woman Soon2:36

Side C

  1. C1Play Me4:22
  2. C2Canta Libre4:53
  3. C3Morningside5:17
  4. C4Song Sung Blue4:36
  5. C5Cracklin' Rosie2:38

Side D

  1. D1Holly Holy5:23
  2. D2I Am . . . I Said4:33
  3. D3aWalk Off/Soolaimon1:13
  4. D3bBrother Love's Travelling Salvation Show8:14
  5. D3cEncore1:17

Sound DNA

  • Rock
  • Soft Rock
  • warm
  • triumphant
  • theatrical

Album notes

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Hot August Night is a 1972 live double album by Neil Diamond. It is a recording of a Diamond concert on Thursday August 24, 1972, one of ten sold out concerts that Diamond performed that month at The Greek Theatre in Los Angeles. The album has become a great success for Diamond, and in Australia, it spent 29 weeks at number 1 on the album charts during 1973 & 1974. It was the number one charting album in Australia for the 1970s, entering the Australian album charts in late 1972 and was still charting in the top 20 in 1976. It re-entered the Australian top 10 in 1982.

Credits

The people behind it.

Performers

  • Alan LindgrenBAND , KEYBOARDS KEYBOARDS
  • Alice OberCELLO STRINGS
  • Baldassare FerlazzoSTRINGS VIOLIN
  • Danny NicholsonBAND , GUITAR GUITAR
  • David TurnerSTRINGS VIOLIN
  • Dennis St. JohnBAND , DRUMS DRUMS
  • Don BagleyDOUBLE BASS STRINGS
  • Emory Gordy, Jr.BAND , GUITAR, VIBRAPHONE BAND , GUITAR, VIBRAPHONE, KEYBOARDS GUITAR
  • Giacinto NardulliSTRINGS VIOLONCELLO
  • Haim ShtrumSTRINGS VIOLIN
  • Henry FerberSTRINGS VIOLIN
  • Hyman GoodmanSTRINGS VIOLIN
  • Jay RosenSTRINGS VIOLIN
  • Jefferson KewleyBAND , PERCUSSION PERCUSSION
  • Jerome KesslerCELLO STRINGS
  • Jess BourgeoisDOUBLE BASS STRINGS
  • Jesse EhrlichCELLO STRINGS
  • John de VoogdtSTRINGS VIOLIN

41 collectors on Gatefold own this · 242 pressings tracked on Gatefold

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