Neil Diamond - In My Lifetime (Repackaged)
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Artist: Neil DiamondEdition: Music CD
Format: Box set, Original recording remastered
CD Release Date: 2001-09-18
Music Label: Sony
Soundtracks:
Music CD 1
- In My Lifetime
- Hear Them Bells
- Blue Destiny
- A Million Miles Away
- A Good Kind of Lonely
- What Will I Do?
- At Night
- Clown Town
- Flame
- Straw in the Wind
- Solitary Man
- Cherry Cherry
- Cherry Cherry [Alternate Version]
- I Got the Feelin' (Oh No, No)
- I'm a Believer
- Kentucky Woman
- The Boat That I Row
- Girl, You'll Be a Woman Soon
- You Got to Me
- Thank the Lord for the Night Time
- Red, Red Wine
- Shilo
- Brooklyn Roads
- And the Grass Won't Pay No Mind
- Sweet Caroline
- Holly Holy
- Brother Love's Traveling Salvation Show
- Cracklin' Rosie
- Done Too Soon
- Morningside
- Soolaimon
- He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother
- Crunchy Granola Suite
- Play Me
- I Am...I Said
- Song Sung Blue
- Jonathan Livingston Seagull Suite: Prologue
- Jonathan Livingston Seagull Suite: Lonely Looking Sky
- Jonathan Livingston Seagull Suite: Skybird
- Jonathan Livingston Seagull Suite: Dear Father
- Jonathan Livingston Seagull Suite: Be
- I've Been This Way Before
- Longfellow Serenade
- Beautiful Noise [Home Demo]
- Beautiful Noise [Album Master]
- If You Know What I Mean
- Dry Your Eyes
- Desirée
- September Morn'
- Forever in Blue Jeans
- You Don't Bring Me Flowers
- America
- Love on the Rocks
- Scotch on the Rocks
- Hello Again
- Yesterday's Songs
- I'm Alive
- Heaven Can Wait
- Heartlight
- Just Need to Love You More
- You Make It Feel Like Christmas
- Falling
- Dancing to the Party Next Door
- The Story of My Life
- I'm Sayin' I'm Sorry
- If There Were No Dreams
- Headed for the Future
- Hooked on the Memory of You
- Angel Above My Head
- Everybody
- In My Lifetime
Free Music Notes for In My Lifetime (Repackaged)
Free Music Review: Original Masters From 3 Labels Used In This Set -
Hit: 5 Stars
This is to date the definitive Neil Diamond collection for the simple fact that not only does it sound great, but for the first time ever, Sony cross-licensed the original masters of 14 of Neil's greatest hits from his former label, Uni (now Universal Music Group), and included most of the original studio recordings of his even earlier hits from the Bang! label. The Bang! catalogue was acquired by Sony in the early 1980's, and they issued an essential 12 track album (The Early Classics), and all those titles appear on In My Lifetime but not all of them are the original studio versions. I suppose that was done to continue to make Early Classics required for those of us who require the original versions.
There is a lot of previously rare or unreleased material on this mostly chronologically arranged collection. I have always felt that Diamond seemed to lose his edge around the late 70's even though he continued to have some nice easy listening hits, he went from being a sure thing to one you'd want to be cautious about before you spent the money on his latest works. Even worse, it seemed that by the late 1980's early 90's, he lost his vocal range. I saw him in concert around 1988 and was shocked by how bad his voice was as well as how he seemed bent on convincing the audience that UB 40's (then)recent #1 cover of "Red Red Wine" was his and that he was taking it back by doing it their way. Believe me, his original way was much better. I was embarrassed for him. After the concert, I had all but written Neil off as someone I would not be buying in the future.
I am happy to say that I was very pleasantly surprised in 1992 when he did Tennessee Moon. It was the first new Neil Diamond album in a great while that was fresh and written for the limitations of his older voice. When I bought In My Lifetime, I was also impressed with the new recordings. I had some of my lost faith in Neil Diamond restored. Since then he is still putting out a lot of kitsch, but also works that seem like he still can be serious when he sets his mind to it (Three Chord Opera). If Neil Diamond did not have co-ownership (with Sony) of most of his master recordings, I would say shame on Sony for anthologising him to death, but apparently, he gives his approval. The problem with all the other collections that purport to be career-spanning is that none of them use ALL of the original hit masters except this one. If you want the real Neil in one package -- look no further than In My Lifetime.
In My Lifetime (Repackaged) Poster
The three-CD box set In My Lifetime marks the first time songs from all phases (and all labels) of Neil Diamond's career have been gathered in one place. The 71 tracks include 5 unreleased songwriting demos from 1958-64, 3 flop singles from 1960-63 on Duel and Columbia, 11 of the Bang sides, 14 Uni cuts, 25 samples from the Columbia years, his contribution to "The Last Waltz," 11 unreleased outtakes, 1 new song, and a live version of the first song he ever wrote. It's all arranged chronologically to tell the story of his career from aspiring Brill Building songwriter to less interesting adult-contemporary superstar. --Geoffrey HimesBroadway & Vocalists Music CDs
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