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Classics: The Early Years | 
 enlarge | Artist: Neil Diamond
Label: Sony
Category: Music
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Rating:  30 reviews
Sales Rank: 15022
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 38792
UPC: 074643879224
EAN: 0074643879224
ASIN: B0000025VL
Release Date: October 25, 1990
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| Tracks:
| • | Kentucky Woman | | • | Cherry, Cherry | | • | Solitary Man | | • | You Got To Me | | • | I Got The Feelin' (Oh No, No) | | • | Thank The Lord For The Night Time | | • | I'm A Believer | | • | Girl, You'll Be A Woman Soon | | • | Shilo | | • | Do It | | • | Red Red Wine | | • | The Boat That I Row |
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Originally recorded for legendary producer Bert Berns' Bang label, this collection documents the mid-'60s period when Neil Diamond was an emerging New York songwriter and apprentice pop star. Many of these hits have generated subsequent cover smashes--"I'm a Believer" (Monkees), "Kentucky Woman" (Deep Purple), "Red Red Wine" (UB40), "Girl, You'll Be a Woman Soon" (Urge Overkill)--but the originals remain the greatest. Produced by Jeff Barry and Ellie Greenwich, sublime singles like "Solitary Man," "Cherry Cherry," and "Thank the Lord for the Night Time" kept Brill Building rock on the charts during the British Invasion. Diamond would go on to become a '70s megastar, but many believe he has never equaled these recordings. --Ben Edmonds
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| Customer Reviews:
great travel CD June 30, 2008
S. Velasco (California)
Took it on vacation. It was campy and great! It had several tracks I did not know and fell in love with.
Outstanding collection June 27, 2008
DCP
Now this is the good old foot stomping Neil Diamond songs that I grew up listening to with my parents. I like his other more famous stuff too, but this is the one collection that I was hoping to find & now that I have, it is awesome! These are several of his recordings with the "Bang" label, which for some reason are hard to find on CD. Neil had a big impact on the early sound of the "Monkees" in the 60's & even wrote one of their biggest hits (I'm a believer) & you can tell by some of these songs (as well as his own version of the song).
Love it, love it love it!!! June 25, 2008
Wendy L. Weisberg (Nashville, Music City USA)
Classic Neil Diamond songs. Excellent. Enjoy listening to CD in the car on my way to work (an hour drive!)
 One Small Problem... May 21, 2008
Glenn from Baltimore (Baltimore, MD United States)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
My one small problem with this is that it is one short CD. There are only about 30 minutes of music here. In an era where 1 hour and 18 minutes can fit on a CD, there's simply no excuse for that. And with all the testimonials here that these were Neil Diamond's "great years", you might guess that out of the dozens and dozens of other songs he recorded for Bang during that time, quite a few of those were pretty great, too. And you'd be right. This CD provides the absolute minimum representation of that period by presenting only the hit singles, plus his own versions of two songs he wrote that were hits by others, "I'm A Believer" and "The Boat That I Row". There are so many more superb cuts this collection could have introduced Neil Diamond fans eager for more of those great years to - the sublime "Love To Love", "I'll Come Running", "The Long Way Home", and too many more to name - that it feels like a cheapskate cheat. Of course what is here is great, and absolutely worth having. But minus one star for what could have been. Anyway, it does have TWELVE songs, and with "His 12 Greatest Hits", "12 Greatest Hits Volume II", and the recent "12 Songs", I suppose it does fit right in. But it's a shame that Sony, the biggest company in the universe, couldn't have sprung a few more bucks to license some more tracks that would have made this CD a real treasure trove.
Neil Diamond SINGS brightly !!! April 19, 2008
a music fan
11 out of 13 found this review helpful
Classics: The Early Years is a very solid CD by Neil Diamond. Neil can sing along with the very best of them; and we are better off for his sharing his artistry with us. The sound quality is excellent and the artwork is also very good.
"Kentucky Woman" starts off the CD with a rockin' hit by Neil! The guitar work is great and the vocals by Neil Diamond couldn't sound better! Neil sounds pretty strong on this tune; his voice is in excellent form. "Cherry, Cherry" has an excellent melody and Neil sings this to perfection--and beyond! The percussion and keyboards mark the beat and the backup chorus enhances the beauty of this rocking ballad! I love it.
"Solitary Man" again gives us Neil Diamond rockin' hard; and the brass complements his vocals perfectly. The subtle backup chorus harmonizes well and it all holds its own very well. "I Got The Feelin' (Oh No, No)" shines when Neil Diamond sings this; and there's yet another backup chorus to bolster Neil's performance. Honestly, however, Neil Diamond really didn't need any backup vocalists to make his numbers shine--his excellent sense of timing and his very good diction were more than enough to make his performances solid every time!
"I'm A Believer" features Neil Diamond doing an excellent cover of this rock ballad originally performed by The Monkees; and I'm sure they were proud to hear Neil Diamond do such a fine rendition of their tune! Neil takes "I'm A Believer" and makes it his own by playing with the tempo and adding a few subtle key changes; and it works wonders for this tune.
"Girl, You'll Be A Woman Soon" got a lot of airplay when I was a young kid; and Neil Diamond still sounds wonderful when I hear him sing this out! Neil Diamond handles complicated tempo changes effortlessly--but we know it wasn't really that easy. Neil's talents helped him immeasurably. "Do It" has some great percussion and guitar while Neil does this flawlessly; and listen also for Neil on "Red Red Wine." "Red Red Wine" slows down the tempo quite a bit and this torch song gets the royal treatment from Neil Diamond.
The album ends nicely with Neil Diamond performing "The Boat That I Row." "The Boat That I Row" has an upbeat, rockin' flavor to it and Neil makes this a strong ending for this CD.
People who love Neil Diamond will certainly want this for their collections if they don't have these classic songs already. In addition, people who enjoy that 1970s sound of high octane rock and roll will love this album as well.
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