Neil Diamond - Hot August Night [40th Anniversay Edition] [COMPACT DISCS] Anniversary Ed USA import

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Neil Diamond - Hot August Night [40th Anniversay Edition] [COMPACT DISCS] Anniversary Ed

Artist: Neil Diamond

Title: Hot August Night [40th Anniversay Edition]

Condition: New

Format: COMPACT DISCS

Release Date: 2012

Label: Geffen Records

UPC: 602527946399

Genre: Pop

Album Tracks

DISC 1:
1. Prologue
2. Crunchy Granola Suite
3. Done Too Soon
4. Dialogue
5. Solitary Man
6. Cherry Cherry
7. Sweet Caroline
8. Porcupine Pie
9. You're So Sweet
10. Red Red Wine
11. Soggy Pretzels
12. Gitchy Goomy
13. And the Grass Won't Pay No Mind
14. I Think It's Going to Rain Today
15. Shilo
16. Modern Day Version of Love
17. Girl You'll Be a Woman Soon
18. Walk on Water
19. Kentucky Woman
20. Stones
21. Musician Intros

DISC 2:
1. Play Me
2. Canta Libre
3. Morningside
4. Song Sung Blue
5. Cracklin' Rosie
6. Holly Holy
7. I Am... I Said
8. Soolaimon/Brother Love's Travelling Salvation Show

In 1972, Neil Diamond was on the verge of superstardom. Having just scored his first top 10 album with Moods, Diamond had successfully made the transition from tunesmith for others to pop music star. All that was missing to take that next leap to what would one day become an iconic Rock and Roll Hall of Fame career was the defining moment, a signature accomplishment that would differentiate Diamond from the many other singer/songwriters out there. HOT AUGUST NIGHT, recorded August 24, 1972, during Diamonds sold-out ten-night stand at L.A.s Greek Theatre, was that moment. The album hit number five on the Billboard Top 200 and went double platinum. In Australia it became the most successful album of the 1970s, spending 29 weeks at No. 1 and still charting in the top 10 in 1976, a full four years after it's release. But the impact of HOT AUGUST NIGHT was much greater than just sales. Called "the ultimate Diamond record" by All Music Guides Stephen Erlewine, it became a franchise, with two sequels, HOT AUGUST NIGHT II in 1987 and HOT AUGUST NIGHT/NYC in 2009.