Neil Diamond: The Bang Years – 1966-68
Written by admin on March 8, 2011 – 6:54 am -| Today sees the release of “Neil Diamond: The Bang Years – 1966-68”, which includes remastered and restored versions of his original mono recordings.
The 23-track collection includes classic songs such as “Solitary Man”, “Cherry, Cherry”, “Girl, You’ll Be A Woman”, “Kentucky Woman”, “I’m a Believer” and “Red, Red Wine.” |
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Neil Diamond signed for Bang Records in 1966 and was with the label for two years, during which time he released a number of singles and two original albums, “The Feel of Neil Diamond” (1966) and “Just For You” (1967). The most successful single with the label was the second, “Cherry, Cherry”, which reached number six on the Billboard Hot 100.
This interesting promo for the album features Diamond and songwriter/producer Jeff Barry reminiscing about the early days:
Here’s the full tracklist for “Neil Diamond: The Bang Years – 1966-68”:
- Solitary Man
- Cherry, Cherry
- Girl, You’ll Be A Woman Soon
- Kentucky Woman
- Thank The Lord For The Night Time
- You Got To Me
- I’m A Believer
- Red Red Wine
- The Boat That I Row
- Do It
- New Orleans
- Monday Monday
- Red Rubber Ball
- I’ll Come Running
- La Bamba
- The Long Way Home
- I’ve Got The Feeling (Oh No No)
- You’ll Forget
- Love To Love
- Someday Baby
- Hanky Panky
- The Time Is Now
- Shilo.
“Neil Diamond: The Bang Years – 1966-68” is out now.
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