Neil Diamond will be playing in San Jose on September 28th. Check out Neil at www.neildiamond.com.
In 1962, Neil Diamond signed with Columbia Records. The song he was signed for was “At Night” which wasnt a big hit to say the least. But in 1966, Neil made his big break. His first hit was “Solitary Man”. It is written in a minor key, and has a famous chorus.
Neil Diamond then came out with Cherry Cherry, which to this day remains a famous tune. It rose to number 6 on the billboard charts. Its just a happy “care-free” style song. Later in 1966, he wrote the song that would stay in the number one position on the billboards for longer then any other song. That song was “I’m a Believer”. The song recieved the most success with its original singers, “The Monkees”. Neil did record the song later though.
In 1967, Neil Diamond wrote “Red, Red Wine”. It was written as a country ballad, and didnt recieve much fame on the billboards. But it was in 1988 that UB40 recorded the song and made it a hit, singing it in Raggae style.
Neil Diamond made a big move in 1968, he was at a dispute with Bang Records, who werent exactly enthusiastic about his upcoming song “Shilo”. So he moved to MCA records, shilo was on the billboards, even though not high. But it remains the favorite song for many of his fans. “Brooklyn Roads” was another song that was written more for Neil then for the audience. It was a very personaly song.
1969 came, and Neil wrote 3 blockbusters. “Sweet Caroline” was the most popular, peaking out at #4 on the billboard charts. The song starts with a calm beginning, but the whole song is a “build up” to its chorus. Neil’s song “Holly Holy” is another song with a long and exciting build up. It rose to #6 on the billboards. Then came a song, that althought it never reached the top 20, is as famous as Sweet Caroline or Holly Holy, it was “Brother Love’s Traveling Slavation Show”. It was a song about a preacher, and in his live perfomances, his charisma raised the level of excitement dramatically. Watching him sing Brother Love, probably made people wonder if Neil used to be a preacher!
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