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Home Before Dark (w/ Bonus DVD) (2008)

Artist: Neil Diamond
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Product Summary
Label: Mountain Apple
UPC: 00886972807829
Release Date: 5/6/2008
Buy.com Sku: 207942809
Item#: M44X3L
Buy.com Sales Rank: 34991
Format:  CD

Song Listing

Disc 1
Song TitleSample
1. If I Don't See You Again ~ Neil Diamond
2. Pretty Amazing Grace ~ Neil Diamond
3. Don't Go There ~ Neil Diamond
4. Another Day (That Time Forgot) - (featuring Natalie Maines) ~ Neil Diamond
5. One More Bite Of The Apple ~ Neil Diamond
6. Forgotten ~ Neil Diamond
7. Act Like A Man ~ Neil Diamond
8. Whose Hands Are These ~ Neil Diamond
9. No Words ~ Neil Diamond
10. Power Of Two, The ~ Neil Diamond
11. Slow It Down ~ Neil Diamond
12. Home Before Dark ~ Neil Diamond
13. Without Her ~ Neil Diamond
14. Make You Fell My Love ~ Neil Diamond



This title is scheduled to be released on May 6, 2008

Includes Bonus DVD


CD Track Listing
1. If I Don't See You Again
2. Pretty Amazing Grace
3. Don't Go There
4. Another Day (That Time Forgot)
5. One More Bite Of The Apple
6. Forgotten
7. Act Like A Man
8. Whose Hands Are These
9. No Words
10. The Power Of Two
11. Slow It Down
12. Home Before Dark (Deluxe Album Version)
13. Without Her
14. Make You Feel My Love

DVD Track Listing
1. Pretty Amazing Grace (Video)
2. If I Don't See You Again (Video)
3. Forgotten (Video)
4. The Boxer (Video)

Home Before Dark was produced by legendary producer Rick Rubin who also produced Diamond's critically aclaimed album 12 Songs.
 
"Suffice it to say that Neil Diamond... has also seemingly hit another careeer high. One of his new songs in particular is so good it could make one weep, as indeed it did."  l Rees - Editor {Q}:
"Diamond has found a young and hip new audience...(and his) recent U.S. tours have ranked with U2 and the Rolling Stones"  London Daily Mail

 

Album Notes and Credits

Notes & Personnel Info
Neil Diamond's 2005 collaboration with Rick Rubin, 12 SONGS, found the latter stripping the pop legend's work down to a sparse, acoustic-based sound, as he'd famously done for Johnny Cash in the '90s. Apparently the experience impressed Diamond enough to warrant a second go-round with the producer. HOME BEFORE DARK takes a similar sonic approach as its predecessor; on most of these songs Diamond is backed by little more than Tom Petty's Heartbreakers, Mike Campbell's acoustic guitar and Benmont Tench's piano (the pair contributed to Cash's recordings too), but in restrospect, 12 SONGS almost seems like a warm-up for this one. There's a sense of emotional nakedness here, as the 67-year-old Diamond peers deeply into the intricacies of his life, delivering penetrating insights in a highly reflective mode while never losing sight of his gifts as a master pop melody-maker. While most of the songs here are slow-to-medium ruminations on deep subjects, each one comes fully equipped with expert melodic turns that make these tunes as pleasing to the ear as they are to the mind.

Musical Guests
Natalie Maines

 
Compilation Appearances
Last Waltz (Live)
Duets Ii
Greatest Hits Vol 2
Memories
Sing America
Movie Music-Definitive Perform
Sony Music 100 Years:soundtrack For A
Timeless-Live In Concert
Essential Barbra Streisand (Bonus Tracks) (Limited Edition)
Last Waltz (Bonus Tracks) (Live)
Duets (Bonus Tracks)
Treasury Of Christmas Evergreen
Wcbs Fm101.1: Motown Soul - Rock N Roll / Var
Anchorman
Casey Kasem Presents: americas Top Ten
Son Of The Mask
Duets & Duets Ii:90th Birthday
Forever Neil Diamond / Variou
Casey Kasem: Driving In The 70's
Gold
Place For Us:tribute To 50 Years Of W

 
Associated Artists and Works
Forever In Bluegrass: Tribute To Neil Diamond ~ Artists, Various
Jonathan Livingston Seagull ~ Original Soundtrack
Music Of Neil Diamond ~ Quality Singers (The)
Duets II ~ Sinatra, Frank
Sinatra, Frank
Forever In Bluegrass: Tribute To Neil Diamond ~ Various Artists
Pianostrings Tribute To Neil Diamond ~ Various Artists

 
Technical Info
Release Date : 05/06/2008
Original Release Date : 2008
Catalog ID : 88697280782
Label : Columbia (USA)
Number of Discs : 2
Studio/Live : Studio
Mono/Stereo : Stereo
SPAR Code : n/a
UPC : 00886972807829

 
Professional Reviews
Rolling Stone (p.68)
- 3 stars out of 5 -- "Like Johnny Cash's Rubin-produced AMERICAN RECORDINGS series, HOME BEFORE DARK cuts the music down to its essence..."

Q (Magazine)
(p.110)
- 4 stars out of 5 -- "[H]e can still convey a tale of male insecurity and longing with just an unplugged guitar for company. The closing title track, a beautiful downbeat number, is testament alone to the benefits of less as more."

Mojo (Publisher)
(p.104)
- 4 stars out of 5 -- "The songs are edgier, more rock -- no drums, it's Diamond's acoustic guitar providing the rhythmic thrust....Fans of dramatic Diamond are well taken care of here..."

 
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Production 5
Performance 5
Composition 5
Overall Satisfaction 5
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5 of 5 Neil still has the touch... Thursday, May 29, 2008
Don from Nashua, NH  

I bought this album for my wife for Mother's Day and although it didn't get here in time, it did arrive. We both love Neil Diamond and have enjoyed listening to him and going to his concerts for over 30 years. This album is his best in many years and his acoustic only arrangements are superb. Yes, the voice has gotten raspy but his songs and singing are still top notch. The DVD is the added bonus and very much enjoyed watching the recording sessions for 4 of the songs.
 
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