| 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 |
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Disc 1
| | Song Title | Sample | | 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 |
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| | 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 |
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| | 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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