The Best Of

05/27/2008 | Universal Uk 

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All Music Guide Review

The Best Of from Universal UK was originally released in 1996 on MCA as The Best of Neil Diamond, and as far as "greatest-hits" collections go, it's in the upper echelon. There are no insufferable stretches of mid-'80s crap like "Heartlight" or "Headed for the Future"; rather, the compilers chose to focus on the pop/rock legend's prolific late-'60s/'70s period. While by no means exhaustive, classic Diamond gems like "Brother Love's Traveling Salvation Show," "Sweet Caroline," "Cracklin' Rosie," "Girl, You'll Be a Woman Soon," and "Shilo" sound as good as ever, making this 21-track anthology as good a place as any to begin your journey down the sequined streets of Diamondtown. ~ James Christopher Monger, All Music Guide

Track Listing

  • Track#
  • Title
  • time
  • 1
  • Sweet Caroline
  • 3:32
  • 2
  • Holly Holy
  • 4:40
  • 3
  • And the Singer Sings His Song
  • 3:37
  • 4
  • Shilo
  • 2:57
  • 5
  • Play Me
  • 3:51
  • 6
  • Mr. Bojangles
  • 4:52
  • 7
  • Song Sung Blue
  • 3:12
  • 8
  • Cherry Cherry
  • 3:10
  • 9
  • Solitary Man
  • 3:01
  • 10
  • Kentucky Woman
  • 2:38
  • 11
  • Cracklin' Rosie
  • 2:59
  • 12
  • Soolaimon
  • 4:18
  • 13
  • Canta Libra
  • 4:49
  • 14
  • Stones
  • 3:04
  • 15
  • He Aint Heavy, He's My Brother
  • 4:11
  • 16
  • Brother Love's Traveling Salvation Show
  • 3:29
  • 17
  • Cold Water Morning
  • 3:21
  • 18
  • Walk on Water
  • 3:06
  • 19
  • And the Grass Won't Pay No Mind
  • 3:35
  • 20
  • I Am...I Said
  • 3:33
  • 21
  • Girl, You'll Be a Woman Soon
  • 2:55

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