Neil Diamond
Neil Leslie Diamond nasceu numa família judaica, no Brooklyn, Nova Iorque, em 24 de janeiro de 1941. É um cantor e compositor, que compôs inúmeros hits nos anos 60, 70 e 80, e até hoje mantém uma multidão de fãs.
Estudou com Barbra Streisand na escola secundarista Abraham Lincoln e chegou a cantar com ela no coro da escola. Aprendeu a tocar guitarra após receber um presente no seu aniversário de dezesseis anos.
Diamond começou cedo sua carreira como compositor na Brill Building. Seu primeiro sucesso aconteceu em novembro de 1965, com a canção “Sunday and Me”, seguida de "I´m a Believer", "A Little Bit Me, A Little Bit You", "Look Out (Here Comes Tomorrow)" e "Love to Love", gravado e lançado por The Monkees. Em 1973, compôs a trilha sonora do filme "Fernão Capelo Gaivota". Freqüentemente Neil canta a história de sua vida, vivida essencialmente em Nova Iorque e Los Angeles. Alguns de seus êxitos: Sweet Caroline, Crackli, Rosie, Song Sung Blue, You D´ont Bring Me Flowers, Play Me, Be, Sepember Morn, Love on the Rocks, Hello Again, America, Heartlight, entre outros. O primeiro casamento de Neil foi com sua professora, Jaye Posner, com quem teve duas filhas, Marjorie e Elyn. O segundo foi com Marcia, com quem teve mais dois filhos, Micha e Joshua. Neil e Marcia se divorciaram também.
Muitos de seus discos ganharam certificados de ouro e de platina. Recebeu diversos Grammys ao longo de sua carreira. Atuou no filme The Jazz Singer, com Sir Lawrence Olivier, em 1980 e em Savins Silverman como ele mesmo. Seu CD mais recente foi lançado em 2008, intitulado Home Before Dark.
Discografia
| Ano | Título | Gravadora |
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| 1966 | The Feel of Neil Diamond | Bang Records |
| 1967 | Just For You | Bang Records |
| 1968 | Neil Diamond's Greatest Hits | Bang Records |
| 1968 | Velvet Gloves and Spit | Uni Records (MCA Records) |
| 1969 | Brother Love's Traveling Salvation Show | Uni Records (MCA Records) |
| 1969 | Touching You, Touching Me | Uni Records (MCA Records) |
| 1970 | Gold | Uni Records (MCA Records) |
| 1970 | Shilo | Bang Records |
| 1970 | Tap Root Manuscript | Uni Records (MCA Records) |
| 1970 | Do It! | Bang Records |
| 1971 | Stones | Uni Records (MCA Records) |
| 1972 | Moods | Uni Records (MCA Records) |
| 1972 | Hot August Night | MCA Records |
| 1973 | Double Gold | Bang Records |
| 1973 | Rainbow | MCA Records |
| 1973 | Jonathan Livingston Seagull | Columbia Records |
| 1974 | His 12 Greatest Hits | MCA Records |
| 1974 | Serenade | Columbia Records |
| 1976 | Beautiful Noise | Columbia Records |
| 1976 | And the Singer Sings His Song | MCA Records |
| 1977 | Love at the Greek | Columbia Records |
| 1977 | I'm Glad You're Here With Me Tonight | Columbia Records |
| 1978 | You Don't Bring Me Flowers | Columbia Records |
| 1979 | September Morn | Columbia Records |
| 1980 | The Jazz Singer | Capitol Records |
| 1981 | On the Way to the Sky | Columbia Records |
| 1981 | Love Songs | MCA Records |
| 1982 | 12 Greatest Hits, Volume II | Columbia Records |
| 1982 | Heartlight | Columbia Records |
| 1983 | Classics: The Early Years | Columbia Records |
| 1984 | Primitive | Columbia Records |
| 1986 | Headed For the Future | Columbia Records |
| 1987 | Hot August Night II | Columbia Records |
| 1988 | The Best Years of Our Lives | Columbia Records |
| 1991 | Lovescape | Columbia Records |
| 1992 | The Greatest Hits: 1966-1992 | Columbia Records |
| 1992 | Glory Road: 1968-1972 | MCA Records |
| 1992 | The Christmas Album | Columbia Records |
| 1993 | Up on the Roof: Songs From the Brill Building | Columbia Records |
| 1994 | Live in America | Columbia Records |
| 1994 | The Christmas Album - Volume II | Columbia Records |
| 1996 | Tennessee Moon | Columbia Records |
| 1996 | In My Lifetime | Columbia Records |
| 1998 | The Movie Album: As Time Goes By | Columbia Records |
| 1999 | The Best of The Movie Album | Columbia Records |
| 1999 | The Neil Diamond Collection | MCA Records |
| 1999 | 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection | MCA Records |
| 2001 | Three Chord Opera | Columbia Records |
| 2001 | The Essential Neil Diamond | Columbia Records |
| 2002 | Love Songs (different version) | MCA Records |
| 2002 | Play Me: The Complete Uni Studio Recordings Plus! | MCA Records |
| 2003 | Stages | Columbia Records |
| 2005 | Neil Diamond Gold | MCA Records |
| 2005 | 12 Songs | Columbia Records |
| 2008 | Home Before Dark | ? |
Singles
- 1961: You Are My Love At Last/What Will I Do?
- 1962: I'm Afraid/Till You've Tried Love
- 1963: At Night/Clown Town
- 1966: Solitary Man/Do It
- 1966: Cherry, Cherry/I'll Come Running
- 1966: I Got The Feelin' (Oh No, No)/The Boat That I Row
- 1966: I'm a Believer/Crooked Street
- 1967: You Got To Me/Someday Baby
- 1967: Girl, You'll Be A Woman Soon/You'll Forget
- 1967: Thank The Lord For The Night Time/The Long Way Home
- 1967: Kentucky Woman/The Time Is Now
- 1968: New Orleans/Hanky Panky
- 1968: Red Red Wine/Red Rubber Ball
- 1968: Brooklyn Roads/Holiday Inn Blues
- 1969: Shilo/La Bamba
- 1968: Sunday Sun/Honey-Drippin' Times
- 1969: Brother Love's Traveling Salvation Show/A Modern Day Version Of Love
- 1969: Sweet Caroline/Dig In
- 1969: Holly Holy/Hurting You Don't Come Easy
- 1970: Until It's Time For You To Go/And The Singer Sings His Song
- 1970: Soolaimon/And The Grass Won't Pay No Mind
- 1970: Cracklin' Rosie/Lordy
- 1970: He Ain't Heavy...He's My Brother/Free Life
- 1970: Solitary Man (1966 version)/The Time Is Now
- 1970: Do It (new version)/Hanky Panky
- 1971: I Am...I Said/Done Too Soon
- 1971: Stones/Crunchy Granola Suite
- 1971: I'm A Believer (new version)/Crooked Street
- 1972: Song Sung Blue/Gitchy Goomy
- 1972: Play Me/Porcupine Pie
- 1972: Walk On Water/High Rolling Man
- 1973: Cherry, Cherry/Morningside
- 1973: The Last Thing On My Mind/Canta Libre
- 1973: Be/Flight Of The Gull (instrumental)
- 1973: The Long Way Home/Monday Monday
- 1974: Skybird/Lonely Looking Sky
- 1974: Longfellow Serenade/Rosemary's Wine
- 1975: I've Been This Way Before/Reggae Strut
- 1975: The Last Picasso/The Gift Of Song
- 1976: If You Know What I Mean/Street Life
- 1976: Don't Think...Feel/Home Is A Wounded Heart
- 1976: Beautiful Noise/Signs
- 1976: Song Sung Blue/Song Sung Blue
- 1977: Desiree/Once In A While
- 1978: You Don't Bring Me Flowers com Barbra Streisand/You Don't Bring Me Flowers (instrumental)
- 1978: Forever In Blue Jeans/Remember Me
- 1979: Say Maybe/Diamond Girls
- 1979: September Morn/I'm A Believer (nova versão)
- 1979: September Morn/September Morn
- 1980: The Good Lord Loves You/Jazz Time
- 1981: Yesterday's Songs/Guitar Heaven
- 1982: On The Way To The Sky/Save Me
- 1982: Be Mine Tonight/Right By You
- 1982: Heartlight/You Don't Know Me
- 1983: I'm Alive/Lost Among The Stars
- 1983: Front Page Story/I'm Guilty
- 1984: Turn Around/Brooklyn On A Saturday Night
- 1984: Sleep With Me Tonight/One By One
- 1984: You Make It Feel Like Christmas/Crazy
- 1986: Headed For The Future/Angel
- 1986: The Story Of My Life/Love Doesn't Live Here Anymore
- 1987: I Dreamed A Dream/Sweet Caroline
- 1987: Cherry, Cherry/America
- 1988: This Time/If I Couldn't See You Again
- 1988: The Best Years Of Our Lives/Carmelita's Eyes
- 1996: One Good Love (dueto com Waylon Jennings)/Kentucky Woman
- 1988: Baby Can I Hold You
- 1991: Don't Turn Around
- 1991: Hooked On The Memory Of You (dueto com Kim Carnes)
- 1991: If There Were No Dreams
- 1992: All I Really Need Is You
- 1992: Morning Has Broken
- 1993: You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin' (dueto com Dolly Parton)
- 1993: Will You Love Me Tomorrow
- 1993: Play Me
- 1994: Marry Me (dueto com Buffy Lawson)
- 1996: One Good Love (dueto com Waylon Jennings)
- 1998: As Time Goes By
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| Informação geral | |
| Nome completo | Neil Leslie Diamond |
| Também conhecido(a) como | The Diamond Cutter, The Jewish Elvis |
| Nascimento | 24 de janeiro de 1941 (72 anos) |
| Origem | Cidade de Nova York, Nova York, EUA |
| Gênero(s) | Rock, pop, folk, country |
| Instrumento(s) | Vocais, guitarra, piano |
| Período em atividade | 1958 – atualmente |
| Outras ocupações | Cantor, compositor, músico |
| Gravadora(s) | Bang, Uni, MCA, Columbia |
| Página oficial | http://www.neildiamond.com/ |
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