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Neil Leslie Diamond (born January 24, 1941) is an American singer and songwriter, born in Brooklyn, NY.
From the 1960s to the 1980s, Diamond was one of the more successful pop music performers, scoring a number of hits. As critic William Ruhlmann writes, "as of 2001, he claimed worldwide record sales of 115 million copies, and as of 2002 he was ranked third, behind only Elton John and Barbra Streisand, on the list of the most successful adult contemporary artists in the history of the Billboard chart. Read more on Last.fm
This startling collection of acoustic songs is a throwback to Diamonds Brill Building days, when the schmaltz of his tepid 80’s fare was nothing but a bad idea in the back of his mind. These stellar numbers, driven by Diamonds intelligence as an ace writer, are the kind of deeply thought out pieces that Warren Zevon and Randy Newman have been expelling for years. They’re smart, raw and worth your time.