Neil Diamond - "Neil Diamond - 12 Greatest Hits, Vol. 2"

While Diamond has never topped the work he did in the "Cherry, Cherry" days, some of his late-'70s adult-contemporary hits have aged better than they perhaps had a right to. If nothing else, his gruff voice can now be heard as a rebuke to Barry Manilow's chirpy tones. To paraphrase Neil Young, when Diamond answers Barbra Streisand on "You Don't Bring Me Flowers," he very nearly pushes the song out of the middle of the road and into the ditch. --Rickey Wright Amazon.com essential recording

Not a big Neil Diamond fan, but I love the song "America."

Not a big Neil Diamond fan, but I love the song "America." This one song makes purchasing the CD worthwhile. September 22, 2008

Feel-good music from a golden age.

Neil Diamond produced some really beautiful feel-good music, and really memorable stuff from the golden age of the 70's. His powerful voice combines with strong melodies to produce really immortal music.
This collection showcases some of his materpieces from the late 70's.
Notable is the powerful Beautiful Noise, the melancholy Hello Again, the laidback Hello Again, the romantic Desiree, the famous duet with Barbara Streisand, You Don't Bring Me Flowers, the triumphant patriotic America, and the passionate Love On The Rocks.
This certainly is a mood lifter, and takes one back to a better, simpler time. June 12, 2007

My favorites

I listen to this one over and over and never tire of it. Actually
had friends over and played it and one of the women agreed with
me that this one puts us in the mood. His voice has a certain
quality to it that makes me just sit back, forget what I'm doing,
and just listen. The hits I remember him for are all here to
bring back wonderful memories. January 9, 2007

Nice CD

I enjoyed this CD even though many songs were new to me. The more I listen, the better I like it. What's not to like about Neil Diamond? March 26, 2006

All of my favorite Neil songs on here

I recall this period of Neil Diamond's hits between about 1978 and 1982. I still like Yesterday's Songs and that smooth groove. I love September Morn and its relaxing pace--sounds like you could hear it on a quiet breezy day with the windows open. America means so much now in its patriotic theme. I still love Love On The Rocks--unlike anything I heard on the radio back in 1980--it's so adventurous when I hear it. I like the rock stomp on Forever In Blue Jeans. But let's cut the chase to his classic duet with Barbra Streisand in You Don't Bring Me Flowers. At times, it's humorous, playful, romantic and emotional. It probably led to a huge duets boom in music in the late '70s as a lot of artists did duets. These days, the term most used is collaborations for these kinds of duets. But it's a pretty song, one of Neil's best songs since his upbeat '60s pop. Diamond's new album "12 Songs" has been selling well and it might get him back on top like he did with these songs on Volume 2. February 6, 2006

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