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Brother Love's Travelling Salvation Show (1969)

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The album's best-known track was not on the original release: "Sweet Caroline" was added to later pressings after it reached #4 as a single.

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Brother Love's Travelling Salvation Show is the fourth studio album by American singer-songwriter Neil Diamond
Released in 1969
All songs written by Neil Diamond
Later pressings added the single "Sweet Caroline" to the end of the album
The album later appeared under a title that also named "Sweet Caroline"

The title track became a #22 hit
Four months after that, Diamond recorded and released the new single "Sweet Caroline"
"Sweet Caroline" reached #4 on the chart
Because of the single's popularity, the song was added to later pressings of the album
The album was given a new sleeve for these pressings

The new sleeve shows the album as Sweet Caroline/Brother Love's Travelling Salvation Show
The label still printed the original title, Brother Love's Travelling Salvation Show
Discogs notes list the spine title as Brother Love's Travelling Salvation Show / Sweet Caroline
The master entry notes that the title of the album changed to Brother Love's Traveling Salvation Show / Sweet Caroline
The album therefore exists in versions with different titles and track order, depending on the pressing

1	Brother Love’s Traveling Salvation Show	3:35
2	Dig In	2:43
3	River Runs, New Grown Plums	2:01
4	Juliet	2:56
5	Long Gone	3:28
6	And the Grass Won’t Pay No Mind	3:41
7	Glory Road	3:23
8	Deep in the Morning	3:08
9	If I Never Knew Your Name	3:20
10	Memphis Streets	2:43
11	You’re So Sweet, Horseflies Keep Hangin’ Round Your Face	3:17
12	Hurtin’ You Don’t Come Easy	2:34
13	Sweet Caroline (Good Times Never Seemed So Good)	3:23

American singer-songwriter born January 24, 1941, in Brooklyn, New York City, to a Jewish family.
Began as a staff songwriter at Sunbeam Music Publishing and worked in the Brill Building in the 1960s.
Wrote hits for others, including "I'm a Believer" and "A Little Bit Me, a Little Bit You" recorded by the Monkees.
Solo breakthrough with "Sweet Caroline" (1969), followed by "Cracklin' Rosie" and "Song Sung Blue", both No. 1 on the Hot 100.
Live album Hot August Night (1972) recorded at the Greek Theater, Los Angeles.
Starred in the 1980 remake The Jazz Singer and won a Razzie for Worst Actor.
Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2011 and received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2018.
Diagnosed with Parkinson's disease and stopped touring in 2018.

AllMusic retrospective review by critic William Ruhlmann
Ruhlmann observes: "At times, the album betrayed the speed with which it had been put together"
He says songs such as 'Dig In' and 'River Runs, New Grown Plums' come across more as unfinished sketches than developed compositions
He adds: "Diamond may have been aware that the material was mostly second-rate."

The title track reached #22 as a hit single
The follow-up single "Sweet Caroline" reached #4
Later pressings added "Sweet Caroline" to the end of the album
Discogs lists Universal City Records, a division of MCA Inc., as a record company for the release

The title track was a #22 hit, and four months later Diamond's new single "Sweet Caroline" reached #4.
The album was given a new sleeve that showed it as Sweet Caroline/Brother Love's Travelling Salvation Show, while the label still used the original title.
Discogs notes that the spine of one reissue reads Brother Love's Travelling Salvation Show / Sweet Caroline.
Discogs notes that tracks A2, A5, B2, B4 and B5 were produced for Armada Productions Inc.