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Classic Diamonds with The London Symphony Orchestra (2020)

Where the lyrics of Classic Diamonds with The London Symphony Orchestra take you, and where it was really made.

Neil Diamond's songs were re-recorded with a full orchestra, but the sessions were spread across Abbey Road Studios in London and Diamond's own studio in Los Angeles.

Key places

Recorded at Abbey Road Studios (2020)

Recording site Abbey Road Studios — The album was recorded at Abbey Road Studios in London. It is one of the two recording locations named for this album. Google Maps · Apple Maps

How to get there: Jubilee line to St John's Wood station, then about a 5-minute walk.

Recorded at Diamond's personal studio in Los Angeles (2020)

Recording site Motown Recording Studios — Part of the album was recorded at Neil Diamond's personal studio in Los Angeles. The point is placed at city-center level. Google Maps · Apple Maps

How to get there: See the map for directions.

Album story

Overview

• Classic Diamonds with The London Symphony Orchestra: studio album by American singer and songwriter Neil Diamond
• Released in November 2020
• Collaboration between Diamond and the London Symphony Orchestra
• Producer Walter Afanasieff; orchestral conductor William Ross; both are Grammy Award winners
• Stevie Wonder played harmonica on 'September Morn'
• Thirteen tracks, including 'Beautiful Noise', 'I'm A Believer', 'Sweet Caroline' and 'Heartlight'

Background

• Album presents Diamond's songs with the London Symphony Orchestra
• Released by Capitol Records, with the copyright held under exclusive license to UMG Recordings, Inc.
• Release made in the EU and distributed by Universal International Music B.V.

Recording

• Recorded at Abbey Road Studios in London
• Also recorded at Diamond's personal studio in Los Angeles
• Discogs credits further sessions at Arch Angel, WallyWorld, United Recording, Great Divide, Woodshed, Momentum and Henson studios
• Mixed at Arch Angel Studios
• Mastering credited to Bernie Becker and Dale Becker
• Engineers and recordists credited include Andrew Dudman, George Oulton, Matt Jones, Wesley Seidman, Jamie Rosenberg and Tyler Gordon

Sources: es.wikipedia.org

Tracklist

Sources: musicbrainz.org

Artist

Career

• 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.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Reception

At release

• Released by Capitol Records, with the copyright notice listing Neil Diamond and UMG Recordings, Inc.
• Release distributed in the EU by Universal International Music B.V.
• Credits list a wide group of engineers and recordists working across several studios

Reappraisal

• No critic review of this album is cited in the material available here.

Records

• Recording credits include Abbey Road Studios and Diamond's personal studio in Los Angeles
• Other recording credits include Arch Angel, WallyWorld, United Recording, Great Divide, Woodshed, Momentum and Henson studios
• Mixing credited to Arch Angel Studios
• Mastering credited to Bernie Becker and Dale Becker
• Recording and engineering credits include Andrew Dudman, George Oulton, Matt Jones, Wesley Seidman, Jamie Rosenberg and Tyler Gordon
• Production credited to Walter Afanasieff and orchestral conduction to William Ross, both Grammy Award winners

Sources: www.discogs.com

Trivia

• Stevie Wonder played harmonica on the track 'September Morn'.
• Discogs credits recording sessions at eight studios in addition to Abbey Road, including Arch Angel and Henson Recording Studios.
• The album's orchestral sessions combined Abbey Road in London with Diamond's own studio in Los Angeles.
• The album includes re-recorded versions of 'Sweet Caroline' and 'I'm A Believer' among its thirteen tracks.

Sources: www.discogs.com · es.wikipedia.org

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