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Dreams (2010)

Where the lyrics of Dreams take you, and where it was really made.

Among the cover songs on this album is one that Neil Diamond wrote himself for The Monkees in 1966.

Key places

Recording and mixing at Arch Angel Studios (2010)

Recording site Motown Recording Studios — Dreams was recorded at Arch Angel Studios in Los Angeles, and the mixing was also done there. The point marks the city centre because the source names only the city. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Recording at Eastwest Studios in Hollywood (2010)

Recording site EastWest Studios — Eastwest Studios in Hollywood is the second recording site named for Dreams, alongside Arch Angel Studios. The point marks the studio building itself. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Album story

Overview

• Dreams: the thirty-first studio album by Neil Diamond
• Produced by Diamond himself
• Released in 2010 by Columbia Records
• Contains cover versions of popular songs
• The liner notes say these songs are among Diamond's favorites

Background

• The covers are songs Diamond considers among his favorites
• Among them is "I'm a Believer"
• Diamond wrote "I'm a Believer" for The Monkees in 1966

Recording

• Recorded at Arch Angel Studios in Los Angeles, California
• Also recorded at Eastwest Studios in Hollywood, California
• Recorded, mixed and mastered by Bernie Becker
• Mixed at Arch Angel Studios
• Mastered at Bernie Becker Mastering
• Mastering assistant Dale Becker
• Production coordinator Sam Cole
• Concertmaster Assa Drori
• Alan Lindgren plays acoustic piano and Hammond B3 organ and handles arrangements
• Tom Hensley plays acoustic piano and arranges the horns
• Benmont Tench plays acoustic piano on one track
• Gabe Witcher plays fiddle on one track
• Tommy Morgan plays harmonica on one track
• Timothy B. Schmit sings harmony vocals on one track

Cover

• Art direction and design by Glen Nakasako at SMOG Design, Inc., Los Angeles
• Photography by Jesse Diamond and Frank Ockenfels

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

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

• Dreams is the thirty-first studio album by Neil Diamond
• Released by Columbia Records in 2010
• Produced by Diamond himself
• The album covers popular songs that Diamond names as favorites in the liner notes
• "I'm a Believer" is included, a song Diamond wrote for The Monkees in 1966
• Diamond sings lead vocals and plays guitars
• Alan Lindgren plays acoustic piano and Hammond B3 organ and handles arrangements
• Recording took place at Arch Angel Studios and Eastwest Studios
• Mixing and mastering were handled by Bernie Becker

Records

• Dreams ranked number eight on the Billboard 200 chart
• Copyright line: 2010, Neil Diamond and Sony Music Entertainment
• Credits include a concertmaster, Assa Drori, and a full horn and woodwind section
• Art direction by Glen Nakasako at SMOG Design, Inc.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Trivia

• "I'm a Believer" was written by Diamond for The Monkees in 1966
• Diamond says in the liner notes that the covers are among his favorites
• Assa Drori is credited as concertmaster
• The bass guitar credit on the album is given as Dr. VonFiend
• Art direction and design were handled by Glen Nakasako at SMOG Design, Inc.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

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