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September Morn (1979)

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

The title track reached only number 17 on the Hot 100, yet it was a bigger hit on the Adult Contemporary charts, where it reached number two in the U.S.

Key places

Cherokee Studios, Hollywood (1979)

Recording site Cherokee Studios — Cherokee Studios is listed in the source as a place where this album was recorded. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Dawnbreaker, San Fernando (1979)

Recording site Red Wing Studio (San Fernando) — Dawnbreaker is listed as a recording place for this album, shown only at San Fernando city-center level. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Indigo Ranch, Malibu (1979)

Recording site Bob Dylan's garage studio (Malibu) — Indigo Ranch is listed as a recording place for this album, shown only at Malibu city-center level. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Sunset Sound, Hollywood (1979)

Recording site Sunset Sound — Sunset Sound is listed in the source as a place where this album was recorded. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Album story

Overview

• September Morn: thirteenth studio album by American singer-songwriter Neil Diamond
• Released 1979; Spanish Wikipedia gives the release date as 22 December 1979, on Columbia Records
• Includes a disco version of the Motown song "Dancing in the Street"
• Includes a re-recording of "I'm a Believer"
• Title track "September Morn" credited to Gilbert Bécaud and Neil Diamond
• Side one: "September Morn", "Mama Don't Know", "That Kind", "Jazz Time", "The Good Lord Loves You"
• Side two: "Dancing in the Street", "The Shelter of Your Arms", "I'm a Believer", "The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore", "Stagger Lee"

Background

• Discogs notes the album was originally released in 1979
• Discogs credits the performers as The Neil Diamond Band
• Italian Wikipedia lists the album at number 10 on the Billboard 200

Recording

• Recording sites listed: Cherokee Studios (Hollywood), Dawnbreaker (San Fernando), Indigo Ranch (Malibu), Sunset Sound (Hollywood)
• Personnel: Neil Diamond on vocals and guitar; Tom Hensley on piano and keyboards; Bob Gaudio on piano; Alan Lindgren on piano and synthesizers; Reinie Press on bass guitar
• Doug Rhone and Richard Bennett on guitar; Dennis St. John on drums
• King Errisson and Vince Charles on percussion
• Horn section and six background vocalists credited
• Discogs credits mastering by Lois Walker and Mike Reese at The Mastering Lab

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

• Cash Box called "September Morn" a lushly orchestrated ballad that builds from a simple piano line to a full-blown chorus
• Record World praised Diamond's awesome vocal talent
• The Boston Globe concluded that the usual fire-and-brimstone Diamond seemed a bit too subdued on this record

Records

• Title track peaked at number 17 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100
• Title track peaked at number 14 on the Cash Box Top 100
• Title track peaked at number 7 on Record World
• Title track peaked at number 15 in Canada
• Title track became Diamond's 30th Top 40 hit in the U.S.
• Adult Contemporary: number two in the U.S., and two weeks at number one in Canada
• Ranked 90th biggest U.S. charting single of 1980
• Billboard 200: number 10 (per Italian Wikipedia)

Sources: en.wikipedia.org · it.wikipedia.org

Trivia

• The title track was Diamond's 30th Top 40 hit in the U.S.
• The title track ranked 90th among the biggest U.S. charting singles of 1980.
• The title track spent two weeks at number one on the Canadian Adult Contemporary chart.
• Discogs credits the performers as The Neil Diamond Band, and the album's notes say it was originally released in 1979.
• The Spanish-language Wikipedia page gives the release date as 22 December 1979.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

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