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Headed for the Future is the seventeenth studio album released by Neil Diamond in 1986. The album went to number 20 on the Billboard 200 and also heralded a return to the pop charts, when the uptempo, keyboard-heavy title track, "Headed for the Future" reached #53 (also cracking the top 10 on the Adult Contemporary chart). Another single, "The Story of My Life" narrowly missed the top ten on the adult contemporary charts[2] and has since become one of Neil Diamond's best-known and well-respected songs. Headed for the Future has been certified gold in the US by the RIAA.[3]
Track listing [edit]
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| 6. |
"Lost in Hollywood" |
Neil Diamond, Stevie Wonder |
4:18 |
| 7. |
"Story of My Life" |
Neil Diamond |
3:41 |
| 8. |
"Angel" |
Bobby Caldwell, Steve Kipner |
4:01 |
| 9. |
"Me Beside You" |
Burt Bacharach, Neil Diamond, Carole Bayer Sager |
3:54 |
| 10. |
"Love Doesn't Live Here Anymore" |
Bobby Caldwell, William Meyers |
4:18 |
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Charts [edit]
Singles – Billboard
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Single |
Chart |
Position |
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| 1986 |
"Headed for the Future" |
Adult Contemporary |
10 |
US |
| 1986 |
"Headed for the Future" |
Billboard Hot 100 |
53 |
US |
| 1986 |
"Story of My Life" |
Adult Contemporary |
11 |
US |
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Credits [edit]
Musicians [edit]
- Neil Diamond - Main performer on all tracks
"Headed for the Future" [edit]
(These musicians were at the time all members of Neil Diamond's official backing band, known as "Diamondville",[4][5])
"The Man You Need" [edit]
"I'll See You on the Radio (Laura)" [edit]
"Stand Up for Love" [edit]
"It Should Have Been Me" [edit]
"Lost in Hollywood" [edit]
"The Story of My Life" [edit]
- Lists the same musicians here as were listed for the "Headed for the Future" track; obviously, not all of those musicians performed on this track as well. It is possible that Diamond himself might have performed some of the instrumentation (such as piano and/or acoustic guitar) uncredited.
"Angel" [edit]
"Me Beside You" [edit]
"Love Doesn't Live Here Anymore" [edit]
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Production [edit]
- Robert A. Arbittier - Programming
- Reverend Dave Boruff - Programming
- Bob Bralove - Programming
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References [edit]
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- Neil Diamond's Greatest Hits
- Shilo
- Do It
- Diamond's Diamonds
- Double Gold
- Rainbow
- Brooklyn Roads
- His 12 Greatest Hits
- Solitary Man
- 20 Super Hits
- And The Singer Sings His Songs
- Early Classics
- 20 Golden Greats
- The Very Best of Neil Diamond
- Love Songs
- 12 Greatest Hits Vol. II
- Classics: The Early Years
- The Very Best of Neil Diamond
- The Essential Collection
- The Greatest Hits: 1966–1992
- Glory Road: 1968-1972
- The Best of Neil Diamond
- The Ultimate Collection
- In My Lifetime
- The Neil Diamond Collection
- The Essential Neil Diamond
- The Very Best of Neil Diamond
- Play Me: The Complete Uni/MCA Studio Recording
- Gold
- The Essential Greatest Hits Collection
- The Best of Neil Diamond
- Classic – The Universal Masters Collection
- The Best of Neil Diamond (2008 edition)
- The Essential Neil Diamond 3.0
- Icon
- The Bang Years, 1966-1968
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