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Heartlight is the fifteenth studio album by Neil Diamond . It was released in August 1982 on Columbia Records. The album spent 34 weeks on the charts and peaked at #9.[1] For shipments of a million copies it was certified Platinum by the RIAA .[2]
The title track peaked at #5 on the Billboard Hot 100 in late 1982. It was Neil Diamond's last top 10 pop hit and also his last #1 on the Easy Listening chart .
Track listing
Title Writer(s) 1. "Heartlight " Neil Diamond , Burt Bacharach , Carole Bayer Sager 4:25 2. "I'm Alive" Diamond, David Foster 3:47 3. "I'm Guilty" Diamond, Bacharach, Sager 3:15 4. "Hurricane" Diamond, Bacharach, Sager 4:15 5. "Lost Among the Stars" Diamond, Bacharach, Sager 3:54 6. "In Ensenada" Diamond, Bacharach, Sager 3:49 7. "A Fool for You" Tom Hensley, Alan Lindgren 3:02 8. "Star Flight" Hensley, Lindgren 3:50 9. "Front Page Story" Diamond, Bacharach, Sager 4:29 10. "Comin' Home" Neil Diamond 2:34 11. "First You Have to Say You Love Me" Diamond, Michael Masser 2:45
Chart positions
Album
Singles
Release date
Title
US AC
US Hot 100
August 1982
"Heartlight"
1
5
December 1982
"I'm Alive"
4
35
April 1983
"Front Page Story"
5
65
Certifications
Organization
Level
Date
RIAA – USA
Platinum
December 16, 1982
Personnel
Alex Acuña – drums (4)
Burt Bacharach – orchestra arrangements and conductor (1, 3-6, 9), acoustic piano (3, 5, 9)
Mike Baird – drums (11)
Richard Bennett – acoustic guitar (2, 5, 7, 8, 10), electric guitar (2, 5, 7, 8, 10)
Michael Boddicker – synthesizer (2, 6)
David Boruff – alto saxophone (3), Steinerfone electronic wind instrument (5)
Vince Charles – percussion (2, 5, 7, 8, 10)
Paulinho da Costa – percussion (1, 4, 6)
Neil Diamond – lead vocals, guitar (uncredited)[citation needed ]
King Errisson – percussion (2, 5, 7, 8, 10)
Victor Feldman – percussion (9)
David Foster – piano (1), Fender Rhodes (3)
Tom Hensley – piano (2, 5, 7, 8, 10), keyboards (2, 5, 7, 8, 10)
Craig Hundley – synthesizer (1, 4, 6)
Jim Keltner – drums (1, 3, 4, 6, 9)
Mike Lang – piano (6), Fender Rhodes (9)
Alan Lindgren – piano (2, 5, 7, 8, 10), synthesizer (2, 5, 7, 8, 10), orchestra arrangements and conductor (2, 8)
Jeremy Lubbock – orchestra arrangements and conductor (11)
Michael Masser – piano (11), arrangements (11)
Michael Omartian – piano (4)
Richard Page – backing vocals
Dean Parks – guitar (3, 4), electric guitar (6, 9)
Linda Press – backing vocals
Reinie Press – bass (2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 10)
Doug Rhone – acoustic guitar (2, 5, 7, 8, 10), electric guitar (2, 5, 7, 8, 10), backing vocals
Lee Ritenour – guitar (4)
Stephanie Spruill – backing vocals
Neil Stubenhaus – bass (1, 4, 6, 9, 11)
Fred Tackett – acoustic guitar (6)
Julia Tillman Waters – backing vocals
Ron Tutt – drums (2, 5, 7, 8, 10)
H.L. Voelker – backing vocals
Marty Walsh – guitar (1, 4), acoustic guitar (9)
Maxine Waters Willard – backing vocals
Production
Producers – Neil Diamond (Tracks 1-6 & 8-10); Carole Bayer Sager (Tracks 1-6 & 9); Burt Bacharach (Tracks 1-6 & 9); Tom Hensley (Tracks 7 & 8); Richard Bennett (Track 10); Michael Masser (Track 11).
Production Assistance – Barry Cardinale, Ann Mooney, Larry Williams and Alison Zanetos.
Production Coordinator – Sam Cole
Music Contractors – Jules Chakin, Frank DeCaro and John Rosenberg.
Recording Engineers – Dick Bogart, Joel Fein, Lee Herschberg, Ric Riccio, Bill Schnee , Allen Sides and Jeremy Smith.
Assistant Engineers – Michael Carver, Tony Chiappa, Steve Crimmel, Mark Ettel, Mike Hatcher, Clif Jones, Clyde Kaplan and Greg Russell.
Recorded at Ocean Way Recording and A&M Studios (Hollywood, CA); The Village Recorder (Los Angeles, CA); Evergreen Studios (Burbank, CA).
Mixing Engineers – Jim Behrendt, Steve Crimmel, Ron Hitchcock, Bill Schnee, Allen Sides and Jeremy Smith.
Mixed at The Mix Room (Burbank, CA) and Ocean Way Recording.
Mastered by Mike Reese at The Mastering Lab (Los Angeles, CA).
Art Direction and Design – David Kirschner
Design Contributing – Jan Weinberg
Photography – Tom Bert
References
Studio albums Soundtrack albums Live albums Compilation albums Singles Other songs Concert tours Related articles