1980 soundtrack album by Neil Diamond
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The Jazz Singer is an album by Neil Diamond from 1980 , which served as the soundtrack album to the 1980 remake of the film The Jazz Singer . The soundtrack was released in November 1980 originally on Capitol Records , instead of his then-usual Columbia Records , because the film was produced by EMI Films , owned by the parent company of the label for which the soundtrack was released . The soundtrack was re-released in February 1996 on Columbia Records in the United States and Sony elsewhere. After Diamond signed with Capitol Records, this album was reissued by Capitol globally in 2014.[2]
The film's reviews were negative, earning Diamond the first Razzie for Worst Actor at the 1st Golden Raspberry Awards , but made a modest profit at the box office , grossing almost double its budget. However, its soundtrack was a huge success and became Neil Diamond's biggest selling album in the United States, selling over 5 million copies there and reaching #3 on the pop albums chart . This would mark the second time a Neil Diamond soundtrack outperformed the movie it came from (after Jonathan Livingston Seagull ). Three songs from the album became top ten hits on the Billboard Hot 100 , with "Love on the Rocks ", "Hello Again " and "America " reaching Nos. 2, 6, and 8, respectively.
Track listing [ edit ]
1. "America " Neil Diamond 4:18 2. "Adon Olom " Traditional 0:32 3. "You Baby" Neil Diamond 3:01 4. "Love on the Rocks " Neil Diamond, Gilbert Bécaud 3:40 5. "Amazed and Confused" Neil Diamond, Richard Bennett 2:53 6. "On the Robert E. Lee" Neil Diamond, Gilbert Bécaud 2:03 7. "Summerlove" Neil Diamond, Gilbert Bécaud 3:17
1. "Hello Again " Neil Diamond, Alan Lindgren 4:04 2. "Acapulco" Neil Diamond, Doug Rhone 2:48 3. "Hey Louise" Neil Diamond, Gilbert Bécaud 3:00 4. "Songs of Life" Neil Diamond, Gilbert Bécaud 3:32 5. "Jerusalem" Neil Diamond 3:03 6. "Kol Nidre /My Name Is Yussel" Traditional; adapted by Neil Diamond, Uri Frenkel/Neil Diamond 1:38 7. "America (Reprise)" Neil Diamond 2:22
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Personnel [ edit ]
Neil Diamond – guitar, lead vocals
Richard Bennett – acoustic and electric guitars
Doug Rhone – guitar, backing vocals
Alan Lindgren – synthesizers, pianos, orchestra arrangements and conductor (1, 4, 5, 8, 10, 11)
Tom Hensley – keyboards, pianos, orchestra arrangements and conductor (5, 7, 12)
Reinie Press – bass
Dennis St. John – drums, music director
Vince Charles – percussion
King Errisson – percussion
Assa Drori – concertmaster
Jimmy Getzoff – concertmaster
Sid Sharp – concertmaster
John Rosenberg – orchestra contractor
Bob Gaudio – vocal arrangements
Donny Gerard – backing vocals
Marilyn O'Brien – backing vocals
Linda Press – backing vocals, vocal arrangements
H.L. Voelker – backing vocals
Luther Waters – backing vocals
Oren Waters – backing vocals
Choir – Timothy Allan Bullara, Jeremy C. Lipton, Dale D. Morich, Yoav Steven Paskowitz, Boyd H. Schlaefer, Mark H. Stevens, David Teisher and James Gregory Wilburn
Production [ edit ]
Producer – Bob Gaudio
Production Coordination – Beatrice E. Marks and Alison Zanetos
Production Assistant – Rita Zak
Recording Engineer – Andy Bloch
Assistant Engineers – Bill Benton, David Bianco, Jack Crymes, Brad Gilderman, Mark Eshelman, Larry Rebhun and Rick Ruggieri.
Recorded at Arch Angel Studios and Record Plant (Los Angeles, CA); Sunset Sound Recorders and Cherokee Studios (Hollywood, CA); Dawnbreaker Studios (San Fernando, CA).
Mixed by Ron Hitchcock
Mastered by Mike Reese, Doug Sax and Lois Walker at The Mastering Lab (Los Angeles, CA).
Art Direction and Design – David Kirschner
Contributing Artwork – Michael Donaldson, David Kirschner, Ron Larson, John Squire and Jan Weinberg.
Photography – Larry Barbier
Equipment – Ed Lever / Canyon Recorders
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