Search - Neil Diamond :: Ultimate Collection

This is the one Neil Diamond album to own !

Robert Bauer | Lilburn. Georgia,USA | 02/07/2002

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Of all of the Neil Diamond greatest hits albums to come along during the years, not one ever got it right. Some of them included the hits, however many of the versions were done live! If that is your taste thats fine but I have always come to the conclusion that if you are looking for the hits in their original studio versions then that is what greatest hits albums are for. Stick to "Hot August Night" for the best live Neil Diamond. This lp includes all the hits begining with the great sixties cuts like "Solitary Man" and "Kentucky Woman". It then moves to early 70's songs like "Sweet Caroline" and "Song Sung Blue". It also includes my very favorite song, the gospel flavored "Walk On Water" which is hard to get. It also covers the duets that he made with Barbara Streisand and Dolly Parton. This is a great album for an evening with someone very special for some romantic time. The sound quality is excellent and there are some nice photos and a listing of all his albums (until 1996). In closing if you want one greatest hits lp with all the hits in their original versions then you cannot go wrong with this lp."

Great "Best of"

jakesherman | St. Petersburg, FL United States | 11/05/2001

(5 out of 5 stars)

"If you are like me and want to economize and get all of Neil Diamond's hits in 1 collection, get this collection, made in Australia. I was looking for a collection with no live songs and original studio versions of his hits, and this is it. The sound quality is superb, as the remastering is handled very well. My only regret is I would prefer more liner notes, as to each song's release date and the album it appears on, but that is a minor beef. This CD is a nearly complete collection of Diamond's greatest hits. Enjoy!"

Truly the ultimate collection

Peter Durward Harris | Leicester England | 10/15/2003

(5 out of 5 stars)

"So many compilations that are called Ultimate fail to live up to the title, but this contains everything I want from a Neil Diamond double CD. Shilo is the only significant omission but it's not that important and there is plenty else to compensate. Unlike some of his compilations, all the tracks here are original studio recordings - no live cuts.All the really essential songs are here, including Sweet Caroline, Song sung blue, Crackling Rosie, Love on the rocks, Beautiful noise, Forever in blue jeans, If you know what I mean, Play me, I am I said, Solitary man, Cherry cherry, Brother love's travelling salvation show, Kentucky woman, America, Holly holy and his classic duet with Barbra Streisand, You don't bring me flowers.Neil wrote many of his own songs including those already mentioned, but in sixties he also wrote songs for others. The Monkees had a couple of hits with his songs, one of which was I'm a believer. Neil's original version is included here. Another song that Neil wrote, Red red wine, became a British number one in the eighties for UB40. Neil's original version is included here.Neil has also proved himself as an interpreter of songs made famous by others and this aspect of his career is well represented on this collection. The most interesting of these is You've lost that loving feeling, which he performs as a duet with Dolly Parton. Other covers on this collection include Everybody's talking, Up on the roof, I who have nothing, The sun ain't gonna shine anymore, Morning has broken and Chelsea morning.This is a brilliant collection of Neil's music."