On the Way to the Sky

Performer: Neil Diamond
Engineer: Andy Bloch; Ron Hitchcock
Producer: Neil Diamond
Distributor: Sony Music Distribution (

Notes: Personnel includes: Neil Diamond, Linda Press (vocals); Richard Bennett, Doug Rhone (guitar); Tom Hensley (piano, keyboards); Alan Lindgren (piano, synthesizer); Reinie Press (bass); Dennis St. John (drums); King Errisson (percussion). Digitally remastered by Joe Gastwirt. Kicking off with the nostalgic "Yesterday's Songs," Neil Diamond's mid-1980s collection is a classy consolidation of his baroque songwriting style, incorporating the sexy MOR of "Right By You," and soul-searching songs like the title track and "The Drifter." Diamond is a master at casting himself in the role of the star-crossed lover, while his expertise at putting across his finely realized musical mini-melodramas has rarely been bettered. He's not above a little creative larceny, either--listen for the "Finiculi Finicula" reference in "Save Me," as well as other thinly veiled quotes from the classical canon, in this masterful collection of pop soap operas.

With a career as a hitmaker stretching across the decades, Neil Diamond has purveyed catchy, three-chord pop/rock, progressive singer/songwriter material, middle-of-the-road balladry, and even traditional country. He started out as a Brill Building hitmaker; a songwriter for hire, he worked alongside the likes of Carole King and Gerry Goffin, and penned hits for the Monkees and Jay & the Americans. His solo career took off in the mid 1960s and made him one of America's most successful recording artists and concert attractions for a long time to come. Even decades down the road, younger groups such as UB40 in the '80s, Urge Overkill in the '90s, and Smash Mouth in the 2000's were still scoring hits with Diamond's evergreen compositions.

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