Beautiful Noise

Performer: Neil Diamond
Artist: Bob James; Tom Scott; James Newton Howard
Producer: Robbie Robertson
Distributor: Sony Music Distribution (

Notes: Also available in a CD 3-pack with CLASSICS: THE EARLY YEARS (1966-1967) and THE JAZZ SINGER. Personnel includes: Neil Diamond (vocals, acoustic & electric guitars, dobro); Robbie Robertson (electric guitar); Tom Scott (tenor saxophone); Bob Findley (trumpet); Bob James (Fender Rhodes piano); James Newton Howard (ARP synthesizer); Bob Boucher (bass); Dennis St. John (drums); Joe Lala (percussion); Oma Drake, Venetta Fields, Carolyn Willis (background vocals). Engineers include: Nat Jeffreys, Neil Brody, Ed Anderson. All tracks have been digitally remastered. Produced by the Band's former leader Robbie Robertson, 1976's BEAUTIFUL NOISE features the cream of L.A. sessionhood, as well as New Orleans pianist Dr. John and Robertson's ex-Band mate Garth Hudson, in a set which, though it hews closely to Diamond's Tin Pan Alley roots, was the rawest the singer had sounded on record since the days of "Cracklin' Rosie." Songs like the gospel-tinged "Surviving the Life" and the jazzy "Street Life" conjure Diamond's gritty Coney Island roots, while the title track is one of the most appealing of his '70s hits.

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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