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Neil Diamond - On The Way To The Sky (1981) [1986, Reissue]

Posted By: BlondStyle

Date: 5 Jun 2017 20:21:24

"On The Way To The Sky" is a fourteenth studio album released by Neil Diamond in 1981. It contained the hit "Yesterday's Songs", which reached #11 and the title track which peaked at #27 in the US. The album marked a transition into a period of creative and commercial decline for him that lasted, to one degree or another, until the release of the 2001 album "Three Chord Opera", followed by his collaboration with producer Rick Rubin and the release of 2005's 12 Songs and 2008's "Home Before Dark". While Diamond continued having some success, some significant periodic hits, and some television specials and film appearances, the period beginning with the release of "On The Way To The Sky" did not have for him the same level of sales, notoriety or fame that the preceding times did.

~Wikipedia

Neil Diamond, in the opinion of many critics and fans, went into an artistic decline in the mid- to late- '70s. It turns out that he still had a number of good songs left in him, though, and the inconsistency of his later efforts should be viewed in context. That is to say, even Diamond's most respected albums had their share of oddball experiments and misguided moments, and the argument could be made that those peculiar detours make him a more interesting songwriter overall. On the Way to the Sky is typically uneven with a handful of strong songs that were big adult contemporary hits: "Yesterday's Songs," "On the Way to the Sky," and "Be Mine Tonight." The character of these songs is no different from his earlier adult pop efforts, but the production may be too slick for many listeners' tastes. Throughout the album Diamond revisits some of his favorite themes - rambling, traveling minstrelsy, the transcendent power of music - which he sings about in his dramatic, gravelly style. Dedicated fans will find much to like, but those who take a more conditional approach to Diamond's music will be put off by the ultra-commercial sheen. The album even has its own "Knackelflerg" with the unusual "Fear of the Marketplace."

~Review by Greg Adams

Release of the album: 1981, [LP Columbia, Cat.# TC 37628, USA]
Release of this CD: 1986 [CD Columbia Records/CBS Inc. (USA), Cat.# CK 37628 / UPC: 07464376282]
© 1981, 1986 CBS Inc. / ℗ CBS Inc.
Manufactured by Columbia Records/CBS Inc.
Printed in U.S.A.

Credits:

Acoustic Guitar, Guitar [Electric] – Richard Bennett
Bass – Reinie Press
Drums – Dennis St. John
Guitar – Doug Rhone
Percussion – King Errisson, Vince Charles
Piano, Keyboards – Tom Hensley
Producer – Neil Diamond
Synthesizer, Piano – Alan Lindgren
Vocals – Linda Press
Vocals [Background] – Doug Rhone, Julia Waters, Linda Press, Luther Waters, Maxine Waters, Oren Waters, Tom Hensley

Tracklist:

01. Yesterday's Songs (02:51)
(Neil Diamond)
02. On The Way To The Sky (03:47)
(Neil Diamond, Carole Bayer Sager)
03. Right By You (03:38)
(Neil Diamond, Richard Bennett, Doug Rhone)
04. Only You (04:40)
(Neil Diamond, Tom Hensley, Alan Lindgren)
05. Save Me (03:23)
(Neil Diamond)
06. Be Mine Tonight (02:41)
(Neil Diamond)
07. The Drifter (04:57)
(Neil Diamond)
08. Fear Of The Marketplace (04:17)
(Neil Diamond)
09. Rainy Day Song (04:33)
(Neil Diamond, Gilbert Bécaud)
10. Guitar Heaven (03:38)
(Neil Diamond)
11. Love Burns (03:45)
(Tom Hensley, Alan Lindgren)

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