Three Chord Opera
Three Chord Opera | ||||
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Studio album by Neil Diamond | ||||
Released | July 24, 2001 | |||
Recorded | 2000-01 | |||
Genre | Pop | |||
Length | 47:17 | |||
Label | Columbia | |||
Producer | Peter Asher, Alan Lindgren | |||
Neil Diamond chronology | ||||
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AllMusic |
Three Chord Opera is the twenty-fifth studio album by Neil Diamond. It was released by Columbia Records in 2001 and reached number 15 on the Billboard 200 chart.[1][2] "You are the Best Part of Me", reached No. 28 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart.[3]
Track listing
All songs written by Neil Diamond.
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "I Haven't Played This Song in Years" | 4:25 |
2. | "Don't Look Down" | 3:08 |
3. | "I Believe in Happy Endings" | 4:29 |
4. | "At the Movies" | 3:39 |
5. | "Midnight Dream" | 4:57 |
6. | "You Are the Best Part of Me" | 4:02 |
7. | "Baby Let's Drive" | 4:35 |
8. | "My Special Someone" | 3:35 |
9. | "A Mission of Love" | 4:15 |
10. | "Elijah's Song" | 2:56 |
11. | "Leave a Little Room for God" | 2:53 |
12. | "Turn Down the Lights" | 4:23 |
Personnel
- Neil Diamond – lead vocals
- Hadley Hockensmith – acoustic guitar (1, 9), 12-string guitar (1), electric guitar (2, 5, 8, 9), guitar (3, 6, 7, 11, 12), guitar solo (8)
- Doug Rhone – electric guitar (1), acoustic guitar (2, 5), guitar (6, 8, 12), tiple (7, 11)
- Michael Thompson – electric guitar (1, 5, 7, 9), guitar solo (2), guitar (3, 4)
- Jaydee Manes – pedal steel guitar (10)
- Reinie Press – bass (1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 12)
- Chuck Domanico – bass (11)
- Ron Tutt – drums (1, 5, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12)
- Russ Kunkel – drums (2, 3, 6, 9)
- Peter Asher – percussion (1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 10, 12), percussion programming (9), backing vocals (9), autoharp (11, 12)
- Jeff Turzo – additional percussion programming (4)
- Vince Charles – percussion (5, 7, 10), tambourine (1, 11), steel drums (6), congas (6, 8), marimba (8)
- Marc Mann – ProTools programming (3), sequencing (3), percussion programming (9), backing vocals (9)
- Alan Lindgren – arrangements (1, 3, 5, 6, 9), conductor (1, 3, 5, 9), keyboards (2, 4, 9), horn arrangements (2, 7), piano (3, 9), drums (4), percussion programming (4), Hammond organ (7, 9-12)
- Tom Hensley – piano (2, 3, 7, 10, 12), Fender Rhodes (6, 8, 11)
- Dominic Ordinaire – accordion (8)
- Don Markese – clarinet (1), baritone saxophone (2, 7)
- Larry Klimas – tenor saxophone (2, 7)
- Everette Harp – tenor saxophone (3)
- Emilio Castillo – tenor saxophone (9)
- Norbert Satchel – tenor saxophone (9)
- Stephen "Doc" Kupka – baritone saxophone (9)
- Daniel Fornero – trumpet (2, 7)
- Ralf Rickert – trumpet (2, 7)
- Greg Adams – trumpet (9), horn arrangements (9)
- Adolfo Acosta – trumpet (9)
- Michael Bogart – trumpet (9), trombone (9)
- Assa Drori – concertmaster (1, 3, 5, 9), violin (6)
- Evan Wilson – violin (6)
- Shari Zippert – violin (6)
- Susie Katayama – cello (6)
- Linda Press – harmony vocals (5)
- Colin Mitchell – backing vocals (9)
- Wendy Worth – backing vocals (9)
- Alvin Chea – backing vocals (10, 12)
- Craig Copeland – backing vocals (10, 12)
- Randy Crenshaw – backing vocals (10, 12)
- Robert Joyce – backing vocals (10, 12)
- Luana Jackman – chorus master (11), vocal contractor
Production
- Producers – Peter Asher (All tracks); Alan Lindgren (Tracks 1, 2, 4-8, 10-12)
- Production Coordination – Ivy Skoff
- Album Coordination – Sam Cole
- Recorded, Mixed and Mastered by Bernie Becker
- Assistant Recording – Colin Mitchell
- Assistant Mixing – Alan Mason
- Recorded at Arch Angel Studios (Los Angeles, CA) and Sony Pictures Studios (Culver City, CA).
- Mixed at Conway Studios (Hollywood, CA).
- Mastered at Bernie Becker Mastering
- Art Direction – Gabrielle Raumberger
- Design – Samantha Ahdoot
- Photography – Rocky Schenck
References
- 1 2 Three Chord Opera at AllMusic
- ↑ Diamond, Neil. "Billboard 200". Retrieved March 8, 2014.
- ↑ Diamond, Neil. "Adult Contemporary". Retrieved March 8, 2014.
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