Released 1968 Length 30:57 Release date 1968 Genre Rock music | Recorded 1966-67 Artist Neil Diamond Label Bang Records | |
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Neil Diamond's Greatest Hits
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Neil Diamond's Greatest Hits is the first compilation album of songs recorded by Neil Diamond. It was released in 1968 by Bang Records after Diamond left Bang for Uni Records. Bang would eventually release four Neil Diamond compilation albums on top of the two original Diamond albums that Bang issued in 1966 and '67. Ten of the twelve songs on this album are original Diamond compositions with the remaining two cover versions of oldies.
Contents
After Columbia Records absorbed Bang Records, this album was replaced by a new compilation titled Classics: The Early Years which replaced the cover songs with additional Diamond originals: "I'm a Believer" (which became a hit for The Monkees) and "Shilo" which Bang initially rejected as a single but was later released as a single and became a hit in 1970 after this album was released.
Track listing
All songs composed by Neil Diamond unless otherwise indicated.
Songs
1Cherry - Cherry2:42
2Oh No No2:15
3New Orleans2:27