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DTITLE=Neil Diamond / You Don't Bring Me Flowers
DYEAR=1978
DGENRE=Rock
TTITLE0=The American Popular Song
TTITLE1=Forever In Blue Jeans
TTITLE2=Remember Me
TTITLE3=You've Got Your Troubles
TTITLE4=You Don't Bring Me Flowers
TTITLE5=The Dancing Bumble Bee/Bumble Boogie
TTITLE6=Mothers And Daughters, Fathers And Sons
TTITLE7=Memphis Flyer
TTITLE8=Say Maybe
TTITLE9=Diamond Girls
EXTD=Originally Released 1978\nCD Edition Released February 1986\n\nAM
EXTD=G EXPERT REVIEW: Neil Diamond -- the voice, the artist, the enter
EXTD=tainer -- is best described through this record as a rhapsody of 
EXTD=American pop culture during this period in the late '70s. Directl
EXTD=y and appropriately, Diamond sings with sincerity that "the Ameri
EXTD=can popular song goes on." Perhaps this record best demonstrates 
EXTD=a mission statement of creating an endearing work of music that a
EXTD=ll Americans can feel happy and satisfied with. Much of the mater
EXTD=ial is uplifting, both in tempo and lyrical expression. Other son
EXTD=gs are emotionally gripping and romantically involved. The work a
EXTD=s a whole seems to be vintage Diamond, and does not stand out fro
EXTD=m any of his other records as unique. However, there is one duet 
EXTD=that breaks the mold: his passionate showing with Barbra Streisan
EXTD=d on the cover song, "You Don't Bring Me Flowers," a slow, powerf
EXTD=ul, and troubling ballad for those drifting out of relationships.
EXTD= "Forever in Blue Jeans" is the anthem that caught on with easy p
EXTD=op listeners in the late '70s, and continues to be a staple song 
EXTD=for Diamond. "Remember Me" is a gentle song of longing and memori
EXTD=es concerning past friendships, past loves, and places traveled. 
EXTD=The typical Diamond sound is expressed here to perfection, with t
EXTD=he vocals of Diamond backed by a stirring and articulate orchestr
EXTD=a. The record doesn't dive into any deep ocean of creativity, nor
EXTD= does it strive to meet jazzier expectations. The arrangements an
EXTD=d the songwriting are written just well enough to appeal to the e
EXTD=asy listening audience, and the marching percussions of Diamond's
EXTD= songs fit the grade. Such a well-performed song of percussion an
EXTD=d charging tempo is the cover, "You've Got Your Troubles." Sung w
EXTD=ith passion and grace, this is Neil Diamond during his peak, and 
EXTD=merits a listen for all late-'70s enthusiasts.   -- Shawn M. Hane
EXTD=y\n\n\nAMAZON.COM CUSTOMER REVIEW\nFrom a huge Diamondhead!, Apri
EXTD=l 7, 2006\nReviewer: Christopher D. Propfe "CD Collector" (Poughk
EXTD=eepsie, NY United States) \nAt first I didn't like this album. I 
EXTD=guess I was too used to listening to the older stuff. This sounde
EXTD=d too DISCO to me. Then I gave it a chance and it has become an e
EXTD=njoyable album for me. A lot of classics, and not-so classics but
EXTD= definitely worth owning and listening to. \n\n\nAMAZON.COM CUSTO
EXTD=MER REVIEW\nNot the best effort but it has its moments (1978), Oc
EXTD=tober 16, 2005\nReviewer: Darren S. Wools "duke 1980" (minneapoli
EXTD=s)\nSounds alot like I'm Glad Your Here Eith Me Tonight which pre
EXTD=ceded this one and actually has a solo You Don't Bring Me Flowers
EXTD= on it. Neil was releasing alot of material in the mid-late 70s a
EXTD=nd each had the same great production ingredients but this does s
EXTD=truggle a bit for consistency. Still, I like mothers and daughter
EXTD=s and forever in blue jeans. I do actually listen to this one qui
EXTD=te a bit. \n\n\nAMAZON.COM CUSTOMER REVIEW\nAn Excellent Album By
EXTD= Neil Diamond !!!, October 13, 2005\nRvr: John Baranyai "Book Ner
EXTD=d & Ex High School Geek Member Of The Chess Club"\n\nThis would h
EXTD=ave to one one of my favourite Neil Diamond albums. The track "Fo
EXTD=rever In Blue Jeans' is worth listening too just for the acoustic
EXTD= guitar introduction alone. "You Don't Bring Me Flower" , a duet 
EXTD=with Ms.Barbra Streisand was also a big hit probably because it c
EXTD=ontained the lyrics "Now after loving me late at night, you just 
EXTD=roll over and turn out the light". I suspect one reason for this 
EXTD=song's sucess was that millions of lonely married women could rel
EXTD=ate to this predicament. I was so impressed with the track "Memph
EXTD=is Flyer" that I named my Porsche 930 Turbo after it!!!\n\n\nAMAZ
EXTD=ON.COM CUSTOMER REVIEW\nNot A Classic But A Solid Album For Diamo
EXTD=nd Fans, December 7, 2004\nReviewer: GregCnAZ "Greg" (Phoenix, AZ
EXTD= USA)\nYou Don't Bring Me Flowers may not be on par with Neil's e
EXTD=arlier albums from the '70s such as "Tap Root Manuscript", "Stone
EXTD=s", and "Moods". However, for the Neil Diamond fan, this one is w
EXTD=orth owning. This release was produced by Bob Gaudio as was 1977s
EXTD= "I'm Glad You're Here With Me Tonight" (and other Diamond albums
EXTD=) and is actually quite similar in its production values. After 1
EXTD=976's "Beautiful Noise" Neil's sound seemed to move from the big,
EXTD= expansive sound of his previous albums to music with more of a s
EXTD=maller "band" feel. Granted, this album is more in the "fluffy po
EXTD=p" category than some of his deeper, earlier work, but still very
EXTD= enjoyable for many Diamond fans, including me. This album did pr
EXTD=oduce two big singles for Neil that year: "Forever In Blue Jeans"
EXTD= and his duet with Barbra Streisand on "You Don't Bring Me Flower
EXTD=s". By the way, if you are a fan of "Flowers", Neil originally pe
EXTD=rformed this song solo on the "I'm Glad You're Here With Me Tonig
EXTD=ht" album, which is also a very good version. \n\nIf you're not a
EXTD= big Neil Diamond fan or you are but haven't purchased a lot of h
EXTD=is music, this would probably not be the best one to start with. 
EXTD=However, if you like Neil but don't own "You Don't Bring Me Flowe
EXTD=rs", you should add this one to your collection. \n\n\nHalf.com D
EXTD=etails \nContributing artists: Barbra Streisand \nProducer: Bob G
EXTD=audio \n\nAlbum Notes\nPersonnel includes: Neil Diamond, Linda Pr
EXTD=ess, Barbra Streisand (vocals); Richard Bennett, Doug Rhone (guit
EXTD=ar); Tom Hensley (piano, keyboards); Alan Lindgren (piano, synthe
EXTD=sizer); Reinie Press (bass); Dennis St. John (drums); Vince Charl
EXTD=es, King Errisson (percussion); Maxine Willard Waters, Julia Till
EXTD=man Waters (background vocals).\n\nContaining one hit single in t
EXTD=he nostalgic "Forever in Blue Jeans," one characteristic opus in 
EXTD=the panoramic "American Popular Song," and one bona fide classic 
EXTD=in its title track, a duet with Barbra Streisand, YOU DON'T BRING
EXTD= ME FLOWERS is a classic collection of solid mid-1970s Neil Diamo
EXTD=nd songwriting, notwithstanding that on many of the cuts Diamond 
EXTD=appears to have been hit with the disco stick. There's even a rea
EXTD=l oddity in the "Dancing Bumble Bee/Bumble Boogie," a bizarre dis
EXTD=co take on Rimsky-Korsakov's "Flight of the Bumble Bee," and a si
EXTD=milar version of the Fortunes' '60s hit "You've Got Your Troubles
EXTD=, I've Got Mine." But it's the singer's duet with Streisand that 
EXTD=steals the show here, a timeless piece of '70s pop balladry that'
EXTD=s still capable of jerking a tear decades later.\n\n\nROLLING STO
EXTD=NE REVIEW\nLike Sylvester Stallone, Neil Diamond is an icon of th
EXTD=e American Dream, wearing his street-toughened ego as a badge of 
EXTD=artistic authenticity. No other pop singer capitalizes quite so h
EXTD=eavily on the naked celebration of having Made It. If Diamond see
EXTD=med garishly out of place in Martin Scorsese's The Last Waltz, th
EXTD=e mere fact of his presence was a testament to his indomitable wi
EXTD=ll to conquer.\n\nBut after well over a decade of making hits, Ne
EXTD=il Diamond's craft remains elementary. His oratorical and elocuti
EXTD=onary roar lacks any subtlety, while his forte is still the simpl
EXTD=e two- and three-chord ballad. What's apparent, however, is that 
EXTD=Diamond, driven by a boundless belief in his ability to make univ
EXTD=ersal "art" out of popular song, has always worked to his aesthet
EXTD=ic capacity. An artist must avoid condescension in order to succe
EXTD=ed the way Diamond has, or audiences will scent the falsity and f
EXTD=lee. It's this combination of unreachable ambition and the utter 
EXTD=confidence of its attainment that forms an essential ingredient o
EXTD=f his appeal.\n\nYou Don't Bring Me Flowers, Diamond's latest pro
EXTD=clamation of this confidence, is an ornate pop album, pure Las Ve
EXTD=gas in spirit, with a hint of disco pulse in several cuts. Lavish
EXTD=ly produced by Bob Gaudio, with quasi-symphonic orchestrations ov
EXTD=erlaying the propulsion of the nine-member "Neil Diamond Band," i
EXTD=t's the least interesting of the singer's recent records. Except 
EXTD=for the title tune. Rerecorded in the studio with Barbra Streisan
EXTD=d, the now-famous duet in which Barbra and Neil play old married 
EXTD=folks may be mere teary-eyed schmaltz, but it's also a sure-fire 
EXTD=standard. And further proof that, at the very least, Neil Diamond
EXTD= possesses a melodic talent as unstoppable as it is primitive. (R
EXTD=S 288 - Apr 5, 1979) -- STEPHEN HOLDEN
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