1976 Neil Diamond – Beautiful Noise
Beautiful Noise is the third album by Neil Diamond on Columbia Records (tenth studio album overall), released in 1976. “Dry Your Eyes” was performed with The Band at their farewell show and is featured in Martin Scorsese’s The Last Waltz.
Beautiful Noise marked a radical departure in production, style, arrangements and compositional diversity for Diamond. It was billed at the time of its release as something of a “comeback” album for the artist, and did mark a new and highly productive phase of his recording and touring career.
The album produced three singles: “If You Know What I Mean”, “Don’t Think… Feel”, and the title track, “Beautiful Noise”. “If You Know What I Mean” was a #1 hit on Billboard’s Easy Listening chart and reached #11 on the US Hit Parade. “Don’t Think… Feel” reached #43 in the U.S. charts, while “Beautiful Noise” reached #13 on the UK charts
Tracks
1 Beautiful Noise (Neil Diamond) 3:24
2 Stargazer (Neil Diamond) 2:43
3 Lady-Oh (Neil Diamond) 3:54
4 Don’t Think…Feel (Neil Diamond) 3:27
5 Surviving The Life (Neil Diamond) 3:43
6 If You Know What I Mean (Neil Diamond) 3:43
7 Street Life (Neil Diamond) 3:02
8 Home Is A Wounded Heart (Neil Diamond) 2:44
9 Jungletime (Neil Diamond) 3:11
10 Signs (Neil Diamond) 4:20
11 Dry Your Eyes (Neil Diamond, Robbie Robertson) 3:23
Musicians
1 Beautiful Noise
| Bass | Bob Boucher |
| Drums | Dennis St. John |
| Guitar | Neil Diamond |
| Guitar | Richard Bennett |
| Moog | Alan Lindgren |
| Accordion | Nick DeCaro |
| Harmonica | Tommy Morgan |
2 Stargazer
| Bass | Bob Boucher |
| Drums | Dennis St. John |
| Banjo | Richard Bennett |
| Ukelele | Richard Bennett |
| Piano | Alan Lindgren |
| Trumpet | Bobby Findley |
3 Lady-Oh
| Bass | Bob Boucher |
| Drums | Dennis St. John |
| Guitar | Robbie Robertson |
| Acoustic Guitar | Richard Bennett |
| Piano | David Paich |
| Piano | Larry Knechtel |
| Sax | Tom Scott |
4 Don’t Think…Feel
| Bass | Bob Boucher |
| Drums | Jim Gordon |
| Guitar | Jesse Ed Davis |
| Organ | Mac Rebennack |
| Piano | Larry Knechtel |
| Synthesizer | Bob Boucher |
| Flute | Jerome Richardson |
| Percussion | Joe Lala |
5 Surviving The Life
| Bass | Bob Boucher |
| Drums | Russ Kunkel |
| Guitar | Richard Bennett |
| Moog | Alan Lindgren |
| Organ | Garth Hudson |
| Piano | Alan Lindgren |
| Percussion | Joe Lala |
6 If You Know What I Mean
| Bass | Bob Boucher |
| Drums | Dennis St. John |
| Guitar | Richard Bennett |
| Moog | Alan Lindgren |
| Piano | Larry Knechtel |
| Synthesizer | James Newton-Howard |
| Percussion | Dennis St. John |
7 Street Life
| Bass | Bob Boucher |
| Drums | Russ Kunkel |
| Guitar | Richard Bennett |
| Guitar | Neil Diamond |
| Piano | Bob James |
| Percussion | Joe Lala |
8 Home Is A Wounded Heart
| Bass | Bob Boucher |
| Piano | Larry Knechtel |
| Synthesizer | James Newton-Howard |
9 Jungletime
| Bass | Bob Boucher |
| Drums | Jim Gordon |
| Guitar | Robbie Robertson |
| Guitar | Richard Bennett |
| Acoustic Guitar | Richard Bennett |
| Piano | Alan Lindgren |
| Synthesizer | James Newton-Howard |
| Percussion | Russ Kunkel |
10 Signs
| Bass | Bob Boucher |
| Drums | Jim Gordon |
| Guitar | Richard Bennett |
| Acoustic Guitar | Richard Bennett |
| Fender Rhodes | Larry Knechtel |
| Piano | Larry Knechtel |
| Percussion | Jim Gordon |
| Background Vocals | Linda Press |
11 Dry Your Eyes
| Bass | Bob Boucher |
| Drums | Dennis St. John |
| Drums | Jim Keltner |
| Guitar | Robbie Robertson |
| Acoustic Guitar | Robbie Robertson |
| Organ | Garth Hudson |
| Piano | Larry Knechtel |
| Horn | Bobby Findley |
Other Musicians
Horns – Art Maebe, Bernie Fleischer, Bill Perkins, Bob Findley, Bobby Bryant, David Duke, Don Menza, Don Waldrop, Ernie Watts, Eugene Young, Gary Grant, Gene Cipriano, Harold Garrett, Hugo Raimondi, Jack Nimitz, Jack Redmond, Jerome Richardson, Lew McCreary, Maurice Spears, Norman Benno, Oscar Brashear, Paul Hubinon, Ralph Lee, Steve Madaio
Strings – Armand Kaproff, Bernard Kundell, David Hungate, Dennis Karmazyn, Elliott Fisher, Glenn Dicterow, Harold Dicterow, Harry Bluestone, Harry Shlutz, Henry Ferber, Herschel Wise, Isabelle Daskoff, James Getzoff, Jay Rosen, Jesse Ehrlich, Joy Lyle, Michael Nowak, Murray Adler, Paul Shure, Ray Kelley, Ronald Folsom, Samuel Boghossian, Selene Hurford, Sidney Sharp, Stanley Plummer, Tibor Zelig, William Kurasch, Yukiko Kamei
Backing Vocals – Carolyn Willis, Clydie King, Gerald Garrett, Jesse Kirkland, Jim Gilstrap, Joe Greene, Julia Waters, Mildred Lane, Mona Lisa Harrington, Oma Drake, Oren Waters, Venetta Fields, Verlene Rogers
Liner Notes
Producer – Robbie Robertson
Arranged By (Horns, Strings) – Bob James (Tracks 3, 7, 8, 10)
Arranged By (Horns, Strings) – Nick DeCaro (Tracks 1, 2, 6)
Engineer (Mastering) – Kent Duncan, Rick Collins
Engineer (Mixing) – John Calder, Neil Brody
Engineer (Recording) – Ed Anderson, John Calder, Nat Jeffrey, Neil Brody, Tim Kramer
Mastered By – Allen Zentz
Artwork (Hand Lettering) – Michael Manoogian
Design – Bob Cato
Photography – Reid Miles, Ron Coro
Mastered At Kendun Recorders
Mixed At Kendun Recorders
Recorded At Shangri-La, Malibu, CA
Recorded At The Village Recorder
Recorded At Kendun Recorders
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