Neil Leslie Diamond nasceu numa família judaica, no Brooklyn, Nova Iorque, em 24 de janeiro de 1941. É um cantor e compositor, que compôs inúmeros hits nos anos 60, 70 e 80, e até hoje mantém uma multidão de fãs.
Estudou com Barbra Streisand na escola secundaria Abraham Lincoln e chegou a cantar com ela no coro da escola. Aprendeu a tocar guitarra após receber um presente no seu aniversário de dezesseis anos.
Diamond começou cedo a sua carreira como compositor na Brill Building. O seu primeiro sucesso aconteceu em novembro de 1965, com a canção “Sunday and Me”, seguida de "I´m a Believer", "A Little Bit Me, A Little Bit You", "Look Out (Here Comes Tomorrow)" e "Love to Love", gravado e lançado pelos The Monkees.
Em 1973, compôs a banda sonora do filme "Fernão Capelo Gaivota". Frequentemente Neil canta a história da sua vida, vivida essencialmente em Nova Iorque e Los Angeles. Alguns dos seus êxitos: Sweet Caroline, Crackli, Rosie, Song Sung Blue, You Don't Bring Me Flowers, Play Me, Be, Sepember Morn, Love on the Rocks, Hello Again, America, Heartlight, entre outros.
Muitos dos seus discos ganharam certificados de ouro e de platina. Recebeu diversos Grammys ao longo da sua carreira. Atuou no filme The Jazz Singer, com Sir Lawrence Olivier, em 1980 e em Savins Silverman como ele mesmo. O seu CD mais recente foi lançado em 2008, intitulado Home Before Dark.
Discografia:
1966 The Feel of Neil Diamond Bang Records
1967 Just For You Bang Records
1968 Neil Diamond's Greatest Hits Bang Records
1968 Velvet Gloves and Spit Uni Records (MCA Records)
1969 Brother Love's Traveling Salvation Show Uni Records (MCA Records)
1969 Touching You, Touching Me Uni Records (MCA Records)
1970 Gold Uni Records (MCA Records)
1970 Shilo Bang Records
1970 Tap Root Manuscript Uni Records (MCA Records)
1970 Do It! Bang Records
1971 Stones Uni Records (MCA Records)
1972 Moods Uni Records (MCA Records)
1972 Hot August Night MCA Records
1973 Double Gold Bang Records
1973 Rainbow MCA Records
1973 Jonathan Livingston Seagull Columbia Records
1974 His 12 Greatest Hits MCA Records
1974 Serenade Columbia Records
1976 Beautiful Noise Columbia Records
1976 And the Singer Sings His Song MCA Records
1977 Love at the Greek Columbia Records
1977 I'm Glad You're Here With Me Tonight Columbia Records
1978 You Don't Bring Me Flowers Columbia Records
1979 September Morn Columbia Records
1980 The Jazz Singer Capitol Records
1981 On the Way to the Sky Columbia Records
1981 Love Songs MCA Records
1982 12 Greatest Hits, Volume II Columbia Records
1982 Heartlight Columbia Records
1983 Classics: The Early Years Columbia Records
1984 Primitive Columbia Records
1986 Headed For the Future Columbia Records
1987 Hot August Night II Columbia Records
1988 The Best Years of Our Lives Columbia Records
1991 Lovescape Columbia Records
1992 The Greatest Hits: 1966-1992 Columbia Records
1992 Glory Road: 1968-1972 MCA Records
1992 The Christmas Album Columbia Records
1993 Up on the Roof: Songs From the Brill Building Columbia Records
1994 Live in America Columbia Records
1994 The Christmas Album - Volume II Columbia Records
1996 Tennessee Moon Columbia Records
1996 In My Lifetime Columbia Records
1998 The Movie Album: As Time Goes By Columbia Records
1999 The Best of The Movie Album Columbia Records
1999 The Neil Diamond Collection MCA Records
1999 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection MCA Records
2001 Three Chord Opera Columbia Records
2001 The Essential Neil Diamond Columbia Records
2002 Love Songs (different version) MCA Records
2002 Play Me: The Complete Uni Studio Recordings Plus! MCA Records
2003 Stages Columbia Records
2005 Neil Diamond Gold MCA Records
2005 12 Songs Columbia Records
2008 Home Before Dark
Singles:
1961: You Are My Love At Last/What Will I Do?
1962: I'm Afraid/Till You've Tried Love
1963: At Night/Clown Town
1966: Solitary Man/Do It
1966: Cherry, Cherry/I'll Come Running
1966: I Got The Feelin' (Oh No, No)/The Boat That I Row
1966: I'm a Believer/Crooked Street
1967: You Got To Me/Someday Baby
1967: Girl, You'll Be A Woman Soon/You'll Forget
1967: Thank The Lord For The Night Time/The Long Way Home
1967: Kentucky Woman/The Time Is Now
1968: New Orleans/Hanky Panky
1968: Red Red Wine/Red Rubber Ball
1968: Brooklyn Roads/Holiday Inn Blues
1969: Shilo/La Bamba
1968: Sunday Sun/Honey-Drippin' Times
1969: Brother Love's Traveling Salvation Show/A Modern Day Version Of Love
1969: Sweet Caroline/Dig In
1969: Holly Holy/Hurting You Don't Come Easy
1970: Until It's Time For You To Go/And The Singer Sings His Song
1970: Soolaimon/And The Grass Won't Pay No Mind
1970: Cracklin' Rosie/Lordy
1970: He Ain't Heavy...He's My Brother/Free Life
1970: Solitary Man (1966 version)/The Time Is Now
1970: Do It (new version)/Hanky Panky
1971: I Am...I Said/Done Too Soon
1971: Stones/Crunchy Granola Suite
1971: I'm A Believer (new version)/Crooked Street
1972: Song Sung Blue/Gitchy Goomy
1972: Play Me/Porcupine Pie
1972: Walk On Water/High Rolling Man
1973: Cherry, Cherry/Morningside
1973: The Last Thing On My Mind/Canta Libre
1973: Be/Flight Of The Gull (instrumental)
1973: The Long Way Home/Monday Monday
1974: Skybird/Lonely Looking Sky
1974: Longfellow Serenade/Rosemary's Wine
1975: I've Been This Way Before/Reggae Strut
1975: The Last Picasso/The Gift Of Song
1976: If You Know What I Mean/Street Life
1976: Don't Think...Feel/Home Is A Wounded Heart
1976: Beautiful Noise/Signs
1976: Song Sung Blue/Song Sung Blue
1977: Desiree/Once In A While
1978: You Don't Bring Me Flowers com Barbra Streisand/You Don't Bring Me Flowers (instrumental)
1978: Forever In Blue Jeans/Remember Me
1979: Say Maybe/Diamond Girls
1979: September Morn/I'm A Believer (nova versão)
1979: September Morn/September Morn
1980: The Good Lord Loves You/Jazz Time
1981: Yesterday's Songs/Guitar Heaven
1982: On The Way To The Sky/Save Me
1982: Be Mine Tonight/Right By You
1982: Heartlight/You Don't Know Me
1983: I'm Alive/Lost Among The Stars
1983: Front Page Story/I'm Guilty
1984: Turn Around/Brooklyn On A Saturday Night
1984: Sleep With Me Tonight/One By One
1984: You Make It Feel Like Christmas/Crazy
1986: Headed For The Future/Angel
1986: The Story Of My Life/Love Doesn't Live Here Anymore
1987: I Dreamed A Dream/Sweet Caroline
1987: Cherry, Cherry/America
1988: This Time/If I Couldn't See You Again
1988: The Best Years Of Our Lives/Carmelita's Eyes
1996: One Good Love (dueto com Waylon Jennings)/Kentucky Woman
1988: Baby Can I Hold You
1991: Don't Turn Around
1991: Hooked On The Memory Of You (dueto com Kim Carnes)
1991: If There Were No Dreams
1992: All I Really Need Is You
1992: Morning Has Broken
1993: You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin' (dueto com Dolly Parton)
1993: Will You Love Me Tomorrow
1993: Play Me
1994: Marry Me (dueto com Buffy Lawson)
1996: One Good Love (dueto com Waylon Jennings)
1998: As Time Goes By
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