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Neil Diamond
Play Me: The Complete Uni Studio Recordings ... Plus!

Compil. 2002 on MCA Records label
Rock

(p)+(c) 2002 MCA Records, 2220 Colorado Avenue, Santa Monica, CA 90404 - U.S.A. Tracks 1-1 thru 1-11 taken from the Uni album Velvet Gloves And Spit Uni LP 73030 1968 Track 1-1 Uni single 55075 Track 1-2 Uni single 55109 Track 1-3 Uni single 55084(b) Track 1-5 Uni single 55065 Track 1-7 Uni single 55084 Track 1-8 Uni single 55065(b) Track 1-12 Uni single 55075 B-side to Two-Bit Man Child Tracks 1-13 thru 1-24 taken from the Uni album Brother Love's Travelling Salvation Show Uni LP 73047 1969 Track 1-13 Uni single 55109 Track 1-14 Uni single 55136(b) Track 1-18 Uni single 55224(b) Track 1-24 Uni single 55175(b) Track 1-25 aka Sweet Caroline (Good Times Never Seemed So Good) Uni single 55136 Tracks 1-26 thru 2-8 taken from the Uni album Touching You Touching Me Uni LP 73071 1969 Track 2-3 Uni single 55175 Track 2-5 Uni single 55204(b) Track 2-8 Uni single 55204 Tracks 2-9 thru 2-20 taken from the Uni album Tap Root Manuscript Uni LP 73902 1970 Track 2-9 Uni single 55250 Track 2-10 Uni single 55264(b) Track 2-12 Uni single 55278(b) Track 2-13 Uni single 55264 Track 2-17 Uni single 55224 Tracks 2-21 thru 3-6 taken from the Uni album Stones Uni LP 93106 1971 Track 2-21 Uni single 55278 Track 2-22 MCA single 40092 Track 3-1 Uni single 55310(b) Track 3-2 Uni single 55310 Tracks 3-7 thru 3-17 taken from the Uni album Moods Uni LP 93136 1972 Track 3-7 Uni single 55326 Track 3-8 Uni single 55346(b) Track 3-9 Uni single 55352(b) Track 3-10 MCA single 40092(b) Track 3-12 Uni single 55346 Track 3-13 Uni single 55326(b) Track 3-14 Uni single 55352 Track 3-17 MCA single 40017(b) Tracks 3-18 thru 3-20 taken from the Uni album Gold Uni LP 73084 1970 Recorded Live at Doug Weston's Troubadour in Hollywood Track 3-18 Uni single 55250(b) Tracks 3-21 thru 3-24 taken from the MCA album Hot August Nights MCA LP 8000 1972 Track 3-22 (single version) aka Cherry Cherry from Hot August Night MCA single 40017 Track 1-4 Original Track Notes: Much credit for "The Pot Smoker's Song" must go to the kids of Phoenix House in New York City. Without the cooperation and frankness of these young ex-drug addicts who are still struggling to find their way back, this "song" never could have been done. In Liner Notes Tracks 1-1 thru 1-12 Arranged By Renzetti, Altman, Cerone, Richards, Sandler, Hockett, Schrock, Holdridge, Costa, Johnson, and Scharf. States Various Engineers. No Track Credits Noted. In Liner Notes Tracks 1-13 thru 1-24 Various Arrangers including Charlie Callelo, Don Costa and Lee Holdridge. Engineers included Armin Steiner. No Track Credits Noted. In Liner Notes Tracks 1-26 thru 2-8 Engineers included Armin Steiner. No Track Credits Noted. In Liner Notes Tracks 2-9 thru 2-20 Arranged by Lee Holdridge, Marty Paich, Don Randi and others. No Track Credits Noted. Some imperfections exist due to the condition of the original master tapes. Billboard chart positions courtesy of B.P.I. Communications and Joel Whitburn's Record Research publications. Release contains a 24 page booklet with extensive liner notes including musical insights, albums included, Billboard chart positions for the singles released, credits, and various photos. Housed in a double jewel case "fatbox". Track durations do not appear on release. Taken from Allmusic.com Licensing: Kelly Martinez is new to the database

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	Neil Diamond g, voc, *1941 US guitar, album by, composed by, producer
	Reinie Press b, US bass
	Dennis St. John dr, *1941 US drums
	Danny Nicholson guitar
	Richard Bennett b, acg, eg, *1951 US guitar
	Emory Gordy, Jr. , *1964 guitar, vibraphone
	Alan Lindgren key, US keyboards
	Jefferson Kewley g, percussion
	Frank Bez , US photography by, back inlay and pages 3, 7, 8
	MCA Records Archive photography by, courtesy of
	Ed Caraeff , US photography by, page 19
	Alice Ober strings
	Baldassare Ferlazzo strings
	David Turner str, strings
	Don Bagley b, 1927-2012 US strings
	Giacinto Nardulli strings
	Haim Shtrum vn, US strings
	Henry Ferber vn, US strings
	Hyman Goodman vn, strings
	Jay Rosen vn, US strings
	Jerome Kessler str, vc, US strings
	Jess Bourgeois b, strings
	Jesse Ehrlich vc, str, US strings
	John De Voogdt vn, strings
	Linn Subotnick vl, strings
	Marilyn Baker vl, str, strings
	Myron Sandler vn, strings
	Nathan Gershman vc, US strings
	Paulo Alencar vn, 1913-2010 BR strings
	Philip Candreva strings
	Philip Goldberg str, US strings
	Ralph Schaeffer vn, str, US strings
	Ray Kelley vc, str, US strings
	Richard Kaufman , US strings
	Robert Lipsett vn, *1947 US strings
	Ronald Folsom vn, strings
	Salvatore Crimi vn, strings
	Samuel Boghossian vl, 1920-2008 US strings
	Shari Zippert str, US strings
	Sidney Sharp str, vn, 1919-2013 strings
	Sven Reher vl, strings
	Tibor Zelig str, US strings
	Tim Barr b, US strings
	Walter Rower vc, strings
	Walter Wiemeyer strings
	Wilbert Nuttycombe vn, strings
	William Henderson acg, str, strings
	Charlie Calello voc, p, syn, arranged by, conductor
	Lee Holdridge str, *1944 US arranged by, conductor
	Larry Muhoberac key, *1937 AU arranged by, conductor
	Marty Paich p, 1925-1995 US arranged by, conductor
	Randy Sterling b, US bass
	Eddie Rubin dr, US drums
	Carol Hunter voc, g, US guitar

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