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Live in America is a two-disc live album by Neil Diamond released by Columbia Records in the summer of 1994.[2][3] It reached number 93 on the Billboard 200 chart.[4] As with his previous live albums Hot August Night and Hot August Night II Diamond performed his old hits with his version of his 1968 song "Red Red Wine" rendered in a reggae style similar to the version done by UB40.

Live in America
Live album by Neil Diamond
Released	June 28, 1994
Recorded	February 18, 1992 - December, 1993
Genre	Pop, rock
Length	122:45
Label	Columbia
Producer	Neil Diamond
Neil Diamond chronology
Up on the Roof: Songs from the Brill Building (1993) Live in America (1994) The Christmas Album, Volume II (1994)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Reception

In his review of the album music critic Stephen Thomas Erlewine states that Diamond "gives one hell of a show".[2]

Track listing

Disc one No. Title Writer(s) Length 1. "America" Neil Diamond 4:18 2. "Hello Again" Neil Diamond, Alan Lindgren 3:57 3. "Kentucky Woman" Neil Diamond 2:26 4. "You Got to Me" Neil Diamond 2:41 5. "Cherry, Cherry" Neil Diamond 3:13 6. "I'm a Believer" Neil Diamond 3:08 7. "Sweet Caroline" Neil Diamond 4:07 8. "Love on the Rocks" Gilbert Bécaud, Neil Diamond 3:48 9. "Hooked on the Memory of You" (featuring Linda Press) Neil Diamond 3:12 10. "Lady Oh" Neil Diamond 3:53 11. "Beautiful Noise" Neil Diamond 3:36 12. "Play Me" Neil Diamond 4:21 13. "Up on the Roof" Gerry Goffin, Carole King 3:41 14. "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" (featuring Raven Kane) Barry Mann, Phil Spector, Cynthia Weil 4:26 15. "River Deep - Mountain High" Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich, Phil Spector 3:57 16. "I (Who Have Nothing)" Carlo Donida, Mogol, Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller 3:52 Total length: 58:36

Disc two No. Title Writer(s) Length 1. "Missa" (featuring Craig Copeland, Raven Kane, Joseph Powell, Julia Waters, Maxine Willard Waters, Oren Waters) Neil Diamond 2:37 2. "Soolaimon" Neil Diamond 4:38 3. "Holly Holy" Neil Diamond 3:53 4. "And the Grass Won't Pay No Mind" Neil Diamond 4:29 5. "You Don't Bring Me Flowers" (featuring Raven Kane) Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman, Neil Diamond 5:11 6. "September Morn'" Gilbert Bécaud, Neil Diamond 4:07 7. "Havah Nagila" Traditional 3:32 8. "Solitary Man" Neil Diamond 3:18 9. "Red Red Wine" Neil Diamond 3:10 10. "Song Sung Blue" Neil Diamond 3:18 11. "Forever in Blue Jeans" Richard Bennett, Neil Diamond 3:20 12. "Heartlight" Burt Bacharach, Neil Diamond, Carole Bayer Sager 3:49 13. "Cracklin' Rosie" Neil Diamond 3:04 14. "I Am... I Said" Neil Diamond 5:40 15. "Crunchy Granola Suite" Neil Diamond 3:46 16. "Brother Love's Travelling Salvation Show" Neil Diamond 6:17 Total length: 64:09

Personnel

• Neil Diamond - vocals, acoustic guitar
• Doug Rhone, Hadley Hockensmith - guitar
• Jesse Diamond - acoustic guitar
• Reinie Press - bass
• Alan Lindgren, Tom Hensley - keyboards
• Ron Tutt - drums
• Vince Charles - percussion
• King Errisson - congas
• Don Markese - saxophone, flute, clarinet
• Larry Klimas - saxophone, flute
• Ralf Rickert - trumpet, flugelhorn
• Arturo Velasco - trombone
• Craig Copeland, Josef Powell, Julia Waters, Maxine Waters, Oren Waters, Raven Kane - singers
• Linda Press - backing vocals

References

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