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| Home Before Dark (Deluxe Edition with DVD) | 
 enlarge | Artist: Neil Diamond
Label: Sony
Category: Music
List Price: $22.97
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Avg. Customer Rating:  77 reviews
Sales Rank: 2021
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 2
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.4 x 4.9 x 0.4
MPN: 728078
UPC: 886972807829
EAN: 0886972807829
ASIN: B0015D3Z3U
Release Date: May 6, 2008
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Condition: All products brand new and factory sealed.
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| Tracks:
Disc 1
| • | If I Don't See You Again | | • | Pretty Amazing Grace | | • | Don't Go There | | • | Another Day (That Time Forgot) Neil Diamond with Natalie Maines | | • | One More Bite Of The Apple | | • | Forgotten | | • | Act Like A Man | | • | Whose Hands Are These | | • | No Words | | • | The Power Of Two | | • | Slow It Down | | • | Home Before Dark | | • | Without Her | | • | Make You Feel My Love |
Disc 2
| • | Pretty Amazing Grace (Video) | | • | If I Don't See You Again (Video) | | • | Forgotten (Video) | | • | The Boxer (Video) |
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Amazon.co.uk
Remarkably Home Before Dark is the first US chart topping album of Neil Diamond's forty year career. It appears to repeat the formula behind 2006's acclaimed 12 Songs--relatively understated arrangements and a subtle Rick Rubin production. But Diamond, though sixty-seven years old and the oldest recipient of a Number One so far, is no Johnny Cash, turning his unique voice to some well chosen contemporary material. Instead Home Before Dark is a collection of new Diamond songs, and though they might not match the boomers in his back catalogue they are hardly stripped back. These are songs designed to fill large venues alongside the showstoppers in Diamond's still energetic live show. "Pretty Amazing Grace" is in the great tradition of Diamond songs that defy their corniness with sheer catchiness, as is "One More Bite of the Apple" while "Don't Go There" features bracing backing vocals and a delightfully dated wobbly guitar hook. The duet with Natalie Maines, "Another Day (That Time Forgot)", would fit comfortably on American country radio while "The Power of Two" sounds like another hit in waiting. In fact this is more a conventional Diamond collection than a Rick Rubin production, dominated by lightly understated country rock arrangements played by a crack team including Smokey Hormel, Heartbreakers Benmont Tench and Mike Campbell and the usually experimental Matt Sweeney. This is a charming and consistently solid set, though Home Before Dark does lack the unexpected intensity that made 12 Songs stand out so. -—Steve Jelbert
Product Description
Home Before Dark is the long awaited new album from legendary artist Neil Diamond. Home Before Dark was produced by legendary producer Rick Rubin who also produced Neil's critically acclaimed 12 Songs.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 72 more reviews...
 The winning streak continues May 6, 2008
44 out of 47 found this review helpful
Wow. Since when does an artist who has been toiling away in the industry for 5 decades challenge his entire catalog by releasing what may be the two strongest albums in his illustrious career? As good as 12 Songs is, it's possible that Home Before Dark may even surpass its achievements. Whether it does so will depend on whether 12 Songs was too stark, too stripped-down, for the listener. Without moving remotely close to the bombast of the 80s, Diamond and Rubin have filled out the sound Home Before Dark with more instrumentation, which may please those for whom 12 Songs was too intimate.
Not for this listener. 12 Songs and Home Before Dark both showcase Diamond's greatest asset: his ability as a songwriter, and in both cases we are presented with the most solid, accomplished cycle of songs since the period that gave us "Moods" and "Stones."
Home Before Dark is a towering achievement, possibly even moreso than 12 Songs, as it shows without a doubt that 12 Songs was no fluke. Neil Diamond may be no spring chicken but he's at the height of his power as an artist. I guarantee you that if you ever loved Neil in the past, this album will remind you of everything you loved him for. It's truly stunning.
I really like this new album from Neil Diamond May 8, 2008
16 out of 17 found this review helpful
Neil Diamond sounds good on "Home Before Dark". There is so much wisdom and warmth in his voice. These two qualities have always been part of his appeal for me. My favorite track is "The Day Time Forgot". It is a pretty duet that Neil sings with Natalie Maines from the Dixie Chicks. The keyboard playing by Benmont Tench is beautiful on this track. My other favorite track is "Pretty Amazing Grace". This is a spiritual song about forgiveness. Neil sounds great vocally. He also plays the acoustic guitar superbly on this track. "The Power Of Two" is a good song. I like the violin playing by Chuck Findley on this track. "If I Don't See You Again" is a beautiful tune about friendship. There is a trio of guitar players on this track. They sound so good playing together. Julia Sweeney is creditted with playing the guitar here. "One More Bite Of The Apple" is a very personal song about Neil's longing to make music. "Forgotten" is another song that Neil performs with his guitar. This is a very engaging song and video. I love the musical arrangements and the lyrics of the songs very much.
What "12 Songs" Started , "Home Before Dark" Continues May 7, 2008
13 out of 14 found this review helpful
Neil Diamond's last album "12 Songs" was the best he had done in years. The expanded edition of that album featured mostly the songs with just Neil and his guitar. It was a breathe of fresh air. The songs were well written , and to paraphrase a Diamond song , just "A Singer And His Song".....it was great to hear Neil without all the orchestrations and over-production that marred many of his other albums.And this trend , thanfully continues on in "Home Before Dark". Most songs feature just the barest of musical embellishments. And the 4th track , "Another Day (That Time Forgot)" , a duet with Natalie Maines , is in my opinion the absolute most beautiful melody that Neil has EVER produced. It's nice to have the singer-songwriter back. Thanks Neil , for another disc that will spin monthly in my player!
 A work of art. May 6, 2008
10 out of 12 found this review helpful
Where has this guy been all of these years? This is the artist Diamond should have been all along. Some of the songs take work to appreciate but ar very well written. "Don't Go There" brings back memories of his album "Velvet Gloves and Spit" from the 60's. The duet with Natalie Maines is incredible. This is a definate for both Diamond, and Rick Rubin, fans.
DIAMOND IN THE ROUGH! May 8, 2008
10 out of 12 found this review helpful
Neil Diamond's new release "Home Before Dark" is a laid back recording produced by Rick Rubin and although I do not think it reaches the peaks of his early years, I have to say this recording shows Neil writing and singing his songs at a latter day peak. The stripped down production provided by Rick Rubin adds a very organic feel to the music, with Neil's voice, bare and authentic. The soft acoustic tones of Mike Campbell's guitar lays down the perfect backround for Neil Diamond's softened but still robust voice. These are songs of love, life and aging that only someone with Neil's experience can offer.
Opening with "If I Don't See You Again" and "Pretty Amazing Grace" the foundation of the record is layed before us. Both containing beautiful melodies and the subdued feeling of someone singing from his heart, unconcerned about radio play. Other highlights are the gorgeous duet with Natalie Maines on "Another Day", the never-say die "One More Bite of the Apple", the upbeat "No Words" and the title track. These songs can only get better with time.
Neil Diamond has recorded some of the best songs of his career on "Home Before Dark". It portrays a man who is confident in where he has been and has nothing left to prove-except to himself. And Neil Diamond proves that he can still draw a winning hand without flashing it in your face.
The deluxe edition contains two bonus songs and a DVD of four videos. Is it worth it for the extra money? In my opinion, the DVD is interesting but not something you will be watching more than once or twice. The two extra songs are good, but the heart of the recording lies in those first 12 tracks ending in "Home Before Dark", a fitting closure to this great release.
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