Sunday, April 29, 2012

Joe Gorfinkle



Joe Gorfinkle & Friends - The Project - Take A Chance
JGSDelta Music (2012) - US CD

1 - One Of These Days
2 - Still Not Over You
3 - Really Wanna Know
4 - Take A Chance
5 - Hellbound Train
6 - Shaky Man Blues
7 - Cold Dark Shadows
8 - King Of Self Pity
9 - Laughing Bones
10 - TV Town
11 - Mama Please
12 - Lazy Days

Notes: 1) CD album does not come with track-by-track musician credits. 2) CD album is part of the activity of Pledgemusic. You may visit their website → here and download a copy of Joe Gorfinkle’s CD album in various packaging combinations at the following links:

Pledgemusic
CD Baby


Joe Gorfinkle - Lead Vocals, Various Guitars
Leland Sklar - Bass
Mark Tabbert - Bass
Hank Van Sickle - Bass
Lynn Coulter - Drums
Joe Romersa - Drums
Dusty Watson - Drums
Phil Parlapiano - B3, Accordion
Allan Walker - Saxophone
Arnold McCuller - Vocals on track 4

Produced by: Joe Gorfinkle & Chuck Kavooras

Chuck Kavooras - Recording Engineer, Mixing Engineer
Joe Gorfinkle - Mixing Engineer

Recording Studio:
Slideaway Studios - Shadow Hills, CA

Mixing Studio:
Slideaway Studios - Shadow Hills, CA

Boris Menart - Mastering Engineer

Mastering Studio:
Edit 1 - Shadow Hills, CA

Amber Lee Abbott - Photography

“The Folks who made it happen: // Fiona Barr, Dawn Rosenquist, Abdul Hamid Robinson-Royal, Wendy Vilasenor, Presley, Thornton, Giorgio Onorato Aquilani, Fred Rodriguez, Robert Edens, Michael Gladstone, Buck Wilcox, Hilary Hattenbach, Michael Baker & Geri Baker, nephew Nate, Mark&Leenie, Jayce Varden and the folks at pledgemusic.com, Wes Dooley, Rene Plummer, Santa Cruz Guitars and the AEA gang, Soni Levy, Stephen Gaudet, James Gale, Dave Weiderman, Tom W, Ernie M., Gary, Jake, Ray De La C, Mike S, Jeannette A, Arnie T, Jan Bishop, Blair Herbert, Mark at Norm’s. Leland Sklar, Mark & Linda Tabbert, Steve Dwire, Arnold McCuller, Ed Pickett, Matt Wright, Ankie, Brad Duds, Yvi Bles and Tanya Page, Amber Lee Abbott, Lisa Orloff Staley, my brother Chuck. our pals Ranger, Durf, Layla...and Copper, who always had a smile // Without you, this music wouldn’t have happened.”.

Songwriter:
Joe Gorfinkle



source/pic: my records

Saturday, April 21, 2012

Lyle Lovett - Well All Right



Remember the Various Artists project “Listen To Me: Buddy Holly” that got released last September? Here is a clip of one of the tracks on that album Lee performed on, a beautiful rendition of Holly's “Well All Right” by Lyle Lovett. Band on video is:

Lyle Lovett - Vocals, Guitar
Leland Sklar - Bass
Russell Kunkel - Drums
Waddy Wachtel - Guitar
Greg Leisz - Mandolin, Pedal Steel
Peter Asher - Background Vocals, Percussion, Producer

You may click on the following links to be redirected to some relevant posts:

Various Artists - Listen To Me: Buddy Holly
Lyle Lovett

..and keep rocking!

Friday, April 20, 2012

April 2012: Lee Sklar Enters WAMI Hall of Fame



This April, Lee was inducted into the Wisconsin Area Music Industry (WAMI) Hall of Fame. You can read more about it → here. Congrats, Lee!

Thursday, April 19, 2012

Neil Diamond



Neil Diamond - Lovescape
Columbia 48610-2 (1991) - US CD
Columbia 468890 1 (1991) - EU LP

Side One

1 - If There Were No Dreams
2 - Mountains Of Love
3 - Don't Turn Around*
4 - Someone Who Believes In You
5 - When You Miss Your Love
6 - Fortune Of The Night
7 - One Hand, One Heart
8 - Hooked On The Memory Of You - duet with Kim Carnes

Side Two

9 - Wish Everything Was Alright
10 - The Way
11 - Sweet L.A. Days
12 - All I Really Need Is You
13 - Lonely Lady # 17
14 - I Feel You
15 - Common Ground

Notes: 1) While album might have been released in the US in vinyl LP form, the only such release I could find was an EU pressing. 2) Above image and following credits were taken from the EU vinyl release. In any case, the only packaging difference between the two versions lies in the proportions of the title/artist lettering.

Neil Diamond - Vocals, Acoustic Guitar
Lee Sklar - Bass (3)*
Reinie Press - Bass
Bob Glaub - Bass
Bob Magnusson - Electric Bass
Tim Drummond - Bass
Ron Tutt - Drums, Background Vocals
Carlos Vega - Drums (3, 5, 7), Acoustic Bass
Kenny Aronoff - Drums
Doug Rhone - Guitars, Background Vocals
Hadley Hockensmith - Guitar
Michael Thompson - Guitar
Rusty Anderson - Guitar
Bob Mann - Guitar
Andrew Gold - Guitar
Mark Goldenberg - Guitars
Dan Dugmore - Pedal Steel
Alan Lindgren - Keyboards
Thomas Hensley - Keyboards (as Tom Hensley)
Robbie Buchanan - Keyboards, Piano
Randy Kerber - Keyboards
Claude Gaudette - Keyboards
Jimmy Johnson - Piano
Larry Knechtel - Piano
Benmont Tench - Organ (as Benjamin Tench)
Vince Charles - Percussion
King Errisson - Congas
Peter Asher - Tambourine
Kim Carnes - Duet Vocal
Linda Press - Background Vocals
Joe Turano - Background Vocal
Jean McClain - Background Vocal
Terry Wood - Background Vocals
Raven Kane - Background Vocal
Stephanie Spruill - Background Vocal (as Stephanie Sprull)
Kate Markowitz - Background Vocal
Valerie Carter - Background Vocal
Andrea Robinson - Background Vocal
Wendy Fraser - Background Vocal
Carmen Twilley - Background Vocal
Susan Boyd - Background Vocal
Sally Dworsky - Background Vocal
Harry Bowens - Background Vocal
Hilliard Atkinson - Background Vocal
Arnold McCuller - Background Vocal

Produced by Val Garay (1, 8)
Produced by Neil Diamond (2, 6, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
Produced by Albert Hammond (3)
Produced by Humberto Gatica (4)
Produced by Peter Asher (5, 7)
Produced by Don Was (9)

Alan Lindgren - Arrangements (1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 13, 15), Original Arrangement Concept (7)
Thomas Hensley (as Tom Hensley) - Arrangements (1, 2, 6, 8, 14)
Robbie Buchanan - Arrangement (3)
David Campbell - Arrangements (5, 7), Background Vocal Arranger (5)
Neil Diamond - Arrangement (11)
Doug Rhone - Arrangement (11)
Peter Asher - Background Vocal Arranger (5)
Simon Franglen - Programming (2)
Assa Drori (as Assa Drory) - Concertmaster (2, 6, 10, 12, 15)
Gavyn Wright (as Gavin Wright) - Concertmaster (5, 7)

Val Garay - Recording Engineer (1, 8), Mixing Engineer (1)
Bernie Becker - Recording Engineer (2, 4, 6, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
Larry Brown - Recording Engineer (2)
Darren Klein - Recording Engineer (3)
Frank Wolf - Recording Engineer (5, 7), Mixing Engineer (5, 7)
Ed Cherney - Recording Engineer (9), Mixing Engineer (9)
Humberto Gatica - Mixing Engineer (2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
Alejandro Rodriguez - Assistant Mixing Engineer (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
Dan Bosworth - Assistant Engineer (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
Matthew Gruber - Assistant Engineer (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
Brad Eldridge - Assistant Engineer (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
Guy de Fazio - Assistant Engineer (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
Nathaniel Kunkel - Assistant Engineer (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
Brett Swain - Assistant Engineer (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)

Recording Studios:
Record One (1, 8)
Arch Angel Recording Studios (2, 4, 6, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 - overdubs on track 5)
Westlake Recording Studios (3)
Lion Share Recording Studios (3)
Abbey Road Studios London (5, 7)
Ocean Way Recording (5, 7, 9)
440 Sound (overdubs on track 2)
Ground Control (overdubs on tracks 2, 4, 8, 13)
Evergreen Recording (overdubs on tracks 2, 6, 10, 12, 15)
Studio F (overdubs on tracks 5, 7)
At The Hop (overdubs on tracks 5, 7)

Mixing Studios:
Record One (1)
Ground Control (2, 3, 6, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
Encore Recording (4)
Conway Recording Studios (5, 7)
Record Plant L.A. (9)

George Marino - Mastering Engineer

Mastering Facility:
Sterling Sound

Sam Cole - Production Coordinator

Matthew Rolston - Photography
David Kirschner - Art Direction, Design
Jan Weinberg - Additional Design

“Special Thanks: Barry Cardinael, Ned Brown, Alison Zanetos, Amanda Crain, David Wright, Ivy Skoff, Cathy Kerr, Jay Landers, Susan Edgren, Tim Jordan Rentals, Shay Stanford, Stephen Marcusson, Larry Emerine, Ron Rutledge, Isobel Griffiths, Don Frikowt”.

Songwriters:
Neil Diamond
Leonard Bernstein
Vince Charles
Sam Cole
King Errisson
Albert Hammond
Thomas Hensley (as Tom Hensley)
Hadley Hockensmith
Michel Legrand
Alan Lindgren
Doug Rhone
Stephen Sondheim
Diane Warren
Larry E. Williams



source/pic: my records



Neil Diamond - The Christmas Album
Columbia CK 52914 (1992) - US CD

1 - O Come, O Come Emmanuel / We Three Kings Of Orient Are
2 - Silent Night
3 - Little Drummer Boy
4 - Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town
5 - The Christmas Song
6 - Morning Has Broken
7 - Happy Christmas (War Is Over)*
8 - White Christmas
9 - God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
10 - Jingle Bell Rock
11 - Hark The Herald Angels Sing
12 - Silver Bells*
13 - You Make It Feel Like Christmas
14 - O Holy Night

Note: Only track coming with specific recording studio credit is track 7, “Happy Christmas (War Is Over)”. According to credits, track was recorded at Abbey Road Studios, London. Please note that same location is mentioned in the general recording studio credits, so it might be possible for some other of these tracks to have been recorded there as well.

Neil Diamond - Vocals
Leland Sklar - Bass (7, 12)*
Jimmy Johnson - Bass
Bob Glaub - Bass
Bob Magnusson - Upright Bass
Russell Kunkel - Drums (4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 12, 13)
Nathaniel Kunkel - Drums
Bob Mann - Guitars, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar
Dean Parks - Electric Guitar, Guitars, Mandolin
Andrew Gold - Acoustic Guitars
Waddy Wachtel - Electric Guitars, Guitar
Louis Gutierrez - Guitar Solo
Dan Dugmore - Pedal Steel Guitar
Robbie Buchanan - Piano, Keyboards
Ladd Thomas - Organ
Alan Lindgren - Piano, Piano Intro
Plas Johnson - Tenor Saxophone Solo
Warren Ham - Harmonica
Peter Asher - Tambourines (7, 10)
Mike Fisher - Live Percussion, Percussion
M.B. Gordy - Live Percussion
Angel Voices of St. Philip’s Choir (London) - Boys’ Choir
The Ambrosian Singers - Choir
L.A. Mass Choir - Choir
The Lower School Chorus of Viewpoint School (Calabasas, California) - Children’s Choir
Donny Gerrard - Doo-Wop Background Vocal
Raven Kane - Doo-Wop Background Vocal
Josef Powell - Doo-Wop Background Vocal
Julia Tillman Waters (as Julia Waters) - Doo-Wop Background Vocal
Maxine Willard Waters (as Maxine Waters) - Doo-Wop Background Vocal
Oren Waters - Doo-Wop Background Vocal
Jim Haas - Doo-Wop Singer
Jon Joyce - Doo-Wop Singer
Gene Morford - Doo-Wop Singer
Jerry Whitman - Doo-Wop Singer
139th Street Quartet (S.P.E.B.S.Q.S.A.) (Doug Anderson, Dan Jordan,
Jim Kline, Pete Neushul) - Barbershop Quartet

Album Produced by Peter Asher

David Campbell - Arrangement (11), Symphony Orchestra Arrangements (1, 2, 7, 10), Symphony Orchestra Conduction (1, 2, 7, 10, 14), String Section Arrangements (5, 12, 13), String Section Conduction (5, 12, 13), Brass Quartet Arrangement (8), Brass Quartet Conduction (8), Choir Arrangements (3, 4, 6, 7, 10, 12, 13), Choir Conduction (3, 4, 6, 10, 12, 13), Doo-Wop Singers Arrangement (8), Doo-Wop Singers Conduction (8), Doo-Wop Background Vocals Arrangement (10), Adaptation (1, 2, 11), Musical Adaptation (6)
139th Street Quartet - Arrangement (9)
Alan Lindgren - Symphony Orchestra Arrangement (14), Doo-WopSingers Arrangement (8), Adaptation (14)
Frank Lindgren - Choir Arrangement (14)
Peter Asher - Rhythm Track Arrangements (7, 10), Drum Programming (3), Percussion Programming (3)
Neil Diamond - Adaptation (1, 2, 9, 11, 14), Musical Adaptation (6)
Doug Anderson - Adaptation (9)
Dan Jordan - Adaptation (9)
Jim Kline - Adaptation (9)
Pete Neushul - Adaptation (9)
Robert Prizeman - Angel Voices of St. Philip’s Choir (London) Director (1, 7)
John McCarthy - The Ambrosian Singers Director (2, 7, 14)
Marcie Parker - The Lower School Chorus of Viewpoint School (Calabasas, California) Director (7)
Donald Taylor - L.A. Mass Choir (11)
Gavyn Wright - Concertmaster (1, 2, 7, 10, 13, 14)

Frank Wolf - Recording Engineer, Mixing Engineer
Nathaniel Kunkel - Assistant
Brett Swain - Assistant
Chad Blinman - Additional Assistant
Alec Marcou - Additional Assistant
Gil Morales - Additional Assistant
Marnie Riley - Additional Assistant
Eric Rudd - Additional Assistant

Recording Studios (January-August, 1992):
Abbey Road Studios/London (7)
Conway Recording Studios/Los Angeles
Arch Angel Recording Studios/Los Angeles
Ocean Way Recording/Los Angeles
The Hit Factory/New York
The Complex/Los Angeles
Studio 55/Los Angeles

Mixing Studio:
Conway Recording Studios/Los Angeles

George Marino - Mastering Engineer

Mastering Studio:
Sterling Sound/New York

Ivy Skoff - Production Coordinator
Sam Cole - Project Coordinator

Personal Management - Sandy Gallin, Jim Morey, Sal Bonafede

David Kirschner - Art Direction
Jan Weinberg - Design
Eugene Adebari - Cover Photography

“Special Thanks - Bernie Becker, Amanda Crain, John Hurst and everyone at Conway Studios, Cathy Kerr, Edd Kolakowski, Ultra Analog, Fred Walecki and Westwood Music, Alison Zanetos, to Sherrie Levy and Tom Hensley for editing my liner notes, and to Elyn Diamond, Jesse Diamond, Micah Diamond, Marjorie Edelstein and Marcia Diamond”.

“I guess it was sometime during my high school years, when I sang with the Erasmus Hall High School mixed chorus (directed by Mr. Depietto) and later with the chorus at Abraham Lincoln High School (directed by Mrs. Eisen) in Brooklyn, that I fell in love with Christmas music. Every December we had a Christmas chorale, a performance of Christmas music by various singing groups: the 100-voice mixed chorus, the 20-voice girls’ choir, a few brave soloists and the entire school orchestra. All those kids, all that wonderful Christmas music... it was goose bumps for days! // Sometimes between the big choral rehearsals for the show... just for the fun of it, we would break into little vocal groups and do our own takeoffs on some of the Christmas songs. We adapted them to the more current musical styles of the day: “White Christmas” became a doo-wop ditty, and “God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen” became vintage barbershop. // I never dreamed as a teenager that I’d someday get to stand in front of the whole shebang and sing lead throughout - and even throw in a composition of my own, along with a few of my favorites. Talk about miracles. What nerve, what gall, what chutzpah...what fun! // I hope you enjoy this as much as I do. // Merry Christmas, Neil Diamond”.

Songwriters:
Neil Diamond
Joseph Carleton Beal
Irving Berlin
James Ross Boothe
J. Fred Coots
Katherine Davis
Raymond B. Evans
Eleanor Farjeon
Haven Gillespie
John Lennon
James Livingston
Yoko Ono
Henry Onorati
Harry Simeone
Mel Torme
Traditional
Robert Wells



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Neil Diamond - The Movie Album / As Time Goes By
Columbia C2K 69540 (1992) - US CD - 2-CD set

Disc One

1 - A Time Goes By
2 - Secret Love
3 - Unchained Melody
4 - Can You Feel The Love Tonight
5 - The Way You Look Tonight
6 - Love With The Proper Stranger
7 - Puttin’ On The Ritz
8 - When You Wish Upon A Star
9 - The Windmills Of Your Mind
10 - Ebb Tide

Disc Two

11 - True Love
12 - My Heart Will Go On
13 - The Look Of Love
14 - In The Still Of The Night
15 - Moon River
16 - Ruby
17 - Suite Sinatra: I’ve Got You Under My Skin/One For My Baby
18 - And I Love Her
19 - Can't Help Falling In Love
20 - As Time Goes By - (Reprise)

Note: CD album does not come with track-by-track musician credits.

Neil Diamond - Vocals
Leland Sklar - Bass
Nico Carmine Abondolo - Bass
Drew D. Dembowski - Bass
Chuck Domanico - Bass (as Charles Domanico)
Steve Edelman - Bass
Donald V. Ferrone - Bass
Richard Feves - Bass
Neil Garber - Bass
Oscar Hidalgo - Bass
Christian Kollgaard - Bass
Stephens LaFever - Bass
Edward Meares - Bass
Charles Nenneker - Bass
David Parmeter - Bass
Nicolas Philippon - Bass
David Stone - Bass
Frances Wu - Bass
Paul J. Zibitis - Bass
George Doering - Guitar
Dean Parks - Guitar (as Weldon Dean Parks)
Ramon Stagnaro - Guitar Solo
John O. Berkman - Keyboard
Tom Hensley - Keyboard (as Thomas Hensley)
Michael A. Lang - Keyboard
Randy Waldman - Keyboard
Ayke Agus - Violin
Eun-Mee Ahn - Violin
Patricia N. Aiken - Violin
Richard L. Altenbach - Violin
Jennifer Bellusci - Violin
Charlie Bisharat - Violin
Jacqueline Brand - Violin
Robert Brosseau - Violin
Nicole Bush - Violin
Andrea L. Byers - Violin
Darius Campo - Violin
Lily Chen - Violin
Ron Clark - Violin
Pip Clarke-Ling - Violin
Kevin Connolly - Violin
Mario DeLeon - Violin
Joel Derouin - Violin
Assa Drori - Violin
Bruce Dukov - Violin
Jeanne Evans - Violin
Charles Everett - Violin
Dave Ewart - Violin
Ronald Folsom - Violin
Juliann M. French - Violin
Armen Garabedian - Violin
Berj Garabedian - Violin
Julie Anne Gigante - Violin
Harris Goldman - Violin
Galina Golovin - Violin
Endre Granat - Violin
Alan Grunfeld - Violin
Julian Hallmark - Violin
Marilyn Harding - Violin
Clayton Haslop - Violin
Tamara Hatwan - Violin
Amy Hershberger - Violin
Tiffany Hu - Violin
Lisa Johnson - Violin
Patricia Johnson - Violin
Karen Jones - Violin
Miran Kajian - Violin
Peter Kent - Violin
Ovsep Ketendjian - Violin
Gary Kuo - Violin
Connie Kupka - Violin
Natalie Leggett - Violin
Dimitrie Leivici - Violin
Brian Leonard - Violin
Phillip Levy - Violin
Isabella Lippi - Violin
Rene M. Mandel - Violin
Jaymie Miller - Violin
Dennis Molchan - Violin
Irma Neumann - Violin
Robin Olson - Violin
Carolyn Osborn - Violin
Sid Page - Violin
Claudia Parducci - Violin
Rachel Purkin - Violin
Liane Reynolds - Violin
Michele Richards - Violin
Rafael Rishik - Violin
Susan Rishik - Violin
Mark Robertson - Violin
Anatoly Rosinski - Violin
Bob Sanov - Violin
Sheldon Sanov - Violin
Marc Sazer - Violin
Kwibee Shamban - Violin
Haim Shtrum - Violin
Margaret Sims - Violin
Polly Sweeny - Violin
Olivia Tsui - Violin
Mari Tsumura - Violin
Jennifer Walton - Violin
Miwako Watanabe - Violin
Elizabeth Wilson - Violin
North Wood - Violin
Kenneth Yerke - Violin
Shari Zippert - Violin
Marilyn H. Baker - Viola
Robert Berg - Viola
Denyse N. Buffum - Viola
Valerie D. Dimond - Viola
Jerry Epstein - Viola
Marlow Fisher - Viola
Matthew Funes - Viola
Rick Gerding - Viola
Pamela Goldsmith - Viola
Lynn Grants - Viola
Keith Greene - Viola
Jennie Hansen - Viola
Scott Haupert - Viola
Roland Kato - Viola
Janet Lakatos - Viola
Victoria Miskolczy - Viola
Dan Neufeld - Viola
Maria Newman - Viola
Simon Oswell - Viola
Karie L. Prescott - Viola
Michael Ramos - Viola
Cassandra Richburg - Viola
Carolyn Riley - Viola
James V. Ross - Viola
Robin Ross - Viola
Nancy K. Roth - Viola
Harry Shirinian - Viola
Ron Strauss - Viola
Raymond Tischer - Viola
Mihail Zinovyev - Viola
Robert Adcock - Cello
Paul Cohen - Cello
Antony Cooke - Cello
Matthew Cooker - Cello
Larry Corbett - Cello
Ernest Ehrhardt - Cello
Steve Erdody - Cello
Christine Ermacoff - Cello
Todd Hemmenway - Cello
Paula Hochhalter - Cello
Judith Johnson - Cello
David Jpeltz - Cello
Anne Karam - Cello
Dennis Karmazyn - Cello
Suzie Katayama - Cello
Armen Kszajikian - Cello
Timothy Landauer - Cello
Roger Lebow - Cello
Dane Little - Cello
David Low - Cello
Miguel Martinez - Cello
Steve Richards - Cello
Daniel Smith - Cello
Sebastian Toettcher - Cello
Kevan M. Torfeh - Cello
Cecelia Tsan - Cello
John Walz - Cello
Louise M. Dituleio - Flute
Martin Glicklick - Flute
David Shostac - Flute
Sheridon Stokes - Flute
James Walker - Flute
Emily Bernstein - Clarinet
Gary S. Bovyer - Clarinet
James M. Kanter - Clarinet
Samuel Karam - Clarinet
Martin Krystall - Clarinet
Steven Roberts - Clarinet
Ralph Williams - Clarinet
Phil Ayling - Oboe
Thomas Boyd - Oboe
Earle D. Dumler - Oboe
John Ellis - Oboe
Charles Coker - Bassoon
Rose Corrigan - Bassoon
Michael O’Donovan - Bassoon
Ken Munday - Bassoon
David Riddles - Bassoon
Steven Becknell - Horn
David Duke - Horn
Todd Miller - Horn
Brian D.A. O’Connor - Horn
John A. Reynolds - Horn
Kurt G. Snyder - Horn
James W. Thatcher - Horn
Phillip Edward Yao - Horn
Rick Baptist - Trumpet
Gary E. Grant - Trumpet
Warren Luening - Trumpet (as Warren H. Luening)
Malcolm McNab - Trumpet
Timothy G. Morrison - Trumpet
William C. Booth - Trombone
Alexander Iles - Trombone
Alan Kaplan - Trombone
Kenneth Kugler - Trombone
Phillip Teele - Trombone
Fred Greene - Tuba
Marcia Dickstein - Harp
Gayle Levant - Harp
JoAnn Turovsky - Harp
Wade Culbreath - Percussion
Alan Estes - Percussion
Gregory Goodall - Percussion
Daniel Greco - Percussion
Peter Limonick - Percussion
Thomas Raney - Percussion

Album Produced by Bob Gaudio

Jonathan Tunick - Arrangements (1, 2, 16, 20)
William Ross - Arrangements (3, 7, 8)
Jeremy Lubbock - Arrangements (4, 5, 12)
Elmer Bernstein - Arrangement (6), Orchestra Conductor
Jon A. Kull - Arrangement (6)
Alan Lindgren - Arrangements (9, 15, 19), Music Coordinator
Patrick Williams - Arrangements (10, 11, 17)
Thomas Hensley (as Tom Hensley) - Arrangements (13, 18)
Jorge Calandrelli - Arrangement (14)
Sandy DeCrescent - Orchestra Contractor, Musician Manager
David Low - Musician Manager
Sam Cole - Production Coordinator

Bill Schnee - Recording Engineer, Mixing Engineer
Bernie Becker - Recording Engineer
Koji Egawa - Assistant Engineer
John Rodd - Recordist (The Newman Scoring Stage, Twentieth Century Fox)
Stacey Ronbinson - Post Production Manager (The Newman Scoring Stage, Twentieth Century Fox)
Tom Steel - Stage Crew (The Newman Scoring Stage, Twentieth Century Fox)
Damon Tedesco - Stage Crew (The Newman Scoring Stage, Twentieth Century Fox)

Recording Studios:
The Newman Scoring Stage, Twentieth Century Fox
Record Plant Los Angeles, California (additional recording)
ArchAngel Recording Studio, Los Angeles, California (additional recording)

Mixing Studio:
Schnee Studio, Universal City, California

Doug Sax - Mastering Engineer

Mastering Studio:
The Mastering Lab, Hollywood, California

Gabrielle Raumberger - Art Direction, Design
Clifford Singontiko - Design
Rocky Schenck - Photography
Neal Preston - Recording Studio Photography
Bill Whitten - Neil Diamond’s Wardrobe Stylist

“Conducted by Elmer Bernstein”.

“What a genuine thrill it is to sing live with a large orchestra, especially a great live orchestra and most especially, a great live orchestra with a legendary film composer/conductor at the helm -- in this particular case Mr. Elmer Bernstein, who fell for my pitch that I could sing these movie classics. Of course, I knew I could... I'd been singing some of them since I was a kid. But my thanks to Elmer for telling me how to do it with a full orchestra, without the traditional rhythm section to keep me on track. “Just lead the way and we will follow,” said Mr. Bernstein at one of our early meetings. “Follow?” I thought, “How do you get an 80 piece orchestra to follow you when you perform the songs a little different every time you do them?” Elmer repeated, “I can follow you.” How could I question this man? he is the legendary Elmer Bernstein and I was just the singer in this ensemble. Could it be that all I had to do was sing? // Of course, I picked great songs to sing, it always helps to have great songs and great arrangers. Add a Producer (Bob Gaudio) whose job it is to bring all these disparate elements together into one beautiful record, and lots of love and care, and the result is this album. These are some of my all time movie favorites. May they keep you warm too as time goes by. // With Love of course, // Neil Diamond”.

“Thanks to ED_NET Systems, Steve Boring”.

“Very Special Thanks to: // Tommy Mottola, Don Ienner, Mel Ilberman, Michelle Anthony and Peter Fletcher at Sony and Columbia Records. Jay Landers, Jerry Kerns, Darla Albright, Alison Zanetos, Mark Castonovo, Edie Siteman, Stuart Weinstein, Amanda Crain, Erik Lillmars. Tim Jordon Rentals. Gabrielle, Melitta, Joseph, Jon, Bryan, Joni and Cliff. Also...Marjorie, Elyn, Jesse, Micah and Mom for their special love.”.

“The world will always welcome lovers as time goes by”.

Track 1:
“from the film “Casablanca””.
“Prelude composed by Elmer Bernstein”.

Track 2:
“from “Calamity Jane””.

Track 3:
“from “Unchained” and “Ghost””.

Track 4:
“from “The Lion King””.

Track 5:
“from “Swing Time””.

Track 6:
“from “Love With The Proper Stranger””.

Track 7:
“from “Puttin’ On The Ritz””.

Track 8:
“from “Pinocchio””.

Track 9:
“from “The Thomas Crown Affair””.

Track 10:
“from “Sweet Bird Of Youth””.

Track 11:
“from “High Society””.

Track 12:
“from “Titanic””.

Track 13:
“from “Casino Royale””.

Track 14:
“from “Rosalie””.

Track 15:
“from “Breakfast At Tiffany’s””.

Track 16:
“from “Ruby Gentry””.

Track 17:
a: “from “Born To Dance””.
b: “from “Sky’s The Limit””.

Track 18:
“from “Hard Day’s Night””.

Track 19:
“from “Blue Hawaii””.

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Songwriters:
Harold Arlen
Burt Bacharach
Alan Bergman
Marilyn Bergman
Irving Berlin
Elmer Bernstein
Luigi Creatore
Hal David
Sammy Fain
Dorothy Fields
Leigh Harline
James Horner
Herman Hupfeld
Will Jennings
Elton John
Jerome Kern
Michel Legrand (as Michel LeGrand)
John Lennon
Henry Mancini
Robert Maxwell
Paul McCartney
Johnny Mercer
Alex North
Mitchell Parish
Hugo Peretti
Cole Porter
Tim Rice
Heinz Roemheld
Carl Sigman
Ned Washington
Paul Francis Webster
George David Weiss
Hy Zaret



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