Neil Diamond - The Jazz Singer

by Neil Diamond (Composer), Forre Wright

(Piano/Vocal/Guitar Artist Songbook). 16 songs from the movie including: America * Hello Again * Love on the Rocks * and more.

64 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 1986

About the author

Neil Leslie Diamond is an American singer-songwriter and occasional actor.

Neil Diamond is one of pop music's most enduring and successful singer-songwriters. As a successful pop music performer, Diamond scored a number of hits worldwide in the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s. Critic William Ruhlmann wrote of Diamond, "As of 2001, he claimed worldwide record sales of 115 million copies, and as of 2002 he was ranked third, behind only Elton John and Barbra Streisand, on the list of the most successful adult contemporary artists in the history of the Billboard chart." As of May 2005 Diamond had sold 120 million records worldwide, including 48 million records in the U.S.

Though his record sales declined somewhat after the 1980s, Diamond continues to tour successfully, and maintains a very loyal following. Diamond's songs have been recorded by a vast array of performers from many different musical genres.

Diamond was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1984, and in 2000 was given Sammy Cahn Lifetime Achievement Award.

Reviews

[Carmen Leary · Rating 4 out of 5]

I grew up on the music from my parents' collection of vinyl and 8-track albums. The Jazz Singer by Neil Diamond was one of my favorites. Though Neil was never a great singer, his cleaver songwriting and story-telling made his music stand out. This soundtrack to the film of the same name contains some of Diamond's most inspired tunes. Among them: Love On The Rocks and Coming To America. It sets the mood for a film about the making of a popstar in the 1970s in America.