Dreams (Neil Diamond album)

Dreams is the thirty-first studio album by Neil Diamond. It was produced by Diamond and released by Columbia Records in 2010. The album contains cover versions of popular songs that Diamond claims in the liner notes are among his favorites. Among them is "I'm a Believer", which he wrote for The Monkees back in 1966.[2] Dreams ranked at number eight on the Billboard 200 chart.[3]

Dreams
Studio album by Neil Diamond
Released	November 2, 2010
Genre	Pop, rock, country pop, country rock
Length	54:57
Label	Columbia
Producer	Neil Diamond
Neil Diamond chronology
A Cherry Cherry Christmas (2009) Dreams (2010) Melody Road (2014)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Ain't No Sunshine"	Bill Withers	3:37
2.	"Blackbird"	John Lennon, Paul McCartney	3:22
3.	"Alone Again (Naturally)"	Gilbert O'Sullivan	3:57
4.	"Feels Like Home"	Randy Newman	4:51
5.	"Midnight Train to Georgia"	Jim Weatherly	5:00
6.	"I'm a Believer"	Neil Diamond	4:27
7.	"Love Song"	Lesley Duncan	3:57
8.	"Losing You"	Randy Newman	3:16
9.	"Hallelujah"	Leonard Cohen	4:10
10.	"A Song for You"	Leon Russell	4:31
11.	"Yesterday"	John Lennon, Paul McCartney	3:31
12.	"Let It Be Me"	Gilbert Bécaud, Manny Curtis, Pierre Delanoë	3:19
13.	"Desperado"	Glenn Frey, Don Henley	3:36
14.	"Don't Forget Me"	Harry Nilsson	3:23

Personnel

• Neil Diamond – lead vocals, guitar
• Hadley Hockensmith – guitar
• Reinie Press – bass guitar
• King Errisson – percussion
• Alan Lindgren – piano, Hammond B3 organ, arrangements
• Tom Hensley – piano, horn arrangements (14)
• Benmont Tench – piano (11)
• Tommy Morgan – harmonica (5)
• Gabe Witcher – fiddle (2)
• Don Markese – alto, baritone and tenor saxophones; clarinet
• Larry Klimas – tenor saxophone, flute
• John Fumo – trumpet, flugelhorn
• Arturo Velasco – trombone, bass trombone
• Robert Shulgold – flute
• Joseph Stone – oboe
• Andrew Klein – bassoon
• Joseph Meyer – French horn
• Assa Drori – concertmaster
• Timothy B. Schmit – harmony vocals (4)

Production

• Producer – Neil Diamond
• Production Coordinator – Sam Cole
• Recorded, Mixed and Mastered by Bernie Becker
• Assistant Mastering – Dale Becker
• Recorded at Arch Angel Studios (Los Angeles, CA) and Eastwest Studios (Hollywood, CA).
• Mixed at Arch Angel Studios
• Mastered at Bernie Becker Mastering
• Art Direction and Design – Glen Nakasako at SMOG Design, Inc. (Los Angeles, CA).
• Photography – Jesse Diamond and Frank Ockenfels

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2010) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA)[4] 5 Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[5] 31 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[6] 50 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[7] 12 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[8] 51 Irish Albums (IRMA)[9] 28 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[10] 5 Scottish Albums (OCC)[11] 7 Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[12] 42 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[13] 53 UK Albums (OCC)[14] 8 US Billboard 200[15] 8

Year-end charts Chart (2010) Position Australian Albums (ARIA)[16] 91 UK Albums (OCC)[17] 129

References

1. Allmusic review
2. Jurek, Thom Thomas. Dreams at AllMusic. Retrieved March 11, 2014.
3. Diamond, Neil. "Billboard 200". Retrieved March 11, 2014.
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9. "Irish-charts.com – Discography Neil Diamond". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
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11. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
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13. "Swisscharts.com – Neil Diamond – Dreams". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
14. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
15. "Neil Diamond Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
16. "ARIA End of Year Albums Chart 2010". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
17. "End of Year 2010" (PDF). UKChartsPlus. Retrieved September 8, 2020.