Tennessee Moon

Tennessee Moon is the twenty-third studio album by Neil Diamond. Released in February 1996, it is the product of a collaboration with various country music songwriters and performers. A companion television special entitled Under a Tennessee Moon was aired on ABC. The album was certified gold by the RIAA.[2]

Tennessee Moon
Studio album by Neil Diamond
Released	February 6, 1996
Recorded	1995, Dark Horse Recording Studio
Genre	Country
Length	68:03
Label	Columbia
Producer	Bob Gaudio, Paul Worley, Don Cook, Richard Landis, James Stroud
Neil Diamond chronology
The Christmas Album, Volume II (1994) Tennessee Moon (1996) The Movie Album: As Time Goes By (1998)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Tennessee Moon"	Neil Diamond, Dennis Morgan	3:00
2.	"One Good Love" (duet with Waylon Jennings)	Neil Diamond, Gary Nicholson	4:18
3.	"Shame" (duet with Hal Ketchum)	Neil Diamond, Hal Ketchum	3:31
4.	"A Matter of Love"	Neil Diamond, Tom Shapiro	4:35
5.	"Marry Me" (duet with Buffy Lawson)	Neil Diamond, Tom Shapiro	3:50
6.	"Deep Inside of You" (duet with Beth Nielsen Chapman)	Beth Nielsen Chapman, Neil Diamond	3:51
7.	"Gold Don't Rust"	Gary Burr, Bob DiPiero, Neil Diamond	3:42
8.	"Like You Do" (duet with Rosemary Butler)	Sandy Knox, Steve Rosen	4:03
9.	"Can Anybody Hear Me"	Neil Diamond, Bill LaBounty	3:50
10.	"Win the World"	Neil Diamond, Susan Longacre	4:12
11.	"No Limit"	Richard Bennett, Neil Diamond	3:07
12.	"Reminisce for a While" (duet with Raul Malo)	Neil Diamond, Raul Malo	4:27
13.	"Kentucky Woman"	Neil Diamond	2:48
14.	"If I Lost My Way"	Gary Burr, Neil Diamond	3:23
15.	"Everybody"	Jesse Diamond, Neil Diamond	3:45
16.	"Talking Optimist Blues (Good Day Today)"	Neil Diamond, Gretchen Peters	2:53
17.	"Open Wide These Prison Doors"	Neil Diamond, Stewart Harris	4:30
18.	"Blue Highway" (featuring Chet Atkins)	Neil Diamond, Harlan Howard	3:56

Personnel

• Neil Diamond – lead vocals
• Dennis Burnside – acoustic piano (1), organ (1)
• Alan Lindgren – organ (2, 9), acoustic piano (5, 6, 8, 9, 12), keyboards (8, 14, 15), arrangements (8, 15)
• Matt Rollings – acoustic piano (3, 7, 10, 13, 16, 17, 18), organ (4)
• Jo-El Sonnier – accordion (3)
• Al Kooper – organ (17)
• Mark Casstevens – acoustic guitar (1)
• Brent Mason – electric guitar (1, 3, 13)
• Bruce Bouton – pedal steel guitar (1, 3, 4, 10, 13, 16), lap steel guitar (7)
• Dan Dugmore – acoustic guitar (2, 5, 8, 9, 10, 12, 14, 17), pedal steel guitar (2, 5, 6, 8, 12, 14), electric guitar (6, 7, 14), electric harmonium (9)
• Gary Nicholson – acoustic guitar (2)
• Doug Rhone – acoustic guitar (2, 5, 6, 9, 12, 14, 15), electric guitar (9, 17)
• Richard Bennett – acoustic guitar (3-6, 8, 11, 13, 15, 16, 18), electric guitar (3, 4, 7, 10, 12, 17), guitarophone (3, 8)
• Hal Ketchum – acoustic guitar (3), backing vocals (3)
• Steve Gibson – acoustic guitar (4, 13, 16, 18)
• Chris Leuzinger – electric guitar (4)
• Brent Rowan – electric guitar (4, 16, 18)
• Biff Watson – acoustic guitar (7, 10, 17)
• Paul Worley – acoustic guitar (7)
• Dann Huff – electric guitar (13)
• Gary Burr – acoustic guitar (14), backing vocals (14)
• Chet Atkins – acoustic guitar (18), backing vocals (8)
• Rob Hajacos – fiddle (1, 4, 9, 16, 18), "hoedown" instruments (1)
• Jonathan Yudkin – fiddle (3, 13)
• Andrea Zonn – fiddle (5, 10, 14)
• Tammy Rogers – fiddle (6, 17)
• Sam Bush – fiddle (7), mandolin (7)
• Mark O'Connor – fiddle (15)
• Michael Rhodes – bass (1, 4, 7, 10, 17)
• Reinie Press – bass (2, 5, 6, 9, 11, 12, 14, 15)
• David Hungate – bass (3, 13, 16), electric upright bass (18)
• Dave Pomeroy – fretless bass (8)
• Lonnie Wilson – drums (1), percussion (1)
• Ron Tutt – drums (2, 5, 6, 9, 11, 12, 14, 15)
• Paul Leim – drums (3, 4, 13, 16, 18)
• Chester Thompson – drums (7, 10, 17)
• Sam Bacco – percussion (3-7, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18)
• Bergen White – arrangements (5, 10)
• The Nashville String Machine – strings
• John Wesley Ryles – backing vocals (1, 4, 7, 9)
• Dennis Wilson – backing vocals (1, 7)
• Waylon Jennings – lead vocals (2)
• Jana King – backing vocals (3, 13, 15, 16, 18)
• Curtis Wright – backing vocals (3, 13, 15, 16, 18)
• Curtis Young – backing vocals (3, 13, 15, 16, 18)
• Stephanie Bentley – backing vocals (4)
• Buffy Lawson – lead vocals (5), backing vocals (7, 10)
• Beth Nielsen Chapman – lead vocals (6)
• Debra Black – backing vocals (7, 10)
• Harry Stinson – backing vocals (7)
• Rosemary Butler – lead vocals (8)
• Bill LaBounty – backing vocals (9)
• Kathy Burdick – backing vocals (9)
• Melodie Crittenden – backing vocals (11)
• Bob Gaudio – backing vocals (11), accordion (17)
• Raul Malo – lead vocals (12)
• Beth Hooker – backing vocals (14)

Production

• Don Cook – producer (1)
• Bob Gaudio – producer (2, 4-12, 14-18), executive producer
• Richard Landis – producer (3, 13)
• James Stroud – producer (3, 13)
• Paul Worley – producer (7, 8)
• Mike Bradley – engineer (1), mixing (1)
• Bernie Becker – engineer (2, 5, 6, 8, 9, 11, 12, 14, 15)
• Justin Niebank – mixing (2, 4-12, 14-18), engineer (3, 4, 7, 10, 13, 16, 17, 18)
• Chris Lord-Alge – mixing (3, 13)
• Mark Capps – assistant engineer, mix assistant
• Chris Davie – assistant engineer, mix assistant
• Eric Elwell – assistant engineer
• David Hall – assistant engineer
• Joe Hayden – assistant engineer
• Sandy Jenkins – assistant engineer
• Greg Parker – assistant engineer
• Mike Psanos – assistant engineer
• Mark Ralston – assistant engineer
• Rhett Travis – assistant engineer
• King Williams – assistant engineer
• Mark Hagan – mix assistant
• Gavin Lurssen – mastering
• Doug Sax – mastering
• David Kirschner – art direction
• Gabrielle Raumberger – design
• Dylan Tran – design
• Jeff Dunas – front cover photography
• Ed Rode – back cover photography

Studios

• Recorded at Dark Horse Recording Studio and The Castle (Franklin, Tennessee); Javelina Recording Studios and Soundshop 'A' Inc. (Nashville, Tennessee).
• Mixed at Masterfonics, Loud Recording and Soundshop 'A' Inc. (Nashville, Tennessee).
• Mastered at The Mastering Lab (Hollywood, California).

Chart performance

Chart (1996)	Peak position
Australian ARIA Charts	2
Canadian RPM Country Albums	3
UK Albums Chart	12
U.S. Billboard 200	14
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	3

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[3]	2× Platinum	150,000[4]
New Zealand (RMNZ)[5]	Gold	7,500^^
United Kingdom (BPI)[6]	Silver	60,000^^
United States (RIAA)[7]	Gold	500,000^^
^^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

1. Allmusic review
2. Ruhlmann, William. "Neil Diamond - Biography". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2008-05-16.
3. "Aria Albums Chart 1996". Aria Charts. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
4. White, Adam (29 June 1996). "Diamond's 'Tennessee Moon' Shines Down Under". Billboard. p. 10.
5. "New Zealand album certifications – Neil Diamond – Tennessee Moon". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
6. "British album certifications – Neil Diamond – Tennessee Moon". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 27 March 2019. Select albums in the Format field. Select Silver in the Certification field. Type Tennessee Moon in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
7. "American album certifications – Neil Diamond – Tennessee Moon". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 27 March 2019. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH.