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2014 studio album by Neil Diamond
Melody Road
Studio album by
Neil Diamond
Released
October 21, 2014 (2014-10-21)
Recorded
2012–2014 Archangel Recording
Genre
Pop
folk
Label
Capitol
Producer
Jacknife Lee
Don Was
Neil Diamond chronology
Dreams (2010)
Melody Road (2014)
Acoustic Christmas (2016)
Melody Road is Neil Diamond's 32nd studio album, and first album of original music recorded since 2008's well-received Home Before Dark, which debuted on the US album charts at #1.[1] It was produced by Don Was and Jacknife Lee.[2]
After 40 years recording solo for Columbia (Capitol had released Diamond's 1980 soundtrack album for The Jazz Singer.[3]), Diamond signed with Capitol Records in early 2014.[3] At the same time, his back catalogue was moved to Universal Music Group, Capitol's parent company.
On September 8, 2014, six of the tracks from Melody Road were premiered at the Capitol Records studios in Hollywood, CA at a listening party for a small group of music industry executives and journalists. Following the event, Billboard wrote that the album is "rich in orchestration that retains the dark rustic qualities of his last two studio albums of original material, 12 Songs and Home Before Dark." Of the songs, the article stated that "'Something Blue', the most commercial of the songs played Monday, has the classic Diamond mid-tempo lilt; the ballads 'The Art of Love' and '(Ooo) Do I Wanna Be Yours' offer springboards for Diamond's still-potent voice; and 'Seongah and Jimmy' is an eyewitness account of a romance between a woman from Korea and a man from Long Island."[4]The Wall Street Journal wrote that "The Art of Love" is a "tender offering from Diamond, who at age 73, hasn't lost that ability to convey a wide swath of emotions in just four minutes."[5]
In September, three videos from the album were released. A lyric video for "The Art of Love" debuted on Diamond's YouTube/VEVO channel,[2] and the video for the album's first single, "Something Blue", premiered on Yahoo! Music.[6]Rolling Stone debuted the video for "Nothing But a Heartache".[7]
^Sisario, Ben (September 11, 2008). "The Marathon Man of Pop". New York Times. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
^ abABC News Radio Staff. "Neil Diamond to Release New Studio Album, "Melody Road," Next Month". abcnewsradio.com. ABC News Radio. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
^ abBillboard Staff (January 20, 2014). "Neil Diamond Signs With Capitol Records (Exclusive)". Billboard. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
^Billboard Staff (September 9, 2014). "Neil Diamond Takes Guests Down 'Melody Road' at Capitol Studios Listening Party". Billboard. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
^Ayers, Mike (September 9, 2014). "Neil Diamond Returns With New Album 'Melody Road'". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
^Geller, Wendy (24 September 2014). "Feeling Down? Neil Diamond's 'Something Blue' Will Snap You Out of It!". music.yahoo.com. Yahoo!. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
^Murray, Nick (September 16, 2014). "Watch Neil Diamond's Reflective 'Nothing But a Heartache' Video". rollingstone.com. Rolling Stone. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
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