Dreams (Neil Diamond album)

Dreams
Dreams
Studio album by Neil Diamond
Released	November 2, 2010
Genres	Pop, rock, country pop, country rock
Length	54:57
Label	Columbia
Producer	Neil Diamond
Neil Diamond chronology

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]

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 says 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]

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, guitars
Alan Lindgren – acoustic piano, Hammond B3 organ, arrangements
Tom Hensley – acoustic piano, horn arrangements (14)
Benmont Tench – acoustic piano (11)
Hadley Hockensmith – guitars
Reinie Press – bass guitar
King Errisson – percussion
Gabe Witcher – fiddle (2)
Tommy Morgan – harmonica (5)
Don Markese – alto saxophone, baritone saxophone, tenor saxophone, clarinet
Larry Klimas – tenor saxophone, flute
Andrew Klein – bassoon
Robert Shulgold – flute
Joseph Stone – oboe
Arturo Velasco – trombone, bass trombone
John Fumo – trumpet, flugelhorn
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
Mastering Assistant – 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 (Official Charts)^[11]	7
Spanish Albums (Promusicae)^[12]	42
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[13]	53
UK Albums (Official Charts)^[14]	8
US Billboard 200^[15]	8
US Indie Store Album Sales (Billboard)^[16]	21

Year-end charts

Chart (2010)	Position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[17]	91
UK Albums (OCC)^[18]	129

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)^[19]	Gold	100,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

↑ Allmusic review
↑ Jurek, Thom Thomas. Dreams at AllMusic. Retrieved March 11, 2014.
↑ Diamond, Neil. "Billboard 200". Retrieved March 11, 2014.
↑ "Australiancharts.com – Neil Diamond – Dreams". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
↑ "Austriancharts.at – Neil Diamond – Dreams" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
↑ "Ultratop.be – Neil Diamond – Dreams" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Neil Diamond – Dreams" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Neil Diamond – Dreams" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
↑ "Irish-charts.com – Discography Neil Diamond". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
↑ "Charts.nz – Neil Diamond – Dreams". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
↑ "Official Scottish Albums Chart on 13/11/2010 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
↑ "Spanishcharts.com – Neil Diamond – Dreams". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
↑ "Swisscharts.com – Neil Diamond – Dreams". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
↑ "Official Albums Chart on 13/11/2010 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
↑ "Neil Diamond Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
↑ "Neil Diamond Chart History (Top Tastemaker Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 14, 2023.
↑ "ARIA End of Year Albums Chart 2010". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
↑ "End of Year 2010" (PDF). UKChartsPlus. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
↑ "British album certifications – Neil Diamond – Dreams". British Phonographic Industry. Select albums in the Formats field. Type Dreams Neil Diamond in the "Search:" field.

[1] Allmusic review

[2] Jurek, Thom Thomas. Dreams at AllMusic. Retrieved March 11, 2014.

[Billboard-3] Diamond, Neil. "Billboard 200". Retrieved March 11, 2014.

[ac_Australia_Neil_Diamond-4] "Australiancharts.com – Neil Diamond – Dreams". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 8, 2020.

[ac_Austria_Neil_Diamond-5] "Austriancharts.at – Neil Diamond – Dreams" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 8, 2020.

[ac_Flanders_Neil_Diamond-6] "Ultratop.be – Neil Diamond – Dreams" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 8, 2020.

[ac_Netherlands_Neil_Diamond-7] "Dutchcharts.nl – Neil Diamond – Dreams" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 8, 2020.

[ac_Germany_Neil_Diamond-8] "Offiziellecharts.de – Neil Diamond – Dreams" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved September 8, 2020.

[ac_Ireland2_Neil_Diamond-9] "Irish-charts.com – Discography Neil Diamond". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 8, 2020.

[ac_New_Zealand_Neil_Diamond-10] "Charts.nz – Neil Diamond – Dreams". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 8, 2020.

[ac_Scotland_-11] "Official Scottish Albums Chart on 13/11/2010 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 8, 2020.

[ac_Spain_Neil_Diamond-12] "Spanishcharts.com – Neil Diamond – Dreams". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 8, 2020.

[ac_Switzerland_Neil_Diamond-13] "Swisscharts.com – Neil Diamond – Dreams". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 8, 2020.

[ac_UK2_-14] "Official Albums Chart on 13/11/2010 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 8, 2020.

[ac_Billboard200_Neil_Diamond-15] "Neil Diamond Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved September 8, 2020.

[ac_BillboardTastemaker_Neil_Diamond-16] "Neil Diamond Chart History (Top Tastemaker Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 14, 2023.

[17] "ARIA End of Year Albums Chart 2010". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved September 8, 2020.

[18] "End of Year 2010" (PDF). UKChartsPlus. Retrieved September 8, 2020.

[United_KingdomNeil_DiamondDreamsalbumCertRef-19] "British album certifications – Neil Diamond – Dreams". British Phonographic Industry. Select albums in the Formats field. Type Dreams Neil Diamond in the "Search:" field.

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Neil Diamond
Discography
Studio albums	The Feel of Neil Diamond Just for You Velvet Gloves and Spit Brother Love's Travelling Salvation Show Touching You, Touching Me Tap Root Manuscript Stones Moods Serenade Beautiful Noise I'm Glad You're Here with Me Tonight You Don't Bring Me Flowers September Morn On the Way to the Sky Heartlight Primitive Headed for the Future The Best Years of Our Lives Lovescape The Christmas Album Up on the Roof: Songs from the Brill Building The Christmas Album, Volume II Tennessee Moon The Movie Album: As Time Goes By Three Chord Opera 12 Songs Home Before Dark A Cherry Cherry Christmas Dreams Melody Road Acoustic Christmas Wild at Heart
Soundtrack albums	Jonathan Livingston Seagull The Jazz Singer
Live albums	Gold: Recorded Live at the Troubadour Hot August Night Love at the Greek Hot August Night II Live in America Stages: Performances 1970–2002 Hot August Night/NYC
Compilation albums	Neil Diamond's Greatest Hits Shilo Rainbow His 12 Greatest Hits And the Singer Sings His Song 12 Greatest Hits, Vol. II Classics: The Early Years The Greatest Hits: 1966–1992 The Neil Diamond Collection The Essential Neil Diamond Play Me: The Complete Uni Studio Recordings...Plus! The Bang Years 1966–1968 All-Time Greatest Hits Neil Diamond 50 – 50th Anniversary Collection A Neil Diamond Christmas
Singles	"Solitary Man" "Cherry, Cherry" "Girl, You'll Be a Woman Soon" "Thank the Lord for the Night Time" "Kentucky Woman" "New Orleans" "Red Red Wine" "Two-Bit Manchild" "Shilo" "Brother Love's Travelling Salvation Show" "Sweet Caroline" "Holly Holy" "Until It's Time for You to Go" "And the Grass Won't Pay No Mind" "Solitary Man" (re-release) "Cracklin' Rosie" "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother" "I Am... I Said" "Done Too Soon" "I'm a Believer" "Crunchy Granola Suite" "Song Sung Blue" "Play Me" "Cherry, Cherry" "The Last Thing on My Mind" "Longfellow Serenade" "I've Been This Way Before" "If You Know What I Mean" "Don't Think... Feel" "Desiree" "God Only Knows" "You Don't Bring Me Flowers" "Forever in Blue Jeans" "Dancing in the Street" "Love on the Rocks" "Hello Again" "America" "Yesterday's Songs" "On the Way to the Sky" "Heartlight"
Other songs	"Sunflower"
Concert tours	50 Year Anniversary World Tour
Related articles	The Jazz Singer (film) A Beautiful Noise (musical) Song Sung Blue (film)
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