Neil Diamond - Just For You (1967) (@256)

Who could imagine that Neil Diamond, an artist who released his first lp in 1966 and had never reached no1 of albums in the US, would do so in 2008 with a non-compilation album? As in his previous release ('12 Songs') in 2005, the man behind the console is Rick Rubin who, with his golden touch, certainly paid a key role in Neil's re-emergence. So, this is the second time that Rubin resurrects the career of an artist; the first one was of course with Johnny Cash. The latter's album (and former's production) 'American III: Solitary Man' of 2000, gives a good hint for Rubin's admiration for Diamond, since the track 'Solitary Man' covered by Cash (and proposed by Rubin) was a hit for Diamond back in 1966.

'Just For You' (Diamond's second lp release) is an album where (a) songs from this album have been covered by as diverse artists as Johnny Cash, Music Machine, Monkees, Lulu, Urge Overkill, UB40, Chris Isaak, Four Tops, Robert Wyatt, EMF and Smash Mouth and (b) nine out of the eleven compositions of the album have been released as a-side singles, with many of them becoming big hits.

Tracklisting:
Girl, You'll Be A Woman Soon
The Long Way Home
Red Red Wine
You'll Forget
The Boat That I Row
Cherry Cherry
I'm A Believer
Shilo
You Got To Me
Solitary Man
Thank The Lord For The Night Time

album info link: here

download link: here