전세계 일억 삼천 만장 이상의 앨범 판매고! 2011년 로큰롤 명예의 전당 헌정 후보 선정! 16장의 TOP 10 앨범! 37곡의 TOP 10 싱글! 8곡의 싱글 차트 No.1 기록!
THE ULTIMATE NEIL DIAMOND COLLECTION!
전설적인 가수이자 연주자, 싱어송라이터 닐 다이아몬드
그의 시작부터 현재까지를 단 한 장으로 요약한 궁극의 베스트 앨범 THE VERY BEST OF NEIL DIAMOND
[The Very Best Of Neil Diamond]는 정확한 노래 제목을 알고 있지 못했지만, 들을 때마다 감동을 주는 따뜻한, 흥겨운, 때때로 차분한, 닐 다이아몬드의 어덜트 컨템퍼러리 성향의 올드팝을 빼곡하게 담고 있는 흥미로운 최신 히트곡 모음집이다. 지금까지 그의 음악세계를 아우른 여러 앨범이 존재했지만 이번 앨범은 훨씬 더 각별하다. 그 첫 번째가 다른 앨범에 비해 이 앨범이 커버하고 있는 시기가 훨씬 넓다는 점이다. 닐 다이아몬드가 최초로 빌보드 차트에 이름을 올리게 되는 1966년의 빌보드 싱글 차트 55위곡 “Solitary Man“과 같은 해인 1966년 발표한 생애 첫 톱10 진입곡 “Cherry, Cherry“도 담고 있다는 건 이 앨범만 가진 장점이다. 2008년의 빌보드 앨범 차트 1위를 기록했던 [Home Before Dark] 수록 곡 “Pretty Amazing Grace“을 담아 커버하는 기간을 대폭 늘린 것도 재미있다. 아마도 이 앨범을 듣다 보면 예전에 들었던 음악보다 훨씬 선명한 사운드라고 느끼게 될 것이다. 맞다. 닐 다이아몬드의 첫 레이블 뱅에서 발표한 히트 싱글 “Solitary Man“이나 “Cherry, Cherry“는 2011년에 리마스터링 하여 공개한 [The Bang Years, 1966-1968](2011) 버전으로 수록했기 때문이다. “Brother Love`s Travelling Salvation Show“, “Kentucky Woman“, “Shilo“ 등은 2011년 모노 리마스터링 버전이다. 리마스터링 음원으로 새로운 즐거움을 얻을 수 있고, 앨범이 커버하고 있는 시기도 무척 넓다는 점에서, 그의 음악을 지금 이 시기에 즐기려는 올드팝 팬들에게는 안성맞춤이다. 그의 음악이 아직도 사랑받는 이유를 알고 싶거나 닐 다이아몬드가 얼마나 멋진 싱어송라이터인가 알고 싶다면, 이 앨범은 단 한 장의 음반으로도 충분하다. [The Very Best Of Neil Diamond]는 데뷔 초반인 60년대 중반부터 2000년대까지 그의 음악을 여러 각도에서 조명한 깔끔한 베스트 앨범이다.
* 국내 라디오에서 꾸준히 리퀘스트 되는 Sweet Caroline, Song Sung Blue * Girl, You`ll Be A Woman Soon, Solitary Man 등 히트곡의 2011년 리마스터링 버전 * 바브라 스트라이샌드와의 듀엣곡 You Don’t Bring Me Flowers
* 빌보드 싱글 차트 1위에 빛나는 You Don`t Bring Me Flowers, Love On The Rocks 등 총 23곡 수록! .... ....
Love on the rocks Ain't no surprise Pour me a drink And I'll tell you some lies Got nothing to lose So you just sing the blues all the time
Gave you my heart Gave you my soul You left me alone here With nothing to hold Yesterday's gone Now all I want is a smile
First, they say they want you How they really need you Suddenly you find you're out there Walking in the storm When they know they have you Then they really have you Nothing you can do or say You've got to leave, just get away We all know the song
You need what you need You can say what you want Not much you can do When the feeling is gone May be blue skies above But it's cold when you're love's on the rocks
First, they say they want you How they really need you Suddenly you find you're out there Walking in the storm When they know they have you Then they really have you Nothing you can do or say You've got to leave, just get away We all know the song
Love on the rocks Ain't no surprise Pour me a drink And I'll tell you some lies Yesterday's gone And now all I want is a smile
Baby loves me Yes, yes she does Ah, the girl's outta sight, yeah Says she loves me Yes, yes she does Gonna show me tonight, yeah She got the way to move me, Cherry She got the way to groove me She got the way to move me She got the way to groove me
Tell your mamma, girl, I can't stay long We got things we gotta catch up on Mmmm, you know You know what I'm sayin' Can't stand still while the music is playin'
Y'ain't got no right No, no you don't Ah, to be so exciting Won't need bright lights No, no we won't Gonna make our own lighting
She got the way to move me, Cherry She got the way to groove me She got the way to move me She got the way to groove me
No, we won't tell a soul where we gone to Girl, we do whatever we want to Ah, I love the way that you do me Cherry, babe, you really get to me
She got the way to move me, Cherry She got the way to groove me She got the way to move me She got the way to groove me
L.A.'s fine, the sun shines most the time And the feeling is 'laid back' Palm trees grow, and rents are low But you know keep thinkin' about Making my way back
Well I'm New York City born and raised But nowadays, I'm lost between two shores L.A.'s fine, but it ain't home New York's home, but it ain't mine no more
I am, I said To no one there And no one heard at all Not even the chair I am, I cried I am, said I And I am lost, and I can't even say why Leavin' me lonely still
Did you ever read about a frog who dreamed of bein' a king And then became one Well except for the names and a few of the changes If you talk about me, the story's the same one
But I got an emptiness deep inside And I've tried, but it won't let me go And I'm not a man who likes to swear But I never cared for the sound of being alone
I am, I said To no one there And no one heard at all Not even the chair I am, I cried I am, said I And I am lost, and I can't even say why
Where it began I can't begin to knowin' But then I know it's growing strong Was in the spring And spring became the summer Who'd have believed you'd come along
Hands, touchin' hands Reachin' out Touchin' me Touchin' you
Sweet Caroline Good times never seemed so good I've been inclined To believe they never would
But now I Look at the night And it don't seem so lonely We fill it up with only two And when I hurt Hurtin' runs off my shoulders How can I hurt when I'm with you
Warm, touchin' warm Reachin' out Touchin' me Touchin' you
Sweet Caroline Good times never seemed so good I've been inclined To believe they never would Oh, no, no
Sweet Caroline Good times never seemed so good I've been inclined To believe they never would Sweet Caroline
Cracklin' Rosie, get on board We're gonna ride till there ain't no more to go Taking it slow Lord, don't you know Have me a time with a poor man's lady
Hitchin' on a twilight train Ain't nothing there that I care to take along Maybe a song To sing when I want Don't need to say please to no man for a happy tune
Oh, I love my Rosie child She got the way to make me happy You and me, we go in style Cracklin' Rosie you're a store-bought woman You make me sing like a guitar hummin' So hang on to me, girl Our song keeps runnin' on
Play it now Play it now Play it now, my baby
Cracklin' Rosie, make me a smile God if it lasts for an hour, that's all right We got all night To set the world right Find us a dream that don't asks no questions, yeah
Oh, I love my Rosie child You got the way to make me happy You and me, we go in style Cracklin' Rosie, you're a store-bought woman You make me sing like a guitar hummin' So hang on to me, girl Our song keeps runnin' on
Play it now Play it now Play it now, my baby
Cracklin' Rosie, make me a smile God if it lasts for an hour, that's all right We got all night To set the world right Find us a dream that don't asks no questions, yeah
I thought love was only true in fairy tales Meant for someone else but not for me Love was out to get me That's the way it seemed Disappointment haunted all my dreams
Then I saw her face Now I'm a believer Not a trace of doubt in my mind I'm in love I'm a believer I coundn't leave her if I tried
I thought love was more or less a giving thing Seems the more I gave the less I got What's the use in trying All you get is pain When I needed sunshine I got rain
Then I saw her face Now I'm a believer Not a trace of doubt in my mind I'm in love I'm a believer I coundn't leave her if I tried
Love you so much, can't count all the ways I'd die for you girl, and all they can say is "He's not your kind"
They never get tired of puttin' me down And I never know when I come around What I'm gonna find Don't let them make up your mind Don't you know
Girl, you'll be a woman soon Please come take my hand Girl, you'll be a woman soon Soon you'll need a man
I've been misunderstood for all of my life But what they're sayin', girl, just cuts like a knife "The boy's no good"
Well, I finally found what I've been looking for But if they get the chance, they'll end it for sure Sure they would Baby, I've done all I could It's up to you
Girl, you'll be a woman soon Please come take my hand Girl, you'll be a woman soon Soon you'll need a man
Holly holy eyes Dream of only you Where I am, what I am What I believe in Holly Holy
Holly holy dream Wanting only you And she comes And I run just like the wind will Holly holy
Sing a song Sing a song of songs Sing it out Sing it strong
Call the sun in the dead of the night And the sun's gonna rise in the sky Touch a man who can't walk upright And the lame man, he's gonna fly And I fly And I fly
Holly holy love Take the lonely child And the seed Let it be filled with tomorrow Holly holy
Sing a song Sing a song of songs Sing it out Sing it strong
Call the sun in the dead of the night And the sun's gonna rise in the sky Touch a man who can't walk upright And the lame man, he's gonna fly And I fly And I fly
Holly holy dream Dream of only you Holly holy love Holly holy love
Melinda was mine 'Til the time that I found her Holding Jim, loving him Then Sue came along, loved me strong That's what I thought Me and Sue, but that died too
Don't know that I will But until I can find me The girl who'll stay And won't play games behind me I'll be what I am A solitary man, solitary man
I've had it to here Bein' where love's a small word Part-time thing, paper ring I know it's been done Havin' one girl who'll love me Right or wrong, weak or strong
Don't know that I will But until I can find me The girl who'll stay And won't play games behind me I'll be what I am A solitary man, solitary man
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Don't know that I will But until I can find me The girl who'll stay And won't play games behind me I'll be what I am A solitary man Solitary man
메린다가 짐을 사랑한다는 걸 알기 전까지 그녀는 내꺼였지 그 때 수가 내게로 다가와 나를 많이 사랑했던거야 하지만 그녀(수)와의 사랑도 곧 끝났지
내 곁에 머물러 나만을 사랑해 주고 등 뒤에서 딴짓을 않는 여자를 만나기 전까지는 난 언제 헤어질지 모르는거지 난 나의 본래 모습으로 돌아갈거야 고독한 남자, 차라리 고독한 남자가 될래
난 사랑이란 말에는 큰 의미를 두지 않았어 삶의 부분적인 일일 뿐이고, 종이반지일 뿐인거지 나를 사랑해주는 한 여자를 갖는건 이제 다 되었다는걸 알아요 맞든 틀리든... 약하든 강하든...
내 곁에 머물러 나만을 사랑해 주고 등 뒤에서 딴짓을 않는 여자를 만나기 전까지는 난 언제 헤어질지 모르는거지 난 나의 본래 모습으로 돌아갈거야 고독한 남자, 차라리 고독한 남자가 될래
(반주)
내 곁에 머물러 나만을 사랑해 주고 등 뒤에서 딴짓을 않는 여자를 만나기 전까지는 난 언제 헤어질지 모르는거지 난 나의 본래 모습으로 돌아갈거야 고독한 남자, 차라리 고독한 남자가 될래
Song sung blue Everybody knows one Song sung blue Every garden grows one Me and you are subject to the blues now and then But when you take the blues and make a song You sing them out again Sing them out again
Song sung blue Weeping like a willow Song sung blue Sleeping on my pillow
Funny thing, but you can sing it with a cry in your voice And before you know, start to feeling good You simply got no choice
♡ (Interlude - 01) ♡ Me and you are subject to the blues now and then But when you take the blues and make a song You sing them out again Sing them out again
Song sung blue Weeping like a willow Song sung blue Sleeping on my pillow
Funny thing, but you can sing it with a cry in your voice And before you know, start to feeling good You simply got no choice
Song sung blue ♡ (Interlude - 02) ♡ = (Everybody knows one) Song sung blue ♡ (Interlude - 03) ♡ = (Every garden grows one)
You don't bring me flowers You don't sing me love songs You hardly talk to me anymore When you come thru the door At the end of the day
I remember when You couldn't wait to love me Used to hate to leave me Now after lovin' me late at night When it's good for you And you're feelin' alright Well you just roll over And turn out the light And you don't bring me flowers anymore
It used to be so natural To talk about forever But "used to be's" don't count anymore They just lay on the floor 'Til we sweep them away
And baby, I remember All the things you taught me I learned how to laugh And I learned how to cry Well I leared how to love Even learned how to lie You'd think I could learn How to tell you goodbye 'Cause you don't bring me flowers anymore
Hello again, hello Just called to say hello I couldn’t sleep at all tonight And I know it’s late But I couldn’t wait
Hello, my friend, hello Just called to let you know I think about you every night When I’m here alone And you’re there at home Hello
Maybe it’s been crazy And maybe I’m to blame But I put my heart above my head We’ve been through it all And you loved me just the same And when you’re not there I just need to hear
Hello, my friend, hello It’s good to need you so It’s good to love you like I do And to feel this way When I hear you say Hello ...
Hello, my friend, hello Just called to let you know I think about you every night And I know it’s late But I couldn’t wait Hello
When the night returns just like a friend When the evening comes to set me free When the quiet hours that wait beyond the day Make peaceful sounds in me
Took a drag from my last cigarette Took a drink from a glass of old wine Closed my eyes and I could make it real And feel it one more time
Can you hear it, babe Can you hear it, babe From another time From another place Do you remember it, babe
And the radio played like a carnival tune As we lay in our bed in the other room When we gave it away for the sake of a dream In a penny arcade, if you know what I mean If you know what I mean, baby
And here's to the song we used to sing And here's to the times we used to know It's hard to hold them in our arms again But hard to let them go
Do you hear it, babe Do you hear it, babe It was another time It was another place Do you remember it, babe
And the radio played like a carnival tune As we lay in our bed in the other room When we gave it away for the sake of a dream In a penny arcade, if you know what I mean If you know what I mean
If you know what I mean If you know what I mean If you know what I mean If you know what I mean, baby If you know what I mean
Pretty amazing grace is what You showed me Pretty amazing grace is who You are I was an empty vessel You filled me up inside And with amazing grace restored my pride
Pretty amazing grace is how You saved me And with amazing grace reclaimed my heart love in the midst of chaos Calm in the heat of war Showed with amazing grace what love was for
You forgave my insensitivity And my attempt to then mislead You You stood beside a wretch like me Your pretty amazing grace was all I needed.
Stumbled inside the doorway of Your chapel Humbled in God by everything I found Beauty and love surround me Freed me from what I fear Ask for amazing grace and You appear
You overcame my loss of hope and faith Gave me a truth I could belive in You led me to a higher place Showed Your amazing grace When grace was what I needed
Look in a mirror I see Your reflection Open a book You live on every page I fall and You're there to lift me Share every road I climb And with amazing grace You ease my mind
Came to You with empty pockets first When I returned I was rich man Didn't believe love could quench my thirst But with amazing grace You showed me that it can
In Your amazing grace I had a vision From that amazing place I came to be Into the night I wandered Wandering aimlessly Found Your amazing grace to comfort me.
You overcame my loss of hope and faith, Gave me a truth I could believe in. You led me to that higher place Showed me that love and truth and hope and grace were all I needed.
Young child with dreams Dream, ev'ry dream on your own When children play Seems like you end up alone
Papa says he'd love to be with you If he had the time So you turn to the only friend you can find There in your mind
Shilo, when I was young I used to call your name When no one else would come Shile, you always came And we'd play
Young girl with fire Something said she understood I wanted to fly She made me feel like I could Held out my hand, and I let her take me Blind as a child All I saw was the way that she made me smile She made me smile
Shilo, when I was young I used to call your name When no one else would come Shile, you always came And you'd stay
Had a dream, and it filled me with wonder She had other plans "Got to go, and I know you'll understand" I understand
Shilo, when I was young I used to call your name When no one else would come Shilo, you always came Come today