27/04/2025

Neil Diamond "Tap Root Manuscript" (1970) -Pop Rock / Blue-Eyed Soul-



Label : Uni Records


États-Unis Side One

01 - Cracklin' Rosie°°° (Neil Diamond)
02 - Free Life°° (Neil Diamond)
03 - Coldwater Morning°° (Neil Diamond)
04 - Done Too Soon°° (Neil Diamond)
05 - He Ain't Heavy... He's My Brother°° (Bob Russell & Bobby Scott)

Side Two

01 - The African Trilogy (A Folk Ballet): Childsong / I Am The Lion / Madrigal / Soolaimon / Missa /   African Suite° / Childsong (Reprise) (Neil Diamond)


Arranged by °Marty Paich, °°Lee Holdridge, °°°Don Randi
A Neil Diamond / Tom Catalano Production

Singers : Nancy Adams, Sherrill Atwood, Gillie Barnum, H.B. Barnum Jr., George Gledsoe, Mabel Bishop, Fred Burton, Mary Clayton, Marjorie Crawford, Oma Drake, Sean Engerman, Joe Greene, Alexander Hale, Christopher Hale, Graynston Hale, Molly Halloran, Gwen Johnson, Lewis Johnson, Stacey Johnson, Clydie King, Jessie Kirkland, Bill Lee, Sherlie Matthews, Eveleyn Meyer, Duanne Moody, Matthew Muhoberac, Ekundayo Paris, Kevin Parker, Aubrey Porter, Dean Porter, Ricky Porter, Douglas Schwartz, Jean Sewell, Ed Wallace, Phillip Ingram, John Woodson, Donald Wyatt

Musicians : Jim Arkatov, Israel Baker, Benjiman Barrett, Paul Bergstrom, Harry Betts, Hal Blaine, Harry Bluestone, Roger Bobo, A.D. Brisbois, Larry Bunker, David Burk, Arthur Butler, Alvin Casey, Roy V. Caton, Randy Cierley, David Cohen, Gary Coleman, Sandra Crouch, Assa Drori, Jesse Ehrlich, Gene Estes, Joseph Estren, James Getzoff, Lee Holdridge, Paul Hubinon, Dick 'Slyde' Hyde, Armand Kaproff, Jan R. Kelley, Raymond J. Kelley, Lou Klaes, Larry Knechtel, Andreas Kostelas, Ronals Langinger, Neil Levang, Larry Muhoberac, Shirley Marcus, Don Menza, Jay Migliori, Ollie Mitchell, Erno Neufeld, Harvey J. Newmark, Gary Nuttycombe, Joe Osborn, Marty Paich, Earl C. Palmer Sr., Don Peake, M.R. Pohlman, George C. Poole, Emil Radocchia, Don Randi, Orville Rhodes, George Roberts, Nathaniel Rosen, Nathan Ross, Henry Roth, Myron Sandler, Joseph Saxon, Thomas Scott, Lee Shamburger, Sid Sharp, Louie Shelton, Jack Shulman, Paul Shure, Henry Sigismonti, Anthony Terran

A special note of thanks to :
Nancy Adams for her marvelous Vocal Arrangement of misse
Marty Paich for his exceptional Musicianship & insights in helping to bring the African Suite to fulfillment & Armin Steiner, no doubt, one of the great Recording Engineers, A musician, a perfectionist