You Don't Bring Me Flowers (album)

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You Don't Bring Me Flowers
You Don't Bring Me Flowers cover.jpg
Studio album by
Neil Diamond
ReleasedNovember 3, 1978
Recorded1978 at Sunset Sound, Los Angeles; A&M Studios, Los Angeles; Cherokee Sound, Los Angeles; Indigo Ranch, Malibu[1]
GenrePop
Length41:45
LabelColumbia
ProducerBob Gaudio
Neil Diamond chronology
I'm Glad You're Here with Me Tonight
(1977) 		You Don't Bring Me Flowers
(1978) 		September Morn
(1979)
Singles from You Don't Bring Me Flowers
  1. "You Don't Bring Me Flowers"
    Released: 1978
  2. "Forever in Blue Jeans"
    Released: 1979
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic4/5 stars[2]

You Don't Bring Me Flowers is Neil Diamond's twelfth studio album. It was released in 1978 to capitalize on the success of the title song of the same name, a duet with Barbra Streisand, which had originally appeared as a solo recording on Diamond's previous album, I'm Glad You're Here with Me Tonight.

Track listing[]

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The American Popular Song"Tom Hensley5:16
2."Forever in Blue Jeans"Richard Bennett, Neil Diamond3:39
3."Remember Me"Diamond5:03
4."You've Got Your Troubles"Roger Cook, Roger Greenaway3:53
5."You Don't Bring Me Flowers" (Duet with Barbra Streisand)Diamond, Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman3:17
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Dancing Bumble Bee / Bumble Boogie"Diamond / Jack Fina4:54
2."Mothers and Daughters, Fathers and Sons"Bob Gaudio, Judy Parker4:11
3."Memphis Flyer"Diamond3:11
4."Say Maybe"Diamond4:07
5."Diamond Girls"Diamond3:36

Personnel[]

  • Produced by Bob Gaudio
  • Neil Diamond - vocals, possible guitar
  • The Neil Diamond Band:
    • - Drums
    • Richard Bennett - Acoustic and Electric Guitars
    • - Synthesizer / Piano
    • - Percussion
    • - Bass
    • - Piano and Keyboards
    • - Vocals
    • - Guitar
    • - Percussion
  • Orchestra arranged and conducted by on:
    • You Don't Bring Me Flowers
    • Remember Me
    • You've Got Your Troubles
    • Diamond Girls
    • The Dancing Bumble Bee/Bumble Boogie
  • Orchestra arranged and conducted by on:
    • The American Popular Song
    • Forever in Blue Jeans
    • Mothers and Daughters, Fathers and Sons
  • Vocal Arrangements by Bob Gaudio
  • Background Vocals:
    • Maxine Willard Waters
    • Julia Tillman Waters - Courtesy of Warner Bros. Records, Inc.
    • Venetta Fields, Tom Bahler, Ron Hicklin, Jon Joyce, Gene Morford, Doug Rhone, H.L. Voelker

Certifications[]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[3] 2× Platinum 200,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[4] Platinum 15,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[5] Gold 100,000^
United States (RIAA)[6] 2× Platinum 2,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Notes[]

  1. ^ https://www.discogs.com/Neil-Diamond-You-Dont-Bring-Me-Flowers/release/2491226
  2. ^ https://www.allmusic.com/album/r5664
  3. ^ "Canadian album certifications – Neil Diamond – You Don't Bring Me Flowers". Music Canada. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
  4. ^ "New Zealand album certifications – Neil Diamond – You Don't Bring Me Flowers". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
  5. ^ "British album certifications – Neil Diamond – You Don't Bring Me Flowers". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 8 March 2019.Select albums in the Format field. Select Gold in the Certification field. Type You Don't Bring Me Flowers in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  6. ^ "American album certifications – Neil Diamond – You Don't Bring Me Flowers". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
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