Dreams (Neil Diamond album)
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 claims in the liner notes are among his favorites. Among them is "I'm a Believer", which he wrote for The Monkees back in 1966. Dreams ranked at number eight on the Billboard 200 chart.Track listing
Personnel
- Neil Diamond – lead vocals, guitar
- Hadley Hockensmith – guitar
- Reinie Press – bass guitar
- King Errisson – percussion
- Alan Lindgren – piano, Hammond B3 organ, arrangements
- Tom Hensley – piano, horn arrangements
- Benmont Tench – piano
- Tommy Morgan – harmonica
- Gabe Witcher – fiddle
- Don Markese – alto, baritone and tenor saxophones; clarinet
- Larry Klimas – tenor saxophone, flute
- John Fumo – trumpet, flugelhorn
- Arturo Velasco – trombone, bass trombone
- Robert Shulgold – flute
- Joseph Stone – oboe
- Andrew Klein – bassoon
- Joseph Meyer – French horn
- Assa Drori – concertmaster
- Timothy B. Schmit – harmony vocals
Production
- Producer – Neil Diamond
- Production Coordinator – Sam Cole
- Recorded, Mixed and Mastered by Bernie Becker
- Assistant Mastering – Dale Becker
- Recorded at Arch Angel Studios and Eastwest Studios.
- Mixed at Arch Angel Studios
- Mastered at Bernie Becker Mastering
- Art Direction and Design – Glen Nakasako at SMOG Design, Inc..
- Photography – Jesse Diamond and Frank Ockenfels
Chart history