You Don't Bring Me Flowers (album) explained
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.
Critical reception
Cash Box said that of the single "Say Maybe" that it has a slight country and western flavor, and that "Diamond's entrancing vocal is strong."[1] Record World said that "clever arrangement and full-bodied production accentuate the lovely background vocal chorus."[2]
Personnel
- Produced by Bob Gaudio
- Neil Diamond - vocals, possible guitar
- The Neil Diamond Band:
- Dennis St. John - Drums
- Richard Bennett - Acoustic and Electric Guitars
- Alan Lindgren - Synthesizer / Piano
- King Errisson - Percussion
- Reinie Press - Bass
- Tom Hensley - Piano and Keyboards
- Linda Press - Vocals
- Doug Rhone - Guitar
- Vince Charles - Percussion
- Orchestra arranged and conducted by Alan Lindgren 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 Tom Hensley on:
- The American Popular Song
- Forever in Blue Jeans
- Mothers and Daughters, Fathers and Sons
- Vocal Arrangements by Bob Gaudio
- Background Vocals:
Charts
Year-end charts
Notes and References
- News: CashBox Singles Reviews. May 12, 1979. 17. Cash Box. 2022-01-01.
- Record World. May 12, 1979. 2023-02-11. Singles Picks. 29.
- Book: Kent, David. Australian Chart Book 1970 - 1992. David Kent (historian). Australian Chart Book. St Ives, NSW. 1993. 0-646-11917-6.
- Web site: Top Selling Albums of 1979 — The Official New Zealand Music Chart. Recorded Music New Zealand. 28 January 2022.
