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 says 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, guitars
• Alan Lindgren – acoustic piano, Hammond B3 organ, arrangements
• Tom Hensley – acoustic piano, horn arrangements (14)
• Benmont Tench – acoustic piano (11)
• Hadley Hockensmith – guitars
• Reinie Press – bass guitar
• King Errisson – percussion
• Gabe Witcher – fiddle (2)
• Tommy Morgan – harmonica (5)
• Don Markese – alto saxophone, baritone saxophone, tenor saxophone, clarinet
• Larry Klimas – tenor saxophone, flute
• Andrew Klein – bassoon
• Robert Shulgold – flute
• Joseph Stone – oboe
• Arturo Velasco – trombone, bass trombone
• John Fumo – trumpet, flugelhorn
• Joseph Meyer – French horn
• Assa Drori – concertmaster
• Timothy B. Schmit – harmony vocals (4)

Production

• Producer – Neil Diamond
• Production Coordinator – Sam Cole
• Recorded, Mixed and Mastered by Bernie Becker
• Mastering Assistant – Dale Becker
• Recorded at Arch Angel Studios (Los Angeles, CA) and Eastwest Studios (Hollywood, CA).
• Mixed at Arch Angel Studios
• Mastered at Bernie Becker Mastering
• Art Direction and Design – Glen Nakasako at SMOG Design, Inc. (Los Angeles, CA).
• Photography – Jesse Diamond and Frank Ockenfels

Charts

Certifications

References