The Jazz Singer (soundtrack)




1980 soundtrack album by Neil Diamond



































The Jazz Singer
TheJazzSingerNeilDiamondalbumcover.png

Soundtrack album by
Neil Diamond

Released November 10, 1980
Recorded 1980
Genre
Pop, rock
Length 40:11
Label
Capitol (original and 2014 reissue)
Columbia (reissue)
Producer Bob Gaudio

Neil Diamond chronology






September Morn
(1979)
The Jazz Singer
(1980)
On the Way to the Sky
(1981)


Singles from The Jazz Singer soundtrack


  1. "America"
    Released: 1981

  2. "Love on the Rocks"
    Released: 1980

  3. "Hello Again"
    Released: 1981















Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic
3/5 stars[1]

The Jazz Singer is an album by Neil Diamond from 1980, which served as the soundtrack album to the 1980 remake of the film The Jazz Singer. The soundtrack was released in November 1980 originally on Capitol Records, instead of his then-usual Columbia Records, because the film was produced by EMI Films, owned by the parent company of the label for which the soundtrack was released. The soundtrack was re-released in February 1996 on Columbia Records in the United States and Sony elsewhere. After Diamond signed with Capitol Records, this album was reissued by Capitol globally in 2014.[2]


The film's reviews were negative, earning Diamond the first Razzie for Worst Actor at the 1st Golden Raspberry Awards, but made a modest profit at the box office, grossing almost double its budget. However, its soundtrack was a huge success and became Neil Diamond's biggest selling album in the United States, selling over 5 million copies there and reaching #3 on the pop albums chart. This would mark the second time a Neil Diamond soundtrack outperformed the movie it came from (after Jonathan Livingston Seagull). Three of the songs from the album became Top 10 pop singles, with "Love on the Rocks", "Hello Again" and "America" reaching #2, #6, and #8 respectively.




Contents






  • 1 Track listing


  • 2 Personnel


  • 3 Production


  • 4 Certifications


  • 5 Notes





Track listing




















































Side one
No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "America" Neil Diamond 4:18
2. "Adon Olom" Traditional 0:32
3. "You Baby" Neil Diamond 3:01
4. "Love on the Rocks" Neil Diamond, Gilbert Bécaud
 3:40
5. "Amazed and Confused" Neil Diamond, Richard Bennett 2:53
6. "On the Robert E. Lee" Neil Diamond, Gilbert Bécaud 2:03
7. "Summerlove" Neil Diamond, Gilbert Bécaud 3:17



















































Side two
No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "Hello Again" Neil Diamond, Alan Lindgren 4:04
2. "Acapulco" Neil Diamond, Doug Rhone 2:48
3. "Hey Louise" Neil Diamond, Gilbert Bécaud 3:00
4. "Songs of Life" Neil Diamond, Gilbert Bécaud 3:32
5. "Jerusalem" Neil Diamond 3:03
6. "Kol Nidre/My Name Is Yussel" Traditional; adapted by Neil Diamond, Uri Frenkel/Neil Diamond 1:38
7. "America (Reprise)" Neil Diamond 2:22


Personnel



  • Neil Diamond – guitar, lead vocals


  • Richard Bennett – acoustic and electric guitars

  • Doug Rhone – guitar, backing vocals

  • Reinie Press – bass

  • Dennis St. John – drums, music director

  • Vince Charles – percussion

  • King Errisson – percussion

  • Alan Lindgren – synthesizer, piano, orchestra arrangements and conductor (1, 4, 5, 8, 10, 11)

  • Tom Hensley – keyboards, piano, orchestra arrangements and conductor (5, 7, 12)

  • Assa Drori – concertmaster

  • Jimmy Getzoff – concertmaster

  • Sid Sharp – concertmaster

  • John Rosenberg – contractor

  • Bob Gaudio – vocal arrangements

  • Donny Gerard – backing vocals

  • Marilyn O'Brien – backing vocals

  • Linda Press – backing vocals, vocal arrangements

  • H.L. Voelker – backing vocals

  • Luther Waters – backing vocals


  • Oren Waters – backing vocals

  • Choir – Timothy Allan Bullara, Jeremy C. Lipton, Dale D. Morich, Yoav Steven Paskowitz, Boyd H. Schlaefer, Mark H. Stevens, David Teisher and James Gregory Wilburn



Production



  • Producer – Bob Gaudio

  • Production Coordination – Beatrice E. Marks and Alison Zanetos

  • Production Assistant – Rita Zak

  • Recording Engineer – Andy Bloch

  • Assistant Engineers – Bill Benton, David Bianco, Jack Crymes, Brad Gilderman, Mark Eshelman, Larry Rebhun and Rick Ruggieri.

  • Recorded at Arch Angel Studios and Record Plant (Los Angeles, CA); Sunset Sound Recorders and Cherokee Studios (Hollywood, CA); Dawnbreaker Studios (San Fernando, CA).

  • Mixed by Ron Hitchcock

  • Mastered by Mike Reese, Doug Sax and Lois Walker at The Mastering Lab (Los Angeles, CA).

  • Art Direction and Design – David Kirschner

  • Contributing Artwork – Michael Donaldson, David Kirschner, Ron Larson, John Squire and Jan Weinberg.

  • Photography – Larry Barbier

  • Equipment – Ed Lever / Canyon Recorders



Certifications
Region
 Certification
Certified units/Sales
Canada (Music Canada)[3]
 2× Platinum
 200,000^
Hong Kong (IFPI Hong Kong)[4]
 Gold
 10,000*
United Kingdom (BPI)[5]
 Platinum
 300,000^
United States (RIAA)[6]
 5× Platinum
 5,000,000^

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone


Notes





  1. ^ The Jazz Singer at AllMusic


  2. ^ http://www.oldies.com/product-view/70668O.html


  3. ^ "Canadian album certifications – Neil Diamond – The Jazz Singer". Music Canada. Retrieved 8 March 2019..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  4. ^ "IFPIHK Gold Disc Award − 1981". IFPI Hong Kong. Retrieved 8 March 2019.


  5. ^ "British album certifications – Neil Diamond – The jazz Singer ost". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
    Select albums in the Format field. Select Platinum in the Certification field. Type The jazz Singer ost in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.


  6. ^ "American album certifications – Neil Diamond – The Jazz Singer (soundtrack)". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
    If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH. 











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