''Lovescape'' is the nineteenth studio

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by the American singer

Neil Diamond Neil Leslie Diamond (born January 24, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter. He has sold more than 130 million records worldwide, making him one of the best-selling musicians of all time. He has had ten No. 1 singles on the Hot 100 and Adul ...

. Released in 1991, it peaked at number 44 on the ''Billboard'' 200. "Hooked on the Memory of You" was a duet with

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, while "Don't Turn Around" was co-written by

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. It is the last album, till '' 12 Songs,'' to credit him with playing guitar, but he may have possibly contributed some uncredited guitar work on previous or subsequent albums.

Track listing

Personnel

* Neil Diamond – lead vocals, acoustic guitar (1, 2, 4, 6, 8-12, 14), arrangements (11) * Tom Hensley – keyboards (1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10-15), arrangements (1, 2, 6, 8, 14) * Alan Lindgren – keyboards (1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10-15), arrangements (1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 13, 15), original concept arrangement (7) *

Simon Franglen Simon Franglen (born Westminster, London, England) is an English composer of classical and film music. He is also a record producer and former musician. His credits include four of the list of top grossing films and six of the list of best-sell ...

– programming (2) *

Randy Kerber Randy Kerber (born September 25, 1958) is an American composer, orchestrator and keyboard player, who has had a prolific career in the world of cinema.SeRandy Kerberat the IMDb Kerber was born in Encino, California. He began his first national t ...

– keyboards (3) *

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– keyboards (3, 5), arrangements (3), acoustic piano (7) * Claude Gaudette – keyboards (4) * Jimmy Johnson – acoustic piano (7) *

Larry Knechtel Lawrence William Knechtel (August 4, 1940 – August 20, 2009) was an American keyboard player and bassist who was a member of the Wrecking Crew, a collection of Los Angeles-based session musicians who worked with such renowned artists as Simon ...

– acoustic piano (9) *

Benmont Tench Benjamin Montmorency "Benmont" Tench III (born September 7, 1953) is an American musician and singer, and a founding member of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. Early years Tench was born in Gainesville, Florida, the second child of Benjamin ...

–

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(9) * Doug Rhone – guitar (1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10-15), backing vocals (2, 6, 11, 13), arrangements (11) * Hadley Hockensmith – guitar (1, 2, 4, 6, 10-15) *

Rusty Anderson Rusty Anderson is an American guitarist and singer-songwriter who is best known for his work as the lead guitarist for Paul McCartney's touring band though he has worked with an extensive list of artists in addition to his own solo career. Car ...

– guitar (3) * Michael Thompson – guitar (3, 4) *

Andrew Gold Andrew Maurice Gold (August 2, 1951 – June 3, 2011) was an American multi-instrumentalist, singer, songwriter, and record producer who influenced much of the Los Angeles-dominated pop rock, pop/soft rock sound in the 1970s. Gold played on scor ...

– guitar (5) * Bob Mann – guitar (5) *

Dan Dugmore Dan Dugmore is an American session musician known primarily for playing the pedal steel guitar Born in 1949, Dugmore was raised in Pasadena, California. Influenced by the Flying Burrito Brothers, he learned to play steel guitar after Flying B ...

–

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(5) *

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– guitar (9) * Reinie Press – bass (1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10-15) *

Leland Sklar Leland Bruce Sklar (born May 28, 1947) is an American bassist and session musician. Sklar rose to prominence as a member of James Taylor's backing band, which coaleced into a group in its own right, The Section. This group of musicians so frequ ...

– bass (3) *

Bob Glaub Bob Glaub (born May 10, 1952)Hageman, William (April 29, 2005)."The aces of bass: Five giants of an overshadowed instrument", Knight Ridder Tribune News Service. is an American bass player and session musician. He has played with such artists an ...

– bass (5) *

Bob Magnusson Bob Magnusson (born February 24, 1947 in New York) is an American jazz bassist. Career Magnusson studied French horn for 12 years before switching to bass in 1967. He toured with Buddy Rich's Orchestra in 1968 and played with the San Diego Sympho ...

– electric bass (7) *

Tim Drummond Timothy Lee Drummond (20 April 1940 – 10 January 2015) was an American musician from Canton, Illinois. Drummond's primary instrument was bass guitar and he toured and recorded with many notable artists, including Conway Twitty, Bob Dylan, James ...

– bass (9) *

Ron Tutt Ronald Ellis Tutt (March 12, 1938 – October 16, 2021) was an American drummer who played concerts and recording sessions for Elvis Presley, the Carpenters, Roy Orbison, Neil Diamond, and Jerry Garcia. Early life Born in Dallas, Texas, United ...

– drums (1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10-15), backing vocals (2, 6, 11, 13) *

Carlos Vega Carlos Vega (December 7, 1956 – April 7, 1998) was a Cuban-born Los Angeles-based session drummer best known for his performances with James Taylor. As a part of the L.A. studio scene from the late 1970s through the 1990s, Vega contributed to ...

– drums (3, 5, 7), acoustic bass (7) *

Kenny Aronoff Kenny Aronoff (born March 7, 1953) is an American session drummer. Early life Aronoff grew up in Stockbridge, Massachusetts He developed an interest in music at an early age and gravitated to the drums as "drumming was one hundred percent ene ...

– drums (9) * Vince Charles – percussion (1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10-15) * King Errisson – congas (1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10-15) *

Peter Asher Peter Asher, (born 22 June 1944) is an English guitarist, singer, manager and record producer. He came to prominence in the 1960s as a member of the pop music vocal duo Peter and Gordon before going on to a successful career as a manager and r ...

– tambourine (5), BGV arrangement (5) * Assa Drori – concertmaster (2, 6, 10, 12, 15) *

Gavyn Wright Gavyn Wright is a British violinist and orchestra leader with the London Session Orchestra and Penguin Cafe Orchestra. He is best known for his orchestral arrangements on pop productions (including Elton John, Simply Red, Bush, Mecano, Oasis, ...

– concertmaster (5, 7) * Linda Press – backing vocals (2, 6, 11, 13) *

Jean McClain Jean McClain (born March 8, 1953), better known as Pepper Mashay, is an American soul, house and dance music singer-songwriter who has had success as a touring and studio performer. Early life McClain grew up in Muncie, Indiana. Growing up, h ...

– backing vocals (3) * Joe Turano – backing vocals (3) * Terry Wood – backing vocals (3, 5) * Susan Boyd – backing vocals (5) *

Valerie Carter Valerie Gail Zakian Carter (February 5, 1953 – March 4, 2017) was an American singer. Biography Carter began her career singing in coffeehouses as a teenager, and eventually became one-third of the country-folk band Howdy Moon. Though they de ...

– backing vocals (5) * Wendy Fraser – backing vocals (5) * Raven Kane – backing vocals (5) *

Kate Markowitz Catherine Judith "Kate" Markowitz (Born 28 April 1956) is an American singer-songwriter known as a backup singer who has recorded and performed with a number of singers, most notably James Taylor but also Willy DeVille, Shawn Colvin, Mylène Farm ...

– backing vocals (5) * Andrea Robinson – backing vocals (5) * Stephanie Spruill – backing vocals (5) * Carmen Twillie – backing vocals (5) * David Campbell – backing vocals (5, 7), BGV arrangement (5) *

– lead and backing vocals (8) * Hilliard Atkinson – backing vocals (9) * Harry Bowens – backing vocals (9) *

Sally Dworsky Sally Dworsky is an American singer-songwriter and playback singer in animated films. In addition to her solo work and co-fronting the alt-rock band Uma, Dworsky served as the singing voice for lead characters in iconic animated films including ...

– backing vocals (9) *

Arnold McCuller Arnold McCuller (born August 26, 1950) is an American vocalist, songwriter, and record producer, born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio. He was active as a solo artist and session musician, but is perhaps best known for his work as a touring back-u ...

– backing vocals (9)

Production

* Producers – Val Garay (Tracks 1-8); Neil Diamond (Tracks 2, 6 & 10-15); Albert Hammond (Track 3); Humberto Gatica (Track 4); Peter Asher (Tracks 5 & 7); Don Was (Track 9). * Production Coordinator – Sam Cole * Recording Engineers – Val Garay (Tracks 1-8); Larry Brown (Track 2); Bernie Becker (Tracks 2, 6 & 10-15); Darren Klein (Track 3); Frank Wolf (Tracks 5 & 7); Ed Cherney (Track 9). * Assistant Engineers – Dan Bosworth, Guy DeFazio, Brad Eldridge, Matthew Gruber, Nathaniel Kunkel and Brett Swain. * Recorded at

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, Arch Angel Studios,

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and Lion Share Recording (Los Angeles, CA);

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(London, England). * Overdubbed at Arch Angel Studios, 440 Sound Recorders, Ground Control Studios, Studio F and The Hop (Los Angeles, CA); Evergreen Studios (Burbank, CA). * Mix Engineers – Val Garay (Tracks 1-8); Humberto Gatica (Tracks 2, 3, 4, 6 & 10-15); Frank Wolf (Tracks 5 & 7); Ed Cherney (Track 9). * Assistant Mixing – Alejandro Rodriguez * Mixed at Record One, Ground Control Studios and

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(Los Angeles, CA);

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(Hollywood, CA); Encore Studios (Burbank, CA). * Mastered by

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at Sterling Sound, NYC. * Art Direction and Design – David Kirschner * Additional Design – Jan Weinberg * Photography –

Matthew Rolston Matthew Russell Rolston is an American artist, photographer, Music video director, director and creative director, known for his lighting techniques and detailed approach to art direction and design. Rolston has been identified throughout his care ...

Certifications

References

Neil Diamond albums 1991 albums Albums arranged by David Campbell (composer) Albums produced by Don Was Albums produced by Peter Asher albums produced by Val Garay Columbia Records albums {{1990s-country-album-stub