His 12 Greatest Hits

1974 greatest hits album by Neil Diamond

His 12 Greatest Hits

Greatest hits album by

Neil Diamond

Released| 1974
Recorded| 1968 - 1972
Genre| Pop rock
Length| 44:03
Label| MCA
Producer| Various
Neil Diamond chronology
| Jonathan Livingston Seagull
(1973)  | His 12 Greatest Hits
(1974)  | Serenade
(1974)

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AllMusic|  [1]

His 12 Greatest Hits is a compilation album by Neil Diamond, issued in 1974 on the MCA record label. As the title suggests, it contains twelve songs from Neil's catalogue.

The album contains songs from his tenure with Uni Records, from 1968 to 1972. After Neil had returned to Columbia Records, his earlier works were reissued on MCA Records, which was the parent company of Uni Records which had folded in the early 1970s.

## Track listing[edit]

All songs written and composed by Neil Diamond.

Side one

1. "Sweet Caroline" (Live, from the Hot August Night album) - 4:15
2. "Brother Love's Traveling Salvation Show" - 3:26
3. "Shilo" (1970 remake on the re-released Velvet Gloves and Spit album) - 2:59
4. "Holly Holy" (Live, from the Hot August Night album) - 5:40
5. "Brooklyn Roads" - 3:39
6. "Cracklin' Rosie" - 3:00

Side two

1. "Play Me" - 3:49
2. "Done Too Soon" - 2:45
3. "Stones" - 3:03
4. "Song Sung Blue" - 3:15
5. "Soolaimon" - 4:33
6. "I Am...I Said" - 3:32

© 1974 MCA Records

## Alternate versions[edit]

Of the album's twelve songs, only ten were presented in their original studio versions. "Holly Holy" and "Sweet Caroline" were live recordings, taken from the live album Hot August Night. On the 1985 CD release of His 12 Greatest Hits, the studio versions appeared instead (but both songs were remixed and "Holly Holy" was a different version with a different vocal for a good part of the song), but a later reissue in 1993 reinstated the live versions of these two tracks.

## Follow up[edit]

In 1982, Columbia Records released 12 Greatest Hits, Volume II, a follow-up to this album. It contains songs from the years 1973-1981.

## Charts & Certifications[edit]

The album reached number 29 on the Billboard 200 chart.[2] It was certified gold by the RIAA in 1974 and earned quadruple platinum status in 1993 for sales of four million units in the US.[3]

### Album[edit]

Chart (1974)  | Peak
position

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US Billboard 200[2] | 29

### Certifications[edit]

Region  | Certification | Certified units/sales

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United Kingdom (BPI)[4] | Gold  | 100,000^
United States (RIAA)[3] | 4× Platinum  | 4,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

## References[edit]

1. ^ Ruhlmann, William. Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
2. ^ a b "Neil Diamond Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved May 6, 2021.
3. ^ a b "American album certifications – Neil Diamond – His 12 Greatest Hits". Recording Industry Association of America.
4. ^ "British album certifications – Neil Diamond – His 12 Greatest Hits". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved September 23, 2022.

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* Discography

Studio albums|

* The Feel of Neil Diamond
* Just for You
* Velvet Gloves and Spit
* Brother Love's Travelling Salvation Show
* Touching You, Touching Me
* Tap Root Manuscript
* Stones
* Moods
* Serenade
* Beautiful Noise
* I'm Glad You're Here with Me Tonight
* You Don't Bring Me Flowers
* September Morn
* On the Way to the Sky
* Heartlight
* Primitive
* Headed for the Future
* The Best Years of Our Lives
* Lovescape
* The Christmas Album
* Up on the Roof: Songs from the Brill Building
* The Christmas Album, Volume II
* Tennessee Moon
* The Movie Album: As Time Goes By
* Three Chord Opera
* 12 Songs
* Home Before Dark
* A Cherry Cherry Christmas
* Dreams
* Melody Road

Soundtrack albums|

* Jonathan Livingston Seagull
* The Jazz Singer

Live albums|

* Gold: Recorded Live at the Troubadour
* Hot August Night
* Love at the Greek
* Hot August Night II
* Live in America
* Stages: Performances 1970–2002
* Hot August Night/NYC

Compilation albums|

* Neil Diamond's Greatest Hits
* Shilo
* Rainbow
* His 12 Greatest Hits
* And the Singer Sings His Song
* Classics: The Early Years
* The Greatest Hits: 1966–1992
* The Neil Diamond Collection
* Play Me: The Complete Uni Studio Recordings...Plus!
* The Essential Neil Diamond
* Neil Diamond 50 – 50th Anniversary Collection
* A Neil Diamond Christmas

Singles|

* "Solitary Man"
* "Cherry, Cherry"
* "Girl, You'll Be a Woman Soon"
* "Thank the Lord for the Night Time"
* "Kentucky Woman"
* "New Orleans"
* "Red Red Wine"
* "Two-Bit Manchild"
* "Shilo"
* "Brother Love's Travelling Salvation Show"
* "Sweet Caroline"
* "Holly Holy"
* "Until It's Time for You to Go"
* "And the Grass Won't Pay No Mind"
* "Solitary Man" (re-release)
* "Cracklin' Rosie"
* "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother"
* "I Am... I Said"
* "Done Too Soon"
* "I'm a Believer"
* "Crunchy Granola Suite"
* "Song Sung Blue"
* "Play Me"
* "Cherry, Cherry"
* "The Last Thing on My Mind"
* "Longfellow Serenade"
* "I've Been This Way Before"
* "If You Know What I Mean"
* "Don't Think... Feel"
* "Desiree"
* "God Only Knows"
* "You Don't Bring Me Flowers"
* "Forever in Blue Jeans"
* "Dancing in the Street"
* "Love on the Rocks"
* "Hello Again"
* "America"
* "Yesterday's Songs"
* "On the Way to the Sky"
* "Heartlight"

Other songs|

* "Sunflower"

Concert tours|

* 50 Year Anniversary World Tour

Related articles|

* The Jazz Singer (film)
* A Beautiful Noise (musical)

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