Can You Feel the Love Tonight? - Neil Diamond, John, Elton
The Way You Look Tonight - Neil Diamond, Fields, Dorothy
Love with the Proper Stranger - Neil Diamond, Bernstein, Elmer
Puttin' on the Ritz - Neil Diamond, Berlin, Irving
When You Wish upon a Star - Neil Diamond, Harline, Leigh
The Windmills of Your Mind - Neil Diamond, Bergman, Alan
Ebb Tide - Neil Diamond, Maxwell, Robert
Track Listings (10) - Disc #2
True Love - Neil Diamond, Chatman, Peter
My Heart Will Go On - Neil Diamond, Horner, James
The Look of Love - Neil Diamond, Bacharach, Burt
In the Still of the Night - Neil Diamond, Porter, Cole
Moon River - Neil Diamond, Mancini, Henry
Ruby - Neil Diamond, Parish, Mitchell
Suite Sinatra: I've Got You Under My Skin/One for My Baby - Neil Diamond, Arlen, Harold
And I Love Her - Neil Diamond, Lennon, John
Can't Help Falling in Love - Neil Diamond, Creatore, Luigi
As Time Goes by (Reprise) - Neil Diamond, Hupfeld, Herman
Don't look for "Kentucky Woman"- or "America"-level energy in As Time Goes By, Neil Diamond's double-disc collection of movie themes. These tracks are much more orchestrated (conducted by soundtrack legend Elmer Bernstein,... more » even), and although they're just as emotive, they're ultimately too smooth for most of us. It's an interesting mix of old and new--songs range from "Moon River" to a surprisingly effective "My Heart Will Go On"; there's even a Sinatra medley. Diamond is certainly in top form (just not the form some of us wish he was still in), and Bernstein's music is effective. The real flaw is the pacing--seemingly upbeat numbers just never seem to take off. "And I Love Her," "Puttin' On the Ritz," and "True Love" beg for the jazz singer we once knew. Does every diamond in the rough eventually get polished? Suppose so... --Jason Verlinde« less
Don't look for "Kentucky Woman"- or "America"-level energy in As Time Goes By, Neil Diamond's double-disc collection of movie themes. These tracks are much more orchestrated (conducted by soundtrack legend Elmer Bernstein, even), and although they're just as emotive, they're ultimately too smooth for most of us. It's an interesting mix of old and new--songs range from "Moon River" to a surprisingly effective "My Heart Will Go On"; there's even a Sinatra medley. Diamond is certainly in top form (just not the form some of us wish he was still in), and Bernstein's music is effective. The real flaw is the pacing--seemingly upbeat numbers just never seem to take off. "And I Love Her," "Puttin' On the Ritz," and "True Love" beg for the jazz singer we once knew. Does every diamond in the rough eventually get polished? Suppose so... --Jason Verlinde
Al D. (Kcmissieblue) from TEWKSBURY, MA Reviewed on 11/8/2006...
Very Good
CD Reviews
Rip-off
Redgecko | USA | 03/29/2007
(2 out of 5 stars)
"I'm not going to critique the music, that's totally subjective. I happen to like about 8 of the songs a lot and the others are so-so. Just my opinion, others will differ. In general, I like Neil Diamond's music a lot. Prospective buyers should know, however, that the price of this 33 minutes-per-CD set is a rip-off. That's right, there's only a total of 66 minutes of music, and therefore, no excuse to put the music on 2 CDs and charge a double-CD price. Columbia Records was obviously out to fool the brick-and-mortar buyer who hadn't read online reviews.