The Greatest Hits: 1966–1992

The Greatest Hits: 1966–1992 is a compilation album by Neil Diamond released in 1992. Songs from his years with Uni/MCA (1968–1972) are represented by live or studio re-recordings as noted below because MCA Records refused to license the masters to Columbia Records, something that would cause controversy.[2][3]

Greatest Hits: 1966–1992
Greatest hits album by
ReleasedMay 19, 1992 (1992-05-19)[1]
Recorded1966–1992
GenreRock
Length140:08
LabelColumbia
Producervarious
Neil Diamond chronology
Lovescape
(1991)
Greatest Hits: 1966–1992
(1992)
Glory Road: 1968–1972
(1992)

Track listing

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Disc one
  1. "Solitary Man"
  2. "Cherry, Cherry"
  3. "I Got the Feelin' (Oh No, No)"
  4. "Thank the Lord for the Night Time"
  5. "Girl, You'll Be a Woman Soon"
  6. "Kentucky Woman"
  7. "Shilo" (orig. 1967 version)
  8. "You Got to Me"
  9. "Brooklyn Roads" (1986 live version)
  10. "Red Red Wine" (1989 live version)
  11. "I'm a Believer" (1989 live version)
  12. "Sweet Caroline" (1989 live version)
  13. "Soolaimon" (1989 live version)
  14. "Cracklin' Rosie" (1992 live version)
  15. "Song Sung Blue" (1991 studio re-recording)
  16. "Play Me" (1991 studio re-recording)
  17. "Holly Holy" (1992 live version)
  18. "Morningside" (1983 live version)
  19. "Crunchy Granola Suite" (1992 live version)
Disc two
  1. "Brother Love's Traveling Salvation Show" (1992 live version)
  2. "I Am...I Said" (1992 live version)
  3. "Be"
  4. "Longfellow Serenade"
  5. "Beautiful Noise"
  6. "If You Know What I Mean"
  7. "Desirée"
  8. "September Morn"
  9. "You Don't Bring Me Flowers" (duet with Barbra Streisand)
  10. "Forever in Blue Jeans"
  11. "Hello Again"
  12. "America"
  13. "Love on the Rocks"
  14. "Yesterday's Songs"
  15. "Heartlight"
  16. "Headed for the Future"
  17. "Heartbreak Hotel" (duet with Kim Carnes)
  18. "All I Really Need Is You" (1992 live version)

Charts

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Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[13] 7× Platinum 490,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[14] Gold 7,500^
United Kingdom (BPI)[15] Platinum 300,000^
United States (RIAA)[16] 3× Platinum 3,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ Ruhlmann, William. "Overview: The Greatest Hits (1966–1992)". Allmusic. United States: Rovi Corporation. Retrieved April 22, 2011.
  2. ^ Louie, K F. "Neil Diamond Album Overview 1981–2003". home.netcom.com.
  3. ^ "The Greatest Hits (1966–1992) – Neil Diamond – Songs, Reviews, Credits – AllMusic". AllMusic.
  4. ^ "Australiancharts.com – Neil Diamond – The Greatest Hits 1966–1992". Hung Medien. Retrieved December 14, 2020.
  5. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Neil Diamond – The Greatest Hits 1966–1992" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved December 14, 2020.
  6. ^ "Charts.nz – Neil Diamond – The Greatest Hits 1966–1992". Hung Medien. Retrieved December 14, 2020.
  7. ^ "Neil Diamond | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved December 14, 2020.
  8. ^ "Neil Diamond Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved December 14, 2020.
  9. ^ "ARIA Top 100 Albums for 1992". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved December 14, 2020.
  10. ^ "Jaaroverzichten – Album 1992". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved December 14, 2020.
  11. ^ "Top Selling Albums of 1992". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
  12. ^ "ARIA Top 100 Albums for 1996". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved December 14, 2020.
  13. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2009 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved January 30, 2020.
  14. ^ "New Zealand album certifications – Neil Diamond – The Greatest Hits: 1966–1992". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 2024-11-20.
  15. ^ "British album certifications – Neil Diamond – Greatest Hits 1966–1992". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved January 30, 2020.
  16. ^ "American album certifications – Neil Diamond – Greatest Hits 1966–1992". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved January 30, 2020.