Moods (Neil Diamond album)

Moods
Studio album by Neil Diamond
Released	July 15, 1972
Recorded	1971 - 1972
Genre	Pop
Length	33:34
Label	MCA Records
Producer	Tom Catalano, Neil Diamond
Neil Diamond chronology
Stones (1971) Moods (1972) Hot August Night (1972)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Moods is a studio album performed by Neil Diamond. It was released in 1972. All songs on the album were written by Diamond. This album contained the second of his number one songs, "Song Sung Blue", and was something of a follow-up in style to the highly experimental Tap Root Manuscript.

Billboard praised Moods highly,^[2] saying it contained "brilliant, diversified material." This album, and its follow-up live album Hot August Night, are generally acknowledged to be the two most important recording projects of Diamond's career in terms of defining his signature sound for the future.^{[citation needed]} Within the music industry and among music professionals this is considered one of Diamond's better and more creative recordings. Lee Holdridge was the arranger and conductor of the orchestra.

Track listing

All tracks composed by Neil Diamond

1. "Song Sung Blue" — 3:15
2. "Porcupine Pie" — 2:04
3. "High Rolling Man" — 2:35
4. "Canta Libre" — 4:47
5. "Captain Sunshine" — 3:25
6. "Play Me" — 3:52
7. "Gitchy Goomy" — 3:53
8. "Walk on Water" — 3:04
9. "Theme" — 1:39
10. "Prelude in E Major" — :32
11. "Morningside" — 4:24

References

1. ^ Allmusic review
2. ^ "Album Reviews". Billboard. 15 July 1972. http://books.google.com/books?id=lCgEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA50. Retrieved 3 May 2010.