WDAM Radio's History Of Neil Diamond # Artist Title Chart Comments Position/Year 001 Neil Diamond “Hear Them Bells” –/1996 Neil Diamond’s first-ever composition. It was written in 1958, but never recorded until 38 years later. 002 Neil Diamond “Blue Destiny” –/1958 Demo recording. Neil Diamond – composer. 003 Neil Diamond “A Million Miles Away” –/1958 Demo recording. Neil Diamond – composer. 004 Neil Diamond “A Good Kind Of Lonely” –/1958 Demo recording. Neil Diamond – composer. 005 Neil & Jack “You Are My Love At Last” –/1962 A-side. Neil Diamond & Jack Packer – Neil Diamond’s first record release. Neil Diamond – composer. 006 Neil & Jack “What Will I Do” –/1962 B-side. Neil Diamond & Jack Packer – Neil Diamond’s first record release. Neil Diamond – composer. 007 Neil & Jack “I’m Afraid” –/1962 A-side. Neil Diamond & Jack Packer. Neil Diamond – composer. 008 Neil & Jack “Till You’ve Tried” –/1962 B-side. Neil Diamond & Jack Packer. Neil Diamond – composer. 009 Neil Diamond “At Night” –/1963 Neil Diamond – composer. Neil Diamond’s one 45 rpm single from his first recording contract with Columbia Records – trying to sound like Neil Sedaka. 010 Neil Diamond “Clown Town” –/1963 Neil Diamond – composer. An attempt at re-writing Elvis Presley’s Heartbreak Hotel. 011 Neil Diamond “Flame” –/1964 Neil Diamond – composer. Demo recording. 012 Neil Diamond “Straw In The Wind” –/1964 Written for Dion DiMucci- demo recording. 013 Neil Diamond “Solitary Man” #55-Rock-U.S. Neil Diamond – composer. + #56-Canada Bang Records single /1966 version. 014 Neil Diamond “Cherry, Cherry” #6-Rock-U.S. Neil Diamond – composer. + #40- Australia/1966 014A Neil Diamond “Cherry, Cherry (Alternate Version) –/1966 Neil Diamond – composer. 015 Neil Diamond “I’ll Come Running” –/1966 B-side of Cherry Cherry (#6/1966). 015B Cliff Richard “I’ll Come Running” #26-UK/1967 Neil Diamond – composer. 016 Neil Diamond “I Got the Feelin' (Oh No No)” #16-Rock-U.S. Neil Diamond – composer. + #67- Australia/1966 017 Neil Diamond “You Got To Me” #18-Rock-U.S. Neil Diamond – composer. + #69- Australia/1967 018 Neil Diamond “Girl, You'll Be A Woman Soon” #10-Rock-U.S. Neil Diamond – composer. + #34- Australia & #27- Netherlands /1967 018A Cliff Richard “Girl, You’ll Be A Woman Soon” #21-UK/1968 Neil Diamond – composer. 018B Urge Overkill “Girl, You’ll Be A Woman Soon” #59/1994 Neil Diamond – composer. From the movie, Pulp Fiction. 019 Neil Diamond “Thank the Lord For The Night Time” #13-Rock-U.S. Some pressings – I Thank + #53- The Lord For The Night Australia/1967 Time. 020 Neil Diamond “Shilo” #80-Albums/ From Just For You. 1967 020A Neil Diamond “Shilo” #24-Rock & Different instrumentation #8-AC-U.S. + to match how Neil #23-Australia Diamond’s style had & #21- evolved by 1970. Germany/ 1970 021 Neil Diamond “I'm A Believer” #51-Rock & Neil Diamond – composer. #31-Adult Originally a cut on Just For Contemporary You (#80-Albums/1967). -U.S. + #61- Not released as a single Canada, #23- until 1971. Germany & #29- Netherlands/ 1971 021A Monkees "I'm A Believer" #1-Rock-U.S. Neil Diamond – composer. + #1-Australia, U.K., Canada, Ireland, Germany, Belgium, Netherlands & Norway/1966 021B Smash Mouth “I’m A Believer” #25-Rock & Neil Diamond – composer. #4-AC-U.S. + From the movie, Shrek. #9-Australia, #12-New Zealand, #87- Netherlands & #94-Germany/ 2001 022 Neil Diamond “The That Boat I Row” #80-Albums/ From Just For You. Neil 1967 Diamond – composer. 022A Lulu & The Luvvers “The Boat That I Row” #115-Rock Neil Diamond – composer. U.S. + #8- U.K./1967 023 Neil Diamond “Kentucky Woman” #22-Rock-U.S. Neil Diamond – composer. + #53- Australia & #10-New Zealand/1967 023A Deep Purple “Kentucky Woman" #38/1968 Neil Diamond – composer. 024 Neil Diamond “New Orleans” #51-Rock-U.S. + #55- Australia/1968 024A Gary “U.S.” Bonds “New Orleans” #6-Rock & #5- R&B/1960 024B Eddie Hodges “New Orleans” #45/1965 024C Chartbusters “New Orleans” #134/1965 024D Steve Alaimo “New Orleans” #126/1967 025 Neil Diamond “Red Red Wine” #62-Rock-U.S. Neil Diamond – composer. + #78- Australia/1968 025A Jimmy James & The “Red Red Wine” #127/1969 Neil Diamond – composer. Vagabonds 025B Vic Dana “Red Red Wine” #72-Rock & Neil Diamond – composer. #34-AC/1970 025C Roy Drusky “Red Red Wine” #17-C&W/ Neil Diamond – composer. 1971 025D UB40 “Red Red Wine” #34-Rock/ Neil Diamond – composer. 1984 & #1-Rock & #13-R&B/1988 026 Neil Diamond “Brooklyn Roads” #58/1968 Neil Diamond – composer. 027 Neil Diamond “Two-Bit Manchild” #66-Rock-U.S. Neil Diamond – composer. + #83- Australia/1968 028 Neil Diamond “Sunday Sun” #68-Rock-U.S. Neil Diamond – composer. + #96- Australia/1968 029 Neil Diamond “Brother Love's Traveling Salvation #22-Rock-U.S. Neil Diamond – composer. Show” + #44- Australia & #5- New Zealand/ 1969 030 Neil Diamond “If I Never Knew Your Name" #82-Albums/ From Brother Love’s 1969 Traveling Salvation Show. 030A Vic Dana “If I Never Knew Your Name" #47-Rock & Neil Diamond – composer. #14-AC/1970 031 Neil Diamond “And The Grass Won't Pay No Mind" #82-Albums/ From Brother Love’s 1969 + #92- Traveling Salvation Show. Australia/ 1970 031A Mark Lindsay “And The Grass Won't Pay No Mind" #44-Rock & Neil Diamond – composer. #5-AC/1970 032 Neil Diamond “Sweet Caroline (Good Times Never #4-Rock & #3- Neil Diamond – composer. Seemed So Good)” AC-U.S. + Written about Caroline #37-Germany, Kennedy. #9-Ireland, #16- Netherlands, #3-Australia, & #8-U.K./1969 032A Bobby Womack “Sweet Caroline (Good Times Never #51-Rock & Neil Diamond – composer. Seemed So Good)" #16-R&B- U.S./1972 032B Glee Cast “Sweet Caroline (Good Times Never #34-Rock-U.S. Neil Diamond – composer. Seemed So Good)" + #22-Canada #37-Australia & #59-U.K./ 2009 033 Neil Diamond “Holly Holy” #6-Rock & #6- Neil Diamond – composer. AC-U.S. + #3- Australia & #6- New Zealand/ 1969 033A Junior Walker & The All “Holly Holy" #75-Rock & Neil Diamond – composer. Stars #33-R&B/1970 034 Neil Diamond “Until It's Time For You To Go” #53-Rock & #11-AC-U.S./ 1970 034A Buffy Sainte-Marie “Until It's Time For You To Go” –Albums/1965 Composer. From Many A Mile. 034B Elvis Presley “Until It’s Time For You To Go” #40-Rock & #68-Country/ 1972 034C New Birth “Until It's Time For You To Go” #97-Rock & #21-R&B/1973 035 Neil Diamond “Soolaimon (African Trilogy II)” #30-Rock & Neil Diamond – composer. #5-AC-U.S. + #23-Australia, #14-New Zealand & #22-Germany/ 1970 036 Neil Diamond “Solitary Man” #21/1970 Reissue version – different instrumentation from original version. 037 Neil Diamond “Cracklin' Rosie” #1-Rock & #2- Neil Diamond – composer. AC-U.S. + #2- Australia, Belgium, & Ireland, #1- New Zealand & Canada, #3- U.K., #6- Netherlands & #7-Germany/ 1970 038 Neil Diamond “He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother” #20-Rock & 4- AC-U.S. + #94-Australia & #14-New Zealand/1970 038A Hollies “He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother” #7-Rock- U.S./1970 + #3-U.K., #8- Australia, #2- New Zealand, #16-Austria, #9-Germany, #20- Netherlands, & #7-Norway/ 1969 038B Kelly Gordon “He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother” –/1969 Original version. 039 Neil Diamond “Do It” #36-Rock & Neil Diamond – composer. #25-AC-U.S. + #15-Belgium & #16- Netherlands/ 1970 040 Neil Diamond “I Am I Said (Demo)” –/1971 Neil Diamond – composer. 040A Neil Diamond “I Am I Said” #4-Rock & #2- A-side. Neil Diamond – AC-U.S. + composer. #10-Australia, #1 in New Zealand & Ireland, #4- U.K., #2- Switzerland, #3-Germany, #6- Netherlands & #8-Belgium/ 1971 041 Neil Diamond “Done Too Soon” #65-Rock & B-side. Neil Diamond – #30-AC-U.S./ composer. 1971 042 Neil Diamond “Stones” #14-Rock & A-side. Neil Diamond – #2-AC-U.S. + composer. #24-Australia, #7-New Zealand & #26-Germany/ 1971 043 Neil Diamond “Crunchy Granola Suite” U.S.-Rock/one B-side. Neil Diamond – week/1971 composer. 044 Neil Diamond “Song Sung Blue” #1-Rock & Neil Diamond – composer. AC-U.S. + #2- Canada, #5- Australia & Belgium, #1- New Zealand & Switzerland, #14-U.K., #3- Netherlands, #6-Germany & #17-Ireland/ 1972 045 Neil Diamond “Play Me” #11-Rock & Neil Diamond – composer. #3-AC-U.S. + #6-Canada, #25-Australia & #28- Germany/ 1972 046 Neil Diamond “Walk on Water” #17-Rock & Neil Diamond – composer. 32-AC-U.S. + #74 in Australia & #39 in Germany /1972 047 Neil Diamond “The Long Way Home” #91-Rock & Neil Diamond – composer. #41-AC-U.S. + First issued in 1967 as the #74-Australia B-side of Thank The Lord & #39- For The Night Time. Germany/ 1973 048 Neil Diamond “Cherry, Cherry [Live-Single #31-Rock & Neil Diamond – composer. Version]” #19-AC-U.S. + #52-Australia/ 1973 049 Neil Diamond “The Last Thing On My Mind” #56-Rock & Written by Tom Paxton. #15-AC-U.S. + Other hit versions by the #47-Australia/ Vejtables (#117/1966) and 1973 Womenfolk (#105/1966 049A Tom Paxton “The Last Thing On My Mind” –Albums/1964 From Ramblin’ Boy. 049B Vejtables “The Last Thing On My Mind” #117/1966 049C Womenfolk “The Last Thing On My Mind” #105/1966 050 Neil Diamond “Be” #34-Rock & Neil Diamond – composer. #11-AC-U.S. + From the film Jonathan #29-Australia Livingston Seagull. & #6-New Zealand/1973 051 Neil Diamond “Skybird” #75-Rock & Neil Diamond – composer. #24-AC + #74- From the film Jonathan Australia & #6- Livingston Seagull. Netherlands/ 1973 052 Neil Diamond “Longfellow Serenade” #5-Rock & #1- Neil Diamond – composer. AC-U.S.