Rainbow (Neil Diamond album)

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Rainbow

Compilation album by

Neil Diamond

Released

1973

Recorded

1969–1971

Genre

Pop

Length

39:38

Neil Diamond chronology

Hot August Night
(1972)

Rainbow
(1973)

Jonathan Livingston Seagull
(1973)

Re-issue cover

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]

Rainbow is a compilation album of covers recorded by Neil Diamond from 1969 to 1971. These songs were composed by some of the best-known singer-songwriters of the time.

The cover for Rainbow was originally an illustration by Craig Nelson,^[2] but was later replaced with photography by Tom Bert.^[3] This same photograph would later be re-used for the cover of Play Me: The Complete Uni Studio Recordings...Plus!

Track listing

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original Album	Length
1.	"Everybody's Talkin'"	Fred Neil	Touching You, Touching Me	2:46
2.	"Both Sides Now"	Joni Mitchell	Touching You, Touching Me	3:30
3.	"Husbands and Wives"	Roger Miller	Stones	3:54
4.	"Chelsea Morning"	Joni Mitchell	Stones	2:32
5.	"Until It's Time for You to Go"	Buffy Sainte-Marie	Touching You, Touching Me	3:29
6.	"The Last Thing on My Mind"	Tom Paxton	Stones	3:31

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original Album	Length
1.	"Suzanne"	Leonard Cohen	Stones	4:41
2.	"Mr. Bojangles"	Jerry Jeff Walker	Touching You, Touching Me	4:53
3.	"If You Go Away"	Jaques Brel, Rod McKuen	Stones	3:47
4.	"I Think It's Gonna Rain Today"	Randy Newman	Stones	2:36
5.	"He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother"	Bob Russell, Bobby Scott	Tap Root Manuscript	3:59

References

^ "Neil Diamond – Rainbow" at AllMusic
^ "Neil Diamond – Rainbow". Discogs. Retrieved June 19, 2015.
^ "Neil Diamond – Rainbow". Discogs. Retrieved June 19, 2015.

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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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