The Jazz Singer (soundtrack)
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| The Jazz Singer | ||
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| Soundtrack by Neil Diamond | ||
| Released | November, 1980 | |
| Genre | Pop | |
| Length | 40:11 | |
| Label | Capitol Records (originally) Columbia Records (reissue) |
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| Producer(s) | Bob Gaudio | |
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| Neil Diamond chronology | ||
| September Morn (1979) |
The Jazz Singer (1980) |
On the Way to the Sky (1981) |
The Jazz Singer is an album by Neil Diamond from 1980, which served as soundtrack album to the 1980 remake of the film The Jazz Singer. The soundtrack was released in November 1980 originally on Capitol Records in the US and EMI in Europe. The soundtrack was re-released in February 1996 on Columbia Records in the US and Sony elsewhere.
While the film flopped, its soundtrack was a huge success and becoming Neil Diamond's biggest selling album in the United States, selling over 5 million copies there and reaching #3 on the pop albums chart. Three of the songs from the album became Top 10 pop singles, with "Love on the Rocks," "Hello Again" and "America" reaching #2, #6, and #8 respectively.
[edit] Track listing
- "America" (Neil Diamond)
- "Adon Olom"
- "You Baby"
- "Love on the Rocks" (Diamond/Gilbert Bécaud)
- "Amazed and Confused"
- "On the Robert E. Lee"
- "Summer Love"
- "Hello Again"
- "Acapulco"
- "Hey Louise"
- "Songs of Life
- "Jerusalem"
- "Kol Nidre/My Name is Yussel"
- "America (Reprise)"
