NEIL DIAMOND : SEPTEMBER MORN

1. September Morn
2. Mama Don't Know
3. That Kind
4. Jazz Time
5. The Good Lord Loves You
6. Dancing in the Street
7. The Shelter of Your Arms
8. I'm a Believer
9. The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore
10. Stagger Lee

Label : Columbia

Release Date : December 22, 1979

Length : 37:45

Review (AllMusic) : On September Morn, Neil Diamond began to push the borders of easy listening, concentrating more on immaculately polished studiocraft than songcraft. The songs are quite inconsistent, and even the best songs - "Dancing in the Street," "The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore," "Stagger Lee" - are given inappropriately stiff and colorless arrangements. The title track nearly reaches the adult contemporary heights of "You Don't Bring Me Flowers," but overall the record demonstrates little personality.

Review (Wikipedia) : September Morn is the thirteenth studio album by the American singer-songwriter Neil Diamond. Released in 1979, the album includes a disco version of the Motown song "Dancing in the Street" and a remake of "I'm a Believer". The title track was an international chart hit, and became Diamond's 30th Top 40 hit in the U.S. The song peaked at number 17 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, number 14 on the Cash Box Top 100, and number 7 on Record World. In Canada, it peaked at number 15. The song was a much bigger hit on the Adult Contemporary charts, reaching number two in the U.S. and spending two weeks at number one in Canada. "September Morn'" ranks as the 90th biggest U.S. charting single of 1980. Cash Box called "September Morn" a "lushly orchestrated ballad [that] builds from a simple piano line to a full-blown chorus."