Hot August Night II

Hot August Night II is a live album by Neil Diamond. This is a follow-up to his 1972 double album Hot August Night, which is also a live album. This album is certified Platinum by the RIAA.^[1]

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Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]
New Musical Express	4/10^[3]

Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic writes, "Running through his biggest hits, Diamond turns in a flashy, showy performance."

Track listing

All tracks are written by Neil Diamond, unless otherwise noted

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Song of the Whales (Fanfare)"		1:55
2.	"Headed for the Future"	Neil Diamond Tom Hensley Alan Lindgren	4:10
3.	"September Morn"	Neil Diamond Gilbert Bécaud	4:03
4.	"Thank the Lord for the Night Time"		3:23
5.	"Cherry, Cherry"		3:14
6.	"Sweet Caroline"		3:50
7.	"Hello Again"	Neil Diamond Alan Lindgren	3:33
8.	"Love on the Rocks"	Neil Diamond Gilbert Bécaud	3:13
9.	"America"		3:56
10.	"Forever in Blue Jeans"	Neil Diamond Richard Bennett	3:29
11.	"You Don't Bring Me Flowers"	Neil Diamond Alan Bergman Marilyn Bergman	4:42
12.	"I Dreamed a Dream"	Alain Boublil Claude-Michel Schönberg Herbert Kretzmer Jean-Marc Natel	4:37
13.	"Back in L.A."		2:25
14.	"Song Sung Blue"		2:52
15.	"Cracklin' Rosie"		2:55
16.	"I Am...I Said"		5:08
17.	"Holly Holy"		4:37
18.	"Soolaimon"		1:20
19.	"Brother Love's Travelling Salvation Show"		5:35
20.	"Heartlight"	Neil Diamond Burt Bacharach Carole Bayer Sager	3:54
Total length:			72:51

Musicians

The Neil Diamond Band

Richard Bennett – Acoustic & Electric Guitar
Alan Lindgren – Synthesizer & Piano
King Errisson – Percussion
Reinie Press – Bass
Tom Hensley – Piano & Keyboards
Doug Rhone – Acoustic & Electric Guitar
Vince Charles – Percussion
Ron Tutt – Drums
Background Vocals – Doug Rhone, Linda Press, Ron Tutt

Additional Strings

Concertmaster – Assa Drori
Conductor – Alan Lindgren
Violin – Assa Drori, Bill Hybell, Bob Sanov, Clayton Haslop, Donald Palmer, Meg Zivahi, Reg Hill, Shari Zippert
Viola – Lenny Sachs, Margo MacLaine
Cello – Tony Cooke, Ray Kelley
Bass – Mickey Nadel

Production

Producer – Val Garay
Mastered by Stephen Marcussen
Recording Engineers – Allen Sides, Val Garay
Arranged by Alan Lindgren
Art Direction and Design – David Kirschner
Additional Design – Jan Weinberg, Beverly Lazor-Bahr
Mixed by Val Garay
Assistant Engineers – Bob Levy, Bob Loftus
Photography by Harrison Funk
Album Production Coordinator – Sam Cole
Production Assistants – Ned Brown, Barry Cardinael, Larry Williams, Alison Zanetos

Concert production staff

Concert Production Producer – Patrick Stansfield
Tour Manager – Jerry Murphey
Stage Manager & Technical Director – Doug Pope
Lighting Director – Marilyn Lowey

Track information and credits adapted from the album's liner notes.^[4]

Charts

Chart (1988)	Peak position
US Billboard 200^[5]	59

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)^[1]	Platinum	1,000,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

^ ^a ^b "American album certifications – Neil Diamond – Hot August Night II". Recording Industry Association of America.
^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
^ Taylor, Neil (12 December 1987). "Billy Joel: Live In The USSR / Neil Diamong [sic]: Hot August Night JL". New Musical Express. p. 37.
^ Hot August Night II (liner notes). Neil Diamond. Columbia. 1987. CGK 40990.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ "Neil Diamond Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved March 25, 2020.

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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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