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Gold: Recorded Live at the Troubadour

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Gold: Recorded Live at the Troubadour
Live album by
Neil Diamond
ReleasedAugust 22, 1970[1]
RecordedJuly 15, 1970
VenueThe Troubadour, Los Angeles
GenrePop rock
Length38:40
LabelUni
ProducerTom Catalano
Neil Diamond chronology
Touching You, Touching Me
(1969) 		Gold: Recorded Live at the Troubadour
(1970) 		Shilo
(1970)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Rolling Stone(favorable)[3]

Gold: Recorded Live at the Troubadour is a live album by singer/songwriter Neil Diamond.

While no singles were released in support of the album, the opening track "Lordy" appeared as the B-side of "Cracklin' Rosie". This is the only recording available of this song.

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Neil Diamond except "Both Sides Now" by Joni Mitchell

Side one
No.TitleLength
1."Lordy"5:00
2."Both Sides Now"4:34
3."Solitary Man"3:05
4."Holly Holy"3:45
5."Cherry Cherry"3:21
Side two
No.TitleLength
1."Kentucky Woman"2:42
2."Sweet Caroline"3:35
3."Thank the Lord for the Night Time"3:35
4."And the Singer Sings His Song"3:11
5."Brother Love's Travelling Salvation Show"4:53

Personnel

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  • Neil Diamond – vocals, guitar
  • Carol Hunter – guitar
  • Eddie Rubin – drums
  • Randy Sterling – bass guitar
  • Jessie Smith, Venetta Fields, Edna Hunter – backing vocals (uncredited)[4]
  • Engineered by Armin Steiner
  • Art Direction by John C. LePrevost
  • Photography by Jim Metropole

Charts

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Chart (1970-1971) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[5] 34
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[6] 2
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[7] 36
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[8] 35
UK Albums (OCC)[9] 23
US Billboard 200[10] 10

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[11] Silver 60,000^
United States (RIAA)[12] 2× Platinum 2,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ "Neil Diamond – Gold". discogs. Retrieved June 19, 2015.
  2. ^ Gold: Recorded Live at the Troubadour at AllMusic
  3. ^ Rolling Stone review Archived October 2, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ Wild, David (2008). He Is...I Say: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Neil Diamond. Da Capo Press. p. 129. ISBN 9780306817847.
  5. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 283. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  6. ^ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 3704". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved June 14, 2023.
  7. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Neil Diamond – Gold %5BLive 1969%5D" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved June 14, 2023.
  8. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Neil Diamond – Gold" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved June 14, 2023.
  9. ^ "Neil Diamond | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved June 14, 2023.
  10. ^ "Neil Diamond Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved June 14, 2023.
  11. ^ "British album certifications – Neil Diamond – Gold". British Phonographic Industry.
  12. ^ "American album certifications – Neil Diamond – Gold". Recording Industry Association of America.
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