European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 17, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse The Brooklyn Cowboy holds the reins Singer songwriter Nell Diamond a never i into a Mold. By Richard Deatley associated press Eil Diamond one of pop music s great iconoclasts recently contemplated his current songwriting m not trying to design any music he said i m nol Good Al Diamond an electrifying concert performer has perhaps satisfied the millions who can t soc to get enough of his music with a iwo Accord set Hof August might it. A compilation of his most popular and intriguing work. The album comes Oul 15 years Aller his hoi August night the first to capture Diamond live Al the same venue where was recorded los Angeles greek theater. The new album features such favo riles As song Sung am. I Saint and cat com Tosie along Wilh America. Brother love s travelling salvation show and holy holy. The up also includes More recent Lunes such As Hearl tight and t dreamed a dream from Les Diamond a self described Brooklyn Cowboy has been Riding the fences on the Edge of music Lor a Long time to has twice backed Olf from concert appearances going in hiatus to reflect and gather. In 1972, he a tautly broke Olf concerts for a three year period even though he was the Best Selling male recording artist in the country. At the do he said he did not want to be swept along with Success and wanted to Lake control of the reins. The concerts in his 1936 world tour his first in our years Drew 1.7 million fans and sett out performances including eight nights at new York s Madison Square Garden and 14 nights at the greek although he is currently writ no certain holds if to had been Good at Bend Fig tunes around what radio Nim cd he would have Boon More successful As a Small songwriter i Sload of gelling bounced irom Job to Job in new York cily you go outside the system and try some direction that s your own and Hope that somebody likes said to 17 Caf of Diamond i really have to do my Best work and Hope that somebody likes it Ai opposed to trying to lit it into any kind of formal. Hardly any of my really Good songs fit Mlo any format. What is brother love ii you look at what the Chart were then it s Tomalty ridiculous. America was done before anybody was singing about America when it was still embarrassing i am i said takes a look at what was happening in 1971-72. I know it was different i Leit it was he said. I just knew that i loved it and it was the Best kind of work i could do and that s Why it went out and it top of the charts top pop singles i.beasok3changc e Pom 2. What have i done to deserve this pm shop bowl 4 1. Could be been tltt4i j 4 father figure ote a Miehael 4 hungry Eves erect Man 6 by you will Ratum the she s like the wind patrol Swit t a off Xuy fur i. Never done alive you up Ben Ait a ddn t shed a tear pad Cut Lam 10. 1 want to be Yoursman Reg a top pop in s 1. Faith 00. J. A cowl. Dirty dancing 3 Tiffany Tim 4 kick i uts 5 bad hysteria dal Ltd 7. The lonesome Jubilee Mil coup of Mog ramp 9. Out of we Blue 9. Clout nine a tags Harr Twyl 10. Skyscraper did lmf10h1 top country singles 1 twinkle. Twinkle Lucky Star a m Haggard t i won t take less thah your love to i. Tuffly win p. 3 face to face a 4 too one too Long Pawly t in 1. 0 what a love win Oij 01 Al. Vovou believe me now Vanq omm 7 that s my Job Cost of two fit it. I m Donna miss you girl Milf cml Mrtin m 9 teu.me1p.ue Juc in id Rusu isow you heart of mine Sar brawn top Black singles 1 Girlfriend a 2 i want her k 4 m s. Two occasions Tryl a you will know s to some Woof Lover Jodi Tuut. Lethe 10uch you Trio Jarl in come into my life Joyes a 1 kick Inas 1 Faith 3 dirty a Ahcin _ top pop go s b a momentary lapse of reason pm ptrf3 8. Clouds the of Xii he Man 7. The lonesome Jubilee Jono c b. Sky scraper paid Law Bam 0 bad uht id htsteh1a d in 1984, he went to court to Force Columbia records to release his primitive up and finally reached a Compromise by recording three new songs for the album. But his trend or musical exploration was formed Early in his career Wilh Tep foot Manus Cimpl an in proration of african music released in 1970 that Diamond attributes partly to his association with South african trumpeter Hugh Masakela at uni records his second Label i would definitely like to try that again the african trilogy was like a musical Experiment. I had never done anything on a scale that Largo. Although it was Only Ore Side of an album it was really Large scale Lor me i was used to writing singles he said he attributes taproot to the beginning of a writing period that blended music and theme continuing Wilh helps Jonathan Livingston sea Gudmand Beauli Lut noise a tribute to the tin pan Alley music Hal was dying when Diamond became a songwriter. Beauli Lul noise gave Way to the movie score for the jazz Singer in which he starred. Diamond says he hat taken to listening to Early Rock n Roll these Days. There s something Aboul gelling Down to bases that 9 refreshing he said. You get out As High As the Moon and somehow you want to gel Back to Earlh and stand on firm ground. I just did a Duel of Heartbreak hotel Wilh Kim carries and we just did in or Lun he we Lowed it both of us. Heartbreak Tofelis one of the Bedrock Rock songs it s irom the Era when t was a fan fend was a besides his songwriting Diamond is preparing to work As executive producer Lor Beautiful noise a Semi autobiographical movie m the Early stages of development Diamond s life beg
