Primitive (Neil Diamond album)

Primitive is the sixteenth studio album by Neil Diamond. It was released in 1984 on Columbia Records. Its singles "Turn Around", "Sleep With Me Tonight", and "You Make Me Feel Like Christmas" reach numbers 4, 24, and 28, respectively on the Billboard Adult Contemporary singles chart, while "Turn Around" also reached number 62 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.[2] The album was certified gold by the RIAA on October 5, 1984 [3]

Primitive
Studio album by Neil Diamond
Released	1 April 1984
Length	39:33
Label	Columbia
Producer	Various
Neil Diamond chronology
Classics: The Early Years (1983) Primitive (1984) Headed for the Future (1986)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Track listing

Side one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Turn Around"	Burt Bacharach, Neil Diamond, Carole Bayer Sager	3:45
2.	"Primitive"	Neil Diamond	4:27
3.	"Fire on the Tracks"	Neil Diamond	3:07
4.	"Brooklyn on a Saturday Night"	Neil Diamond	3:41
5.	"Sleep With Me Tonight"	Burt Bacharach, Neil Diamond, Carole Bayer Sager	3:42
6.	"Crazy"	Burt Bacharach, Neil Diamond, Carole Bayer Sager	3:41

Side two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"My Time With You"	Tom Hensley, Alan Lindgren	4:29
2.	"Love's Own Song"	Sam Cole, Doug Rhone	3:32
3.	"It's a Trip (Go for the Moon)"	Neil Diamond	2:49
4.	"You Make It Feel Like Christmas"	Neil Diamond	3:58
5.	"One by One"	Neil Diamond	2:37

Personnel

• Neil Diamond – lead vocals, guitar
• Marty Walsh – guitar (1, 7, 8)
• Richard Bennett – acoustic guitar (2, 3, 4, 9, 10, 11), electric guitar (2, 3, 4, 9, 10, 11)
• Doug Rhone – guitar (2, 3, 4, 9, 10, 11), backing vocals (2, 3, 4, 9, 10, 11)
• George Doering – guitar (5, 6)
• Dennis Herring – guitar (5, 6)
• Michel Colombier – keyboards (1, 7, 8), arrangements (1, 7, 8), horn and string arrangements (1, 7, 8), conductor (1, 7, 8)
• Robbie Buchanan – synthesizers (1, 7, 8)
• Greg Phillinganes – keyboards (1, 7, 8)
• Tom Hensley – keyboards (2, 3, 4, 9, 10, 11), acoustic piano (2, 3, 4, 9, 10, 11), arrangements (2, 3, 4)
• Alan Lindgren – acoustic piano (2, 3, 4, 9, 10, 11), synthesizers (2, 3, 4, 9, 10, 11), arrangements (2, 9, 10, 11)
• Burt Bacharach – acoustic piano (5), arrangements (6)
• David Foster – Fender Rhodes (5, 6), synthesizers (5, 6), synthesizer arrangements and conductor (6)
• Michael Boddicker – additional synthesizer (5, 6)
• Steve Mitchell – additional synthesizer (5)
• Neil Stubenhaus – bass guitar (1, 5-8)
• Reinie Press – bass guitar (2, 3, 4, 9, 10, 11)
• John Robinson – drums (1, 5-8)
• Ron Tutt – drums (2, 3, 4, 9, 10, 11), backing vocals (2, 3, 4, 9, 10, 11)
• Vince Charles – percussion (1-4, 7-11)
• Paulinho da Costa – percussion (1, 7, 8)
• King Errisson – percussion (2, 3, 4, 9, 10, 11)
• Lenny Castro – percussion (5, 6)
• Jeremy Lubbock – arrangements (5), string arrangements and conductor (5)
• Steve George – backing vocals (1, 6, 8)
• Richard Page – backing vocals (1, 6, 8)
• Linda Press – backing vocals (2, 3, 4, 9, 10, 11)

Production

• Producers – Denny Diante (Tracks 1, 7 & 8); Neil Diamond (Tracks 2, 3, 4, 9, 10 & 11); Richard Bennett (Track 4); Richard Perry (Tracks 5 & 6).
• Production Coordination – Jo Anne McGettrick (Tracks 1, 7 & 8); Sam Cole and Bradford Rosenberger (Tracks 2, 3, 4, 9, 10 & 11).
• Engineers – George Massenberg (Tracks 1, 7 & 8); Jeremy Smith (Tracks 5 & 6).
• Assistant Engineers – Steve Crimmel (Tracks 1 & 7); Sharon Rice (Tracks 1, 7 & 8); Dave Dubow, Bobby Gerber and Greg Holguin (Tracks 5 & 6).
• Additional Engineers – Michael Brooks and Gabe Veltri (Tracks 5 & 6).
• Recorded at Ocean Way Recording, Westlake Studios, Studio 55, The Complex and Lion Share Recording (Los Angeles, CA); The Mix Room (Burbank, CA).
• Mixing – Allen Sides (Tracks 1 & 7); Mick Guzauski (Track 8).
• Remixing on Tracks 5 & 6 – Jeremy Smith
• Mixed at Ocean Way Recording, Studio 55 and Sunset Sound (Los Angeles, CA).
• Mastered by Mike Reese at The Mastering Lab (Hollywood, CA).
• Art Direction and Design – David Kirschner
• Additional Design – Jan Weinberg
• Photography – Norman Seeff

References

1. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Primitive at AllMusic
2. "Awards for Primitive". Retrieved February 27, 2014.
3. "Primitive". Retrieved February 27, 2014. Note: Enter "Primitive" into the search engine.