Dreams - Neil Diamond
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  • Summary: Following Johnny Cash and, more recently, Tom Jones, the legendary crooner creates his own rendition of his favorites in this collection of covers by artists such as Leonard Cohen, the Beatles, and even his own classic tunes.

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  1. Positive: 6 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 13
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  1. The Guardian
    Nov 4, 2010
    80
    The minimal recordings (often just voice, guitar and piano) give proceedings an eerie feel, and Diamond's hurting vocals must be among the most emotional he has ever delivered.
  2. musicOMH.com
    Nov 2, 2010
    60
    As a whole, Dreams is a bleak affair, Diamond sounding often forlorn and beaten, most notably on a morose, slowed down reimagining of his own 1966 tune, I'm A Believer, which became The Monkees' biggest success.
  3. Mojo
    Dec 14, 2010
    60
    A third Rick Rubin-produced album -- cover versions but the comeback continues. [Jan. 2011, p. 97]
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  4. NOW Magazine
    Nov 30, 2010
    60
    Diamond's song selection will hardly shake anyone's world – two each by the Beatles and Randy Newman – but he has the vocal power to make many cuts his own.

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