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Nov 4, 2010The 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.
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Nov 3, 2010Dreams possesses the charm of a confident man who understands the beauty of pop music and the serious allure of emotional lyrics.
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Nov 1, 2010This album is flush with easy-listening ballads, but they are often wondrously rearranged by Diamond, who continues to be a restless experimenter.
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Oct 29, 2010In the US they're pitching this as Diamond's revelatory masterpiece, which is a bit rich considering he's performed covers often before, and his own best songs were as strong as anything here.
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Nov 8, 2010Given his role as one of pop's most respected songwriters, Neil Diamond might be expected to fill a covers album with underappreciated obscurities by tunesmiths less highly regarded than he.
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Entertainment WeeklyNov 1, 2010There's a certain pleasure in hearing him refashion pop history in his sonorous, self-serious style. [Nov. 5, 2010, p. 71]