Tennessee Moon

Tennessee Moon
Studio album by Neil Diamond
Released	February 6, 1996
Recorded	1995
Studio	Dark Horse (Franklin, Tennessee)
Genre	Country
Length	68:03
Label	Columbia
Producer	Bob Gaudio, Paul Worley, Don Cook, Richard Landis, James Stroud
Neil Diamond chronology
The Christmas Album, Volume II (1994) Tennessee Moon (1996) The Movie Album: As Time Goes By (1998)

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Tennessee Moon is the twenty-third studio album by Neil Diamond. Released in February 1996, it is the product of a collaboration with various country music songwriters and performers. A companion television special entitled Under a Tennessee Moon was aired on ABC. The album was certified gold by the RIAA.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Tennessee Moon"	Neil Diamond, Dennis Morgan	3:00
2.	"One Good Love" (duet with Waylon Jennings)	Neil Diamond, Gary Nicholson	4:18
3.	"Shame" (duet with Hal Ketchum)	Neil Diamond, Hal Ketchum	3:31
4.	"A Matter of Love"	Neil Diamond, Tom Shapiro	4:35
5.	"Marry Me" (duet with Buffy Lawson)	Neil Diamond, Tom Shapiro	3:50
6.	"Deep Inside of You" (duet with Beth Nielsen Chapman)	Beth Nielsen Chapman, Neil Diamond	3:51
7.	"Gold Don't Rust"	Gary Burr, Bob DiPiero, Neil Diamond	3:42
8.	"Like You Do" (duet with Rosemary Butler)	Sandy Knox, Steve Rosen	4:03
9.	"Can Anybody Hear Me"	Neil Diamond, Bill LaBounty	3:50
10.	"Win the World"	Neil Diamond, Susan Longacre	4:12
11.	"No Limit"	Richard Bennett, Neil Diamond	3:07
12.	"Reminisce for a While" (duet with Raul Malo)	Neil Diamond, Raul Malo	4:27
13.	"Kentucky Woman"	Neil Diamond	2:48
14.	"If I Lost My Way"	Gary Burr, Neil Diamond	3:23
15.	"Everybody"	Jesse Diamond, Neil Diamond	3:45
16.	"Talking Optimist Blues (Good Day Today)"	Neil Diamond, Gretchen Peters	2:53
17.	"Open Wide These Prison Doors"	Neil Diamond, Stewart Harris	4:30
18.	"Blue Highway" (featuring Chet Atkins)	Neil Diamond, Harlan Howard	3:56

Personnel

• Neil Diamond – lead vocals
• Dennis Burnside – acoustic piano (1), organ (1)
• Alan Lindgren – organ (2, 9), acoustic piano (5, 6, 8, 9, 12), keyboards (8, 14, 15), arrangements (8, 15)
• Matt Rollings – acoustic piano (3, 7, 10, 13, 16, 17, 18), organ (4)
• Jo-El Sonnier – accordion (3)
• Al Kooper – organ (17)
• Mark Casstevens – acoustic guitar (1)
• Brent Mason – electric guitar (1, 3, 13)
• Bruce Bouton – pedal steel guitar (1, 3, 4, 10, 13, 16), lap steel guitar (7)
• Dan Dugmore – acoustic guitar (2, 5, 8, 9, 10, 12, 14, 17), pedal steel guitar (2, 5, 6, 8, 12, 14), electric guitar (6, 7, 14), electric harmonium (9)
• Gary Nicholson – acoustic guitar (2)
• Doug Rhone – acoustic guitar (2, 5, 6, 9, 12, 14, 15), electric guitar (9, 17)
• Richard Bennett – acoustic guitar (3-6, 8, 11, 13, 15, 16, 18), electric guitar (3, 4, 7, 10, 12, 17), guitarophone (3, 8)
• Hal Ketchum – acoustic guitar (3), backing vocals (3)
• Steve Gibson – acoustic guitar (4, 13, 16, 18)
• Chris Leuzinger – electric guitar (4)
• Brent Rowan – electric guitar (4, 16, 18)
• Biff Watson – acoustic guitar (7, 10, 17)
• Paul Worley – acoustic guitar (7)
• Dann Huff – electric guitar (13)
• Gary Burr – acoustic guitar (14), backing vocals (14)
• Chet Atkins – acoustic guitar (18), backing vocals (8)
• Rob Hajacos – fiddle (1, 4, 9, 16, 18), "hoedown" instruments (1)
• Jonathan Yudkin – fiddle (3, 13)
• Andrea Zonn – fiddle (5, 10, 14)
• Tammy Rogers – fiddle (6, 17)
• Sam Bush – fiddle (7), mandolin (7)
• Mark O'Connor – fiddle (15)
• Michael Rhodes – bass (1, 4, 7, 10, 17)
• Reinie Press – bass (2, 5, 6, 9, 11, 12, 14, 15)
• David Hungate – bass (3, 13, 16), electric upright bass (18)
• Dave Pomeroy – fretless bass (8)
• Lonnie Wilson – drums (1), percussion (1)
• Ron Tutt – drums (2, 5, 6, 9, 11, 12, 14, 15)
• Paul Leim – drums (3, 4, 13, 16, 18)
• Chester Thompson – drums (7, 10, 17)
• Sam Bacco – percussion (3-7, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18)
• Bergen White – arrangements (5, 10)
• The Nashville String Machine – strings
• John Wesley Ryles – backing vocals (1, 4, 7, 9)
• Dennis Wilson – backing vocals (1, 7)
• Waylon Jennings – lead vocals (2)
• Jana King – backing vocals (3, 13, 15, 16, 18)
• Curtis Wright – backing vocals (3, 13, 15, 16, 18)
• Curtis Young – backing vocals (3, 13, 15, 16, 18)
• Stephanie Bentley – backing vocals (4)
• Buffy Lawson – lead vocals (5), backing vocals (7, 10)
• Beth Nielsen Chapman – lead vocals (6)
• Debra Black – backing vocals (7, 10)
• Harry Stinson – backing vocals (7)
• Rosemary Butler – lead vocals (8)
• Bill LaBounty – backing vocals (9)
• Kathy Burdick – backing vocals (9)
• Melodie Crittenden – backing vocals (11)
• Bob Gaudio – backing vocals (11), accordion (17)
• Raul Malo – lead vocals (12)
• Beth Hooker – backing vocals (14)

Production

• Bob Gaudio – executive producer, producer (2, 4-12, 14-18)
• Don Cook – producer (1)
• Richard Landis – producer (3, 13)
• James Stroud – producer (3, 13)
• Paul Worley – producer (7, 8)
• Mike Bradley – engineer (1), mixing (1)
• Bernie Becker – engineer (2, 5, 6, 8, 9, 11, 12, 14, 15)
• Justin Niebank – mixing (2, 4-12, 14-18), engineer (3, 4, 7, 10, 13, 16, 17, 18)
• Chris Lord-Alge – mixing (3, 13)
• Mark Capps – assistant engineer, mix assistant
• Chris Davie – assistant engineer, mix assistant
• Eric Elwell – assistant engineer
• David Hall – assistant engineer
• Joe Hayden – assistant engineer
• Sandy Jenkins – assistant engineer
• Greg Parker – assistant engineer
• Mike Psanos – assistant engineer
• Mark Ralston – assistant engineer
• Rhett Travis – assistant engineer
• King Williams – assistant engineer
• Mark Hagan – mix assistant
• Gavin Lurssen – mastering
• Doug Sax – mastering
• David Kirschner – art direction
• Gabrielle Raumberger – design
• Dylan Tran – design
• Jeff Dunas – front cover photography
• Ed Rode – back cover photography

Studios

• Recorded at Dark Horse Recording Studio and The Castle (Franklin, Tennessee); Javelina Recording Studios and Soundshop 'A' Inc. (Nashville, Tennessee).
• Mixed at Masterfonics, Loud Recording and Soundshop 'A' Inc. (Nashville, Tennessee).
• Mastered at The Mastering Lab (Hollywood, California).

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1996)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)	2
Canadian Country Albums (RPM)	3
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)	13
Scottish Albums (OCC)	33
UK Albums (OCC)	12
US Billboard 200	14
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)	3

Year-end charts

Chart (1996)	Position
Australian Albums (ARIA)	20
US Billboard 200	173
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)	21

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)	2× Platinum	150,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	Gold	7,500^
United Kingdom (BPI)	Silver	60,000^
United States (RIAA)	Gold	500,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.