Primitive (Neil Diamond album)

Primitive
picture of a dark-haired man smiling with his left hand behind his neck
Studio album by Neil Diamond
Released 1984
Genre Adult contemporary
Length 39:33
Label Columbia
Producer Various
Neil Diamond chronology

Classics: The Early Years
(1983)		 Primitive
(1984)		 Headed for the Future
(1986)
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Allmusic [1]

Primitive is the sixteenth studio album released by Neil Diamond. 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]

Side one
No. TitleWriter(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. TitleWriter(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

References

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