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The Jazz Singer: Original Soundtrack | 
 enlarge | Artist: Neil Diamond
Label: Columbia
Category: Music
List Price: £9.99
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Rating:  9 reviews
Sales Rank: 2524
Format: Soundtrack, Import
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
EAN: 5099748392725
ASIN: B000024X9L
Release Date: January 7, 2008
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
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| Tracks:
| • | America | | • | Adam Olom | | • | You Baby | | • | Love On The Rocks | | • | Amazed And Confused | | • | On The Robert E Lee | | • | Summerlove | | • | Hello Again | | • | Acapulco | | • | Hey Louise | | • | Songs Of Life | | • | Jerusalem | | • | Kol Nidre | | • | My Name Is Yussel | | • | America (2) |
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Amazon.co.uk Review
It may now be hard to believe but there once was a time when Neil Diamond was considered not only big enough to open a movie but to get Sir Laurence Olivier to co-star in said movie. While the movie itself was less than a rousing success, the soundtrack was a smash--though, contrary to the title, it does not find the Elvis of soft-rock taking up jazz. Playing the part of a young Jewish cantor who follows his heart to play, well, a Neil Diamond-esque blend of R&B and rock, Diamond finds excuses to throw in some soulful singles ("Love on the Rocks" and "Hello Again"), a fluffy, uptempo slice of Stephen Foster-Americana ("On the Robert E Lee") and a topical song ("America"); padding out the soundtrack are the film-specific Jewish hymns "Adon Olam" and "Kol Nidre". Eternally consigned to a limbo between being remembered for his better moments (Live at the Greek, writing some of the Monkees' biggest hits) and for the tawdry ones ("Turn on Your Heartlight", inspired by E.T.), The Jazz Singer remains one of Diamond's best albums. --Randy Silver
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| Customer Reviews: Read 4 more reviews...
 Great Music, Great Styles, Shame about the movie August 4, 2000
15 out of 16 found this review helpful
This is the soundtrack to the EMI movie The Jazz Singer. This soundtrack does not deserve to be associated with the movie, which has a plot so thin that a two year old could have written it. It's best therefore to ignore the travesty of a movie, but simply enjoy some of the best music to flow from Diamond's pen. The 4 set piece tracks, America, Love On The Rocks, Hello Again and Songs of Life are all expertly written and orchestrated, which is really what one demands from a Neil Diamond offering. America is a great opening track for this album, and instantly tells the listener that this soundtrack will be one of varying styles, from disco to slow orchestral smoochers and utilises any instrument and musician who happened to be walking down the recording studio's corridor. If you like your music to be organic, and straight from the heart, then this Neil Diamond offering is one to get.
A little Jazz goes a long way January 17, 2005
Benacre Broad (Suffolk UK)
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
How can put into words how this soundtrack album has affected me. It introduced me to the fabulous Neil Diamond after watching the flim of the same name. Agreed it has some rather silly tracks like " On the Robert E Lee"which although works in the film does not have the same feel good factor on audio.Kol Nidre is a very powerful track & no doubt very emotional to sing as well.
Buy it & play it loud "Hey Louise" is great I wish they had left the "Get on with it Fool" bit during the mouth organ at the beginning of the track " Summer Love" on the album.I have watched the film countless times & heard the soundtrack just as much. One never gets board of either,
Not anything to add January 14, 2008
mike (Manchester England)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Can't say anything the other reviewers haven't already said. I am not a Neil Diamond fan (or wasn't until this album). I thought the film was uninspiring but the soundtrack, although not jazz as the title would imply, was exciting and invigorating. Great album.
Great range of styles and a great soundtrack December 29, 2007
LXIX (scotland)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Overall, an excellent CD. The main moments are 'Hello Again', 'Love on the Rocks', 'America' and 'Summer Love'.
If you listen closely you'll hear that some of the tracks are slightly different from the ones on the DVD.
There's also a great range of musical styles here - from the quirky 'Robert E. Lee' to the rousing 'America' and, of course, a few Jewish songs like 'Kol Nidre'.
The only disappointing thing is that some music from the film doesn't feature on this accompanying soundtrack - in particular, the rousing version of 'Hava Nagila'.
truely great March 3, 2003
6 out of 11 found this review helpful
This is one of Neil best ever albums!It contains the well known America and Hello again tracks, which some dispute arehis best ever tracks. However there are some bad tracks on this album but they are mostly out shone by the better tracks. If you are a true Neil Diamond fan you will have this album along with the video of the film in which Diamond stars in your collection as soon as you can. Craig Giles
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