Brother Love's Travelling Salvation Show

Brother Love's Travelling Salvation Show is the fourth studio album by American singer-songwriter Neil Diamond, released in 1969. Four months after the title cut became a #22 hit, Diamond recorded and released a new single, "Sweet Caroline", which reached #4. Because of its popularity, this song was added to the end of later pressings of the album, which was also given a new sleeve with the album shown as Sweet Caroline/Brother Love's Travelling Salvation Show although the title was still written as Brother Love's Travelling Salvation Show on the label.[1]

Brother Love's Travelling Salvation Show
Studio album by
Neil Diamond
ReleasedApril 4, 1969
Recorded1968-69
GenrePop, rock
Length38:41
LabelUni
ProducerTom Catalano, Chips Moman, Tommy Cogbill, Neil Diamond
Neil Diamond chronology
Neil Diamond's Greatest Hits
(1968)		 Brother Love's Travelling Salvation Show
(1969)		 Touching You, Touching Me
(1969)
Alternate Cover
Reissued as Sweet Caroline

Track listing

All songs written by Neil Diamond.

Side one
No.TitleLength
1."Brother Love's Travelling Salvation Show"3:27
2."Dig In"2:41
3."River Runs, Newgrown Plums"1:58
4."Juliet"2:51
5."Long Gone"3:18
6."And the Grass Won't Pay No Mind"3:33
Side two
No.TitleLength
1."Glory Road"3:19
2."Deep in the Morning"3:04
3."If I Never Knew Your Name"3:17
4."Memphis Streets"2:40
5."You're So Sweet, Horseflies Keep Hangin' 'Round Your Face"3:13
6."Hurtin' You Don't Come Easy"2:30
7."Sweet Caroline (Good Times Never Seemed So Good)" (added to re-issue pressings)3:21

Reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

In his Allmusic retrospective review music critic William Ruhlmann observes, "At times, the album betrayed the speed with which it had been put together, with songs like "Dig In" and "River Runs, New Grown Plums" coming off more as unfinished sketches than developed compositions... Diamond may have been aware that the material was mostly second-rate."[1]

Charts
Chart (1969) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[2] 82

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[3] Gold 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References
  1. "Sweet Caroline > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved February 17, 2020.
  2. "Neil Diamond Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved June 4, 2023.
  3. "American album certifications – Neil Diamond – Brother Love's Travelling Salvation Show". Recording Industry Association of America.



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