September Morn (album)
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{{Infobox album
| name = September Morn
| type = studio
| artist = Neil Diamond
| cover = September Morn cover.jpg
| alt =
| released = December 1979
| recorded = 1979
| venue =
| studio = {{hlist|A&M (Hollywood)|Arch Angel (Hollywood)|Cherokee (Hollywood)|Dawnbreaker (San Fernando)|Indigo Ranch (Malibu)|Sunset Sound (Hollywood)}}
| genre = Rock, pop
| length = 37:45{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/september-morn-mw0000189673 |title=Neil Diamond – September Morn; Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards; AllMusic|website=AllMusic |accessdate=February 4, 2014}}
| label = Columbia
| producer = Bob Gaudio
| prev_title = You Don't Bring Me Flowers
| prev_year = 1978
| next_title = The Jazz Singer
| next_year = 1980
}}
September Morn is the thirteenth studio album by the American singer-songwriter Neil Diamond. Released in 1979, the album includes a disco version of the Motown song "Dancing in the Street" and a remake of "I'm a Believer".
The title track was an international chart hit, and became Diamond's 30th Top 40 hit in the U.S. The song peaked at number 17 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, number 14 on the Cash Box Top 100,{{Cite web |url=http://cashboxmagazine.com/archives/80s_files/19800308.html |title=Cashbox Magazine |access-date=May 23, 2020 |archive-date=January 8, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150108093557/http://50.6.195.142/archives/80s_files/19800315.html |url-status=dead }} and number 7 on Record World. In Canada, it peaked at number 15.{{cite web |url=https://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.9488a&type=1&interval=50&PHPSESSID=oeofmmi04chpdrcrbgn7tvlbt7 |title=Archived copy |accessdate=July 19, 2015 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151110140754/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php |archivedate=November 10, 2015 }} The song was a much bigger hit on the Adult Contemporary charts, reaching number two in the U.S. and spending two weeks at number one in Canada.{{cite web |url=https://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.9466&type=1&interval=50&PHPSESSID=oeofmmi04chpdrcrbgn7tvlbt7 |title=Archived copy |accessdate=July 19, 2015 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151110140754/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php |archivedate=November 10, 2015 }} "September Morn'" ranks as the 90th biggest U.S. charting single of 1980."Pop Singles" Billboard December 20, 1980: TIA-10
Critical reception
{{music ratings
|rev1 = The Rolling Stone Album Guide
|rev1score = {{rating|1|5}}{{cite book |title=The Rolling Stone Album Guide |date=1992 |publisher=Random House |page=195}}
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Cash Box called "September Morn" a "lushly orchestrated ballad [that] builds from a simple piano line to a full-blown chorus."{{cite news|title=CashBox Singles Reviews|date=December 22, 1979|page=11|newspaper=Cash Box|accessdate=2022-01-01|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Cash-Box/70s/1979/CB-1979-12-22.pdf}} Record World praised Diamond's "awesome vocal talent."{{cite magazine|magazine=Record World|date=December 22, 1979|accessdate=2023-02-11|title=Hits of the Week|page=1|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Record-World/70s/79/RW-1979-12-22.pdf}} The Boston Globe concluded that "the usual fire-and-brimstone Diamond seems a bit too subdued here."{{cite news |last1=Santosuosso |first1=Ernie |title=Neil Diamond September Morn |work=The Boston Globe |date=17 Jan 1980 |department=Calendar |page=1}}
Track listing
{{Track listing
| headline = Side one
| title1 = September Morn
| writer1 = Gilbert Bécaud, Neil Diamond
| length1 = 3:51
| title2 = Mama Don't Know
| writer2 = Bécaud, Diamond
| length2 = 3:55
| title3 = That Kind
| writer3 = Carole Bayer Sager, Diamond
| length3 = 3:18
| title4 = Jazz Time
| writer4 = Diamond, Tom Hensley
| length4 = 3:30
| title5 = The Good Lord Loves You
| writer5 = Richard Fagan
| length5 = 4:42
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Side two
| title6 = Dancing in the Street
| writer6 = Ivy Jo Hunter, Marvin Gaye, William "Mickey" Stevenson
| length6 = 4:09
| title7 = The Shelter of Your Arms
| writer7 = Jerry Samuels
| length7 = 4:05
| title8 = I'm a Believer
| writer8 = Diamond
| length8 = 2:23
| title9 = The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore
| writer9 = Bob Crewe, Bob Gaudio
| length9 = 3:39
| title10 = Stagger Lee
| writer10 = Harold Logan, Lloyd Price
| length10 = 4:10
}}
Personnel
- Neil Diamond – vocals, guitar
- Tom Hensley – piano, keyboards
- Bob Gaudio – piano
- Alan Lindgren – piano, synthesizers
- Reinie Press – bass guitar
- Doug Rhone, Richard Bennett – guitar
- Dennis St. John – drums
- King Errisson, Vince Charles – percussion
- Lou McCreary, Arthur Maebe, Dennis Smith, Graham Young, Henry Sigismonte, Jerry Hey, Lloyd Ulyate, Tommy Johnson, Vincent DeRosa, Warren Luning, Chuck Findley, Dick Hyde, Ernie Watts, Pete Christlieb, Steve Madaio – horns
- Sid Sharp – concertmaster
- Linda Press, Becky Lopez Lewis, Julia Tillman Waters, Maxine Willard Waters, Sherlie Matthews, Venetta Fields – background vocals
Charts
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| Chart (1979-1980)
! Peak |
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| scope="row"| Australian Albums (Kent Music Report){{Cite book |last=Kent |first=David |title=Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 |publisher=Australian Chart Book |year=1993 |isbn=0-646-11917-6 |location=St Ives, New South Wales |author-link=David Kent (historian)}}
| align="center"| 3 |
| {{album chart|Austria|13|artist=Neil Diamond|album=September Morn|rowheader=true|accessdate=June 4, 2023}} |
| {{album chart|Canada|13|artist=Neil Diamond|album=September Morn|chartid=9485a|rowheader=true|accessdate=June 4, 2023}} |
| {{album chart|Netherlands|17|artist=Neil Diamond|album=September Morn|rowheader=true|accessdate=June 4, 2023}} |
| {{album chart|Germany4|28|artist=Neil Diamond|album=September Morn|id=8759|rowheader=true|accessdate=June 4, 2023}} |
| {{album chart|New Zealand|3|artist=Neil Diamond|album=September Morn|rowheader=true|accessdate=June 4, 2023}} |
| {{album chart|UK|14|artist=Neil Diamond|rowheader=true|accessdate=June 4, 2023}} |
| {{album chart|Billboard200|10|artist=Neil Diamond|rowheader=true|accessdate=June 4, 2023}} |
Certifications
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Australia|type=album|artist=Neil Diamond|title=September Morn|relyear=1979|certyear=1980|award=Platinum|certref={{cite web|url=https://i.imgur.com/HmFDCnW.jpg?1|title=Kent Music Report No 341 – 5 January 1981 > Platinum and Gold Albums 1980|publisher=Kent Music Report|via=Imgur.com|access-date=12 November 2021}}}}
{{certification Table Entry|type=album|region=New Zealand|artist=Neil Diamond|title=Living In The Present Future|award=Gold|id=1980-02-22|source=newchart|access-date=2024-11-20|relyear=1979}}
{{certification Table Entry|type=album|region=United Kingdom|artist=Neil Diamond|title=Living In The Present Future|award=Gold|certyear=1980|relyear=1979|id=5768-3130-2}}
{{certification Table Entry|type=album|region=United States|artist=Neil Diamond|title=September Morn|award=Platinum|certyear=1980|relyear=1979|accessdate=November 14, 2019}}
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References
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Category:Columbia Records albums