Neil Diamond is back with his eagerly anticipated new studio LP ‘Home Before Dark’, set for UK release on May 12th, 2008 on SonyBMG. Collaborating once again with legendry producer Rick Rubin (Johnny Cash, Tom Petty), ‘Home Before Dark’ is a vivid 12 track masterclass in compelling songwriting and the follow up to 2005’s highly acclaimed ‘12 songs’.

‘Home Before Dark’ features twelve original songs written by Neil Diamond and was recorded in Los Angeles with guitarist Mike Campbell and keyboardist Benmont Tench (from Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers), along with bassist/acoustic guitarist Smokey Hormel and guitarist Matt Sweeney.

Highlights on the album are many, including the stunning lead single “Pretty Amazing Grace” and a striking duet with the Dixie Chicks’ Natalie Maines on “Another Day (That Time Forgot)”.

The album will also be available as a deluxe version that includes two bonus tracks and a DVD with rare footage of Diamond in the studio.

Neil’s last album ‘12 Songs’ went in at number five in the UK charts, and at number four in the US Billboard chart. It sold 200,000 in the UK and was Diamond’s highest-charting debut to date. After four decades, one hundred and twenty-five million worldwide record sales, three dozen Top Forty hits, a Grammy and a Golden Globe, Neil Diamond is just getting started.

Playing songs from ‘Home Before Dark’ and tracks from his illustrious career, Neil Diamond will embark on a long awaited worldwide tour beginning May 24th, 2008 in Rotterdam before he plays nine dates in the UK in June.

Home Before Dark track listing:

If I Don’t See You Again
Pretty Amazing Grace
Don’t Go There
Another Day (That Time Forgot) (with Natalie Maines)
One More Bite Of The Apple
Forgotten
Act Like A Man
Whose Hands Are These
No Words
The Power Of Two
Slow It Down
Home Before Dark

Home Before Dark (CD & DVD) on amazon.co.uk

Home Before Dark (Deluxe Edition) on amazon.com

Neil Diamond June 2008 UK tour dates:

Dates could be added or changed! Go to Neil Diamond’s Official Website for the latest tour dates and information.

June 2008

7th Manchester Evening News Arena
8th Manchester Evening News Arena
10th Birmingham NIA
11th Birmingham NIA
14th Ireland, Dublin Croke Park
21st London The 02 Arena
23rd London The 02 Arena
24th London, The 02 Arena
27th London, Wembley Areana

August 23 Boston, MA, Fenway Park

Neil Diamond