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Play Me: The Complete Uni Studio Recordings...Plus!

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Play Me: The Complete Uni Studio Recordings...Plus!
Box set by
ReleasedMarch 26, 2002
Recorded1968–1972
GenrePop rock
Length3:54:19
LabelMCA
Neil Diamond chronology
The Essential Neil Diamond
(2001)
Play Me: The Complete Uni Studio Recordings...Plus!
(2002)
Stages: Performances 1970–2002
(2003)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Play Me: The Complete Uni Studio Recordings...Plus! is a box set of Neil Diamond's recordings for Uni Records. This anthology contains all of the tracks from:

The Plus! part of the collection contains live tracks from:

In addition to all of the album and bonus tracks, Play Me contains the CD debuts of Broad Old Woman (6 A.M. Insanity) (B-side of Two-Bit Manchild), and the live single version of "Cherry Cherry" from Hot August Night. It also contains the re-recorded version of Shilo, which was added to Velvet Gloves and Spit after its initial release, as well as the hit single Sweet Caroline, which started as a non-album single, but was later added to the album Brother Love's Travelling Salvation Show, which was then reissued as Sweet Caroline.

While this album can be said to contain every track from the studio albums, it does not contain every note. For whatever reason, Shilo is missing the opening note, while Stones is missing a couple of measures from the intro.[2]

Track listing

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Disc One
No.TitleSourceLength
1."Two-Bit Manchild"Velvet Gloves and Spit3:04
2."A Modern Day Version of Love"Velvet Gloves and Spit2:48
3."Honey-Drippin' Times"Velvet Gloves and Spit1:58
4."The Pot Smoker's Song"Velvet Gloves and Spit3:59
5."Brooklyn Roads"Velvet Gloves and Spit3:37
6."Shilo" (1970 Re-recording)Velvet Gloves and Spit (reissue)2:56
7."Sunday Sun"Velvet Gloves and Spit2:44
8."Holiday Inn Blues"Velvet Gloves and Spit3:14
9."Practically Newborn"Velvet Gloves and Spit3:27
10."Knackelflerg"Velvet Gloves and Spit2:23
11."Merry-Go-Round"Velvet Gloves and Spit3:29
12."Broad Old Woman (6 A.M. Insanity)"B-side of Two-Bit Manchild4:31
13."Brother Love's Travelling Salvation Show"Brother Love's Travelling Salvation Show3:26
14."Dig In"Brother Love's Travelling Salvation Show2:39
15."River Runs, New Grown Plums"Brother Love's Travelling Salvation Show1:58
16."Juliet"Brother Love's Travelling Salvation Show2:51
17."Long Gone"Brother Love's Travelling Salvation Show3:15
18."And the Grass Won't Pay No Mind"Brother Love's Travelling Salvation Show3:30
19."Glory Road"Brother Love's Travelling Salvation Show3:17
20."Deep in the Morning"Brother Love's Travelling Salvation Show3:04
21."If I Never Knew Your Name"Brother Love's Travelling Salvation Show3:16
22."Memphis Streets"Brother Love's Travelling Salvation Show2:38
23."You're So Sweet Horseflies Keep Hangin' 'Round Your Face"Brother Love's Travelling Salvation Show3:13
24."Hurtin' You Don't Come Easy"Brother Love's Travelling Salvation Show2:29
25."Sweet Caroline"Sweet Caroline3:18
26."Everybody's Talkin'"Touching You, Touching Me2:42
Total length:1:19:46
Disc Two
No.TitleSourceLength
1."Mr. Bojangles"Touching You, Touching Me4:52
2."Smokey Lady"Touching You, Touching Me2:40
3."Holly Holy"Touching You, Touching Me4:40
4."Both Sides Now"Touching You, Touching Me3:30
5."And the Singer Sings His Song"Touching You, Touching Me3:37
6."Ain't No Way"Touching You, Touching Me2:42
7."New York Boy"Touching You, Touching Me2:38
8."Until It's Time for You to Go"Touching You, Touching Me3:29
9."Cracklin' Rosie"Tap Root Manuscript2:59
10."Free Life"Tap Root Manuscript3:10
11."Coldwater Morning"Tap Root Manuscript3:21
12."Done Too Soon"Tap Root Manuscript2:41
13."He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother"Tap Root Manuscript4:09
14."Childsong"Tap Root Manuscript2:10
15."I Am the Lion"Tap Root Manuscript2:07
16."Madrigál"Tap Root Manuscript1:50
17."Soolaimón"Tap Root Manuscript4:25
18."Missa"Tap Root Manuscript2:15
19."African Suite"Tap Root Manuscript4:28
20."Childsong (Reprise)"Tap Root Manuscript2:03
21."I Am...I Said"Stones3:34
22."The Last Thing on My Mind"Stones3:33
23."Husbands and Wives"Stones3:46
24."Chelsea Morning"Stones2:36
Total length:1:17:15
Disc Three
No.TitleSourceLength
1."Crunchy Granola Suite"Stones2:53
2."Stones"Stones3:01
3."If You Go Away"Stones3:48
4."Suzanne"Stones4:41
5."I Think It's Gonna Rain Today"Stones2:35
6."I Am...I Said (Reprise)"Stones2:37
7."Song Sung Blue"Moods3:14
8."Porcupine Pie"Moods2:04
9."High Rolling Man"Moods2:34
10."Canta Libre"Moods4:45
11."Captain Sunshine"Moods3:23
12."Play Me"Moods3:51
13."Gitchy Goomy"Moods3:51
14."Walk on Water"Moods3:04
15."Theme"Moods1:38
16."Prelude in E Major"Moods0:39
17."Morningside"Moods4:15
18."Lordy" (Live)Gold: Recorded Live at the Troubadour4:56
19."Kentucky Woman" (Live)Gold: Recorded Live at the Troubadour2:40
20."Thank the Lord for the Night Time" (Live)Gold: Recorded Live at the Troubadour3:11
21."Solitary Man" (Live)Hot August Night3:15
22."Cherry, Cherry" (Live single version)"Cherry Cherry" from Hot August Night3:49
23."Red Red Wine" (Live)Hot August Night3:45
24."Girl, You'll Be a Woman Soon" (Live)Hot August Night2:49
Total length:1:17:18

References

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  1. ^ Play Me: The Complete Uni Studio Recordings...Plus! at AllMusic
  2. ^ K.F. Louie. "Neil Diamond Album Overview Part 4: 1981-2003 The Compilation-Mania years". ZMOQ. Archived from the original on 30 October 2016. Retrieved 19 June 2015.