Three Chord Opera
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Three Chord Opera is the twenty-fifth studio album by Neil Diamond, released in 2001. It marked the first album since 1974's Serenade to consist solely of original material written solely by Diamond, and the first album of any original songs since 1996's country-themed Tennessee Moon where he co-wrote all but one of the songs.
The album also featured the song "I Believe in Happy Endings", written by Diamond for the 2001 comedy Saving Silverman in which he made a cameo.
The album reached number 15 on the Billboard 200 chart.[1][2] "You are the Best Part of Me", reached No. 28 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart.[3]
Track listing
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Personnel
- Guitar: Hadley Hockensmith, Doug Rhone, Michael Thompson
- Pedal steel guitar: JayDee Maness
- Bass guitar: Chuck Domanico, Reinie Press
- Keyboards: Tom Hensley, Alan Lindgren
- Accordion: Dominic Ordinaire
- Drums: Russ Kunkel, Ron Tutt
- Percussion: Peter Asher, Vince Charles
- Saxophone: Emilio Castillo, Everette Harp, Larry Klimas, Don Markese, Norbert Satchel
- Strings: Peter Asher, Assa Drori, Susie Katayama, Stephen "Doc" Kupka, Evan Wilson, Shari Zippert
- Horns: Adolfo Acosta, Greg Adams, Michael Bogart, Daniel Fornero, Ralf Rickert
- Backing Vocals: Peter Asher, Alvin Chea, Craig Copeland, Randy Crenshaw, Robert Joyce, Marc Mann, Colin Mitchell, Linda Press, Wendy Worth
Charts
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Certifications
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References
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