Tennessee Moon

Tennessee Moon is the twenty-third studio album by Neil Diamond. Released in February 1996, it is the product of a collaboration with various country music songwriters and performers. A companion television special entitled Under a Tennessee Moon was aired on ABC. The album was certified gold by the RIAA.

Track listing

Personnel

Musicians

• Neil Diamond – vocals
• Dennis Burnside – acoustic piano (1), Hammond B3 organ (1)
• Alan Lindgren – Hammond B3 organ (2, 9), acoustic piano (5, 6, 8, 9, 12), keyboards (8, 14, 15), arrangements (8, 15)
• Matt Rollings – acoustic piano (3, 7, 10, 13, 16–18), Hammond B3 organ (4)
• Jo-El Sonnier – accordion (3)
• Al Kooper – Hammond B3 organ (17)
• Bob Gaudio – Kurzweil accordion (17)
• Mark Casstevens – acoustic guitar (1)
• Brent Mason – electric guitar (1, 3, 13)
• Dan Dugmore – acoustic guitar (2, 5, 8–10, 12, 14, 17), pedal steel guitar (2, 5, 6, 8, 12, 14), electric guitar (6, 7, 9, 14)
• Gary Nicholson – acoustic guitar (2)
• Doug Rhone – acoustic guitar (2, 5, 6, 9, 12, 14, 15), electric guitar (9, 17)
• Richard Bennett – acoustic guitar (3–6, 8, 11, 13, 15, 16, 18), electric guitar (3, 4, 7, 10, 12, 17), mandolin (3, 8), guitarphone (3, 8)
• Hal Ketchum – acoustic guitar (3)
• Steve Gibson – acoustic guitar (4, 13, 16, 18)
• Chris Leuzinger – electric guitar (4)
• Brent Rowan – electric guitar (4, 16, 18)
• Biff Watson – acoustic guitar (7, 10, 17)
• Paul Worley – acoustic guitar (7)
• Dann Huff – electric guitar (13)
• Gary Burr – acoustic guitar (14)
• Chet Atkins – acoustic guitar (18)
• Bruce Bouton – pedal steel guitar (1, 3, 4, 10, 13, 16), lap steel guitar (7)
• Sam Bush – mandolin (7), fiddle (7)
• Michael Rhodes – bass (1, 4, 7, 10, 17)
• Reinie Press – bass (2, 5, 6, 9, 11, 12, 14, 15)
• David Hungate – bass (3, 13, 16), upright bass (18)
• Dave Pomeroy – fretless bass (8)
• Lonnie Wilson – drums (1), percussion (1)
• Ron Tutt – drums (2, 5, 6, 9, 11, 12, 14, 15)
• Paul Leim – drums (3, 4, 13, 16, 18)
• Chester Thompson – drums (7, 10, 17)
• Sam Bacco – percussion (3–7, 9, 10, 12–14, 16–18)
• Rob Hajacos – fiddle (1, 4, 9, 16, 18), hoedown tools (1)
• Jonathan Yudkin – fiddle (3, 13)
• Andrea Zonn – fiddle (5, 10, 14)
• Tammy Rogers – fiddle (6, 17)
• Mark O'Connor – fiddle (15)
• Bergen White – arrangements (5, 10, 12)
• The Nashville String Machine – strings (5, 8, 10, 12, 15)
• Carl Gorodetzky – string contractor (5, 8, 10, 12, 15)

Background and guest vocalists

• John Wesley Ryles – backing vocals (1, 4, 7, 9)
• Dennis Wilson – backing vocals (1, 7)
• Waylon Jennings – vocals (2)
• Hal Ketchum – vocals (3), backing vocals (3)
• Jana King – backing vocals (3, 13, 15, 16, 18)
• Curtis Wright – backing vocals (3, 13, 15, 16, 18)
• Curtis Young – backing vocals (3, 13, 15, 16, 18)
• Stephanie Bentley – backing vocals (4)
• Buffy Lawson – vocals (5), backing vocals (7, 10)
• Beth Nielsen Chapman – vocals (6)
• Debra Black – backing vocals (7, 10)
• Harry Stinson – backing vocals (7)
• Kathy Burdick – backing vocals (9)
• Bill LaBounty – backing vocals (9)
• Melodie Crittenden – backing vocals (11)
• Bob Gaudio – backing vocals (11)
• Raul Malo – vocals (12)
• Gary Burr – backing vocals (14)
• Beth Hooker – backing vocals (14)
• Chet Atkins – backing vocals (18)

Production

• Bob Gaudio – executive producer, producer (2, 4–12, 14–18)
• Don Cook – producer (1)
• Richard Landis – producer (3, 13)
• James Stroud – producer (3, 13)
• Paul Worley – producer (7, 8)
• Scott Johnson – production assistant (1)
• Marissa Creager – Nashville production coordinator
• Sam Cole – project coordinator, photo montage
• David Kirschner – art direction
• Gabrielle Raumberger – design
• Dylan Tran – design
• Jeff Dunas – front cover photography
• Ed Rode – back cover photography
• Rex Perry – photo montage
• Bill Whitten – costumer

Technical credits

• Doug Sax – mastering at The Mastering Lab (Hollywood, California)
• Gavin Lurssen – mastering assistant
• Mike Bradley – engineer (1), mixing (1)
• Bernie Becker – engineer (2, 5, 6, 8, 9, 11, 12, 14, 15)
• Justin Niebank – mixing (2, 4–12, 14–18), engineer (3, 4, 7, 10, 13, 16–18)
• Chris Lord-Alge – mixing (3, 13)
• Mark Capps – assistant engineer, mix assistant
• Chris Davie – assistant engineer, mix assistant
• Eric Elwell – assistant engineer
• Mark Hagan – mix assistant
• David Hall – assistant engineer
• Joe Hayden – assistant engineer
• Sandy Jenkins – assistant engineer
• Greg Parker – assistant engineer
• Mike Psanos – assistant engineer
• Mark Ralston – assistant engineer
• Rhett Travis – assistant engineer
• King Williams – assistant engineer

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

References