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Hot August Night is a 1972 live double album by Neil Diamond. [1] The album is a recording of a Diamond concert on August 24, 1972, one of ten sold-out concerts that Diamond performed that month at The Greek Theatre in Los Angeles.
Neil Diamond’s epic album at the Greek Theatre on August 24, 1972 brought the term “Hot August Night” to international attention. Later events also using the term were first created by Willie Ray Davison on August 1, 1986 with the intent to celebrate Rock and Roll music, America's culture in the 1950s, to increase tourism during the month and to raise money for charities.
The performance of August 24, 1972, was recorded and released as the live double album Hot August Night. Diamond recalled: "Hot August Night captures a very special show for me. We went all out to really knock 'em dead in LA." [12]: 93 Many consider it his best work; critic Stephen Thomas Erlewine called Hot August Night "the ultimate Neil ...
Neil Diamond – Hot August Night (1972) Neil Diamond released three multi-platinum live albums in the ‘70s, but the most famous one is Hot August Night , perhaps in part because of Diamond’s ...
Hot August Night II is a live album by Neil Diamond. This is a follow-up to his 1972 double album Hot August Night , which is also a live album. This album is certified Platinum by the RIAA .
Hot August Night (MCA, 1972) 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 .
The incident occurred when Ricky Johnson was collecting signatures for a ballot measure during the popular Hot August Nights classic car festival in Virginia City, a tourist town just south of ...
An edited, hour-long special featuring songs from this DVD was shown on CBS on the night of the disc's release. The special was watched by 13 million viewers. This is the third in a series of similarly titled live albums; it was preceded by Hot August Night (1972) and Hot August Night II (1987).