The Movie Album: As Time Goes By

The Movie Album: As Time Goes By
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 26, 1998
Recorded1997–1998
Studio
GenrePop
Length1:06:52
LabelColumbia
ProducerBob Gaudio
Neil Diamond chronology
In My Lifetime
(1996)
The Movie Album: As Time Goes By
(1998)
20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of Neil Diamond
(1999)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

The Movie Album: As Time Goes By is a 1998 album by Neil Diamond, conducted by Elmer Bernstein. It peaked at number 31 on the Billboard 200 chart.[2]

Track listing

Personnel

  • Neil Diamond – vocals
  • Alan Lindgren – music coordinator
  • Elmer Bernstein – orchestra conductor
  • Sandy de Crescent – orchestra contractor

Arrangements

Musicians

Rhythm section

Keyboards
Guitars
Electric bass
Percussion
  • Wade Culbreath, Alan Estes, Greg Goodall, Daniel Greco, Peter Limonick and Tom Rainey

Brass and Woodwind section

Bassoon
  • Charles Coker, Rose Corrigan, Ken Munday, Michael O'Donovan and Dave Riddles
Clarinet
  • Emily Bernstein, Gary Bovyer, Jim Kanter, Samuel Karam, Marty Krystall, Steven Roberts and Ralph Williams
Flute
  • Louise Di Tullio, Martin Glicklich, David Shostac, Sheridon Stokes and Jim Walker
Oboe
  • Phil Ayling, Tom Boyd, Earl Dumler and John Ellis
French horn
  • Steve Becknell, David Duke, Todd Miller, Brian O'Connor, John A. Reynolds, Kurt Snyder, James Thatcher and Phil Yao
Trombone
  • William Booth, Alex Iles, Alan Kaplan, Ken Kugler and Phil Teele
Trumpet
Tuba
  • Fred Greene

String section

Cello
  • Robert L. Adcock, Paul Cohen, Antony Cooke, Matthew Cooker, Larry Corbett, Ernie Ehrhardt, Steve Erdody, Christine Ermacoff, Todd Hemmenway, Paula Hochhalter, Judith Johnson, Anne Karam, Dennis Karmazyn, Suzie Katayama, Armen Ksajikian, Tim Landauer, Roger Lebow, Dane Little, David Low, Miguel Martinez, Steve Richards, Daniel Smith, David Speltz, Kevan Torfeh, Cecilia Tsan and John Walz
Double bass
  • Nico Abondolo, Drew Dembowski, Chuck Domanico, Steve Edelman, Donald V. Ferrone, Richard Feves, Neil Garber, Oscar Hidalgo, Christian Kollgaard, Steve LeFever, Edward Meares, Charles Nennecker, David Parameter, Nicolas Philippon, Dave Stone, Frances Liu Wu and Paul Zibits
Harp
Viola
  • Marilyn Baker, Robert Berg, Denyse Buffum, Valerie Dimond, Jerry Epstein, Marlow Fisher, Matt Funes, Rick Gerding, Pamela Goldsmith, Keith Greene, Lynn Grants, Jennie Hansen, Scott Haupert, Roland Kato, Janet Lakatos, Vicki Miskolczy, Dan Neufeld, Maria Newman, Simon Oswell, Karie Prescott, Michael Ramos, Cassandra Richburg, Carolyn Riley, Jimbo Ross, Robin Ross, Nancy Roth, Harry Shirinian, Ron Strauss, Ray Tischer and Mihail Zinovyev
Violin
  • Ayke Agus, Eun-Mee Ahn, Patricia Aiken, Richard Altenbach, Jenny Bellusci, Charlie Bisharat, Jackie Brand, Robert Brosseau, Nicole Bush, Andrea Byers, Darius Campos, Lily Ho Chen, Phillipa Clarke, Ron Clark, Kevin Connolly, Mario DeLeon, Joel Derouin, Assa Drori, Bruce Dukov, Jeanne Evans, Charles Everett, David Ewart, Ronald Folsom, Juliann French, Armen Garabedian, Berj Garabedian, Julie Gigante, Harris Goldman, Galina Golovin, Endre Granat, Alan Grunfeld, Julian Hallmark, Marilyn Harding, Clayton Haslop, Tamara Hatwan, Amy Hershberger, Tiffany Yi Hu, Lisa Johnson, Pat Johnson, Karen Jones, Peter Kent, Ovsep Ketendjien, Miran Kojian, Gary Kuo, Connie Kupka, Natalie Leggett, Brian Leonard, Dimitrie Leivici, Phillip Levy, Isabella Lippi, Rene Mandel, Liane Mautner, Jayme Miller, Dennis Molchan, Irma Neumann, Carolyn Osborn, Robin Olson, Sid Page, Claudia Parducci, Rachel Perkin, Michele Richards, Rafael Rishik, Susan Rishik, Mark Robertson, Anatoly Rosinsky, Bob Sanov, Sheldon Sanov, Marc Sazer, Kwihee Shamban, Haim Shtrum, Margaret Sims, Polly Sweeney, Olivia Tsui, Mari Tsumura, Jennifer Walton, Miwako Watanabe, Elizabeth Wilson, North Wood, Kenneth Yerke and Shari Zippert

Production

  • Bob Gaudio – producer
  • Bill Schnee – recording, mixing
  • Bernie Becker – recording engineer
  • Koji Egawa – assistant engineer
  • John Rodd – orchestra recording
  • John Rotondi – orchestra stage engineer
  • Tom Steel – stage crew
  • Damon Tedesco – stage crew
  • Doug Sax – mastering at The Mastering Lab (Hollywood, California)
  • Sandy de Crescent – stage manager
  • David Low – stage manager
  • Stacey Robinson – stage manager, post production
  • Sam Cole – production coordinator
  • Gabrielle Raumberger – art direction, design
  • Clifford Singontiko – design
  • Rocky Schenck – photography
  • Neal Preston – recording studio photography
  • Bill Whitten – wardrobe stylist

Charts

Chart (1998) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[3] 59
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[4] 72
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[5] 43
UK Albums (OCC)[6] 68
US Billboard 200[7] 31

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[8] Gold 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ Allmusic Guide
  3. ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
  4. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Neil Diamond – The Movie Album - As Time Goes By" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved June 4, 2023.
  5. ^ "Charts.nz – Neil Diamond – The Movie Album - As Time Goes By". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 4, 2023.
  6. ^ "Neil Diamond | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved June 4, 2023.
  7. ^ "Neil Diamond Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved June 4, 2023.
  8. ^ "American album certifications – Neil Diamond – The Movie Album - As Time Goes By". Recording Industry Association of America.