Hot August Night II

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.^[1]

Hot August Night II
Live album by Neil Diamond
Released	November 10, 1987
Recorded	August 1986
Genre	Pop rock
Length	72:51
Label	Columbia
Producer	Val Garay
Neil Diamond chronology
Headed for the Future (1986) Hot August Night II (1987) The Best Years of Our Lives (1988)

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
New Musical Express	4/10[3]

Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic writes, "Running through his biggest hits, Diamond turns in a flashy, showy performance."

Track listing

All tracks are written by Neil Diamond, unless otherwise noted.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Song of the Whales (Fanfare)"		1:55
2.	"Headed for the Future"	Neil Diamond Tom Hensley Alan Lindgren	4:10
3.	"September Morn"	Neil Diamond Gilbert Bécaud	4:03
4.	"Thank the Lord for the Night Time"		3:23
5.	"Cherry, Cherry"		3:14
6.	"Sweet Caroline"		3:50
7.	"Hello Again"	Neil Diamond Alan Lindgren	3:33
8.	"Love on the Rocks"	Neil Diamond Gilbert Bécaud	3:13
9.	"America"		3:56
10.	"Forever in Blue Jeans"	Neil Diamond Richard Bennett	3:29
11.	"You Don't Bring Me Flowers"	Neil Diamond Alan Bergman Marilyn Bergman	4:42
12.	"I Dreamed a Dream"	Alain Boublil Claude-Michel Schönberg Herbert Kretzmer Jean-Marc Natel	4:37
13.	"Back in L.A."		2:25
14.	"Song Sung Blue"		2:52
15.	"Cracklin' Rosie"		2:55
16.	"I Am...I Said"		5:08
17.	"Holly Holy"		4:37
18.	"Soolaimon"		1:20
19.	"Brother Love's Travelling Salvation Show"		5:35
20.	"Heartlight"	Neil Diamond Burt Bacharach Carole Bayer Sager	3:54
Total length:			72:51

Musicians

The Neil Diamond Band

• Richard Bennett – Acoustic & Electric Guitar
• Alan Lindgren – Synthesizer & Piano
• King Errisson – Percussion
• Reinie Press – Bass
• Tom Hensley – Piano & Keyboards
• Doug Rhone – Acoustic & Electric Guitar
• Vince Charles – Percussion
• Ron Tutt – Drums
• Background Vocals – Doug Rhone, Linda Press, Ron Tutt

Additional Strings

• Concertmaster – Assa Drori
• Conductor – Alan Lindgren
• Violin – Assa Drori, Bill Hybell, Bob Sanov, Clayton Haslop, Donald Palmer, Meg Zivahi, Reg Hill, Shari Zippert
• Viola – Lenny Sachs, Margo MacLaine
• Cello – Tony Cooke, Ray Kelley
• Bass – Mickey Nadel

Production

• Producer – Val Garay
• Mastered by Stephen Marcussen
• Recording Engineers – Allen Sides, Val Garay
• Arranged by Alan Lindgren
• Art Direction and Design – David Kirschner
• Additional Design – Jan Weinberg, Beverly Lazor-Bahr
• Mixed by Val Garay
• Assistant Engineers – Bob Levy, Bob Loftus
• Photography by Harrison Funk
• Album Production Coordinator – Sam Cole
• Production Assistants – Ned Brown, Barry Cardinael, Larry Williams, Alison Zanetos

Concert production staff

• Concert Production Producer – Patrick Stansfield
• Tour Manager – Jerry Murphey
• Stage Manager & Technical Director – Doug Pope
• Lighting Director – Marilyn Lowey

Track information and credits adapted from the album's liner notes.^[4]

Charts

Chart (1988)	Peak position
US Billboard 200[5]	59

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[1]	Platinum	1,000,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.