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Neil Diamond / RECOMMENDED SELECTION 14

First released: 1967 (year verified)

Original 1967 Bang studio recording

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Release evidence and recording details

First released: 1967 (year verified)

The original Bang recording appeared on Just for You in 1967. The later Bang single presentation and the separately re-recorded Uni version are not used to move its first album year.

Recording: Original 1967 Bang studio recording
Credit: Neil Diamond
Role in this collection: Primary artist

Original album: Just for You

Just for You - artist/Capitol original album archive
Original 1967 Bang program identifies the selected early recordings, including Shilo and the original I'm a Believer. The separately re-recorded Shilo on the expanded Velvet Gloves program and the later September Morn remake of I'm a Believer are excluded. The official abbreviated You Got Me title is corroborated by the track-specific label metadata. | Reviewed 2026-10-18

In the yearly lists

This selected recording is beyond the current yearly lists.

The retained focused-archive Shilo row does not specify whether its 1967/1970 narrative refers to the original Bang album presentation or the later hit-single presentation. This selection explicitly chooses the original 1967 Bang album recording and keeps a separate reference; there is no annual Shilo candidate.

Just for You - artist/Capitol original album archive
Original 1967 Bang program identifies the selected early recordings, including Shilo and the original I'm a Believer. The separately re-recorded Shilo on the expanded Velvet Gloves program and the later September Morn remake of I'm a Believer are excluded. The official abbreviated You Got Me title is corroborated by the track-specific label metadata. | Reviewed 2026-10-18

Velvet Gloves and Spit - artist/Capitol original album archive
Original 1968 album program identifies Brooklyn Roads and Two-Bit Manchild. The separately labeled Shilo (Re-Recorded) in this current program is excluded, and its addition is not dated to 1968. | Reviewed 2026-10-18

ARTIST BACKGROUND

About Neil Diamond

Neil Diamond gained recognition as a songwriter before becoming widely known as a recording performer. His catalog includes compact pop songs such as Solitary Man and Cherry, Cherry, as well as the ballads I Am... I Said and September Morn. You Don't Bring Me Flowers brought a duet with Barbra Streisand. Sweet Caroline also developed a life beyond records through communal singing at sporting events.

Artist background sources

Neil Diamond - Songwriters Hall of Fame biography
Songwriter-to-performer development, named catalog and Streisand duet; sales totals and accolades are omitted. | Retrieved 2026-10-17

Neil Diamond - Universal Music Japan biography
Sweet Caroline's documented use at sporting events, including Boston baseball games; promotional rankings and current sales totals are omitted. | Retrieved 2026-10-17

Profile reviewed: 2026-10-17. Artist background does not establish a song's creative origin or release date.

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