Headed for the Future is the seventeenth studio album by Neil Diamond, released in March 1986 on Columbia Records.[3] The album went to number 20 on the US Billboard 200.[4] Headed for the Future has also been certified Gold in the US by the RIAA.[5]
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The album's title track reached the top 10 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart.[6] Another single, "The Story of My Life", reached No. 11 on the same chart.[7]
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Side two| Title | Writer(s) |
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| 6. | "Lost in Hollywood" | Diamond, Stevie Wonder | 4:18 |
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| 7. | "The Story of My Life" | Diamond | 3:41 |
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| 8. | "Angel" | Bobby Caldwell, Steve Kipner | 4:01 |
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| 9. | "Me Beside You" | Bacharach, Diamond, Bayer Sager | 3:54 |
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| 10. | "Love Doesn't Live Here Anymore" | Caldwell, William Meyers | 4:18 |
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Musicians
- Neil Diamond – main performer on all tracks
"Headed for the Future"
- Alan Lindgren – synthesizers, pianos, arrangements
- Tom Hensley – pianos, synthesizers, arrangements
- Richard Bennett – guitar
- Doug Rhone – guitar
- Hadley Hockensmith – guitar
- Reinie Press – bass
- Ron Tutt – drums
- King Errisson – percussion, congas
- Vince Charles – percussion, steel drums
- Linda Press – backing vocals
(These musicians were at the time all members of Neil Diamond's official backing band, known as "Diamondville"[8][9])
"I'll See You on the Radio (Laura)"
"It Should Have Been Me"
- David Foster – keyboards, arrangements
- David Boruff – keyboard programming
- Michael Landau – guitar
- Dann Huff – guitar
- Jason Scheff – bass, backing vocals
- Tris Imboden – drum overdubs
- Bill Champlin – backing vocals
"Lost in Hollywood"
- Stevie Wonder – acoustic piano, synthesizers, drums, backing vocals
- Herbie Hancock – synthesizer solo
- Bob Bralove and Robert A. Arbittier – synthesizer programming
- Dwayne Roberson, Vincent Unto and Phillip Williams – backing vocals
"The Story of My Life"
- Lists the same musicians here as were listed for the "Headed for the Future" track; obviously, not all of those musicians performed on this track as well. It is possible that Diamond himself might have performed some of the instrumentation (such as piano and/or acoustic guitar) uncredited.
"Angel"
- Greg Phillinganes – keyboards, synthesizers, arrangements
- Bo Tomlyn – keyboards, synthesizers
- Nyle Steiner – additional synthesizer
- Bobby Caldwell – guitar, backing vocals
- Dann Huff – additional guitar
- Neil Stubenhaus – bass
- John Robinson – drums
- Paulinho da Costa – percussion
- Maurice White – backing vocals, arrangements
"Me Beside You"
- Randy Kerber – keyboards
- Burt Bacharach– synthesizers, arrangements
- David Foster – synthesizers
- Dann Huff – guitars
- Neil Stubenhaus – bass
- Carlos Vega – drums
- Paulinho da Costa – percussion
- Julia Tillman Waters, Maxine Willard Waters, Stephanie Spruill and David Lasley – backing vocals
"Love Doesn't Live Here Anymore"
- Greg Phillinganes – keyboards, synthesizers, arrangements
- Bo Tomlyn – keyboards, synthesizers
- Bobby Caldwell – guitar
- Dann Huff – additional guitar
- Neil Stubenhaus – bass
- John Robinson – drums
- Paulinho da Costa – percussion
- Clare Fischer – string arrangements
- Maurice White – arrangements
- Assa Drori – concertmaster
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- Producers – Neil Diamond (Tracks 1 & 7); Tom Henley and Alan Lindgren (Track 1); David Foster (Tracks 2 & 5); Burt Bacharach and Carole Bayer Sager (Tracks 3 & 9); Maurice White and Greg Phillinganes (Tracks 4, 8); Stevie Wonder (Track 6).
- Recording Engineers – John Arrias, Humberto Gatica, Mick Guzauski, John Patterson, Tom Perry, David Schober and Allen Sides.
- Assistant Engineers – Bino Espinoza, Dan Garcia, Bob Harlan, Darren Klein, Bob Loftus, Steve MacMillan, Richard McKernon, Claudio Ordenes, Mike Ross, Karen Siegel and Jeffrey Woodruff.
- Mixing – Bill Bottrell, Humberto Gatica, Mick Guzauski, Gary Olazabal and Allen Sides.
- Recorded at Ocean Way Recording, Bill Schnee Studios, Motown Recording Studios, Lion Share Recording Studio and Wonderland Studios (Los Angeles, CA); Conway Studios and Soundcastle (Hollywood, CA); Chartmaker Studios (Malibu, CA); Grover Helseley Recording Inc.
- Mastered by Bernie Grundman at Bernie Grundman Mastering (Hollywood, CA).
- Music Contractor – Frank DeCaro
- Production Assistants – Ned Brown, Barry Cardinale, Larry E. Williams and Alison Zanetos.
- Production Coordination – Sam Cole, Frank DeCaro, Chris Earthy and Geri White.
- Art Direction – David Kirschner
- Design – David Kirschner and Jan Weinberg
- Photography – Herb Ritts
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Graff, Gary (May 11, 1986). Pop: Neil Diamond steps forward slowly. Detroit Free Press. p. 5F.
