It's been four years since _Neil Diamond_ (http://music.aol.com/artist/main.adp?artistid=4083) last recorded an album, but the hiatus hasn't resulted in a decay of his talent. The 54-year-old's latest project, _'12 Songs,'_ (http://music.aol.com/artist/main.adp?tab=album&artistid=4083&albumid=805249) was crafted by Diamond along with production virtuoso_ Rick Rubin._ (http://music.aol.com/artist/main.adp?artistid=120832) With austere and thoughtful lyric-driven ballads like 'Hell Yeah,' 'Oh Mary' and 'Save Me a Saturday Night,' the album is being lauded as one of his strongest pieces of work to date. lol I guess it pays to be famous. Colette ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2005. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://www.showgsd.org ============================================================================