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1984</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Studio</th><td class="infobox-data plainlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ocean_Way" class="mw-redirect" title="Ocean Way">Ocean Way</a>, Los Angeles</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Westlake_Recording_Studios" title="Westlake Recording Studios">Westlake</a>, Los Angeles</li> <li>Studio 55, Los Angeles</li> <li>The Complex, Los Angeles</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lion_Share_Studios" title="Lion Share Studios">Lion Share</a>, Los Angeles</li> <li>The Mix Room, Burbank</li></ul> </td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Length</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="duration"><span class="min">39</span>:<span class="s">33</span></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Record_label" title="Record label">Label</a></th><td class="infobox-data hlist"><a href="/wiki/Columbia_Records" title="Columbia Records">Columbia</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Record_producer" title="Record producer">Producer</a></th><td class="infobox-data hlist">Various</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header description" style="color: #202122;background-color: lightsteelblue"><a href="/wiki/Neil_Diamond" title="Neil Diamond">Neil Diamond</a> chronology</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"> <table style="color:inherit; background: transparent; width: 100%; min-width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; display: inline-table;"> <tbody><tr style="line-height: 1.4em;"> <td style="width: 33%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; padding: .2em .1em .2em 0"><i><a href="/wiki/Classics:_The_Early_Years" title="Classics: The Early Years">Classics: The Early Years</a></i><br />(1983) </td> <td style="width: 33%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; padding: .2em .1em"><i><b>Primitive</b></i><br />(1984) </td> <td style="width: 33%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; padding: .2em 0 .2em .1em"><i><a href="/wiki/Headed_for_the_Future" 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srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/11px-Star_empty.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" 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srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/17px-Star_empty.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/22px-Star_empty.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span></span><sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><i><b>Primitive</b></i> is the sixteenth <a href="/wiki/Studio_album" class="mw-redirect" title="Studio album">studio album</a> by <a href="/wiki/Neil_Diamond" title="Neil Diamond">Neil Diamond</a>. It was released in 1984 on <a href="/wiki/Columbia_Records" title="Columbia Records">Columbia Records</a>. Its singles "Turn Around", "Sleep With Me Tonight", and "You Make It Feel Like Christmas" reached numbers 4, 24, and 28, respectively on the <i><a href="/wiki/Billboard_(magazine)" title="Billboard (magazine)">Billboard</a></i> <a href="/wiki/Adult_Contemporary_(chart)" title="Adult Contemporary (chart)">Adult Contemporary singles chart</a>, while "Turn Around" also reached number 62 on the <a href="/wiki/Billboard_Hot_100" title="Billboard Hot 100"><i>Billboard</i> Hot 100</a> chart.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The album was certified gold by the RIAA on October 5, 1984.<sup id="cite_ref-United_StatesNeil_DiamondPrimitivealbumCertRef_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-United_StatesNeil_DiamondPrimitivealbumCertRef-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><i><a href="/wiki/Cash_Box" class="mw-redirect" title="Cash Box">Cash Box</a></i> described "Turn Around" as "a swelling heart grabber with deft instrumentation to match its emotional lyrics".<sup id="cite_ref-cb_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cb-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The album ushered in a period of creative and commercial decline for Diamond that lasted, to one degree or another, until the release of the 2001 album <i><a href="/wiki/Three_Chord_Opera" title="Three Chord Opera">Three Chord Opera</a></i>, followed by his collaboration with producer <a href="/wiki/Rick_Rubin" title="Rick Rubin">Rick Rubin</a> and the release of 2005's <i><a href="/wiki/12_Songs_(Neil_Diamond_album)" title="12 Songs (Neil Diamond album)">12 Songs</a></i> and 2008's <i><a href="/wiki/Home_Before_Dark" title="Home Before Dark">Home Before Dark</a></i>. While Diamond continued having some success and periodic hits, and some television specials and film appearances, the period beginning with the release of <i>Primitive</i> did not have for him the same level of sales, notoriety or fame that the preceding times did. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Track_listing">Track listing</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Primitive_(Neil_Diamond_album)&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Track listing"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>All songs written by <a href="/wiki/Neil_Diamond" title="Neil Diamond">Neil Diamond</a>, except where noted. </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236635009">.mw-parser-output .tracklist{border-spacing:0}.mw-parser-output .tracklist tr{background-color:var(--background-color-base,#fff)}.mw-parser-output .tracklist tr:nth-child(2n-1){background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa)}.mw-parser-output .tracklist caption{text-align:left;font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .tracklist td,.mw-parser-output .tracklist th[scope="row"]{vertical-align:top}.mw-parser-output .tracklist th[scope="col"]{text-align:left;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0)}.mw-parser-output .tracklist th.tracklist-length-header,.mw-parser-output .tracklist th.tracklist-number-header,.mw-parser-output .tracklist th[scope="row"],.mw-parser-output .tracklist-length,.mw-parser-output .tracklist-total-length td{padding-right:10px;text-align:right}.mw-parser-output .tracklist th[scope="row"]{font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .tracklist-number-header{width:2em;padding-left:10px}.mw-parser-output .tracklist-length-header{width:4em}.mw-parser-output .tracklist tr.tracklist-total-length{background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .tracklist .tracklist-total-length th{padding:0;font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .tracklist-total-length th>span{float:right;padding:0 10px;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0)}.mw-parser-output .tracklist-total-length td{background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);font-weight:bold;padding:0 10px 0 0}</style><div class="track-listing"><table class="tracklist"><caption>Side one</caption><tbody><tr><th class="tracklist-number-header" scope="col"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr></th><th scope="col" style="width:60%">Title</th><th scope="col" style="width:40%">Writer(s)</th><th class="tracklist-length-header" scope="col">Length</th></tr><tr><th id="track1" scope="row">1.</th><td>"Turn Around"</td><td><a href="/wiki/Burt_Bacharach" title="Burt Bacharach">Burt Bacharach</a>, Diamond, <a href="/wiki/Carole_Bayer_Sager" title="Carole Bayer Sager">Carole Bayer Sager</a></td><td class="tracklist-length">3:45</td></tr><tr><th id="track2" scope="row">2.</th><td>"Primitive"</td><td> </td><td class="tracklist-length">4:27</td></tr><tr><th id="track3" scope="row">3.</th><td>"Fire on the Tracks"</td><td> </td><td class="tracklist-length">3:07</td></tr><tr><th id="track4" scope="row">4.</th><td>"Brooklyn on a Saturday Night"</td><td> </td><td class="tracklist-length">3:41</td></tr><tr><th id="track5" scope="row">5.</th><td>"Sleep With Me Tonight"</td><td>Bacharach, Diamond, Bayer Sager</td><td class="tracklist-length">3:42</td></tr><tr><th id="track6" scope="row">6.</th><td>"Crazy"</td><td>Bacharach, Diamond, Bayer Sager</td><td class="tracklist-length">3:41</td></tr></tbody></table></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236635009"><div class="track-listing"><table class="tracklist"><caption>Side two</caption><tbody><tr><th class="tracklist-number-header" scope="col"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr></th><th scope="col" style="width:60%">Title</th><th scope="col" style="width:40%">Writer(s)</th><th class="tracklist-length-header" scope="col">Length</th></tr><tr><th id="track1" scope="row">1.</th><td>"My Time With You"</td><td>Tom Hensley, Alan Lindgren</td><td class="tracklist-length">4:29</td></tr><tr><th id="track2" scope="row">2.</th><td>"Love's Own Song"</td><td>Sam Cole, Doug Rhone</td><td class="tracklist-length">3:32</td></tr><tr><th id="track3" scope="row">3.</th><td>"It's a Trip (Go for the Moon)"</td><td> </td><td class="tracklist-length">2:49</td></tr><tr><th id="track4" scope="row">4.</th><td>"You Make It Feel Like Christmas"</td><td> </td><td class="tracklist-length">3:58</td></tr><tr><th id="track5" scope="row">5.</th><td>"One by One"</td><td> </td><td class="tracklist-length">2:37</td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Personnel">Personnel</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Primitive_(Neil_Diamond_album)&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Personnel"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Neil Diamond – lead vocals, guitar<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (August 2017)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michel_Colombier" title="Michel Colombier">Michel Colombier</a> – keyboards (1, 7, 8), arrangements (1, 7, 8), horn and string arrangements (1, 7, 8), conductor (1, 7, 8)</li> <li>Robbie Buchanan – synthesizers (1, 7, 8)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Greg_Phillinganes" title="Greg Phillinganes">Greg Phillinganes</a> – keyboards (1, 7, 8)</li> <li>Tom Hensley – keyboards (2–4, 9–11), acoustic piano (2–4, 9–11), arrangements (2–4)</li> <li>Alan Lindgren – acoustic piano (2–4, 9–11), synthesizers (2–4, 9–11), arrangements (2, 9–11)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_Foster" title="David Foster">David Foster</a> – <a href="/wiki/Fender_Rhodes" class="mw-redirect" title="Fender Rhodes">Fender Rhodes</a> (5, 6), synthesizers (5, 6), synthesizer arrangements and conductor (6)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_Boddicker" title="Michael Boddicker">Michael Boddicker</a> – additional synthesizer (5, 6)</li> <li>Steve Mitchell – additional synthesizer (5)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marty_Walsh_(musician)" title="Marty Walsh (musician)">Marty Walsh</a> – guitars (1, 7, 8)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richard_Bennett_(guitarist)" title="Richard Bennett (guitarist)">Richard Bennett</a> – acoustic guitar (2–4, 9–11), electric guitar (2–4, 9–11)</li> <li>Doug Rhone – guitars (2–4, 9–11), backing vocals (2–4, 9–11)</li> <li>George Doering – guitars (5, 6)</li> <li>Dennis Herring – guitars (5, 6)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Neil_Stubenhaus" title="Neil Stubenhaus">Neil Stubenhaus</a> – bass (1, 5–8)</li> <li>Reinie Press – bass (2–4, 9–11)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Robinson_(drummer)" title="John Robinson (drummer)">John Robinson</a> – drums (1, 5–8)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ron_Tutt" title="Ron Tutt">Ron Tutt</a> – drums (2–4, 9–11), backing vocals (2–4, 9–11)</li> <li>Vince Charles – percussion (1–4, 7–11)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paulinho_da_Costa" title="Paulinho da Costa">Paulinho da Costa</a> – percussion (1, 7, 8)</li> <li>King Errisson – percussion (2–4, 9–11)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lenny_Castro" title="Lenny Castro">Lenny Castro</a> – percussion (5, 6)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jeremy_Lubbock" title="Jeremy Lubbock">Jeremy Lubbock</a> – arrangements (5), string arrangements and conductor (5)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steve_George_(keyboardist)" title="Steve George (keyboardist)">Steve George</a> – backing vocals (1, 6, 8)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richard_Page_(musician)" title="Richard Page (musician)">Richard Page</a> – backing vocals (1, 6, 8)</li> <li>Linda Press – backing vocals (2–4, 9–11)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Production">Production</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Primitive_(Neil_Diamond_album)&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Production"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Producers – <a href="/wiki/Denny_Diante" title="Denny Diante">Denny Diante</a> (Tracks 1, 7 & 8); Neil Diamond (Tracks 2, 3, 4, 9, 10 & 11); Richard Bennett (Track 4); <a href="/wiki/Richard_Perry" title="Richard Perry">Richard Perry</a> (Tracks 5 & 6).</li> <li>Engineers – <a href="/wiki/George_Massenburg" title="George Massenburg">George Massenburg</a> (Tracks 1, 7 & 8); Jeremy Smith (Tracks 5 & 6).</li> <li>Assistant Engineers – Steve Crimmel (Tracks 1 & 7); Sharon Rice (Tracks 1, 7 & 8); Dave Dubow, Bobby Gerber and Greg Holguin (Tracks 5 & 6).</li> <li>Additional Engineers – Michael Brooks and Gabe Veltri (Tracks 5 & 6).</li> <li>Recorded at <a href="/wiki/Ocean_Way_Recording" title="Ocean Way Recording">Ocean Way Recording</a>, <a href="/wiki/Westlake_Studios" class="mw-redirect" title="Westlake Studios">Westlake Studios</a>, Studio 55, The Complex and <a href="/wiki/Lion_Share_Studios" title="Lion Share Studios">Lion Share Recording</a> (Los Angeles, CA); The Mix Room (Burbank, CA).</li> <li>Mixing – Allen Sides (Tracks 1 & 7); <a href="/wiki/Mick_Guzauski" title="Mick Guzauski">Mick Guzauski</a> (Track 8).</li> <li>Remixing on Tracks 5 & 6 – Jeremy Smith</li> <li>Mixed at Ocean Way Recording, Studio 55 and <a href="/wiki/Sunset_Sound" class="mw-redirect" title="Sunset Sound">Sunset Sound</a> (Los Angeles, CA).</li> <li>Mastered by Mike Reese at The Mastering Lab (Hollywood, CA).</li> <li>Production Coordination – Jo Anne McGettrick (Tracks 1, 7 & 8); Sam Cole and Bradford Rosenberger (Tracks 2, 3, 4, 9, 10 & 11).</li> <li>Art Direction and Design – David Kirschner</li> <li>Additional Design – Jan Weinberg</li> <li>Photography – <a href="/wiki/Norman_Seeff" title="Norman Seeff">Norman Seeff</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Charts">Charts</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Primitive_(Neil_Diamond_album)&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Charts"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Chart (1984) </th> <th>Peak<br />position </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Australian Albums (<a href="/wiki/Kent_Music_Report" title="Kent Music Report">Kent Music Report</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td align="center">45 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Canada Top Albums/CDs (<i><a href="/wiki/RPM_(magazine)" title="RPM (magazine)">RPM</a></i>)<sup id="cite_ref-group=_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-group=-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td align="center">55 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Dutch Albums (<a href="/wiki/Dutch_Album_Top_100" title="Dutch Album Top 100">Album Top 100</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-ac_Netherlands_Neil_Diamond_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ac_Netherlands_Neil_Diamond-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td align="center">5 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">German Albums (<a href="/wiki/GfK_Entertainment_charts" title="GfK Entertainment charts">Offizielle Top 100</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-ac_Germany4_Neil_Diamond_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ac_Germany4_Neil_Diamond-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td align="center">21 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Swiss Albums (<a href="/wiki/Swiss_Hitparade" title="Swiss Hitparade">Schweizer Hitparade</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-ac_Switzerland_Neil_Diamond_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ac_Switzerland_Neil_Diamond-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td align="center">20 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/UK_Albums_Chart" title="UK Albums Chart">UK Albums</a> (<a href="/wiki/Official_Charts_Company" title="Official Charts Company">OCC</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-ac_UK_Neil_Diamond_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ac_UK_Neil_Diamond-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td align="center">7 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">US <a href="/wiki/Billboard_200" title="Billboard 200"><i>Billboard</i> 200</a><sup id="cite_ref-ac_Billboard200_Neil_Diamond_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ac_Billboard200_Neil_Diamond-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td align="center">35 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Certifications">Certifications</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Primitive_(Neil_Diamond_album)&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Certifications"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"> <caption> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Region </th> <th scope="col">Certification</th> <th scope="col" data-sort-type="number"><a href="/wiki/List_of_music_recording_certifications" title="List of music recording certifications">Certified units</a>/sales </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">United Kingdom (<a href="/wiki/British_Phonographic_Industry" title="British Phonographic Industry">BPI</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-United_KingdomNeil_DiamondPrimitivealbumCertRef_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-United_KingdomNeil_DiamondPrimitivealbumCertRef-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td>Silver </td> <td>60,000<sup>^</sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">United States (<a href="/wiki/Recording_Industry_Association_of_America" title="Recording Industry Association of America">RIAA</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-BILL2_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BILL2-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td>Gold </td> <td>500,000<sup>^</sup> </td></tr> <tr class="sortbottom" style="text-align: center;"> <td colspan="3"> <p><small><sup>^</sup> Shipments figures based on certification alone.</small> </p> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Primitive_(Neil_Diamond_album)&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist 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href="https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000193546">Primitive</a> at <a href="/wiki/AllMusic_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="AllMusic (identifier)">AllMusic</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output 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.cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.allmusic.com/album/primitive-mw0000193546/awards">"Awards for Primitive"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/AllMusic" title="AllMusic">AllMusic</a></i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">February 27,</span> 2014</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=AllMusic&rft.atitle=Awards+for+Primitive&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.allmusic.com%2Falbum%2Fprimitive-mw0000193546%2Fawards&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3APrimitive+%28Neil+Diamond+album%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-United_StatesNeil_DiamondPrimitivealbumCertRef-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-United_StatesNeil_DiamondPrimitivealbumCertRef_3-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&ar=Neil+Diamond&ti=Primitive&format=Album&type=#search_section">"American album certifications – Neil Diamond – Primitive"</a>. <a href="/wiki/Recording_Industry_Association_of_America" title="Recording Industry Association of America">Recording Industry Association of America</a><span class="reference-accessdate">. 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<li><i><a href="/wiki/A_Cherry_Cherry_Christmas" title="A Cherry Cherry Christmas">A Cherry Cherry Christmas</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Dreams_(Neil_Diamond_album)" title="Dreams (Neil Diamond album)">Dreams</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Melody_Road" title="Melody Road">Melody Road</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Soundtrack albums</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Jonathan_Livingston_Seagull_(soundtrack)" title="Jonathan Livingston Seagull (soundtrack)">Jonathan Livingston Seagull</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Jazz_Singer_(soundtrack)" title="The Jazz Singer (soundtrack)">The Jazz Singer</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Live albums</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div 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I Said</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Done_Too_Soon" title="Done Too Soon">Done Too Soon</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/I%27m_a_Believer" title="I'm a Believer">I'm a Believer</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Crunchy_Granola_Suite" title="Crunchy Granola Suite">Crunchy Granola Suite</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Song_Sung_Blue" title="Song Sung Blue">Song Sung Blue</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Play_Me" title="Play Me">Play Me</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Cherry,_Cherry" title="Cherry, Cherry">Cherry, Cherry</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Last_Thing_on_My_Mind" title="The Last Thing on My Mind">The Last Thing on My Mind</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Longfellow_Serenade" title="Longfellow Serenade">Longfellow Serenade</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/I%27ve_Been_This_Way_Before" title="I've Been This Way Before">I've Been This Way Before</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/If_You_Know_What_I_Mean" title="If You Know What I Mean">If You Know What I Mean</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Don%27t_Think..._Feel" title="Don't Think... 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