Up on the Roof: Songs from the Brill Building

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Up On The Roof: Songs From The Brill Building is a cover album, released in 1993 by Neil Diamond on Columbia Records. It contains a duet with Dolly Parton, along with re-makes of tracks associated with the Brill Building, where Diamond had worked in the 60s.

It was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America.

Track Listing

Track No	Song title	Length	Composer/lyricist
1	You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling	4:31	Phil Spector, Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil
2	Up on the Roof	3:29	Gerry Goffin, Carole King
3	Love Potion Number Nine	3:05	Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller
4	Will You Love Me Tomorrow	3:29	Gerry Goffin, Carole King.
5	Don't Be Cruel	3:46	Otis Blackwell
6	Do Wah Diddy Diddy	2:55	Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich
7	I (Who Have Nothing)	4:05	Carlo Donida, Mogol, Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller
8	Do You Know the Way to San Jose?	3:03	Burt Bacharach, Hal David
9	Don't Make Me Over	3:37	Burt Bacharach, Hal David.
10	River Deep	3:58	Phil Spector, Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich
11	A Groovy Kind of Love	2:52	Toni Wine, Carole Bayer Sager
12	Spanish Harlem	3:43	Jerry Leiber, Phil Spector
13	Sweets For My Sweet	2:53	Doc Pomus, Mort Shuman
14	Happy Birthday Sweet Sixteen	3:39	Neil Sedaka, Howard Greenfield
15	Ten Lonely Guys	4:16	Bob Feldman, Jerry Goldstein, Richard Gottehrer, Stanley Kahan, Eddie Snyder
16	Save the Last Dance for Me	2:27	Doc Pomus, Mort Shuman

Personnel

• Dean Parks - guitar
• Bill Payne - piano
• Neil Diamond - vocals
• Bob Glaub - bass
• Carlos Vega - drums
• Larry Klein - bass
• Jim Cox - Wurlitzer electric piano, Hammond B3 organ, bass
• Brandon Fields
• Robbie Buchanan - piano, keyboards
• Oscar Brashear - trumpet
• Russell Kunkel - drums
• Bob Mann
• Greg Smith - saxophone
• Wayne Bergeron
• Bill Bergman
• Mike Fisher - percussion
• Dennis Farias
• Don Markese - horns
• M.B. Gordy - timpani, vibraphone
• Nicholas Lane

Reference

• All Music Guide entry