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2 Personnel  





3 Production  





4 Charts  





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On the Way to the Sky
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 9, 1981
Recorded1981
GenreRock
Length42:09
LabelColumbia
ProducerNeil Diamond
Neil Diamond chronology
The Jazz Singer
(1980)
On the Way to the Sky
(1981)
Heartlight
(1982)
Singles from On My Way to the Sky

  1. "Yesterday's Songs"
    Released: November 1981
  2. "On The Way To The Sky"
    Released: February 1982
  3. "Be Mine Tonight"
    Released: May 1982

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[2]

On the Way to the Sky is the fourteenth studio albumbyNeil Diamond, released in 1981. It contains the hit "Yesterday's Songs", which reached number eleven on the Billboard Hot 100 (and number one on the Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks chart), title track which peaked at number 27 in the US and a third single, "Be Mine Tonight", which also reached the Top 40, peaking at number 35.

Cash Box said of "Be Mine Tonight" that "from the full production to the singer's unique charisma and delivery, everything works here."[3] Billboard said that it's a "bristling midtempo rocker with much of the energy and sass of 'America' or 'Longfellow Serenade.'"[4]

For shipments of a million copies, the album was certified Platinum by the RIAA,[5] but underperformed the previous year's 5× Platinum Jazz Singer, which reached number three on the albums chart and spawned three Billboard Top 10 hits.

Track listing[edit]

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Yesterday's Songs"Neil Diamond2:51
2."On the Way to the Sky"Neil Diamond, Carole Bayer Sager3:47
3."Right By You"Neil Diamond, Richard Bennett, Doug Rhone3:37
4."Only You"Neil Diamond, Tom Hensley, Alan Lindgren4:39
5."Save Me"Neil Diamond3:23
6."Be Mine Tonight"Neil Diamond2:39
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Drifter"Neil Diamond4:55
2."Fear of the Marketplace"Neil Diamond4:18
3."Rainy Day Song"Neil Diamond, Gilbert Bécaud4:31
4."Guitar Heaven"Neil Diamond3:37
5."Love Burns"Tom Hensley, Alan Lindgren3:45

Personnel[edit]

Production[edit]

Charts[edit]

Chart (1981-1982) Peak
position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)[6] 12
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[7] 36
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[8] 14
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[9] 56
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[10] 11
UK Albums (OCC)[11] 39
USBillboard 200[12] 17

Certifications[edit]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
New Zealand (RMNZ)[13] Gold 7,500^
United Kingdom (BPI)[14] Silver 60,000^
United States (RIAA)[15] Platinum 1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References[edit]

  • ^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 195.
  • ^ "Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. May 15, 1982. p. 8. Retrieved 2022-07-07.
  • ^ "Top Single Picks". Billboard. May 15, 1982. p. 71. Retrieved 2023-01-21.
  • ^ "American album certifications – Neil Diamond – On the Way to the Sky". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
  • ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, New South Wales: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  • ^ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 0439". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved June 4, 2023.
  • ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Neil Diamond – On the Way to the Sky" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved June 4, 2023.
  • ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Neil Diamond – On the Way to the Sky" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved June 4, 2023.
  • ^ "Charts.nz – Neil Diamond – On the Way to the Sky". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 4, 2023.
  • ^ "Neil Diamond | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved June 4, 2023.
  • ^ "Neil Diamond Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved June 4, 2023.
  • ^ "New Zealand album certifications – Neil Young – On the Way to the Sky". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
  • ^ "British album certifications – Neil Young – On the Way to the Sky". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
  • ^ "American album certifications – Neil Young – On the Way to the Sky". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 20 September 2022.

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