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And the Grass Won’t Pay No Mind (Song)
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| “And the Grass Won’t Pay No Mind” | |
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| Single by Neil Diamond | |
| from the album Brother Love’s Travelling Salvation Show | |
| B-side | “Merry-Go-Round” |
| Released | 1970 (Australia) |
| Genre | Easy Listening, Pop |
| Length | 3:33 |
| Label | MCA |
| Songwriter | Neil Diamond |
| Producers | Tom Catalano, Neil Diamond |
| Neil Diamond singles chronology | |
| “Until It’s Time for You to Go“ (1970)”And the Grass Won’t Pay No Mind“ (1970)”Solitary Man“ (19 | |
“And the Grass Won’t Pay No Mind” is a song written by Neil Diamond and recorded in 1969 on his Brother Love’s Travelling Salvation Show LP. It was also featured on his live LP Hot August Night. Diamond’s original became a minor hit in Australia before the song became a U.S. and Canadian hit for Mark Lindsay in the fall of 1970.
Lyrics
Listen easy,
You can hear God callin’
Walkin’ barefoot by a stream
Come unto me
Your hair softly fallin’ On my face as in a dream
And the time will be our time,
And the grass won’t pay no mind
Sayin’ nothin’, lyin’ where the sun is Bakin’ down upon our sighs
My lips touch you
With their soft wet kisses,
Your hands gentle in reply
And the time will be our time,
And the grass won’t pay no mind
Child, touch my soul with your cries
And the music Will know what we’ve found
I’ll hear a hundred goodbyes,
But today I hear only one sound
The moment we’re livin’ is now
Now, now, now, now
Young bird flyin’
And a soft wind blowin’
Cools the sweat inside my palms
Close my eyes And hear the flowers growin’
As you lay sleeping in my arms
And the time will be our time,
And the grass won’t pay no mind
No, the grass won’t pay no mind
Chart history
Neil Diamond
| Chart (1970) | Peak position |
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| Australia (Kent Music Report) | 92 |
Neil Diamond Live
Brother Love’s Travelling Salvation Show (Album)
| Brother Love’s Travelling Salvation Show | |
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| Studio album by Neil Diamond | |
| Released | April 4, 1969 |
| Recorded | 1968–69 |
| Genre | Poprock |
| Length | 38:41 |
| Label | Uni |
| Producer | Tom Catalano, Chips Moman, Tommy Cogbill, Neil Diamond |
| Neil Diamond chronology | |
| Neil Diamond’s Greatest Hits (1968)Brother Love’s Travelling Salvation Show (1969)Touching You, Touching Me (1969) | |
| Alternate Cover | |
| Reissued as Sweet Caroline | |
Brother Love’s Travelling Salvation Show is the fourth studio album by American singer-songwriter Neil Diamond, released in 1969. Four months after the title cut became a #22 hit, Diamond recorded and released a new single, “Sweet Caroline“, which reached #4. Because of its popularity, this song was added to the end of later pressings of the album, which was also given a new sleeve with the album shown as Sweet Caroline/Brother Love’s Travelling Salvation Show although the title was still written as Brother Love’s Travelling Salvation Show on the label.[1]
Track listing
All songs written by Neil Diamond.
Side one
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | “Brother Love’s Travelling Salvation Show“ | 3:27 |
| 2. | “Dig In” | 2:41 |
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| 3. | “River Runs, Newgrown Plums” | 1:58 |
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| 4. | “Juliet” | 2:51 |
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| 5. | “Long Gone” | 3:18 |
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| 6. | “And the Grass Won’t Pay No Mind“ | 3:33 |
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Side two
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | “Glory Road” | 3:19 |
| 2. | “Deep in the Morning” | 3:04 |
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| 3. | “If I Never Knew Your Name” | 3:17 |
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| 4. | “Memphis Streets” | 2:40 |
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| 5. | “You’re So Sweet, Horseflies Keep Hangin’ ‘Round Your Face” | 3:13 |
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| 6. | “Hurtin’ You Don’t Come Easy” | 2:30 |
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| 7. | “Sweet Caroline (Good Times Never Seemed So Good)” (added to re-issue pressings) | 3:21 |
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Reception
Professional ratings
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   |
In his Allmusic retrospective review, music critic William Ruhlmann observes, “At times, the album betrayed the speed with which it had been put together, with songs like ‘Dig In’ and ‘River Runs, New Grown Plums’ coming off more as unfinished sketches than developed compositions… Diamond may have been aware that the material was mostly second-rate.”
Charts
| Chart (1969) | Peak position |
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| US Billboard 200 | 82 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| United States (RIAA) | Gold | 500,000^ |
| ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
Mark Lindsay version
| “And the Grass Won’t Pay No Mind” | |
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| Single by Mark Lindsay | |
| from the album Silver Bird | |
| B-side | “Funny How Little Men Care” |
| Released | September 1970 (U.S.) |
| Genre | Easy Listening, Pop |
| Length | 3:32 |
| Label | Columbia |
| Songwriter | Neil Diamond |
| Producer | Jerry Fuller |
| Mark Lindsay singles chronology | |
| “Silver Bird“ (1970)”And the Grass Won’t Pay No Mind“ (1970)”Problem Child” (1971) | |
Mark Lindsay, of Paul Revere and the Raiders fame, recorded “And the Grass Won’t Pay No Mind” on his 1970 Silverbird LP. It reached No. 44 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and No. 34 in Canada. It was a bigger Easy Listening hit, reaching the Top 20 in both nations (U.S. No. 5).
Chart history
Mark Lindsay
| Chart (1970) | Peak position |
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| Canada RPM Adult Contemporary | 14 |
| Canada RPM Top Singles | 34 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 44 |
| U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary | 5 |
| U.S. Cash Box Top 100 | 37 |
Other versions
- Billy J. Kramer released it as a non-album single for European issue in 1971.
- “And the Grass Won’t Pay No Mind” was recorded by Elvis Presley on February 17, 1969. It was included on his 1969 LP Back in Memphis, and a posthumously remixed version featuring the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra was released on the 2015 album If I Can Dream.
If I Can Dream (Album)
If I Can Dream is a compilation album by American singer Elvis Presley. It was released on 30 October 2015 by RCA Records and Legacy Recordings. The album features archival vocal recordings of Presley accompanied by new orchestral arrangements by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. It also features duets with Canadian singer Michael Bublé and Italian trio Il Volo. If I Can Dream was recorded at Abbey Road Studios in London, England, and it was produced by Nick Patrick and Don Reedman, with piano orchestration (and assistant musical director duties on the accompanying world tour) by Dominic Ferris.
The album debuted at number one in the United Kingdom, giving Presley a record-equalling 12th UK number one. As of September 2016, the album had sold 1.6 million copies worldwide.[13] A second album featuring the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, The Wonder of You was released on 21 October 2016.
The project was backed by Priscilla Presley, who participated in the proceedings and was co-executive producer of the album. The If I Can Dream UK arena tour included the Czech Symphony Orchestra for the European Tour and Memphis Symphony Orchestra for the USA anniversary tour. It culminated with a performance at Graceland with Priscilla Presley for the Elvis 40th Anniversary celebration.
Background
This is the album I think he always would have wanted to do. The label would have never allowed him to have an orchestra. And if it was up to [manager] Colonel Parker, he would have had Elvis just singing — no background, no nothing. I think we have given him the freedom here to experiment with all the orchestras he would have loved in the pieces.”
— Priscilla Presley on the album.
If I Can Dream was released in commemoration of Presley’s 80th birthday celebration throughout 2015. In an interview with Rolling Stone, Elvis’s ex-wife Priscilla Presley, said the vision of the album was to keep Elvis relevant: “Our culture and music has changed so drastically, I think that we have to keep [Elvis] right in line and do whatever we can to keep him current”. Priscilla Presley also said the album is carrying the “DNA of Elvis Presley and keeping him authentic”. The album was named after Elvis’s 1968 single of the same name. Presley continued: “This would be a dream come true for Elvis. He would have loved to play with such a prestigious symphony orchestra. The music…the force that you feel with his voice and the orchestra is exactly what he would have done.”
Commercial performance
After debuting at number 1 in the UK, If I Can Dream tied Presley with Madonna for the most UK number-one albums by a solo artist, with each having 12. It is also Presley’s 50th album to hit the UK top 10, and 59 years since his first number-one album on the chart, also a record. It sold 79,000 units in its first week at number one. It became the year’s top selling album by a non UK artist, the top three being Adele’s 25, Ed Sheeran‘s x and Sam Smith‘s In the Lonely Hour. On 5 January 2016, The Independent reported that the album was the 12th best-selling home entertainment title of 2015, which, along with the tremendous success of the aforementioned Adele and Sheeran albums, helped drive a 4% increase in UK music sales with respect of those of 2014. As of October 2016, If I Can Dream had sold 1,062,457 copies in the UK.
In the United States, the album debuted and peaked at number 21 on the Billboard 200 after having entered the Billboard Classical Chart at number 17 the previous week.[19] Due to the inclusion of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, this marked the first time a Presley record had entered that chart. It then jumped from #17 to #1 in its second week and held that position in its third week, while then successively remaining inside the top 15 positions for the next forty eight weeks. As of September 2016, the album had sold nearly 100,000 copies in the United States.
If I Can Dream debuted at number 3 on the New Zealand Albums Chart and entered at number 1 in both the Scottish and Australian album charts. In the former, he remained in the first three positions for the next seven weeks, returning to number 1 in the ninth. In the latter, it held the top spot for a second week, became Presley’s second chart-topping album after ELV1S: 30 No. 1 Hits in 2002 and by 31 December had become the 11th biggest album seller of 2015.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | “Burning Love“ | Dennis Linde | 3:31 |
| 2. | “It’s Now or Never” (featuring Il Volo) | Aaron Schroeder, Wally Gold | 3:18 |
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| 3. | “Love Me Tender“ | Vera Matson, Elvis Presley | 3:26 |
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| 4. | “Fever” (featuring Michael Bublé) | Eddie Cooley, John Davenport | 4:26 |
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| 8. | “There’s Always Me“ | Don Robertson | 2:21 |
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| 10. | “In the Ghetto“ | Mac Davis | 3:13 |
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| 11. | “How Great Thou Art“ | Trad., arr. Robin Smith, Don Reedman, Nick Patrick | 3:08 |
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| 12. | “Steamroller Blues“ | James Taylor | 3:10 |
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| 13. | “An American Trilogy“ | Trad., arr. Mickey Newbury | 4:33 |
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| 14. | “If I Can Dream“ | Walter Earl Brown | 3:12 |
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Charts and certifications
Weekly charts
| Chart (2015) | Peak position |
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| Australian Albums (ARIA) | 1 |
| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) | 2 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) | 10 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) | 12 |
| Canadian Albums (Billboard) | 20 |
| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) | 07 |
| French Albums (SNEP) | 29 |
| Irish Albums (IRMA) | 1 |
| Italian Albums (FIMI) | 27 |
| New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) | 2 |
| Norwegian Albums (VG-lista) | 10 |
| Scottish Albums (OCC) | 1 |
| Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE) | 17 |
| Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) | 28 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) | 27 |
| UK Albums (OCC) | 1 |
| UK Album Downloads (OCC) | 1 |
| US Billboard 200 | 21 |
| US Top Classical Albums (Billboard) | 1 |
Year-end charts
| Chart (2015) | Position |
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| Australian Albums (ARIA) | 11 |
| Irish Albums (IRMA) | 14 |
| New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) | 50 |
| UK Albums (OCC) | 4 |
| Chart (2016) | Position |
| Australian Albums (ARIA) | 46 |
| UK Albums (OCC) | 22 |
Decade-end charts
| Chart (2010–2019) | Position |
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| UK Albums (OCC) | 31 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Australia (ARIA) | Platinum | 70,000^ |
| Austria (IFPI Austria) | Gold | 7,500* |
| United Kingdom (BPI) | 4× Platinum | 1,291,457 |
| * Sales figures based on certification alone. ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
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