Listen to I Am...I Said (Live At The Greek Theatre, Los Angeles/1972) by Neil Diamond

I Am...I Said (Live At The Greek Theatre, Los Angeles/1972)

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I Am... I Said (Live At The Greek Theatre, Los Angeles/1972)

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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Neil Diamond

Guitar

Lee Holdridge

Conductor

Dennis St. John

Dennis St. John

Drums

Emory Gordy Jr.

Emory Gordy Jr.

Guitar

Richard Bennett

Richard Bennett

Guitar

Jefferson Kewley

Jefferson Kewley

Percussion

Alan Lindgren

Keyboards

Danny Nicholson

Danny Nicholson

Guitar

Reine Press

Bass Guitar

Hyman Goodman

Violin

Jay Rosen

Violin

John deVoogdt

Violin

Paulo Alencar

Violin

Ronald Folsom

Violin

William Henderson

William Henderson

Violin

Haim Shtrum

Violin

Ralph Schaeffer

Ralph Schaeffer

Violin

David Turner

Violin

Tibor Zelig

Violin

Samuel Boghossian

Samuel Boghossian

Viola

Myron Sandler

Viola

Sven Reher

Viola

Linn Subotnick

Viola

Marilyn Baker

Viola

Philip Goldberg

Philip Goldberg

Viola

Jesse Ehrlich

Cello

Nathan Gershman

Nathan Gershman

Cello

Alice Ober

Cello

Jerome Kessler

Cello

Walter Rower

Violin

Raymond Kelley

Cello

Donald Bagley

Double Bass

Jess Bourgeois

Double Bass

Timothy Barr

Double Bass

Philip Candreva

Philip Candreva

Violin

Sidney Sharp

Violin

Robert Lipsett

Violin

Giacinto Nardulli

Giacinto Nardulli

Cello

Salvatore Crimi

Salvatore Crimi

Violin

Henry Ferber

Violin

Baldassare Ferlazzo

Baldassare Ferlazzo

Violin

Wilbert Nuttycombe

Wilbert Nuttycombe

Violin

Shari Zippert

Violin

Walter Wiemeyer

Walter Wiemeyer

Violin

Richard Kaufman

Richard Kaufman

Violin

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Neil Diamond

Composer

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Tom Catalano

Producer

Armin Steiner

Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]

LA is fine, the sun shines most the time

And the feeling is lay back

Palm trees grow and rents are low

But you know I keep thinkin' about

Making my way back

Well I'm New York City born and raised

And nowadays I'm lost between two shores

LA is fine, but it ain't home

New York's home but it ain't mine no more

[Verse 2]

I am, I said

To no one there

And no one heard at all

Not even the chair

I am, I cried

I am, said I

And I am lost and I can't even say why

Leavin' me lonely still

[Verse 3]

Did you ever read about a frog

Who dreamed of bein' a king

And then became one

Well except for the names

And a few other changes

If you talk about me

The story's the same one

But I got an emptiness deep inside

And I've tried but it won't let me go

And I'm not a man who likes to swear

But I never cared

For the sound of being alone

[Verse 4]

I am, I said

To no one there

And no one heard at all

Not even the chair

I am, I cried

I am, said I

And I am lost and I can't even say why

Leavin' me lonely still

[Verse 5]

Thank you very much, thank you

Written by: Neil Diamond

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