Like a secret treasure found in the bottom of a bargain bin, this is one CD that you will wish you had discovered years earlier. Like other reviewers with Diamond, thank God my dad turned me on to him as a kid. Unfortunately, much of Diamond's recognition comes with his hook-filled, pop flavored tunes that suffered from much overplay in their day, like Song Sung Blue, which is included on this album. But the real magic of Diamond comes from those hidden gems such as Morningside, the South American influenced Canta Libre, the gospel flavor of Walk on Water, the playful Gitchy Goomy, and of course the classic Play Me. Definitely, for me, the Diamond disc to own if you can't get Stones is this one, Moods.

I love this CD! I used to have it on cassette,played it till it broke!My favorite tracks are canta libre,play me,and morningside.I love morningside,its a beautifully written song with a wonderful melody,almost spiritual to listen to as much of Neils work is.I definitely recommend this disc as part of any Neil Diamond collection!

We had this album on vinyl and 8 track when I was a kid. I have had the CD now since 1988. Great songwriting. Love the meloncholy orchestrations on this record. Highly recommended.

If you are a Neil Diamond fan and you don't have this CD, get it! If you are just discovering Neil, start with this album! It is one of his best! "Song Sung Blue" and "Play Me" became major hits, but the other songs on here are like true gems as well. Especially "Cante Libre", "Gitchy Goomy" and "Walk on Water". And "Captain Sunshine" has become one of my favorite songs. There just isn't a bad song on this album! In a year or two I'll let you know the answer to the above question!

Great CD. It replaced our old worn-out LP. Nice to have Neil to sing for us once again.