Produced by Rick Rubin, Home Before Dark will be made available on vinyl and also as a deluxe CD version that includes two bonus tracks and a DVD with rare footage of Neil Diamond in the studio.

To the delight of his millions of fans, Neil Diamond will return to concert stages this summer. Tickets for the North American tour, scheduled to kick off July 19th in St. Paul, Minnesota, will go on sale in select markets beginning Monday, April 28th. The North American leg follows a series of European dates starting May 24th in Rotterdam (see all dates below).

Columbia Records will release Home Before Dark, the latest release from legendary artist Neil Diamond, on May 6, 2008. Produced by super-producer Rick Rubin (Johnny Cash, The Dixie Chicks), Home Before Dark’s first single is the hauntingly beautiful “Pretty Amazing Grace”.

“Neil Diamond’s music has spanned decades and continues to inspire,” said Peter Faricy, vice president of music and movies at Amazon.com. “We’re excited to debut his new song and in-studio video on Amazon.com. This is an extraordinary opportunity for Neil’s fans to get their very first glimpse of his latest work online.”

Home Before Dark marks the 27th studio album release in the Grammy winner’s storied career, consisting of over 125 million worldwide record sales, 3 dozen top 40 hits, and a Golden Globe.

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“Pretty Amazing Grace” Streaming Video

'Home Before Dark' Pre-Order Purchase Link

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NEIL DIAMOND 2008 TOUR DATES:
May
24 Rotterdam Ahoy Arena
25 Rotterdam Ahoy Arena
27 Munich Olympiahalle
29 Antwerp Sportpalais
31 Cologne Cologne Arena

June
2 Hamberg Colorline Arena
5 Glasgow Hampden Park
7 Manchester MEN Arena
8 Manchester MEN Arena
10 Birmingham The NIA
11 Birmingham The NIA
14 Dublin Croke Park
17 South Hampton Rose Bowl
19 Cardiff, Wales Millienium Stadium
21 London O2 Arena
23 London O2 Arena
24 London O2 Arena
27 London Wembley Arena

July
19 St. Paul, MN Xcel Energy Center
22 Sioux City, IA Tyson Events Center
24 Omaha, NE Qwest Center Omaha
26 Chicago, IL United Center
29 Indianapolis, IN Conseco Fieldhouse
31 Detroit, MI The Palace of Auburn Hills

August
3 Cleveland, OH Quicken Loans Arena
5 Washington, DC Verizon Center
7 Hartford, CT XL Center
9 Philadelphia, PA Wachovia Center
12 New York, NY Madison Square Garden
14 New York, NY Madison Square Garden
18 Pittsburgh, PA Mellon Arena
20 Albany, NY Times Union Center
23 Boston, MA Fenway Park
25 Columbus, OH Value City Arena at The Schottenstein Center
27 Green Bay, WI Resch Center
29 St. Louis, MO Scottrade Center

September
14 Winnipeg, MB MTS Center
16 Edmonton, AB Rexall Place
18 Calgary, AB Pengrowth Saddledome
20 Vancouver, BC General Motors Place
22 Portland, OR Rose Garden
24 Seattle, WA KeyArena at Seattle Center
26 Sacramento, CA ARCO Arena
28 San Jose, CA HP Pavilion