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Deluxe CD/DVD edition of Diamond`s 2008 album features two bonus audio tracks plus a DVD containing four videos. 2008 album from the iconic singer/songwriter, his second collaboration with producer Rick Rubin. Once again, Rubin strips away the gloss and makes this Diamond shine brighter than he has since his `70s heyday. Perhaps even more successful than the 12 Songs album, Home Before Dark spotlights Neil`s skill as a songwriter and singer and not just a showman and performer. Diamond said: "This record represents a giant step in my evolution as a writer and a recording artist. . . . You will see I`ve gone deeper. It was more painful to write this -- maybe the most difficult album I`ve ever written, and maybe my best." For "Home Before Dark," the music legend reunited with Grammy-winning producer Rick Rubin, who was at the helm of his critically acclaimed 2005 CD, "12 Songs." Diamond, 67, said he felt more confident recording the new disc -- but not because of its predecessor`s good reviews. "Critical acclaim is always helpful, any kind of encouragement for an artist is helpful, but my music is going to be written or recorded with or without critical acclaim," he said. "I appreciate it when it comes, but it will not stop me for a moment when I don`t get it. It`s unpredictable." Instead, it was the growing relationship between Rubin and Diamond that provided the boost. "That first `12 Songs` album was more of a testing of the waters and a `getting to know you` album," he said. "This one is `we know each other and respect each other and let`s try and knock people`s socks off,` and that`s what we went for, and that`s what we [did]."
