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"Sweet Caroline" is a song written and performed by American recording artist Neil Diamond and officially released on September 16, 1969, as a single with the title "Sweet Caroline (Good Times Never Seemed So Good)". It was arranged by Charles Calello, and recorded at American Sound Studio in Memphis, Tennessee. The song reached #4 on the ''Billboard'' chart and eventually went platinum for sales of one million singles. In the autumn of 1969, Diamond performed "Sweet Caroline" on several television shows. It later reached #8 on the UK singles chart in 1971. In a 2007 interview, Diamond revealed the inspiration for his song was John F. Kennedy's daughter, Caroline, who was eleven years old at the time it was released. Diamond sang the song to her at her 50th birthday celebration in 2007. However, in a 2014 interview, he revealed that the song was not, in fact, named after Kennedy. Instead, Diamond was originally going to name the song after his wife Marsha, but later decided that he wanted a three-syllable name and chose Caroline. Thus the song was not named after any specific person named Caroline.〔http://www.cnn.com/2014/10/20/showbiz/music/neil-diamond-sweet-caroline/〕 On December 21, 2011, in an interview on CBS's ''The Early Show'', Diamond said that a magazine cover photo of Caroline Kennedy as a young child on a horse with her parents〔.〕 in the background created an image in his mind, and the rest of the song came together about five years after seeing the picture. The song has proven to be enduringly popular, and as of November 2014 has sold over two million digital downloads in the United States. ==Versions== There are three distinct mixes of this song. The original mono 45 mix had a louder orchestra and glockenspiel compared to the stereo version on the ''Brother Love's Travelling Salvation Show'' LP. The third version was a remix found only on the initial CD release of Diamond's ''His 12 Greatest Hits''.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Neil Diamond Album Overview Part 4: 1981-2003 The Compilation-Mania Years )〕 This version has the orchestra mixed down and has the background vocals mixed up. It has a longer fade as well. A live version of the song is on his "Hot August Night" LP. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Sweet Caroline」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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