# Up on the Roof: Songs from the Brill Building

Up On the Roof: Songs from the Brill Building, released in 1993 on Columbia Records, is a cover album and also the twenty-first studio album by Neil Diamond. It contains a duet with Dolly Parton, string arrangements by David Campbell, along with re-makes of tracks associated with the Brill Building, where Diamond had worked in the 1960s.
It was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America.

## Personnel

Musicians and vocals
* Neil Diamond – lead vocals
* Robbie Buchanan – keyboards (1, 2, 4, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 16), acoustic piano (14, 15)
* Jim Cox – Wurlitzer electric piano (3, 5), Hammond B3 organ (10), bass (12)
* Bill Payne – acoustic piano (5, 14, 16)
* Bob Mann – guitars (1, 3, 4, 5, 7–15)
* Dean Parks – guitars (2, 7, 13, 16)
* David King – guitars (6)
* Louis Gutierrez – guitars (6)
* Doug Livingston – pedal steel guitar (14)
* Larry Klein – bass (1, 2, 3), additional bass (12)
* Bob Glaub – bass (4, 5, 7–16)
* Chris Wagner – bass (6)
* Carlos Vega – drums (1, 2, 3, 5, 10, 12, 13, 14)
* Russ Kunkel – drums (4, 7, 8, 9, 11, 15)
* James Bradley, Jr. – drums (6)
* Peter Asher – percussion (1, 5, 11, 12, 13, 16), marimba (12)
* Michael Fisher – percussion (4, 8, 10, 11)
* M.B. Gordy – timpani (6), vibraphone (11)
* Bill Bergman – saxophone (3, 5, 10, 16), sax solo (3)
* Don Markese – clarinets (3, 5, 10, 16), flutes (3, 5, 10, 16), saxophone (3, 5, 10, 16)
* Lon Price – saxophone (3, 5, 10, 16)
* Brandon Fields – alto saxophone (4)
* Greg Smith – bass saxophone (13)
* Nick Lane – trombone (3, 5, 10, 16)
* Wayne Bergeron – trumpet (3, 5, 10, 16)
* Dennis Farias – trumpet (3, 5, 10, 16)
* Oscar Brashear – trumpet (12)
* Gavyn Wright – concertmaster
* Isobel Griffiths – musical contractor
* Dolly Parton – lead vocals (1)
* Rosemary Butler – backing vocals (1, 3, 5, 10, 16)
* Wendy Fraser – backing vocals (1, 3, 5, 10, 16)
* Portia Griffin – backing vocals (1, 3, 5, 10, 16)
* Raven Kane – backing vocals (1, 3, 10, 16), vocal contractor
* Andrea Robinson – backing vocals (1, 3, 5, 10, 16)
* Julia Waters – backing vocals (1, 3, 5, 10, 13, 16)
* Maxine Waters – backing vocals (1, 3, 5, 10, 16)
* Terry Wood – backing vocals (1, 3, 10, 16)
* Carmen Twillie – backing vocals (1, 3, 5, 10, 16)
* Valerie Carter – backing vocals (4, 11, 13)
* Kate Markowitz – backing vocals (4, 11, 13)
* Laura Satterfield – backing vocals (4, 5, 11)
* Donna Davidson – backing vocals (5)
* Stephanie Spruill – backing vocals (5)
* Julie Ritter – backing vocals (6)
* Gretchen Seager – backing vocals (6)
* Josef Powell – backing vocals (13)
* Oren Waters – backing vocals (13, 15)
* Randy Crenshaw – backing vocals (14, 15)
* Jon Joyce – backing vocals (14, 15)
* Gene Morford – backing vocals (14, 15)
* Jerry Whitman – backing vocals (14, 15)
* Roger Freeland – backing vocals (15)
* Donny Gerrard – backing vocals (15)
* John Hendricks – backing vocals (15)
* Steve Lively – backing vocals (15)
* Rick Logan – backing vocals (15)
Arrangements
* Peter Asher – rhythm arrangements (1–6, 8, 10–16), orchestral arrangements (2), BGV arrangements (5)
* The Neil Diamond Band – rhythm arrangements (1, 3, 4, 5, 10, 11, 13, 14, 16)
* David Campbell – orchestral arrangements (1–4, 8, 10–16), orchestra conductor (1, 3, 4, 7–16), BGV arrangements (1, 3, 4, 10–16), horn arrangements (3, 5, 16), rhythm arrangements (8), arrangements (9)
* Mary's Danish – rhythm arrangements (6)
* Alan Lindgren – arrangements (7)
* The Ten Lonely Guys – rhythm arrangements (15)

### Production

* Producer – Peter Asher
* Production Coordinator – Ivy Skoff
* Production Assistant – Cathy Kerr
* Recorded and Mixed by Frank Wolf
* Additional Engineer – Bernie Becker
* Assistant Engineers – Jeff Foster, Nathaniel Kunkle, Gil Morales, Jeff Orchard, Marnie Riley, Brian Soucy and Brett Swain.
* Recorded at Conway Studios and Arch Angel Studios (Los Angeles, CA); Air Lyndhurst Hall (London, England, UK).
* Mixed at Conway Studios
* Edited by Tom Hensley
* Mastered by George Marino at Sterling Sound (New York, NY).
* Project Coordinator – Sam Cole
* Art Direction – David Kirschner
* Design – Jan Weinberg
* Assistant Design – Barbara Lebow
* Cover Photo – Eugene Adabari
* Photography – David Attie, BMI Photo Archives, Impact Photos and Michael Ochs Photos.
* Liner Notes – Neil Diamond

## Charts

| Chart (1993) | Peak position |
| Australian Albums (ARIA) | 25 |
| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) | 77 |
| UK Albums (OCC) | 28 |
| US Billboard 200 | 28 |

## Certifications

| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
| United Kingdom (BPI) | Silver | 60,000$^^$ |
| United States (RIAA) | Gold | 500,000$^^$ |
| $^^$ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |||