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"Holly Holy" was written and recorded by Neil Diamond with instrumental backing by the Los Angeles session musicians from The Wrecking Crew and supporting vocals of a Gospel choir in 1969. It reached the #6 spot on the U.S. pop singles chart and #5 on the Easy Listening chart. It became a gold record and eventually attained platinum status. A song with a spiritual focus, it was influenced by gospel music and was Diamond's favorite of the songs he had written to that point. In a BBC interview, he said he tried to create a religious experience between a man and a woman, however, Diamond believes that words are subject to interpretation by the listener.This is a song where the music says more than words ever could and that it’s really not an intellectual experience, but an emotional one that happens deep in your heart.
"Holly Holy" was written and recorded by Neil Diamond with instrumental backing by the Los Angeles session musicians from The Wrecking Crew and supporting vocals of a Gospel choir in 1969. It reached the #6 spot on the U.S. pop singles chart and #5 on the Easy Listening chart. It became a gold record and eventually attained platinum status. A song with a spiritual focus, it was influenced by gospel music and was Diamond's favorite of the songs he had written to that point. In a BBC interview, he said he tried to create a religious experience between a man and a woman, however, Diamond believes that words are subject to interpretation by the listener.This is a song where the music says more than words ever could and that it’s really not an intellectual experience, but an emotional one that happens deep in your heart.
