Neil Diamond's Most Experimental Album - Tap Root Manuscript

Tap Root Manuscript (1970) was Neil Diamond’s most experimental - and riskiest - album to date. After hinting at gospel influences in “Brother Love’s Travelling Salvation Show” and “Holly Holy,” he fully commits here, devoting the second side to an African-inspired folk suite. The first side features four originals and a cover, including his breakthrough hit in the UK, “Cracklin’ Rosie.”