The Feel of Neil Diamond
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The Feel of Neil Diamond is Neil Diamond's debut album, released on Bang Records in the US, London Records in the UK and Stateside Records in Australia. It includes his first three big hits, "Solitary Man" (#55), "Cherry, Cherry" (#6) and "Oh No No" (#16). Artie Butler was responsible for the arrangements and conducting; with Leonard Linton being the photographer. it was produced by Jeff Barry and Ellie Greenwich who, although had divorced the previous year, continued to work together.
It has never been released on CD, but the CD The Bang Years includes all the tracks from this album and from Diamond's second album, Just for You.
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Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Solitary Man" | Neil Diamond | 2:32 |
| 2. | "Red Rubber Ball" | Bruce Woodley, Paul Simon | 2:18 |
| 3. | "La Bamba" | Ritchie Valens | 2:07 |
| 4. | "Do It" | Neil Diamond | 2:24 |
| 5. | "Hanky Panky" | Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich | 2:44 |
| 6. | "Monday, Monday" | John Phillips | 2:56 |
{{track listing |headline=Side two |title1 = New Orleans |writer1 = Frank Guida, Joseph Royster |length1 = 2:24 |title2 = Someday Baby |writer2 = Neil Diamond |length2 = 2:18 |title3 = Oh No No |writer3 = Neil Diamond |length3 = 2:13 |title4 = I'll Come Running |writer4 = Neil Diamond |length4 = 2:55 |title5 = Love to Love |writer5 = Neil Diamond |length5 = 2:18 |title6 = Cherry, Cherry |writer6 = Neil Diamond |length6 = 2:42 The Australian release also had two additional tracks, "The Boat that I Row" and "Thank the Lord for the Night Time", which closed sides one and two respectively.