. . . "In Australia, which at the time had the most Neil Diamond fans per capita of any country,:\u200A94\u200A the album ranked No. 1 for 29 weeks and stayed in their top 20 bestsellers for two years.:\u200A94\u200AIn the fall of 1972, Diamond performed for 20 consecutive nights at the Winter Garden Theater in New York City.:\u200A95\u200A That theater had not staged a one-man show since Al Jolson in the 1930s.:" . . . . . . . "HM" . .