Serenade (Neil Diamond album)

Neil Diamond's second album for Columbia Records, and his ninth studio album Serenade, was released in 1974. Three singles were lifted from the album: "Longfellow Serenade" (#5), "I've Been This Way Before" (#34) and "The Last Picasso". The album was also issued as a quadraphonic LP with some songs as alternate takes.

Serenade
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 27, 1974
Recorded1974
GenreRock
Length32:45
LabelColumbia
ProducerTom Catalano
Neil Diamond chronology
His 12 Greatest Hits
(1974)
Serenade
(1974)
Beautiful Noise
(1976)
Singles from Serenade
  1. "Longfellow Serenade"
    Released: 1974 (US)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Rolling Stone(unfavorable)[1]
Allmusic[2]

Track listing

All tracks written by Neil Diamond.

Side one
No.TitleLength
1."I've Been This Way Before"3:45
2."Rosemary's Wine"2:41
3."Lady Magdelene"6:58
4."The Last Picasso"4:24
Side two
No.TitleLength
1."Longfellow Serenade"3:50
2."Yes I Will"4:35
3."Reggae Strut"3:35
4."The Gift of Song"2:22

Personnel

Chart positions

Year Chart Position
1974 Australian Kent Music Report Albums Chart 1
1975

Certifications

Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Germany (BVMI)[3] Gold 250,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[4] Gold 100,000^
United States (RIAA)[5] Platinum 1,000,000^

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone

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References

  1. https://www.rollingstone.com/artists/neildiamond/albums/album/104607/review/5943879/serenade Rolling Stone review] Archived October 2, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  2. Serenade at AllMusic
  3. "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Neil Diamond; 'Serenade')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
  4. "British album certifications – Neil Diamond – Serenade". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 7 March 2019. Select albums in the Format field. Select Gold in the Certification field. Type Serenade in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  5. "American album certifications – Neil Diamond – Serenade". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 7 March 2019. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH. 
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