Longfellow Serenade

"Longfellow Serenade" is the title of a 1974 song by the American singer-songwriter Neil Diamond. It was written by Diamond, produced by Tom Catalano, and included on Diamond's album Serenade.

"Longfellow Serenade"
Single by Neil Diamond
from the album Serenade
B-side"Rosemary's Wine"
Released1974 (US)
Length3:22
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)Neil Diamond
Producer(s)Tom Catalano
Neil Diamond singles chronology
"Skybird"
(1974)		 "Longfellow Serenade"
(1974)		 "I've Been This Way Before"
(1975)

"Longfellow Serenade" spent two weeks at No. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in November 1974.[1] It was Diamond's second No. 1 on the Billboard Easy Listening chart, following his 1972 single, "Song Sung Blue".[2] The song reached No. 1 in Switzerland and No. 2 in Germany.

Diamond described "Longfellow Serenade" in the liner notes to his 1996 compilation album, In My Lifetime: "Occasionally I like using a particular lyrical style which, in this case, lent itself naturally to telling the story of a guy who woos his woman with poetry."[2] The title of the song is a reference to the 19th-century American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.[2] Diamond chose to reference Longfellow specifically after recalling an instance in which, while in his teens, Diamond had used one of the poet's works to successfully seduce a significantly older woman.[3]

Chart history

Cover versions

Petr Spálený – Velký Muž Serenád

See also
  • List of number-one adult contemporary singles of 1974 (U.S.)

References
  1. Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits, 8th Edition (Billboard Publications), page 177.
  2. Hyatt, Wesley (1999). The Billboard Book of No. 1 Adult Contemporary Hits (Billboard Publications), page 150.
  3. Jackson, Laura (2005). Neil Diamond: His Life, His Music, His Passion (ECW Press), page 112.
  4. "Item Display – RPM – Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. November 2, 1974. Retrieved October 25, 2018.
  5. "Item Display – RPM – Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. December 2, 1974. Retrieved October 25, 2018.
  6. "SA Charts 1965 – March 1989". Retrieved September 5, 2018.
  7. Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1990 – ISBN 0-89820-089-X
  8. "Cash Box Top 100 Singles, November 30, 1974". Archived from the original on December 26, 2017. Retrieved October 27, 2018.
  9. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. Australian Chart Book, St Ives, N.S.W. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  10. Canada, Library and Archives (January 16, 2018). "Image : RPM Weekly".
  11. Whitburn, Joel (1999). Pop Annual. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. ISBN 0-89820-142-X.
  12. "Top 20 Hit Singles of 1975". Retrieved October 27, 2018.
  13. Swiss Year-End Charts, 1975
  14. Top 50 Adult Contemporary Hits of 1975


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