Serenade (Neil Diamond album)

Serenade is the ninth studio album by Neil Diamond, released in 1974. It was his second album for Columbia Records. 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
Neil Diamond
ReleasedSeptember 27, 1974
Recorded1974
GenreRock, soft rock
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)
  2. "I've Been This Way Before"
    Released: 1975
  3. "The Last Picasso"
    Released: 1975
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

Year-end charts
Chart (1974) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[3] 14
Chart (1975) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[4] 24

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Germany (BVMI)[5] Gold 250,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[6] Gold 100,000^
United States (RIAA)[7] Platinum 1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 426. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  4. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 427. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  5. "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Neil Diamond; 'Serenade')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
  6. "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.
  7. "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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