Serenade (Neil Diamond album)

Serenade
Studio album by Neil Diamond
Released October 26, 1974
Recorded 1974
Genre Rock
Length 32:45
Label Columbia
Producer Tom Catalano
Neil Diamond chronology
His 12 Greatest Hits
(1974)
Serenade
(1974)
Beautiful Noise
(1976)

Neil Diamond's second album for Columbia Records, 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.

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Track listing

All tracks composed by Neil Diamond.

  1. "I've Been This Way Before"
  2. "Rosemary's Wine"
  3. "Lady Magdelene"
  4. "The Last Picasso"
  5. "Longfellow Serenade"
  6. "Yes I Will"
  7. "Reggae Strut"
  8. "The Gift of Song"

Personnel

Chart positions

Year Chart Position
1974 Australian Kent Music Report Albums Chart 1
1975
Preceded by
Quatro by Suzi Quatro
Australian Kent Music Report number-one album
December 2, 1974 - January 19, 1975
Succeeded by
Elton John's Greatest Hits by Elton John