Neil Diamond - Serenade (LP) (1974) -€4,95

Serenade is the ninth studio album by Neil Diamond, released in 1974. It was his second album for Columbia Records.

Neil Diamond's first regular album release for Columbia Records, following the success of the movie soundtrack Jonathan Livingston Seagull, Serenade is a slight effort characterized by Diamond's attempts to make pop sentiments seem more profound by grafting more auspicious art references onto them. 

But whether he's name-dropping Picasso or Longfellow, Diamond still has greeting card sentiments on his mind. Nevertheless, the catchiest of these autodidactic exercises, "Longfellow Serenade," which combines comments about "winged flight" with the exhortation, "Come on, baby, ride," was a Top Ten hit.

Three singles were lifted from the album: "Longfellow Serenade" (#5), "I've Been This Way Before" (#34) and "The Last Picasso". Serenade was Diamond's third consecutive platinum album.

Side A
A1.  I’ve Been This Way Before - 3:50
A2.  Rosemary’s Wine - 2:40
A3.  Lady Magdelene - 6:57
A4.  The Last Picasso - 4:23

Side B
B1.  Longfellow Serenade - 3:50
B2.  Yes I Will - 4:35
B3.  Reggae Strut - 3:35
B4.  The Gift of Song - 2:22


Notes
Release:  1974
Format:  LP

Genre:  Soft Pop
Label:  CBS Records
Catalog#  AL 32919

Vinyl:  G+
Cover:  G (Voorkant Beschreven)

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