Serenade | 
 enlarge | Artist: Neil Diamond
Label: Sbme Special Mkts.
Category: Music
List Price: $7.98
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Rating:  16 reviews
Sales Rank: 3957
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 724997
UPC: 886972499727
EAN: 0886972499727
ASIN: B0012GN3DM
Release Date: March 1, 2008
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| Tracks:
| • | I've Been This Way Before | | • | Rosemary's Wine | | • | Lady Magdelene | | • | Last Picasso | | • | Longfellow Serenade | | • | Yes I Will | | • | Reggae Strut | | • | Gift of Song |
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| Customer Reviews:
Incredible Musical Artistry May 27, 2008
J. Chinigo (Southwest, Florida USA)
I have been a Neil Diamond fan ever since the first time I heard Sweet Caroline in 1969. I've been to see Neil 10 times in concert. I have every album that he has ever put out including Home Before Dark. Serenade is one of his best collections of original songs. His voice was at it's best during the seventies. Rich, full and clear. His passion and talent shine brightly on all 8 tracks. Get this one...you'll be glad you did. Thanks for the 100's of hours of listening pleasure Neil...Joe
Simply Flawless! May 24, 2008
B. J O'Connor (Holmdel,NJ USA)
Neil Diamond's 1974 "Serenade" is one lush,spirtual diamond of a album,containing such evergreens as "Longfellow Serenade","I've Been This Way Before","Lady Magdelene" and "Yes I Will" as well as overlooked gems as "Rosemary's Wine" and "The Gift Of Song".And considering its dirt-cheap price,its a steal,frankly!
Neil Diamond's "Serenade " a treasure! December 10, 2007
Movie Girl (Central Oregon)
This album is one of our favorites. What a beautiful talented person
Neil Diamond is. One of a kind. His music is timeless.
Brilliant, Masterful, A Piece Of Musical Art ! April 25, 2007
arachnidman (Upland, CA USA)
I had always enjoyed Neil's music since first listening to the classic Hot August Night LP. So when Serenade came out I eagerly bought it and when I listened to it it instantly became a favorite. Every song is fantastic, every time I listen to it I am left wanting more due to the small amount of songs on it. I always listen to it at least two times in a row and never tire of it. If you're a Neil Diamond fan it is a must have and if you're not then you owe it to yourself to give it a listen and hear what you've been missing. A beautiful set of songs with beautiful orchestral arrangememts with some of Neil's best vocals ever.
The spiritual Neil June 18, 2006
G. ARNOTT (UK)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
I love this album. In the 70's it was unusual because it stood by itself - Neil's record company was really bad for issuing songs 2 or 3 times over across various albums; but they didn't do that with "Serenade", which in itself makes it quite special. Recently I've learned that at least one track ("I've Been This Way Before") was an out-take from "Jonathan Livingston Seagull", and once I knew that, "Serenade" made a lot more sense. Not that it was ever nonsensical in the first place, but it did have this deep-seated spirituality that was not so completely present on his other albums. It is a marvellously uplifting but at the same time soothing album,it is embued with a kind of other-wordly spirit that is tremendously calming. For anyone whose only impression of Neil is the orchestra and the lurex jumpsuits of the early-mid 80's, I would strongly recommend this album. Rather like the latest "12 Songs" which has been so well-reviewed, this seems to be Neil peeled back to basics, in touch with his inner spirituality, and, with the possible exception of "Jonathan Livingstone Seagull, it stands alone as a classic amongst a slightly varied catalogue of albums which, in the 80's, seemed to have degenerated into easy listening and the middle-aged housewife's dream. Those of us who have listened to and loved Neil since the 60's know that this was merely a passing phase, but too many people took on board that this was all that Neil Diamond consisted of. One listen to this album will convince you that this was really far from the case.
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