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class="infobox-data hlist"><a href="/wiki/Tom_Catalano" title="Tom Catalano">Tom Catalano</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header description" style="color: #202122;background-color: khaki;"><a href="/wiki/Neil_Diamond" title="Neil Diamond">Neil Diamond</a> singles chronology</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"> <table style="background: transparent; color: inherit; width: 100%; min-width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; display: inline-table;"> <tbody><tr style="line-height: 1.4em;"> <td style="width: 33%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; padding: .2em .1em .2em 0;">"Skybird" <br />(1974) </td> <td style="width: 33%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; padding:.2em .1em;">"<b>Longfellow Serenade</b>" <br />(1974) </td> <td style="width: 33%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; padding: .2em 0 .2em .1em;">"<a href="/wiki/I%27ve_Been_This_Way_Before" title="I've Been This Way Before">I've Been This Way Before</a>" <br />(1975) </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>"<b>Longfellow Serenade</b>" is the title of a 1974 song by the American singer-songwriter <a href="/wiki/Neil_Diamond" title="Neil Diamond">Neil Diamond</a>. It was written by Diamond, produced by Tom Catalano, and included on Diamond's album <i><a href="/wiki/Serenade_(Neil_Diamond_album)" title="Serenade (Neil Diamond album)">Serenade</a></i>. </p><p>"Longfellow Serenade" spent two weeks at No. 5 on the <a href="/wiki/Billboard_Hot_100" title="Billboard Hot 100"><i>Billboard</i> Hot 100</a> chart in November 1974.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was Diamond's second No. 1 on the <i>Billboard</i> <a href="/wiki/Adult_Contemporary_(chart)" title="Adult Contemporary (chart)">Easy Listening chart</a>, following his 1972 single, "<a href="/wiki/Song_Sung_Blue" title="Song Sung Blue">Song Sung Blue</a>".<sup id="cite_ref-Hyatt_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Hyatt-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The song reached No. 1 in Switzerland and No. 2 in Germany. </p><p>Diamond described "Longfellow Serenade" in the liner notes to his 1996 compilation album, <i>In My Lifetime</i>: "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."<sup id="cite_ref-Hyatt_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Hyatt-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The title of the song is a reference to the 19th-century American poet <a href="/wiki/Henry_Wadsworth_Longfellow" title="Henry Wadsworth Longfellow">Henry Wadsworth Longfellow</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Hyatt_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Hyatt-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Diamond chose to reference <a href="/wiki/Henry_Wadsworth_Longfellow" title="Henry Wadsworth Longfellow">Longfellow</a> 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.<sup id="cite_ref-Jackson_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Jackson-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><i><a href="/wiki/Cash_Box" class="mw-redirect" title="Cash Box">Cash Box</a></i> called it a "powerful up-tempo ballad", saying, "Neil handles the tune with his usual expertise and rich smooth vocal."<sup id="cite_ref-cb_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cb-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i><a href="/wiki/Record_World" title="Record World">Record World</a></i> said that Diamond "invokes a classic 19th century bard and turns in a true masterpiece of thought and performance perfection."<sup id="cite_ref-rw_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rw-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading 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style="text-align:center;">9 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Canada <i><a href="/wiki/RPM_(magazine)" title="RPM (magazine)">RPM</a></i> Adult Contemporary<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Canada <i><a href="/wiki/RPM_(magazine)" title="RPM (magazine)">RPM</a></i> Top Singles<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">7 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Germany </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Netherlands </td> <td style="text-align:center;">9 </td></tr> <tr> <td>New Zealand (<a href="/wiki/RIANZ" class="mw-redirect" title="RIANZ">RIANZ</a>) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">29 </td></tr> <tr> <td>South Africa (<a href="/wiki/Springbok_Radio" title="Springbok Radio">Springbok</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td align="center">1 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Switzerland </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1 </td></tr> <tr> <td>U.S. <i><a href="/wiki/Billboard_(magazine)" title="Billboard (magazine)">Billboard</a></i> <a href="/wiki/Billboard_Hot_100" title="Billboard Hot 100">Hot 100</a><sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">5 </td></tr> <tr> <td>U.S. <i><a href="/wiki/Billboard_(magazine)" title="Billboard (magazine)">Billboard</a></i> <a href="/wiki/Adult_Contemporary_(chart)" title="Adult Contemporary (chart)">Adult Contemporary</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1 </td></tr> <tr> <td>U.S. <a href="/wiki/Cash_Box_(magazine)" class="mw-redirect" title="Cash Box (magazine)"><i>Cash Box</i></a> Top 100<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td align="center">4 </td></tr> </tbody></table> </td> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Year-end_charts">Year-end charts</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Longfellow_Serenade&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Year-end charts"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Chart (1974) </th> <th style="text-align:center;">Rank </th></tr> <tr> <td>Australia (Kent Music Report)<sup id="cite_ref-aus74_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-aus74-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">68 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Canada<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">85 </td></tr> <tr> <td>U.S. (<a href="/wiki/Joel_Whitburn" title="Joel Whitburn">Joel Whitburn</a>'s <i>Pop Annual</i>)<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">67 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Chart (1975) </th> <th style="text-align:center;">Rank </th></tr> <tr> <td>South Africa<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td align="center">14 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Switzerland<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td align="center">9 </td></tr> <tr> <td>U.S. <i>Billboard</i> Easy Listening<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">36 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <p>  </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Cover_versions">Cover versions</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Longfellow_Serenade&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Cover versions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Petr_Sp%C3%A1len%C3%BD" title="Petr Spálený">Petr Spálený</a> – Velký Muž Serenád </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Longfellow_Serenade&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_number-one_adult_contemporary_singles_of_1974_(U.S.)" class="mw-redirect" title="List of number-one adult contemporary singles of 1974 (U.S.)">List of number-one adult contemporary singles of 1974 (U.S.)</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Longfellow_Serenade&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist 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title="Classics: The Early Years">Classics: The Early Years</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Greatest_Hits:_1966%E2%80%931992" title="The Greatest Hits: 1966–1992">The Greatest Hits: 1966–1992</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Neil_Diamond_Collection" title="The Neil Diamond Collection">The Neil Diamond Collection</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Play_Me:_The_Complete_Uni_Studio_Recordings...Plus!" title="Play Me: The Complete Uni Studio Recordings...Plus!">Play Me: The Complete Uni Studio Recordings...Plus!</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Essential_Neil_Diamond" title="The Essential Neil Diamond">The Essential Neil Diamond</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Neil_Diamond_50_%E2%80%93_50th_Anniversary_Collection" title="Neil Diamond 50 – 50th Anniversary Collection">Neil Diamond 50 – 50th Anniversary Collection</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/A_Neil_Diamond_Christmas" title="A Neil Diamond Christmas">A Neil Diamond Christmas</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Singles</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Solitary_Man_(song)" title="Solitary Man (song)">Solitary Man</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Cherry,_Cherry" title="Cherry, Cherry">Cherry, Cherry</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Girl,_You%27ll_Be_a_Woman_Soon" title="Girl, You'll Be a Woman Soon">Girl, You'll Be a Woman Soon</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Thank_the_Lord_for_the_Night_Time" title="Thank the Lord for the Night Time">Thank the Lord for the Night Time</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Kentucky_Woman" title="Kentucky Woman">Kentucky Woman</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/New_Orleans_(Gary_U.S._Bonds_song)" title="New Orleans (Gary U.S. Bonds song)">New Orleans</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Red_Red_Wine" title="Red Red Wine">Red Red Wine</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Two-Bit_Manchild" title="Two-Bit 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I Said">I Am... I Said</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Done_Too_Soon" title="Done Too Soon">Done Too Soon</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/I%27m_a_Believer" title="I'm a Believer">I'm a Believer</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Crunchy_Granola_Suite" title="Crunchy Granola Suite">Crunchy Granola Suite</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Song_Sung_Blue" title="Song Sung Blue">Song Sung Blue</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Play_Me" title="Play Me">Play Me</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Cherry,_Cherry" title="Cherry, Cherry">Cherry, Cherry</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Last_Thing_on_My_Mind" title="The Last Thing on My Mind">The Last Thing on My Mind</a>"</li> <li>"<a class="mw-selflink selflink">Longfellow Serenade</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/I%27ve_Been_This_Way_Before" title="I've Been This Way Before">I've Been This Way Before</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/If_You_Know_What_I_Mean" title="If You Know What I Mean">If You Know What I Mean</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Don%27t_Think..._Feel" title="Don't Think... 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Feel</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Desiree_(song)" title="Desiree (song)">Desiree</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/God_Only_Knows" title="God Only Knows">God Only Knows</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/You_Don%27t_Bring_Me_Flowers" title="You Don't Bring Me Flowers">You Don't Bring Me Flowers</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Forever_in_Blue_Jeans" title="Forever in Blue Jeans">Forever in Blue Jeans</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Dancing_in_the_Street" title="Dancing in the Street">Dancing in the Street</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Love_on_the_Rocks_(song)" title="Love on the Rocks (song)">Love on the Rocks</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Hello_Again_(Neil_Diamond_song)" title="Hello Again (Neil Diamond song)">Hello Again</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/America_(Neil_Diamond_song)" title="America (Neil Diamond song)">America</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Yesterday%27s_Songs" title="Yesterday's Songs">Yesterday's Songs</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/On_the_Way_to_the_Sky_(song)" title="On the Way to the Sky (song)">On the Way to the Sky</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Heartlight_(song)" title="Heartlight (song)">Heartlight</a>"</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Other songs</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Sunflower_(Glen_Campbell_song)" title="Sunflower (Glen Campbell song)">Sunflower</a>"</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Concert tours</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/50_Year_Anniversary_World_Tour_(Neil_Diamond)" title="50 Year Anniversary World Tour (Neil Diamond)">50 Year Anniversary World Tour</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Related articles</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" 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