I've_Been_This_Way_Before

I've Been This Way Before

I've Been This Way Before

1974 single by Neil Diamond

"I've Been This Way Before" is a song written and performed by Neil Diamond. It was released as the second single from Diamond's 1974 album Serenade. "I've Been This Way Before" was Neil Diamond's third No. 1 on the Easy Listening chart and also peaked at No. 34 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.[1]

Quick Facts Single by Neil Diamond, from the album Serenade ...

Billboard magazine stated that the song was "stronger lyrically" than recent Neil Diamond songs and also praised the vocal performance and the arrangement.[2] Cash Box said, "This moody ballad gleams," describing, "A simple piano opening builds lovingly into a rich mix of strings and things with Diamond's voice rising confidently above it all."[3]

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References

  1. [1]
    Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 78.
  2. [2]
    "Top Single Picks" (PDF). Billboard. January 25, 1975. p. 58. Retrieved 2020-07-17.
  3. [3]
    "CashBox Record Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. January 18, 1975. p. 22. Retrieved 2021-12-11.



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