| "Desirée" | ||||
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| Single by Neil Diamond | ||||
| from the album I'm Glad You're Here with Me Tonight | ||||
| B-side | "Once in a While" | |||
| Released | November 1977 | |||
| Genre | Pop, Rock | |||
| Length | 3:19 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Neil Diamond | |||
| Producer(s) | Bob Gaudio | |||
| Neil Diamond singles chronology | ||||
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"Desirée" is a 1977 song written and recorded by Neil Diamond and included as a track on Diamond's 1977 album, I'm Glad You're Here with Me Tonight. The single peaked at number 16 on the Billboard Hot 100 and reached number one on the U.S. Easy Listening chart to become his fifth number one on that chart.[1] The song likewise reached number one on the Canadian AC chart.[2]
Cash Box said that it has an "infectious intro on the grand piano" and that Diamond is "at the top of his form."[3] Record World said that the song "rocks lightly, and is arranged to focus attention on the provocative lyrics."[4]
It was used as the first long-distance dedication on American Top 40 on the show aired August 26, 1978.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 78.
- ^ "Image : RPM Weekly". Library and Archives Canada. 17 July 2013.
- ^ "CashBox Singles Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. December 3, 1977. p. 18. Retrieved 2021-12-26.
- ^ "Hits of the Week" (PDF). Record World. November 26, 1977. p. 1. Retrieved 2023-02-16.