"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]
| "I've Been This Way Before" | ||||
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| Single by Neil Diamond | ||||
| from the album Serenade | ||||
| B-side | "Reggae Strut" | |||
| Released | 1974 (US) | |||
| Genre | Soft rock | |||
| Length | 3:08 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Neil Diamond | |||
| Producer(s) | Tom Catalano | |||
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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]