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If You Know What I Mean
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Wikipedia article
"'If You Know What I Mean'" is a song written and recorded by Neil Diamond. It is a track from Diamond's 1976 album, 'Beautiful Noise', and was his third number 1 on the Easy Listening chart, where it spent two weeks. "If You Know What I Mean" went to number 1 for two nonconsecutive weeks and peaked at number 11 on the 'Billboard' Hot 100. In Canada, the song reached number 19 on the pop singles chart and hit number 1 on the Adult Contemporary chart.
Background
'Billboard' described "If You Know What I Mean" as a "powerful ballad," stating that Diamond sings with more emotion than he had in the recent past, and also praising Robbie Robertson's production. 'Cash Box' said that the song "has a couple of diverse, yet distinct musical moods" and that "the chorus, underscored by a first class string section, builds the song up to an emotional peak."
Diamond has stated that the song is a "tender recollection" of a relationship in his teens, in which he successfully seduced a significantly older woman.Bream, Jon (2009). 'Neil Diamond Is Forever: The Illustrated Story of the Man and His Music' (Voyageur Press), page 89.
Chart history
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
See also
*List of number-one adult contemporary singles of 1976 (U.S.)
References
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