"Desirée" is a 1977 song written and recorded by

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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.

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chart to become his fifth number one on that chart. The song likewise reached number one on the Canadian AC chart. ''

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'' said that it has an "infectious intro on the grand piano" and that Diamond is "at the top of his form." It was used as the first long-distance dedication on ''

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'' on the show aired August 26, 1978.

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