Red Red Wine

About Red Red Wine

"Red Red Wine" is a song originally written, performed, and recorded by American singer Neil Diamond in 1967. It is included on Diamond's second studio album, Just for You. The lyrics are sung from the perspective of a person who finds that drinking red wine is the only way to forget his woes. When Diamond left the Bang Records label in 1968, the label continued to release Diamond's singles, often adding newly recorded instruments and background vocals to album tracks from Bang's two Diamond albums. For the "Red Red Wine" single, Bang added a background choir without Diamond's involvement or permission. Diamond's version reached #62 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1968. A live version was released on Diamond's The Greatest Hits (1966–92), but the 1968 single version has never been issued on a vinyl album or CD. The song was covered by several artists shortly after Diamond's recording was released. In 1968, Dutch singer Peter Tetteroo (from the band Tee-Set) had a hit with a cover of the song in the Netherlands. Tony Tribe covered the song in 1969 in a reggae-influenced style. In 1983, UB40 recorded the best-known version of the song, in a lighter reggae style. The UB40 version topped the Billboard Hot 100 and the UK Singles Chart. Diamond later performed a UB40-inspired version of the song while on tour. more »

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1983

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Red red wine go to my head
Make me forget that I still need her so

Red red wine it's up to you
All I can do I've done
But memories won't go
No memories won't go

I'd have sworn that with time
Thoughts of you would leave my head
I was wrong and I find
Just one thing makes me forget

Red red wine stay close to me
Don't let me be alone it's tearing apart
My blue blue heart

I'd have sworn that with time
Thoughts of you would leave my head
I was wrong and I find
Just one thing makes me forget

Red red wine stay close to me
Don't let me be alone it's tearing apart
My blue, blue, heart

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Neil Diamond

Neil Leslie Diamond (born January 24, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter with a career spanning over five decades from the 1960s until the present. As of 2001, Diamond had sold over 115 million records worldwide including 48 million in the United States alone. He is considered to be the third most successful adult contemporary artist ever on the Billboard chart behind Barbra Streisand and Elton John. His songs have been covered internationally by many performers from various musical genres. more »

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