Red Red Wine
| Red Red Wine | |
|---|---|
| Neil Diamond | |
| publication | April 13, 1968 |
| length | 3:19 |
| Genre (s) | Pop , reggae |
| Author (s) | Neil Diamond |
| album | Just for you |
| Cover versions | |
| 1968 | Peter Tetteroo |
| 1969 | Tony Tribe |
| 1983 | UB40 |
Red Red Wine is a song by the American musician Neil Diamond . The piece was from the British Reggae - group UB40 gecovert . The version of UB40 became a worldwide success and reached number 1 on the charts in Great Britain and the USA . The song is about the protagonist losing his love and processing the subsequent lovesickness with red wine .
history
The original version of Diamond reached number 63 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1968 , was covered in the same year by ex- tee set singer Peter Tetteroo, who made it to number 5 in the Dutch and number 16 in the Belgian charts with his version. In the following years the song was covered more times; Among others by the Jamaican singer Tony Tribe, who turned the original pop song into a reggae-influenced song. His version reached number 64 on the UK charts.
The British reggae group UB40 recorded a cover version for their album Labor of Love in 1983 . According to UB40, the song was supposed to sound similar to Tribe's version, but they wanted to record the song in a higher and more modern reggae style. The UB40 version became a number one hit in the UK in August 1983 , and reached number 34 on the Billboard Hot 100 in March of that year . The cover was a Toasting - verse by UB40 Member Astro added that occupies more than half of the song:
- " Red Red Wine, you make me feel so fine
You keep me rocking all of the time. "
- " Red red wine, you make me feel so good.
You keep me happy all the time. "
In 1988, DJ Bobby Stark recorded a dance version of the song which he played in Atlanta clubs . This made Red Red Wine popular again. UB40's record label A&M Records re- released the UB40 version as a single in the summer of 1988 , this time the piece also became a commercial success in the USA and reached number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in October 1988. On other tours, Diamond only played the UB40- Reggae version of his song.
literature
- Fred Bronson: The Billboard Book of Number 1 Hits . 5th Ed. Billboard Books, New York 2003, ISBN 0-8230-7677-6 .