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Neil Diamond

Red Red Wine

1967 · via UB40

Neil Diamond wrote “Red Red Wine” and put out the earliest release of it on file, in 1967. Also recorded by UB40 (released 1983), Ken Boothe (released 1994) and Johnny Duncan (released 1977), among 113 recordings of this work on MusicBrainz.

Neil Diamond – Red Red Wine
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Before UB40 got hold of it, "Red Red Wine" was Neil Diamond's own song, written by him and put out in 1967. Play his version next to theirs and listen to how far one song can travel.

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Credited writer: Neil Diamond.

Earliest release on file: this one, 1967.

Other recordings on file · first release year

113 recordings of this work on MusicBrainz.

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UB40 made "Red Red Wine" a sing-along, but somebody else wrote it and recorded it first. Who's behind the original?Neil Diamond
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