![]() ![]() Then in 1983, “Red, Red Wine” landed in the in-tray of British pop-reggae giants UB40, and it was never the same again. Bang continued to put out Diamond’s material, including his first non-original single, a version of Gary US Bonds’ “New Orleans.” That peaked at No.51 before the release of a song that would become an absolute worldwide anthem – not of the 1960s, but the 1980s. ![]() He soon signed a new deal with MCA’s Uni label, leading to the spectacular results we all know. Going off Bangīut by now, the bloom was off the rose in his relationship with Bang, and he left the label. But his music was, courtesy also of such stars as Lulu, who floated his “The Boat That I Row” into the Top 10, and Richard, who released “I’ll Come Runnin’” as a single. Diamond wasn’t yet known in his own name in the UK. More success ensued, both as a writer (notably of the Monkees’ multi-million-selling “I’m A Believer” and their subsequent “A Little Bit Me, A Little Bit You”) and an artist (“Girl, You’ll Be A Woman Soon,” “Kentucky Woman,” and others). The same year, newly signed to Bang Records, distributed by Atlantic, he had his own first hits, including the US top tenner “Cherry, Cherry.” Everybody from Jay and the Americans (“Sunday and Me”) to Cliff Richard (“Just Another Guy”) heard the young New Yorker’s prowess. In 1966, the songs of Neil Diamond began to attract covers far and wide. ![]()
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