This 45 year celebration of Neil Diamond's classic "Red Red Wine" is recorded by long time Reggae Music Master, Chris Wayne.
Red Red Wine has been recorded by other artists Neil Diamond, Tony Tribe, Jimmy James & the Vagabonds, and more famously the British reggae group UB40, whose version topped the U.S. and UK singles charts. Diamond's version reached number sixty-two on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1968.
UB40 made their rendition for their cover versions album Labour of Love. According to the band they were only familiar with Tony Tribe's version (apparently they didn't realise that the writer - credited simply as "Diamond" - was in fact Neil Diamond), and their version featured a lighter, reggae-style flavor compared to Diamond's somber, acoustic ballad. The UB40 version adds a toasted verse by UB40 member Astro, opening: "Red Red Wine, you make me feel so fine/You keep me rocking all of the time" — which was edited from the single that reached number one in the UK chart in August 1983, and number 34 in the U.S. in March 1984. In 1988, the song was rereleased as a single in the U.S., this time including the Astro toast, and climbed to #1 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Club DJs and Mix show hosts. Make sure you add this one to your playlists. It was recently added to the exclusive "Hits From The Underground" album collection Here.
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