Red Red Wine
original song written and composed by Neil Diamond; first recorded by Neil Diamond
"Red Red Wine" is a pop ballad. It was originally recorded by Neil Diamond. His version reached #62 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1968. The single is about a person drinking red wine to forget his problems.
The song was covered by UB40 in August 1983. It peaked at #1 in 1984 in United Kingdom and at #34 in the United States.[1]
It was released again in 1988 in the United States. That time, it hit #1.
References
change- ↑ "Red Red Wine". Official Charts. Retrieved Mar 7, 2015.
