UB40 Version
| "Red Red Wine" | ||||
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| Single by UB40 | ||||
| from the album Labour of Love | ||||
| B-side | "Sufferin'" | |||
| Released | August 20, 1983 (1983-08-20) | |||
| Format | 7", 12" | |||
| Genre | Reggae fusion | |||
| Length | 5:21 3:03 |
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| Label | DEP International (UK) A&M (US) |
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| Producer | UB40, Ray "Pablo" Falconer | |||
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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. This version reached number one in the UK chart in August 1983, and number 34 in the U.S. in March 1984. This cover 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". In 1988, the song regained popularity in the US, when it re-charted and climbed all the way to #1 on the Billboard Hot 100.
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