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"Red Red Wine" is the title of a song written and originally recorded by American artist Neil Diamond. It has been covered by Tony Tribe, Jimmy James & the Vagabonds, and more famously by British reggae group UB40, whose version topped the U.S. and UK singles charts. Diamond's version reached number sixty-three on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1968. The single version of his recording includes a backing choir not found in any other version. Diamond later performed a UB40-inspired version of the song on tour. In it, Diamond makes a slight complaint about UB40 misunderstanding the lyrics because of the happy tone to their version. This version was released on Diamond's The Greatest Hits (1966-1992).

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In the song, the singer finds drinking red wine is the only way to forget a lost love.

UB40 version

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, 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 thirty-four 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".

Chart performance (UB40 version)

Chart (1984)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)^[1]	2
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)^[2]	5
Canada (RPM)	2
songid field is MANDATORY FOR GERMAN CHARTS	12
Ireland (IRMA)	1
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)^[3]	1
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)^[4]	1
Norway (VG-lista)^[5]	10
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)^[6]	14
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)^[7]	8
United Kingdom (The Official Charts Company)	1
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	34

Chart (1988)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	1

Chart successions

Preceded by "Give It Up" by KC & The Sunshine Band	UK number-one single 3 September 1983 - 17 September 1983 (3 weeks)	Succeeded by "Karma Chameleon" by Culture Club
Preceded by "Love Bites" by Def Leppard	Billboard Hot 100 number-one single 15 October 1988 (1 week)	Succeeded by "A Groovy Kind of Love" by Phil Collins

Other cover versions

Jimmy James and The Vagabonds released a cover version the same year as Diamonds version, for the UK market. It charted at number thirty-six.

Tony Tribe, a Jamaican rocksteady singer, recorded a reggae-influenced version in 1969 which reached number forty-six in the UK Singles Chart.^[8] Also, in 1969, the song was covered by swamp rock/pop artist Charles Mann. In 1970, a remake by Vic Dana became a minor Billboard Hot 100 hit. In early 1972, country singer Roy Drusky enjoyed a Top 20 hit with his cover version. The Hobos did a cover of this song on their 2004 double album Radio Jah Jah. "Red Red Wine" was also performed by Peter Tetteroo, former singer of Tee Set, a Dutch band, in 1968. The song has also been performed by Cas Haley along with UB40 on the last episode of the season 2 show America's Got Talent.

In 2001, singer Elan Atias released a dancehall version on the Buy Out Riddim instrumental, best known performed by Sean Paul, with the song entitled, "Like Glue". This was the first time the song was performed on a totally different instrumental tracking. The lyrics were also re-written. In 2008, Sizzla also released a dancehall single ("No Time To Gaze") based on the UB40 version.

References

^ "UB40 – Red Red Wine". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
^ "UB40 – Red Red Wine" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
^ "De Nederlandse Top 40, week 39, 1983". Retrieved 24 February 2008.
^ "UB40 – Red Red Wine". Top 40 Singles.
^ "UB40 – Red Red Wine". VG-lista.
^ "UB40 – Red Red Wine". Singles Top 100.
^ "UB40 – Red Red Wine". Swiss Singles Chart.
^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 565. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.

The Billboard Book of Number 1 Hits

[sc_Australia_UB40-1] "UB40 – Red Red Wine". ARIA Top 50 Singles.

[sc_Austria_UB40-2] "UB40 – Red Red Wine" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.

[3] "De Nederlandse Top 40, week 39, 1983". Retrieved 24 February 2008.

[sc_New_Zealand_UB40-4] "UB40 – Red Red Wine". Top 40 Singles.

[sc_Norway_UB40-5] "UB40 – Red Red Wine". VG-lista.

[sc_Sweden_UB40-6] "UB40 – Red Red Wine". Singles Top 100.

[sc_Swiss_UB40-7] "UB40 – Red Red Wine". Swiss Singles Chart.

[British_Hit_Singles_&_Albums-8] Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 565. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.

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+==Content==
+In the song, the singer finds drinking [[red wine]] is the only way to forget a lost love.
+==UB40 version==
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-"'''Red Red Wine'''" is a song written and originally recorded by [[Neil Diamond]]. It has been covered by Tony Tribe, Jimmy James & the Vagabonds, and more famously by British reggae group [[UB40]], whose version topped the [[Billboard Hot 100|U.S.]] and [[UK Singles Chart|UK]] singles charts. In the song, the singer finds drinking [[red wine]] is the only way to forget a lost love.
-== Versions ==
-Diamond's version reached number sixty-three on the [[Billboard Hot 100]] [[record chart|chart]] in 1968. The [[single (music)|single]] version of his recording includes a backing choir not found in any other version. It was also [[remix]]ed for the [[compilation album]], ''[[Classics: The Early Years]]''. That same year, [[Jimmy James (singer)|Jimmy James and The Vagabonds]] released a [[cover version]] for the [[United Kingdom|UK]] market. It charted at number thirty-six.
-Tony Tribe, a [[Jamaica]]n [[rocksteady]] [[singer]], recorded a [[reggae]]-influenced version in 1969 which reached number forty-six in the [[UK Singles Chart]].<ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums">{{cite book
-| first= David
-| last= Roberts
-| year= 2006
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-| edition= 19th
-| publisher= Guinness World Records Limited
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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, and their version featured a lighter, reggae-style flavor compared to Diamond's somber, [[acoustic music|acoustic]] [[ballad]]. This version reached [[chart-topper|number one]] in the UK chart in August 1983, and number thirty-four in the [[United States|U.S.]] in March 1984.  This cover version adds a [[Deejaying|toasted]] verse by UB40 member Astro, opening: "Red Red Wine, you make me feel so fine/You keep me rocking all of the time".
+===Chart performance (UB40 version)===
-Diamond later performed a UB40-inspired version of the song on tour. In it, Diamond makes a slight complaint about UB40 misunderstanding the lyrics because of the happy tone to their version. This version was released on Diamond's ''The Greatest Hits (1966-1992)''.
-[[The Hobos]] did a cover of this song on their 2004 double album ''[[Radio Jah Jah]]''. "Red Red Wine" was also performed by Peter Tetteroo, former singer of [[Tee Set]], a [[Netherlands|Dutch]] [[band (music)|band]], in 1968. The song has also been performed by [[Cas Haley]] along with UB40 on the last episode of the season 2 show ''[[America's Got Talent]]''.
-In 2001, singer [[Elan Atias]] released a [[dancehall]] version on the ''Buy Out Riddim'' instrumental, best known performed by [[Sean Paul]], with the song entitled, "[[Like Glue]]". This was the first time the song was performed on a totally different [[instrumental]] tracking. The lyrics were also re-written. In 2008, [[Sizzla]] also released a dancehall single ("No Time To Gaze") based on the UB40 version.
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+===Chart successions===
 {{S-start}}
 {{succession box
   | before = "[[Give It Up (KC song)|Give It Up]]" by [[KC & The Sunshine Band]]
   | title  = [[List of number-one singles (UK)|UK number-one single]]
-  | years  = 3 September 1983 - 17 September 1983
+  | years  = 3 September 1983 - 17 September 1983 (3 weeks)
   | after  = "[[Karma Chameleon]]" by [[Culture Club]]
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   | before = "[[Love Bites (song)|Love Bites]]" by [[Def Leppard]]
   | title  = [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] [[List of number-one hits (United States)|number-one single]]
-  | years  = 15 October 1988
+  | years  = 15 October 1988 (1 week)
   | after  = "[[A Groovy Kind of Love]]" by [[Phil Collins]]
 }}
 {{S-end}}
+==Other cover versions==
+[[Jimmy James (singer)|Jimmy James and The Vagabonds]] released a [[cover version]] the same year as Diamonds version, for the [[United Kingdom|UK]] market. It charted at number thirty-six.
+Tony Tribe, a [[Jamaica]]n [[rocksteady]] [[singer]], recorded a [[reggae]]-influenced version in 1969 which reached number forty-six in the [[UK Singles Chart]].<ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums">{{cite book| first= David| last= Roberts| year= 2006| title= British Hit Singles & Albums| edition= 19th| publisher= Guinness World Records Limited| location= London| isbn= 1-904994-10-5| page= 565}}</ref> Also, in 1969, the song was covered by [[swamp rock]]/[[pop music|pop]] artist [[Charles Mann]]. In 1970, a remake by [[Vic Dana]] became a minor Billboard Hot 100 [[hit record|hit]]. In early 1972, [[country music|country]] singer [[Roy Drusky]] enjoyed a [[Top 40|Top 20]] hit with his cover version.
+[[The Hobos]] did a cover of this song on their 2004 double album ''[[Radio Jah Jah]]''. "Red Red Wine" was also performed by Peter Tetteroo, former singer of [[Tee Set]], a [[Netherlands|Dutch]] [[band (music)|band]], in 1968. The song has also been performed by [[Cas Haley]] along with UB40 on the last episode of the season 2 show ''[[America's Got Talent]]''.
+In 2001, singer [[Elan Atias]] released a [[dancehall]] version on the ''Buy Out Riddim'' instrumental, best known performed by [[Sean Paul]], with the song entitled, "[[Like Glue]]". This was the first time the song was performed on a totally different [[instrumental]] tracking. The lyrics were also re-written. In 2008, [[Sizzla]] also released a dancehall single ("No Time To Gaze") based on the UB40 version.
 ==References==

v t e UB40
Jimmy Brown Robin Campbell Earl Falconer Norman Hassan Matt Doyle Ali Campbell Yomi Babayemi Jimmy Lynn Brian Travers Mickey Virtue Astro Duncan Campbell
Studio albums	Signing Off Present Arms UB44 Labour of Love Geffery Morgan Baggariddim Rat in the Kitchen UB40 Labour of Love II Promises and Lies Guns in the Ghetto Labour of Love III Cover Up Homegrown Who You Fighting For? TwentyFourSeven Labour of Love IV Getting Over the Storm A Real Labour of Love For the Many Bigga Baggariddim
Live albums	UB40 Live
Remix albums	Present Arms in Dub
Compilation albums	The Singles Album More UB40 Music The UB40 File The Best of UB40 – Volume One The Best of UB40 – Volume Two The Very Best of UB40 1980–2000 Greatest Hits Love Songs
Extended plays	Little Baggariddim
Singles	"King" / "Food for Thought" "My Way of Thinking" / "I Think It's Going to Rain Today" "The Earth Dies Screaming" "Don't Let It Pass You By" / "Don't Slow Down" "One in Ten" "Red Red Wine" "Please Don't Make Me Cry" "Many Rivers to Cross" "Cherry Oh Baby" "If It Happens Again" "I Got You Babe" "Don't Break My Heart" "Sing Our Own Song" "Rat in Mi Kitchen" "Reckless" "Breakfast in Bed" "Homely Girl" "Here I Am (Come and Take Me)" "Kingston Town" "I'll Be Your Baby Tonight" "The Way You Do the Things You Do" "(I Can't Help) Falling in Love with You" "Higher Ground" "The Train Is Coming" "Swing Low"
See also	UB40 discography DEP International Big Love