"This Diamond Ring"

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"This Diamond Ring" is a 1965 pop hit song, best known in its chart-topping version by Gary Lewis & the Playboys.

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"This Diamond Ring" canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf single
song
chartPeakDate 1965-02
chartPosition 1 on Billboard Hot 100
composer Al Kooper NERFINISHED
Bob Brass NERFINISHED
Irwin Levine NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States
decade 1960s
firstReleaseYear 1965
genre pop
hasBackingBand The Playboys NERFINISHED
hasBside Tijuana Wedding NERFINISHED
hasFormat 7-inch single
hasInstrumentation bass guitar
drums
guitar
keyboards
vocals
hasMusicalArtist Gary Lewis & the Playboys NERFINISHED
hasNotableCoverArtist Al Kooper NERFINISHED
Sammy Ambrose NERFINISHED
hasPerformer Gary Lewis NERFINISHED
hasStyle 1960s pop rock
hasTempo up-tempo
hasVocalType male lead vocal
includedInAlbum This Diamond Ring NERFINISHED
isHitSingleOf Gary Lewis & the Playboys NERFINISHED
isTitleTrackOf This Diamond Ring NERFINISHED
language English
length approximately 2:13
lyricist Al Kooper NERFINISHED
Bob Brass NERFINISHED
Irwin Levine NERFINISHED
musicGenre pop rock
notableFor being a 1965 pop hit single
reaching number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart
originallyPerformedBy Gary Lewis & the Playboys NERFINISHED
performer Gary Lewis & the Playboys NERFINISHED
producer Snuff Garrett NERFINISHED
recordingArtist Gary Lewis & the Playboys NERFINISHED
recordLabel Liberty Records NERFINISHED
releaseDate 1965-01
subjectMatter broken engagement
lost love

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Al Kooper wroteSong "This Diamond Ring"