Cracklin' Rosie
1970 single by Neil Diamond / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"Cracklin' Rosie" is a song written and recorded by Neil Diamond in 1970, with instrumental backing by Los Angeles session musicians from the Wrecking Crew,[1] including Hal Blaine on drums, Larry Knechtel on keyboards, Joe Osborn on bass, Al Casey on guitar and Gene Estes on percussion – arranged by Don Randi. The song was included on Diamond's album Tap Root Manuscript. In October 1970[2] the song became Diamond's first American No. 1 hit within the Billboard Hot 100, and his third to sell a million copies.[2] It was his breakthrough single on the UK Singles Chart, reaching No. 3 for four weeks in November and December. Billboard ranked the record as the No. 17 song of 1970.[3] It also reached No. 2 in both the Australian Singles Chart[4] and the Irish Singles Chart. Its best performance was in New Zealand, where it stayed at No. 1 for five weeks at the end of the year.[5]
"Cracklin' Rosie" | ||||
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Single by Neil Diamond | ||||
from the album Tap Root Manuscript | ||||
B-side | "Lordy" | |||
Released | July 30, 1970 | |||
Genre | Soft rock, pop | |||
Length | 2:54 | |||
Label | Uni | |||
Songwriter(s) | Neil Diamond | |||
Producer(s) | Tom Catalano | |||
Neil Diamond singles chronology | ||||
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The single version released by Uni Records was in mono, while the album version from Tap Root Manuscript was in stereo.