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Diamonds (Herb Alpert song)
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"Diamonds" is the second single by Herb Alpert
from his Keep Your Eye on Me
album, and features vocals from Janet Jackson
and Lisa Keith
.
This single marked a huge comeback for Herb Alpert. Four tracks on its parent album Keep Your Eye on Me were produced by Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis
, who melded Alpert's sound with their own Minneapolis funk. In the music video Herb Alpert appears in "Bucky's" night club where the DJ eventually plays his new single. The song is a hit with the crowd and Herb and his band end up performing onstage. Meanwhile, Janet heads back to the club in a limo. Janet herself does not appear in the video - a look-alike is used for the limo scenes, and the shadow of Janet in the club. A child breaks through Janet's look alikes shadow and performs as Jackson.
For the first time, Jackson included the song on her current 2011 tour, Number Ones: Up Close and Personal
.
. The song reached number one on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks
, U.S. Hot Dance Music/Club Play and the U.S. Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales. Outside the U.S.
it was a hit in most countries like Canada and Holland but a modest hit in the UK
and Australia
. Its successor "Making Love in the Rain" would become a modest hit.
Herb Alpert
Herbert "Herb" Alpert is an American musician most associated with the group variously known as Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass, Herb Alpert's Tijuana Brass, or TJB. He is also a recording industry executive — he is the "A" of A&M Records...
from his Keep Your Eye on Me
Keep Your Eye on Me (album)
Keep Your Eye on Me is a pop/R&B/dance album by Herb Alpert, released in 1987. It contains two hit singles, "Diamonds" and "Making Love in the Rain"...
album, and features vocals from Janet Jackson
Janet Jackson
Janet Damita Jo Jackson is an American recording artist and actress. Known for a series of sonically innovative, socially conscious and sexually provocative records, as well as elaborate stage shows, television and film roles, she has been a prominent figure in popular culture for over 25 years...
and Lisa Keith
Lisa Keith
Lisa Keith is an American Christian contemporary/pop singer, probably best known for her work as a backing vocalist for other artists and lead vocalist on Herb Alpert's hit single from 1987, "Making Love in the Rain"...
.
Song information and music video
Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis
James Samuel "Jimmy Jam" Harris III and Terry Steven Lewis are an American R&B and pop-music songwriting and record production team...
, who melded Alpert's sound with their own Minneapolis funk. In the music video Herb Alpert appears in "Bucky's" night club where the DJ eventually plays his new single. The song is a hit with the crowd and Herb and his band end up performing onstage. Meanwhile, Janet heads back to the club in a limo. Janet herself does not appear in the video - a look-alike is used for the limo scenes, and the shadow of Janet in the club. A child breaks through Janet's look alikes shadow and performs as Jackson.
For the first time, Jackson included the song on her current 2011 tour, Number Ones: Up Close and Personal
Number Ones: Up Close and Personal
Number Ones: Up Close and Personal is the sixth concert tour by American recording artist Janet Jackson. Described as her "largest world tour", the show is in support of her second compilation album, Number Ones...
.
Chart performance
"Diamonds" was a big hit in America, peaking at five on the Billboard Hot 100Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
. The song reached number one on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States.The chart, initiated in 1942, is used to track the success of popular music songs in urban, or primarily African American, venues. Dominated over the years at various times by jazz, rhythm and blues, doo-wop, soul,...
, U.S. Hot Dance Music/Club Play and the U.S. Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales. Outside the U.S.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
it was a hit in most countries like Canada and Holland but a modest hit in the UK
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
and Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. Its successor "Making Love in the Rain" would become a modest hit.
Charts
| Chart (1987) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 5 |
| U.S. Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks | 1 |
| U.S. Hot Dance Music/Club Play | 1 |
| U.S. Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales | 1 |
| Official UK Singles Chart | 27 |
| ARIA Top 50 | 20 |
| Canada Singles Chart | 4 |
| Holland Singles Chart | 4 |
| South Africa Singles Chart | 8 |
End of year charts
| End of year chart (1987) | Position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 79 |
Track listing
- Japan 5" CD single
- Diamonds (Cool Summer Mix) (6:19)
- Diamonds (Cool Summer Dance Mix) (5:55)
- Diamonds (Cool Summer Instrumental) (5:27)
- Diamonds (Cool Summer Dub Version) (4:23)
- Diamonds (Cool Summer 7" Edit) (3:54)
- Diamonds (Dance Mix) (6:48)
- Diamonds (Instrumental) (5:14)
- Diamonds (Beats Dubcapella) (3:12)
- UK 7" vinyl single
- Diamonds (Edit) (4:19)
- Rocket To The Moon (3:52)
- UK Cassette single
- Diamonds (Dance Mix)
- Diamonds (Edit)
- Diamonds (Instrumental)
- Rocket To The Moon
- US 7" vinyl single
- Diamonds (4:53)
- African Flame (3:58)
- Japan 7" vinyl single
- Diamonds (4:53)
- Stranger On The Shore (2:54)