Diamonds For Breakfast is the fourth studio album by French

France

The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...

 singer Amanda Lear

Amanda Lear

Amanda Lear is a French singer, lyricist, composer, painter, TV presenter, actress and novelist....

, released in January, 1980 by West German label Ariola-Eurodisc. The album contains European hit singles "Fabulous Lover Love Me", "Diamonds", "Ho Fatto L'Amore Con Me", "Japan" and "When".

The rights to the Ariola-Eurodisc back catalogue are currently held by Sony BMG Music Entertainment

Sony BMG Music Entertainment

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, Diamonds for Breakfast was released as a midpriced compilation CD combined with 1979's Never Trust a Pretty Face

Never Trust a Pretty Face

Never Trust a Pretty Face is the third studio album by French singer Amanda Lear, released in January, 1979 by West German label Ariola-Eurodisc...

in Russia in 2001, but remains unreleased on compact disc in the rest of the world.

Track listing

Side A

1. "Rockin' Rollin' (I Hear You Nagging)" (Anthony Monn
   Anthony Monn
   Anthony Monn a.k.a. Tony Monn is a German singer, composer, and record producer.Monn started his career as a singer in the German schlager genre in the early 1970s...
   
   , Amanda Lear) - 3:05
2. "I Need A Man" (Anthony Monn, Dieter Kawohl, Amanda Lear) - 3:40
3. "It's Better Life" (Anthony Monn, Amanda Lear) - 4:30
4. "Oh Boy" (Anthony Monn, Amanda Lear) - 4:30
5. "Insomnia" (English Version) (Charly Ricanek, Amanda Lear) - 3:15

Side B

1. "Diamonds" (Anthony Monn, Amanda Lear) - 4:55
2. "Japan" (Anthony Monn, Amanda Lear) - 3:15
3. "Fabulous 'Lover, Love Me'" (Rainer Pietsch, Amanda Lear) - 5:25
4. "Ho fatto l'amore con me" (Cristiano Malgioglio, M.A. Sisini, Giuni Russo
   Giuni Russo
   Giuni Russo was an Italian singer-songwriter, who specialised in experimental music after a short successful stint as art-pop singer in the early 1980s....
   
   ) - 3:15
5. "When" (Rainer Pietsch, Anthony Monn, Amanda Lear) - 3:25

Alternative album edition, Italy

Side A

1. "Rockin' Rollin' (I Hear You Nagging)"
2. "I Need A Man"
3. "It's A Better Life"
4. "Oh Boy"
5. "Insomnia" (Italian language version, vocals by Alain-Philippe Malagnac) **

Side B

1. "Ciao" (Italian language version of "When") **
2. "Ho Fatto L'Amore Con Me" (Alternative version, additional backing vocals) **
3. "Diamonds"
4. "Japan"
5. "Fabulous 'Lover, Love Me"
   • ** Non-album version

Original liner notes

"To me, every tear, every frustration, every heartache is a precious diamond which lingers in my mind. Good and bad experiences, pleasure and pain, are the richness of which I am proud. I pity people without feelings, they don't have diamonds for breakfast.

Amanda Lear"

Personnel

• Amanda Lear - lead vocals
• Wolly Emperhoff - background vocals
• Herbert Ihle - background vocals
• Renate Mauer - background Vocals
• Claudia Schwarz - background vocals
• Edith Prock - background vocals
• Gitta Walther - background vocals
• Rainer Pietsch - background vocals
• Anthony Monn - background vocals
• Dave Dowle - drums
• Martin Harrison - drums
• Les Hurdle - bass guitar
  Bass guitar
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• Garry Unwind - bass guitar
• Mats Björklund - bass guitar
• Jürgen Fritz - keyboards
  Keyboard instrument
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• Charly Ricanek - keyboards, synthesizer
  Synthesizer
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• Lance Dixon - keyboards
• Anthony Monn - synthesizer

Production

• Anthony Monn - record producer
  Record producer
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• Charly Ricanek - musical arranger
• Rainer Pietsch - musical arranger
• Frank (Bolzi) Von Dem Bottlenberg - sound engineer
• Pierre & Gilles - artwork
  Cover art
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• Tiffany's
  Tiffany & Co.
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  - diamond tear

Release history

Release format	Country	Label	Cat. No.	Release date
Vinyl	West Germany	Ariola	203 265-320	1980
Cassette	West Germany	Ariola	401 265-352	1980
Vinyl	West Germany	Ariola	302 208	1980
Vinyl	Spain	Ariola	1-201265	1980
Vinyl	Canada	Quality	Sv 2070	1980
Vinyl	Yugoslavia	RTB	St 2220164	1980
Vinyl	Italy	Rca Victor	PL 31503	1980
Cassette	Italy	Rca Victor	PK 31503	1980
Vinyl	Portugal	Ariola	72 877	1980
Vinyl	United Kingdom	Ariola	ARL 5051	1980
Vinyl	Worldwide	Ariola	201 265-352	1980

Charts

Country	Position
Sweden	4
Norway	10
Austria	11
Germany	43

7"

• 1979: "Fabulous 'Lover Love Me'" (Single Mix) ** / "Oh Boy" (West Germany - Ariola 100 899-100)
• 1979: "Fabulous 'Lover Love Me'" (Single Mix) ** / "Oh Boy" (France - Eurodisc 911 229 (100.899) WE 171)
• 1979: "Fabulous 'Lover Love Me'" (Single Mix) ** / "Oh Boy" (Italy - Ariola ZBAR 7160)
• 1979: "Fabulous 'Lover Love Me'" (Single Mix) ** / "Oh Boy" (Edit 3.30) (South Africa - Ariola ARS 247)
• 1980: "Diamonds" ((Single Mix) ** / "It's A Better Life" (West Germany - Ariola 101212 - 100)
• 1980: "Diamonds" (Single Mix) ** / "It's A Better Life" (France - Arabella 101212)
• 1980: "Diamonds" (Single Mix) ** / "It's A Better Life" (Spain - Ariola 101212)
• 1980: "Diamonds" (Single Mix) ** / "It's A Better Life" (Chile - Ariola ARS-10.038)
• 1980: "Fabulous 'Lover Love Me'" (Single Mix) ** / "Oh Boy" (Japan - Columbia Ariola YK-138-K)
• 1980: "Ho Fatto L'Amore Con Me" / "Rockin' Rollin' (I Hear You Nagging)" (France - Arabella 101493)
• 1980: "Ho Fatto L'Amore Con Me" (Alternative version) ** / "Diamonds" (Album version) (Italy - RCA Victor PB 6432)
• 1980: "When" / "Ho Fatto L'Amore Con Me" (Sweden - Ariola S-201)
• 1980: "Japan" / "Diamonds" (Album version) (Japan - Columbia Ariola YK-144-K))
• 1980: "Ciao" ("When" - Italian language version)** (Italy - RCA Victor)
• 1980: "Solomon Gundie" (Sintas) - 3:58 * / "Rockin' Rollin' (I Hear You Nagging)" (Italy - RCA Victor PB 6484)
• 1980: "Solomon Gundie" * / "Rockin' Rollin' (I Hear You Nagging)" (West Germany - Ariola 102 223 - 100)
• 1980: "Solomon Gundie" * / "Rockin' Rollin' (I Hear You Nagging)" (France - Arabella 102223)
• 1980: "Solomon Gundie" * / "Rockin' Rollin' (I Hear You Nagging)" (Netherlands - Ariola 102 223)
• 1980: "Solomon Gundie" * / "Rockin' Rollin' (I Hear You Nagging)" (Turkey - Türküola/Ariola 102.223)
• * Non-album track
• ** Non-album version

7" EP

• 1980: "La Bagarre" (1976) / "Chat De Gouttière" (Amanda Lear) - 3:24 * / "Insomnia" (France - Arabella 101489)
• 1980: Amiga Quartett: "Rockin' Rollin' (I Hear You Nagging)"/ "I Am A Photograph" (1977) / "Follow Me" (1978) / "Run Baby Run" (1978) (East Germany - Amiga 5 56 001)
• * Non-album track

Russian "compilation" CD's

NB: Sound quality: vinyl.

• Never Trust a Pretty Face / Diamonds for Breakfast, CD Maximum, Russia.

Sources and external links

• [ Allmusic, Amanda Lear discography.]
• Discogs.com., Amanda Lear discography
• Rate Your Music, Amanda Lear discography