Love on the Rocks
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Love on the Rocks is a 1980 pop ballad by Neil Diamond, best known for its melancholic reflection on a failing relationship and its prominent feature in the film The Jazz Singer.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Love on the Rocks canonical | 6 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| associatedAct | Gilbert Bécaud ⓘ |
| associatedWork |
The Jazz Singer (soundtrack album)
ⓘ
surface form:
The Jazz Singer (1980 soundtrack album)
|
| chartPosition |
Canada RPM Top Singles
ⓘ
surface form:
Canada RPM Top Singles number 2
Ireland Singles Chart top 10 ⓘ South Africa Springbok Radio chart top 10 ⓘ US Adult Contemporary number 3 ⓘ US Billboard Hot 100 number 2 ⓘ |
| composer |
Gilbert Bécaud
ⓘ
Neil Diamond ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| featuredIn | The Jazz Singer (1980 film) ⓘ |
| genre |
pop ballad
ⓘ
soft rock ⓘ |
| hasCriticalReception |
considered one of Neil Diamond’s signature ballads
ⓘ
noted for melancholic tone ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentation |
bass
ⓘ
drums ⓘ guitar ⓘ piano ⓘ string section ⓘ vocals ⓘ |
| hasLyricalTheme |
disillusionment with love
ⓘ
failing relationship ⓘ heartbreak ⓘ |
| hasMusicalKey | B-flat major ⓘ |
| hasNotableLyric | "Love on the rocks, ain’t no surprise" ⓘ |
| hasNotablePerformance | Neil Diamond performance in The Jazz Singer (1980 film) ⓘ |
| hasTempo | slow ⓘ |
| hasType |
film song
ⓘ
love song ⓘ |
| includedInAlbum | The Jazz Singer (soundtrack album) ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | approximately 3 minutes 38 seconds ⓘ |
| lyricist | Neil Diamond ⓘ |
| partOf |
The Jazz Singer (1980 film)
ⓘ
surface form:
The Jazz Singer (1980 film) soundtrack
|
| performer |
Neil Diamond
ⓘ
Neil Diamond and band ⓘ |
| producer | Bob Gaudio ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1980 ⓘ |
| recordingDate | 1980 ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Capitol Records
ⓘ
EMI ⓘ |
| usedAs | theme song of The Jazz Singer (1980 film) ⓘ |
| vocalist | Neil Diamond ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.