"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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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 of America
surface form: 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"