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Cracklin' Rosie

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Wikipedia article




"'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, 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 the song became Diamond's first American No. 1 hit within the Billboard Hot 100, and his third to sell a million copies. 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.Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1970 It also reached No. 2 in both the Australian Singles Chart 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.The official New Zealand music chart;RIANZ website

The single version released by Uni Records was in mono, while the album version from 'Tap Root Manuscript' was in stereo.

Song meaning



Married to a catchy and dynamic melody and arrangement, the lyrics suggested to some a devotion to a woman of the night:

The stories about how Diamond was inspired to write the song are apocryphal. "Crackling Ros" is the name of an inexpensive sparkling wine once produced by Andres Wines of British Columbia, Canada, which was popular among the Indigenous population. One story suggests that Diamond heard a story about a native Canadian tribe while doing an interview in Toronto, Canada—the tribe had more men than women, so the lonely men of the tribe would sit around the fire and drink their wine together—which inspired him to write the song. pp. 7071.

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Category:1970 songs

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Category:Songs written by Neil Diamond

Category:Songs about alcohol

Category:Uni Records singles

Category:Song recordings produced by Tom Catalano

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