Single:
The studio version of Cherry Cherry entered the Australian singles chart* on 24 September 1966 and peaked at #40.
Album:
A live version of Cherry Cherry is on Neil’s iconic album Hot August Night which entered the Australian albums chart* on 11 December 1972. It spent a remarkable 246 weeks on the charts (almost 5 years). It was #1 five times between 21 May 1973 and 11 March 1974, for a total of 29 weeks.
Songwriter:
Neil Diamond
Producer:
Tom Catalano
Record label of Australian release:
MCA
*Kent Music Report / Australian Chart Book. See About.
HOT AUGUST NIGHT, live at the Greek Theatre Los Angeles, 1972:
Original single version, 1966:
Live in 2012:
Songfacts – Cherry Cherry:
Neil Diamond is the only credited songwriter on this track but he got some help from Jeff Barry and Ellie Greenwich, who worked with him after he signed with Bang Records and produced the song.
This started out with a guitar lick Diamond came up with that caught Barry’s ear. He and Greenwich loved it and encouraged Neil to finish the song.
Read more: www.songfacts.com/facts/neil-diamond/cherry-cherry
Wikipedia – Hot August Night:
Hot August Night is a live double album by Neil Diamond – a recording of a concert on 24 August 1972, one of ten sold-out concerts that Diamond performed that month at The Greek Theatre in Los Angeles.
Read more:en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hot_August_Night
Also from Hot August Night: Crunchy Granola Suite
The live Hot August Night version of this song is also on our Spotify playlist Bang a Gong – the 70s
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