| "Diamonds" | ||
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| Single by Herb Alpert featuring Janet Jackson from the album Keep Your Eye on Me | ||
| B-side | "African Flame" | |
| Released | April 1987 (U.S.) June 1987 (UK) | |
| Format | 7" Vinyl maxi-single 12" Vinyl maxi-single Cassette single 5" CD single | |
| Genre | Pop/R&B | |
| Length | 4:53 | |
| Label | A&M | |
| Writer | James Harris, Terry Lewis | |
| Producer | Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis | |
| Herb Alpert chronology | ||
| "Keep Your Eye On Me" (1987) | "Diamonds" (1987) | "Making Love In the Rain" (1987) |
| Janet Jackson chronology | ||
| "Let's Wait Awhile" (1987) | "Diamonds" (1987) | "The Pleasure Principle" (1987) |
"Diamonds" is the second single by Herb Alpert from his Keep Your Eye on Me album, and features vocals from Janet Jackson.
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Song information and music video
This single marked a huge comeback for Herb Alpert. Its parent album, Keep Your Eye on Me, was produced by Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, who melded Alpert's sound with their own Minneapolis funk. In the music video Herb Alpert appears in "Bucky's" night club where the DJ eventually plays his new single. The song is a hit with the crowd and Herb and his band end up performing onstage. Meanwhile, Janet heads back to the club in a limo. Janet herself does not appear in the video - a look-alike is used for the limo scenes, and the shadow of Janet in the club is actually that of a child.
Chart Performance
"Diamonds" was a big hit in America, peaking at five on the Billboard Hot 100. The song reached number one on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks, U.S. Hot Dance Music/Club Play and the U.S. Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales. Outside the U.S. it was a hit in most countries like Canada and Holland but a modest hit in the UK and Australia. It's successor "Making Love In the Rain" would become a modest hit.
Charts
| Chart (1987) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 5 |
| U.S. Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks | 1 |
| U.S. Hot Dance Music/Club Play | 1 |
| U.S. Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales | 1 |
| Official UK Singles Chart | 27 |
| ARIA Top 50 | 20 |
| Canada Singles Chart | 4 |
| Holland Singles Chart | 4 |
| South Africa Singles Chart | 8 |
Track listing
- Japan 5" CD single
- Diamonds (Cool Summer Mix) (6:19)
- Diamonds (Cool Summer Dance Mix) (5:55)
- Diamonds (Cool Summer Instrumental) (5:27)
- Diamonds (Cool Summer Dub Version) (4:23)
- Diamonds (Cool Summer 7 Edit) (3:54)
- Diamonds (Dance Mix) (6:48)
- Diamonds (Instrumental) (5:14)
- Diamonds (Beats Dubcapella) (3:12)
- UK 7" vinyl single
- Diamonds (Edit) (3:58)
- Rocket To The Moon (3:52)
- US 7" vinyl single
- Diamonds (4:53)
- African Flame (3:58)
- Japan 7" vinyl single
- Diamonds (4:53)
- Stranger On The Shore (2:54)
| Preceded by " Rock Steady" by The Whispers | Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks number one single June 20 1987 | Succeeded by "I Feel Good All Over" by Stephanie Mills |
