Diane is a song by Erno Rapee and Lew Pollack originally written as a theme song for the 1927 classic silent movie "Seventh Heaven". Lew Pollack [[16 June] 1895 in New York, d 18 January 1946 in Hollywood was a Composer active during the 1920's and the For other uses see Seventh Heaven (disambiguation. Seventh Heaven ( 1927) is a Silent film and one
The song was a popular single by Irish band The Bachelors released in 25 January 1964 on the Decca label (Decca F11799) and produced by Shel Talmy. The Bachelors is a Popular music group, originating from Dublin, Ireland. Events 41 - After a night of negotiation Claudius is accepted as Roman Emperor by the Senate Decca Records is a British Record label established in 1929 by Edward Lewis. Shel Talmy (born August 11 1937 in Chicago, Illinois United States is an American record producer best known for his work in 1960s London with The Who and [1] It reached Number 1 in the UK's Record Retailer chart (though not in the Pick of the Pops chart used by the BBC or the NME chart used by Radio Luxembourg) and number 10 in the US charts in 1964. Record Retailer was a trade newspaper for the UK Record industry. Pick of the Pops in its original incarnation was a BBC radio programme based on the Top 20 UK singles chart and first broadcast on the BBC Light Programme The New Musical Express (better known as the NME) is a Popular music Magazine in the United Kingdom which has been Radio Luxembourg is a commercial broadcaster in many languages from the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.
Jim Reeves also covered the song in the 1950s. James Travis "Jim" Reeves ( August 20 1923 &ndash July 31 1964) was an American country and Pop singer The 1950s Decade refers to the years of 1950 to 1959 inclusive
The song title is sometimes mistakenly referred to as 'My Diane' or confused with The Beach Boys song My Diane, which is a different song. The Beach Boys is an American rock band Formed in 1961 the group gained popularity for its close vocal harmonies and lyrics reflecting a California Youth culture "My Diane" is a song written by Brian Wilson for the American pop band The Beach Boys.
| Preceded by "Needles and Pins" by The Searchers |
UK number one single "Diane" by The Bachelors February 20, 1964 (1 week) |
Succeeded by "Anyone Who Had a Heart" by Cilla Black |