Cracklin' Rosie

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"Cracklin' Rosie"
Cracklin Rosie.jpg
Single by Neil Diamond
from the album Tap Root Manuscript
B-side"Lordy"
ReleasedAugust 1970
GenreSoft rock, pop
Length2:54
LabelUni
Songwriter(s)Neil Diamond
Producer(s)Tom Catalano
Neil Diamond singles chronology
"Until It's Time For You To Go"
(1970) 		"Cracklin' Rosie"
(1970) 		"He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother"
(1970)

"Cracklin' Rosie" is a song written and recorded by Neil Diamond in 1970, with instrumental backing by L.A. session musicians from the Wrecking Crew,[1] including Hal Blaine on drums, Larry Knechtel on keyboards, Joe Osborn on bass, Al Casey on guitar, Tony Terran on trumpet, and Gene Estes on percussion – arranged by Don Randi. The song was included on Diamond's album Tap Root Manuscript. In October 1970[2] the song became Diamond's first American No. 1 hit on The Billboard Hot 100, and his third to sell a million copies.[2] 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.[3] It also reached No. 2 on both the Australian Singles Chart[4] 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.[5]

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:[2]

Oh, I love my Rosie child —
You got the way to make me happy.
You and me, we go in style...
Cracklin' Rose, you're a store bought woman
But you make me sing like a guitar hummin' ...

The stories about how Diamond was inspired to write the song are apocryphal. "Crackling Rosé" 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.[2]

Charts[]

Certifications[]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[22] Silver 200,000double-dagger
United States (RIAA)[23] Platinum 1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
double-dagger Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References[]

  1. ^ Hartman, Kent (2012). The Wrecking Crew. St. Martin’s Griffin. pp. 261–263. ISBN 978-1-250-03046-7.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c d Jackson, Laura (2005). Neil Diamond: His Life, His Music, His Passion. ECW Press. ISBN 1-55022-707-6. pp. 70–71.
  3. ^ Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1970
  4. ^ "Go-Set Australian charts - 5 December 1970". Poparchives.com.au. 1970-12-05. Retrieved 2012-01-10.
  5. ^ The official New Zealand music chart;RIANZ website
  6. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970-1992. St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  7. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Cracklin' Rosie". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved January 14, 2018.
  8. ^ "Jaaroverzichten – Single 1970" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Hung Medien. Retrieved February 25, 2018.
  9. ^ "Flavour of New Zealand". 1970-12-21. Retrieved 2017-01-13.
  10. ^ "SA Charts 1965–March 1989". Retrieved 5 September 2018.
  11. ^ "Neil Diamond: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company.
  12. ^ "Neil Diamond Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
  13. ^ "Neil Diamond Chart History (Easy Listening)". Billboard
  14. ^ Cash Box Top 100 Singles, October 17, 1970
  15. ^ "Forum - 1970 (ARIA Charts: Special Occasion Charts)". Australian-charts.com. Archived from the original on 2016-06-02. Retrieved 2018-01-13.
  16. ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". collectionscanada.gc.ca. 17 July 2013.
  17. ^ "Jaaroverzichten – Single 1970" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Hung Medien. Retrieved February 25, 2018.
  18. ^ "Top 20 Hit Singles of 1970". Retrieved 26 December 2018.
  19. ^ Musicoutfitters.com
  20. ^ "Top 50 Adult Contemporary Hits of 1970 - 45cat".
  21. ^ "Cash Box Year-End Charts: Top 100 Pop Singles, December 26, 1970". Archived from the original on July 22, 2019. Retrieved January 13, 2018.
  22. ^ "British single certifications – Neil Diamond – Cracklin Rosie". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved July 31, 2020.
  23. ^ "American single certifications – Neil Diamond – Cracklin' Rosie". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved July 31, 2020.

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