Diamonds (instrumental)

"Diamonds"
Single by Jet Harris and Tony Meehan
B-side"Footstomp"
Released4 January 1963 (1963-01-04)
Recorded23 November 1962[1]
StudioDecca Studios, London
GenreInstrumental rock
Length2:25
LabelDecca[2]
Songwriter(s)Jerry Lordan[2]
Producer(s)Tony Meehan
Jet Harris and Tony Meehan singles chronology
"Diamonds"
(1963)
"Scarlett O'Hara"
(1963)

"Diamonds" is an instrumental composed by Jerry Lordan and first released as a single by Jet Harris and Tony Meehan in January 1963. It became a number-one hit on the UK Singles Chart, spending three weeks at the top of the chart.[3]

  1. ^ Koers, Ivo. "Instrumentation On Jet Harris & Tony Meehan Recordings II: The Primary Singles" (PDF). malcolmcampbell.me.uk. p. 1. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 March 2017. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b Rice, Jo (1982). The Guinness Book of 500 Number One Hits (1st ed.). Enfield, Middlesex: Guinness Superlatives. p. 6. ISBN 0-85112-250-7.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference uk was invoked but never defined (see the help page).