"Four Little Diamonds" is a song by the
British rock music group
Electric Light Orchestra
The Electric Light Orchestra (ELO) are an English rock band formed in Birmingham in 1970 by songwriters and multi-instrumentalists Jeff Lynne and Roy Wood with drummer Bev Bevan. Their music is characterised by a fusion of pop, classical a ...
(ELO) from their 1983 album ''
Secret Messages
''Secret Messages'' is the tenth studio album by Electric Light Orchestra (ELO), released in 1983 on Jet Records. It was the last ELO album with bass guitarist Kelly Groucutt, conductor Louis Clark and a full orchestra, and the last ELO album t ...
''. It was also featured on their compilation albums ''
Afterglow'' (with a slightly longer intro) and ''
Flashback''. The single did not do very well in the US, spending only 2 weeks on the
''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart and peaking at number 86.
[ Whitburn, Joel (2004). ''The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits'', 8th Edition (Billboard Publications)] It also charted low in the UK, peaking at number 84.
The song refers to the search made by the singer for his cheating lover who also emotionally conned him because of a ring which had 'four little diamonds' set into it.
There was also a UK 12-inch JET 3 Track version with "The Bouncer" on the B-side.
A UK 7-inch picture disc was also released featuring a competition to win 1 of 25 copies of the album re-cut from the master.
Track listing
All songs written by
Jeff Lynne
Jeffrey Lynne (born 30 December 1947) is an English musician, singer-songwriter, and record producer. He is best known as the co-founder of the rock music, rock band Electric Light Orchestra (ELO), which was formed in 1970. As a songwriter, h ...
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;7"
#"Four Little Diamonds" – 3:57
#"Letter from Spain" – 2:51
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;UK 12"
#"Four Little Diamonds" – 3:57
#"Letter from Spain" – 2:51
#"The Bouncer" – 3:13
Chart positions
In the media
The song is featured in video game ''
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City'' on the in-game radio station "Flash FM".
References
1983 songs
1983 singles
Electric Light Orchestra songs
Song recordings produced by Jeff Lynne
Songs written by Jeff Lynne
Jet Records singles
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