Song Sung Blue by Neil Diamond

Saturday, July 1, 1972 – July 7, 1972 All day

Artist: Neil Diamond Weeks at #1: 1 week Chart dates: July 1, 1972

About

"Song Sung Blue" is a song written and recorded by Neil Diamond, inspired by the second movement of Mozart's Piano Concerto #21. It was released as a single in 1972 from Diamond's album Moods, and later appeared on many of Diamond's live and compilation albums. The song was a No. 1 hit on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart for one week, in the week of July 1, and it spent twelve weeks in the top 40. It also reached No. 14 on the UK Singles Chart.