1982 Neil Diamond – Heartlight (US:#5 UK:#47)
“Heartlight” is a song written by Neil Diamond, Carole Bayer Sager and her then-husband Burt Bacharach, and recorded by Diamond in 1982. It is the first track on Diamond’s 1982 album, also titled Heartlight, and reached number five on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming his eighth (and last) top 5 hit on the chart. It also spent four weeks atop the adult contemporary chart in late 1982, and was the last of his eight #1s on that chart.
The song is inspired by the blockbuster movie E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, which Diamond, Bayer Sager and Bacharach had all seen together. When E.T. leaves Earth, his heart glows a luminous red, hence the song title.
Album
Heartlight is the fifteenth studio album by Neil Diamond. It was released in 1982 on Columbia Records. Tracks 1 Heartlight (Neil Diamond, Burt Bacharach, Carole Bayer Sager) 4:292 I’m Alive (Neil Diamond, David Foster) 3:493 I’m Guilty (Neil Diamond, Burt Bacharach, Carole Bayer Sager) 3:184 Hurricane (Neil Diamond, Burt Bacharach, Carole Bayer Sager) 4:175 Lost […]
Musicians
| Bass | Neil Stubenhaus |
| Drums | Jim Keltner |
| Guitar | Marty Walsh |
| Piano | David Foster |
| Synthesizer | Craig Hundley |
| Percussion | Paulinho Da Costa |
Produced By
Neil Diamond
Burt Bacharach
Carole Bayer Sager
Songwriters
Neil Diamond
Burt Bacharach
Carole Bayer Sager
Charts
US:#5
UK:#47