Diane (Erno Rapee and Lew Pollack song)

Hit versions

• In 1928, The Nat Shilkret Orchestra had a major hit with the song and other successful versions that year were by Nathan Glantz and by Franklyn Baur.
• The song was a popular single by Irish band The Bachelors, which was released on 25 January 1964 on the Decca label and produced by Shel Talmy. It reached Number 1 in the UK Singles Chart, making The Bachelors the first act from the Republic of Ireland to top the British charts. The song also reached Number 2 in Ireland and Number 3 in Australia. In the US, "Diane" was The Bachelors most successful single, peaking at Number 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1964.

  Other versions

• Mantovani recorded an instrumental version in 1951 which was the 'b' side of his hit record Charmaine.
• Mario Lanza sang this song on radio in 1951, and his recording has been released in a compilation album from 1996, Be My Love.
• Billy May also covered this much-recorded standard in 1952.
• Ray Charles included the song on his album Dedicated to You.
• The song appears on the 1961 Miles Davis Quintet album Steamin', originally recorded in 1956. An instrumental version was recorded on March 22, 1962, for the LP There Is Nothing Like a Dame with Pete Candoli and Conte Candoli on trumpets, Shelly Manne on drums, John Williams on piano, Howard Roberts on guitar and Gary Peacock on bass.
• Vic Damone included the song on his album The Lively Ones.
• Sergio Franchi recorded this song on his 1963 RCA Victor Red Seal album Women in My Life.
• Country singer Slim Whitman featured a version on his number #2 hit album Home on the Range.
• Jim Reeves also covered the song in the 1950s, and so did The Mudballs in the 1990s. Their recording has never been released officially though.