UB40 recorded their rendition for their album of cover versions , '' Labour of Love '' . According to UB40 member Astro , the group 's former vocalist and trumpet player , they were only familiar with Tony Tribe 's version and did not realise that the writer was in fact Neil Diamond . Astro told the '' Financial Times '' , " Even when we saw the writing credit which said 'N Diamond , ' we thought it was a Jamaican artist called Negus Diamond . " UB40 's version features a lighter , reggae-style flavor compared to Diamond 's somber , acoustic ballad . The UB40 version adds a toasted verse by Astro , opening : " Red Red Wine , you make me feel so fine/You keep me rocking all of the time " , which was edited from the single that reached number one on the UK Singles Chart in August 1983 and number 34 in the United States in March 1984 but not from the version that reached number one on the '' Billboard '' Hot 100 a few months after being performed at the Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Concert in 1988 . In September 2014 , the Official Charts Company announced that sales in the UK had reached one million
Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Concert
Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute
Red Red Wine