<P> "You Don't Bring Me Flowers" is a song that hit the top of the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1978 . It is a song about two lovers who have drifted apart while they "go through the motions" and heartache of life together . </P> <P> The song was written by Neil Diamond with Alan and Marilyn Bergman for the ill - fated TV show All That Glitters . The song was intended to be the theme song, but Norman Lear changed the concept of the show and the song was no longer appropriate . Diamond then expanded the track from 45 seconds to 3: 17, adding instrumental sections and an additional verse . The Bergmans contributed to the song's lyrics . </P> <P> In 1977, Diamond released the album I'm Glad You're Here with Me Tonight, which included the track "You Don't Bring Me Flowers" as a solo performance . Early in 1978, Barbra Streisand covered the song on her album Songbird . </P> <P> The roots of the duet version, as chronicled in myriad Streisand and Diamond biographies as well as Streisand's Just for the Record box set, revolve around WAKY - AM / Louisville KY program director, Gary Guthrie, who spliced the two solo tracks together as a going away present to his wife, whom he had just divorced . As the real life fairytale behind the song unfolded, it triggered a media buzz worldwide from Good Morning America and People magazine to the BBC . Interest in the duet caused such a clamor on the retail level that Columbia Records was compelled to bring Streisand and Diamond into the studio to record an "official" version in October 1978 . The song reached number one on the Hot 100 chart for two non-consecutive weeks in December 1978, producing the third number - one hit for both singers . Acknowledgment and gratitude for Guthrie came from CBS with a Gold record plaque, flowers from Diamond and a telegram from Streisand . The duo performed the song at the 1980 Grammy Awards show, a performance released on the 1994 album Grammy's Greatest Moments Volume I . </P>

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