Who co-wrote the song "You Don't Bring Me Flowers" with Neil Diamond?

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Alan and Marilyn Bergman co-wrote the song "You Don't Bring Me Flowers" with Neil Diamond. The husband-and-wife songwriting team supplied the lyrics, while Diamond wrote the music and also contributed to the song's words.

The song was originally created in 1977 as the theme for the short-lived television series All That Glitters. Diamond later recorded it as a solo song, and Barbra Streisand recorded a separate version. Radio stations famously combined the two recordings into an unofficial duet, prompting Diamond and Streisand to record an official version together in 1978.

The song became a major hit and reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1978. It is sometimes described simply as a Neil Diamond song because he performed and co-composed it, but the Bergmans are essential credited writers. Alan and Marilyn Bergman were also known for film songs such as "The Way We Were" and "The Windmills of Your Mind."

Source: Wikipedia · fact-checked Aug. 2026

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