Editing Jim Diamond (singer) (section)

==Big break==
In 1981, Diamond formed [[Ph.D. (band)|PhD]] (Phillips, Hymas and Diamond), with pianist/keyboard player [[Tony Hymas]] and drummer [[Simon Phillips (drummer)|Simon Phillips]]. They were signed by [[Warner Music Group|WEA Records]] and had a hit single with the multi-million selling "[[I Won't Let You Down (Ph.D. song)|I Won't Let You Down]]".<ref name="LarkinGE"/>

The band later decided to part ways. In 1984, he decided to go solo and was signed to [[A&M Records]]. He had a number-one hit with "[[I Should Have Known Better (Jim Diamond song)|I Should Have Known Better]]",<ref name="LarkinGE"/> and was also number one in Latin America. [[Bob Geldof]] praised Diamond for publicly encouraging fans to buy the Band Aid single instead of his own.<ref>{{cite book|author1=D'Arcy Adrian-Vallance|author2=Charlotte Grey|title=Bob Geldof: Champion of Africa's Hungry People|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RO6s7pV2x-gC|year=1990|publisher=G. Stevens Children's Books|isbn=978-0-8368-0391-4|page=24}}</ref>

He scored another hit soon afterward with the theme song from ''[[Boon (TV series)|Boon]]'', "[[Hi Ho Silver]]".<ref name="LarkinGE"/> It reached No. 5 in the [[UK Singles Chart]] in May 1986. Diamond is also known for some guest vocals on two [[Genesis (band)|Genesis]] band members' solo outings, including:
*"You Call This Victory" (from the movie ''[[Starship (film)|Starship]]'') on the album ''[[Soundtracks (Tony Banks album)|Soundtracks]]'' by [[Tony Banks (musician)|Tony Banks]] in 1986.
*"Days of Long Ago" on the album ''Darktown'' by [[Steve Hackett]] in 1999.

The 1999 compilation ''[[The Best of Jim Diamond]]'' compiles singles and B-sides from his short time with A&M Records.