1962 single by Bobby Vinton
"Roses Are Red (My Love) " is a popular song composed by Al Byron and Paul Evans . It was recorded by Bobby Vinton , backed by Robert Mersey and his Orchestra, in New York City in February 1962, and released in April 1962, and the song was his first hit.[ 2] [ 1]
Bobby Vinton version
Bobby Vinton found the song in a reject pile at Epic Records .[ 3] He first recorded it as an R&B number, but was allowed to re-record it in a slower more dramatic arrangement, with strings and a vocal choir (from Robert Mersey and his Orchestra) added.[ 4] [ 3] [ 1]
The song was released in April 1962.[ 4] It reached No. 1 in Australia, New Zealand, Norway, South Africa, and the United States, and was a major hit in many other countries as well. The song topped the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart on July 14, 1962, and remained there for four weeks.[ 2] [ 5] The single was also the first number-one hit for Epic Records .[ 3]
Billboard ranked the record No. 4 in their year end ranking "Top 100 Singles of 1962 "[ 6] and No. 36 in their year end ranking of the top Rhythm and Blues records of 1962.[ 7] The song was also ranked No. 17 on Cash Box ' s "Top 100 Chart Hits of 1962".[ 8]
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Chart (1962)
Rank
South Africa[ 26]
10
US Billboard Hot 100[ 6]
4
US Billboard Easy Listening[ 27]
3
US Billboard R&B[ 7]
36
US Cash Box [ 8]
17
All-time charts
Certifications
Ronnie Carroll version
In the UK, a cover version by Northern Irish singer Ronnie Carroll reached No. 3 on the Record Retailer chart on August 8, 1962, the same week that the Bobby Vinton record peaked at No. 15.[ 30] [ 21] It peaked at No. 7 in the very first Irish Singles Chart published in September 1962.
Charts (1962)
Peak position
Ireland (IRMA )[ 31]
7
UK (New Musical Express )[ 32]
2
UK (Record Retailer )[ 30]
3
Other versions
In July 1962, David MacBeth released his version of the song as a single on Piccadilly Records .[ 33]
The song was recorded by Jim Reeves in 1963 and released on the album Gentleman Jim , one of the last albums released while he was still alive.[ 34]
Caterina Valente recorded the song in German, Rosen Sind Rot (1962).The single reached #7 in Germany. Musik-Charts 1962 ranked the record #29 in their year end ranking
The song was covered by Singaporean female artist Zhuang Xue Fang (莊雪芳) , in edited Standard Chinese lyrics written by Suyin (舒雲/雨牛) under title name of "玫瑰花香", with Ruby Records in 1967.
In 1962, an answer song , entitled "Long as the Rose Is Red", was recorded by Florraine Darlin .[ 35] The song spent seven weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 , reaching No. 62,[ 36] while reaching No. 15 on Billboard ' s Easy Listening chart.[ 37] [ 38] It was released by Epic Records (single #9529)[ 39] and was produced by Robert Morgan.
See also
References
^ a b c d "Bobby Vinton's All-Time Greatest Hits," Varese (Vintage) Sarabande CD compilation, copyright 2003
^ a b c Hot 100 - Bobby Vinton Roses Are Red Chart History , Billboard.com . Retrieved March 19, 2018.
^ a b c Bronson, Fred (2003). The Billboard Book of Number One Hits . New York: Billboard Books. p. 113. ISBN 9780823076772 .
^ a b Alan Levy , "A dozen red roses - to disc jockeys ", Life , March 12, 1965. p. 89
^ Joel Whitburn , "The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits", Billboard Publications, Inc. , 1987. p. 316
^ a b "Top 100 Singles of 1962 ", Billboard , Section II, December 29, 1962. p. 82. Retrieved February 24, 2018.
^ a b "The Top 50 Country Music and Rhythm & Blues Records of 1962 ", Billboard , Section II, December 29, 1962. p. 88. Retrieved March 19, 2018.
^ a b "Top 100 Chart Hits of 1962" (PDF) . Cash Box . December 29, 1962. p. 10. Retrieved March 20, 2018 .
^ David Kent , Australia's Top 20 Singles for August 18, 1962
^ a b "Hits of the World ", Billboard , September 22, 1962. p. 16. Accessed October 14, 2015
^ "CHUM Hit Parade – Week of July 02, 1962" . CHUM . Archived from the original on November 7, 2006. Retrieved 2015-12-17 .{{cite web }}
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^ a b "Hits of the World ", Billboard , October 6, 1962. p. 16. Accessed October 14, 2015
^ Bobby Vinton - Roses Are Red (My Love) , Ultratop . Retrieved June 3, 2018.
^ "Hits of the World ", Billboard , November 24, 1962. p. 30. Accessed October 14, 2015
^ "Hits of the World ", Billboard , April 6, 1963. p. 66. Accessed October 15, 2015
^ "{{{artist}}} – Roses Are Red (My Love)" . Top Digital Download . Retrieved December 23, 2020.
^ Bobby Vinton - Roses Are Red (My Love) , Dutch Charts . Retrieved October 14, 2015
^ "Lever Hit Parade" 16-Aug-1962 , Flavour of New Zealand . Accessed October 14, 2015
^ a b Bobby Vinton - Roses Are Red (My Love) , norwegiancharts.com . Retrieved June 3, 2018.
^ "Hits of the World ", Billboard , August 25, 1962. p. 18. Accessed October 14, 2015
^ a b Bobby Vinton - Full Official Chart History , Official Charts Company . Accessed October 13, 2015
^ "Easy Listening ", Billboard , July 28, 1962. p. 26. Accessed October 14, 2015
^ Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs - Bobby Vinton Roses Are Red Chart History , Billboard.com . Retrieved March 20, 2018.
^ "Hot R&B Sides ", Billboard , August 4, 1962. p. 34. Retrieved March 20, 2018.
^ Bobby Vinton - Roses Are Red (My Love) , Ultratop . Retrieved June 3, 2018.
^ "Top 20 Hit Singles of 1962" . Retrieved 26 December 2018 .
^ "Top Adult Contemporary Songs of 1962 ", MusicVF.com. Retrieved March 16, 2019.
^ "Billboard Hot 100 60th Anniversary Interactive Chart" . Billboard . Retrieved 10 December 2018 .
^ "American single certifications – Bobby Vinton – Roses Are Red" . Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved July 2, 2024 .
^ a b Ronnie Carroll- Full Official Chart History , Official Charts Company . Accessed October 13, 2015
^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Ronnie Carroll" . Irish Singles Chart . Retrieved March 19, 2018.
^ "Hits of the World ", Billboard , September 15, 1962. p. 16. Accessed October 14, 2015
^ "David MacBeth | Biography & History" . AllMusic . Retrieved 6 May 2021 .
^ "Gentleman Jim - Jim Reeves" . AllMusic . Retrieved March 20, 2018 .
^ "Artists' Biographies ", Billboard , September 29, 1962. p. 40. Accessed February 19, 2016
^ Hot 100 - Florraine Darlin Long as the Rose Is Red Chart History , Billboard.com . Retrieved March 20, 2018.
^ Adult Contemporary - Florraine Darlin Long as the Rose Is Red Chart History , Billboard.com . Retrieved March 20, 2018.
^ "Easy Listening ", Billboard , September 15, 1962. p. 26. Accessed February 19, 2016
^ "Late Pop Spotlights ", Billboard , August 4, 1962. p. 10. Retrieved March 20, 2018.
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