RED ROSES FOR A BLUE LADY
ANDY WILLIAMS
SONGWRITERS: SID TEPPER & ROY C.
BENNETT
COUNTRY: U.S.A.
ALBUM: RED ROSES FOR A BLUE LADY
LABEL: COLUMBIA RECORDS
GENRE: ROCK
YEAR: 1965
"Red
Roses for a Blue Lady" is a 1948 popular song by Sid Tepper and Roy C. Bennett (alias Roy Brodsky). It has been recorded by a number of performers. The
best-selling recording was made by Vaughn
Monroe and His Orchestra Vocalists: Vaughn
Monroe and The Moon Men on December 15, 1948. It was released by RCA
Victor Records as catalog number 20-3319 (in United States) and by EMI on the His
Master's Voice label as catalogue numbers BD
1247, HN 3014, HQ 3071, IM 13425 and GY 478. It first reached the Billboard
magazine charts on January 14, 1949 and
lasted 19 weeks on the chart, peaking at #4.
Another
recording was made by Guy Lombardo and his Royal
Canadians on December 22, 1948. It was released
by Decca Records as catalog number 24549. The record first reached the Billboard
magazine charts on February 4, 1949 and
lasted 13 weeks on the chart, peaking at #10.
The
song was revived in 1965 by vocalists Vic Dana and Wayne Newton and instrumentalist Bert
Kaempfert; Dana's version was the most successful,
peaking at #10 on the pop chart and #2 on the Easy Listening chart. Kaempfert's peaked at #11 on the
same chart. Wayne Newton's version reached #23. All were
listed on Billboard's Easy listening (later Adult Contemporary) survey. Andy Williams released a version in 1965 as the B-side to his hit song "...and
Roses and Roses". Harry James recorded a version in 1965 on his album Harry James Plays Green
Onions & Other Great Hits (Dot DLP 3634 and DLP 25634). Bruno Balz has written German lyrics. ... Greatest Hits· The
German title is "Ich sende dir Rosen".
Red
roses for a blue lady
Mister florist take my order please
We had a silly quarrel the other day
I hope these pretty flowers chase her blues away
Red roses for a blue lady
Send them to the sweetest gal in town
And if they do the trick, I'll hurry back to pick
Your best white orchid for her wedding gown
(Red roses for a blue lady)
We had a silly quarrel the other day
I hope these pretty flowers chase her blues away
Red roses for a blue, blue lady
Send them to the sweetest gal in town
And if they do the trick, I'll hurry back to pick
Your best white orchid for her wedding gown
Your best white orchid for her wedding gown