Lollipops and Roses (song)

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"Lollipops and Roses" is a song composed by Tony Velona. The best-known version was a Grammy Award-winning version by Jack Jones, which was recorded and released in the fall of 1961 on the Kapp label, and which charted in 1962. [1] The Jack Jones recording went to number twelve on the Easy Listening chart. [2]

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Chart performance

Chart (1962)Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100 [3] 66
US Billboard Easy Listening 12

Steve Lawrence version

"Lollipops and Roses"
Song by Steve Lawrence
from the album Winners!
Released1963
Length3:00
Label Columbia Records
Songwriter Tony Velona
Producer Al Kasha

Steve Lawrence covered the song for his album Winners!, released in January 1963. [4] [5] It was released as a single in the Philippines, where it topped the national chart for seven straight weeks beginning in July 1965. [6] [7]

References

  1. ↑ ASCAP database
  2. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 130.
  3. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2013). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012. Record Research. p. 444.
  4. ↑ "Late Spotlights". Billboard . Billboard Publications, Inc. January 19, 1963. p. 4. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
  5. ↑ "Billboard Spotlight Picks". Billboard . Billboard Publications, Inc. January 26, 1963. p. 33. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
  6. ↑ "Philippines". Billboard . Billboard Publications, Inc. July 10, 1965. p. 24. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
  7. ↑ "Philippines". Billboard . Billboard Publications, Inc. August 21, 1965. p. 35. Retrieved January 24, 2021.


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