Red Roses for a Blue Lady

Red Roses for a Blue Lady

"Red Roses for a Blue Lady" is a 1948 popular song by Sid Tepper and Roy C. Bennett. It has been recorded by a number of performers. The best-selling recording was made by Vaughn Monroe on December 15, 1948. It was released by RCA Victor Records as catalog number 20-3319 and first reached the Billboard magazine charts on January 14, 1949 and lasted 19 weeks on the chart, peaking at #4. cite book
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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. 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. An LP recording by AndyWilliams remains popular on adult standards radio stations.

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