"Roses Are Red (My Love)"
#1 weeks: 4
weeks: 1962-07-14, 1962-07-21, 1962-07-28, 1962-08-04
genre: pop
artist: Bobby Vinton
album: Roses Are Red
writers: Paul Evans, Al Byron
producers: Robert Morgan
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lengths: 2:38
"Roses Are Red (My Love)" is a popular song composed by Al
Byron and Paul Evans. It was recorded by Bobby Vinton and was a
number-one song in the United States during the year 1962. It
topped the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart on July 15, 1962,
and remained there for four weeks. The recording was his first
hit. He found the song in a reject pile at Epic Records. He
first recorded it as an R&B number but was allowed to
record it with a new arrangement including strings. The single
was also the first number one hit for Epic.