Lollipops and Roses (song)
"Lollipops and Roses" is a song composed by Tony Velona. The best-known version was a Grammy Award-winning recording by Jack Jones in 1962.[1] The Jack Jones recording went to number twelve on the Easy Listening chart.[2] The song was used for the end credits of episode 3 of season 2 of Mad Men.
Steve Lawrence version
| "Lollipops and Roses" | |
|---|---|
| Song by Steve Lawrence | |
| from the album Winners! | |
| Released | 1963 |
| Length | 3:00 |
| Label | Columbia Records |
| Songwriter(s) | Tony Velona |
| Producer(s) | Al Kasha |
Steve Lawrence covered the song for his album Winners!, released in January 1963.[3][4] It was later released as a single in the Philippines, where it topped the national chart for seven straight weeks beginning in July 1965.[5][6]
Other covers
- Ray Rope's Small Grey Band
- Perry Como (1962)
- Paul Petersen (1962)
- Clairette {Clementino} ("With All My Heart" b/w "Lollipops and Roses" [Colpix 797], 1964)
- Doris Day (1964)
- Kate Smith (1964)
- Vince Guaraldi Trio (1965)[7]
- Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass (1965)
- Earl Grant (1968)
- Walter Wanderley (1971)
- Natalie Cole (2008)
References
- ASCAP database
- Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 130.
- "Late Spotlights". Billboard. Billboard Publications, Inc. January 19, 1963. p. 4. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
- "Billboard Spotlight Picks". Billboard. Billboard Publications, Inc. January 26, 1963. p. 33. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
- "Philippines". Billboard. Billboard Publications, Inc. July 10, 1965. p. 24. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
- "Philippines". Billboard. Billboard Publications, Inc. August 21, 1965. p. 35. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
- Bang, Derrick. "Vince Guaraldi on LP and CD: The Navy Swings". fivecentsplease.org. Derrick Bang, Scott McGuire. Retrieved July 25, 2020.
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