Ramblin' Rose

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"Ramblin' Rose"
Ramblin' Rose - Nat "King" Cole.jpg
Single by Nat "King" Cole
B-side"The Good Times"
ReleasedJuly 1962
Length2:45
LabelCapitol Records
Songwriter(s)Noel Sherman and Joe Sherman
Producer(s)Lee Gillette

"Ramblin' Rose" is a 1962 popular torch song written by brothers Noel Sherman (words) and Joe Sherman (music) and popularized by Nat King Cole.[1]

Original song release[]

Cole's recording of the song was released July 16, 1962, as a single by Capitol Records (catalog no. 4804; Side A; matrix no. 45-AA37861). It reached number two on both the Billboard and Cash Box charts - kept from number one by "Sherry" by The Four Seasons[2] - and sold more than a million copies as a single. On the Billboard chart, "Ramblin' Rose In 1962 the song spent five weeks at number one on the Billboard Easy Listening chart and the Australian charts, while on the R&B chart, the song reached number seven.[3] It was released as a single from Cole's album of the same name. The song was nominated for a Grammy Award in the category Record of the Year.

Copyright[]

Original copyright

  1. Vol.  16; Part 5,   No. 2, July–December 1962 (1963). "Ramblin' Rose". © Sweco Music Corp.; 6 August 1962; EP166499. p. 1465. (assigned to Comet Music Ltd. in 1962)

Copyright renewal

  1. "Ramblin' Rose". © Renewal: 5 January 1990; RE465829

Covers and similar songs[]

The song has been covered by many artists, particularly country music artists.

There are four country versions of the song. Sonny James recorded the song first in July 1968 and released it five years later on the album The Gentleman from the South in 1973.[4] Johnny Lee's version reached number 37 on the Billboard country chart in 1977.[5] The following year, singer Hank Snow's version charted at number 93.[6] In 1978, Johnny Rodriguez released a cover of the song on the album Love Me with All Your Heart.[7]

Petula Clark released a French version in 1962, titled "Les Beaux Jours". Her recording reached #10 in the French charts in 1963.[8]

Others recording this version of the song were Charley Pride (1962), Roy Rogers (1962), Billy Vaughn, Louis Armstrong, Bobby Vinton, Engelbert Humperdinck, Paul Anka, Floyd Cramer,[9] (an unknown home recording but was definitely slated for recording between August 22–23, 1967, at RCA Studio A, Hollywood. However the session was cancelled after one of Elvis' employees accidentally killed a pedestrian while driving one of Elvis' cars), Sammy Davis Jr. (The Nat King Cole Songbook, 1965), Chuck Berry (1967), George Benson, the Mills Brothers, Dean Martin (1973), Marvin Gaye (1976), and Slim Whitman.

There is a different song called "Ramblin' Rose," recorded by Jerry Lee Lewis and MC5 in the 1960s; although it has the same title it is a different song, written by Wilkin and Burch, and not to be confused with the Nat King Cole hit.

Neither of those songs should be confused with "Rambling Rose", a light pop song from the 1940s, with music by Joe Burke and lyrics by Joseph McCarthy, recorded by a number of singers, most notably Perry Como. Also Dean Martin was perhaps the only singer to make a recordings of both "Ramblin' Rose" and "Rambling Rose."

A Finnish punk rock band Pelle Miljoona & 1980 has covered the song on their first 7´´ single in 1979.

See also[]

  • List of number-one adult contemporary singles of 1962 (U.S.)

References[]

  1. ^ Gilliland, John (1969). "Show 22 - Smack Dab in the Middle on Route 66: A skinny dip in the easy listening mainstream. [Part 1]" (audio). Pop Chronicles. University of North Texas Libraries. Track 5.
  2. ^ "The Hot 100 Chart". Billboard.com. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  3. ^ "Nat King Cole Top Songs". Music VF. 2016.
  4. ^ "Sonny James – The Gentleman From The South". Discogs. 2016.
  5. ^ "Johnny Lee Top Songs". Music VF. 2016.
  6. ^ "Hank Snow Top Songs". Music VF. 2016.
  7. ^ "Johnny Rodriguez (4) – Love Me With All Your Heart". Discogs. 2016.
  8. ^ "Petula Clark: French chart hits". Petulaclark.net. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  9. ^ Elvis Presley

Bibliography[]

  • Hyatt, Wesley (1999). The Billboard Book of #1 Adult Contemporary Hits (Billboard Publications)
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