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Bouquet of Roses (song)

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B-side
  
"Texarkana Baby"

Format
  
7" single

Genre
  
Country

Released
  
March 31, 1948

Recorded
  
May 18, 1947

Label
  
RCA Victor

"Bouquet of Roses" is a 1948 song written by Steve Nelson (music) and Bob Hilliard (lyrics). It was originally recorded by Eddy Arnold and his Tennessee Plow Boys and his Guitar in Chicago on May 18, 1947. It was released by RCA Victor Records as catalogue number 20-2806 (in USA) and by EMI on the His Master's Voice label as catalogue numbers BD 1234 and IM 1399. "Bouquet of Roses" was Eddy Arnold's third number one in a row on the Juke Box Folk Record chart and spent 19 weeks on the Best Selling Folk Records chart.

The song spent 54 weeks on the country music charts, accounting for the longest amount of time spent on that chart. The record held until September 2010, when it was broken by Lee Brice's "Love Like Crazy."

Cover versions

  • In 1949, Netherlandish singer Eddy Christiani recorded a still popular Netherlandish translation/interpretation of the song Bouquetje Rode Rozen that has been attributed to other Netherlandish songwriters. Because of the moment of release these Netherlandish claims are obviously fraudulent.
  • In 1975, Mickey Gilley recorded the song which peaked at number eleven on the country chart.
  • References

    Bouquet of Roses (song) Wikipedia