Released June 1959 (U.S.) Recorded August 1959 Length 2:24 | Format 7" Genre Country Label Challenge Records | |
"Primrose Lane" is a song made famous by country music singer Jerry Wallace. Originally released in 1959, the song rose to number 8 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song was ranked #47 on Billboard magazine's Top Hot 100 songs of 1959.
In the song, the singer appears to be serenading his love as they walk down the road and claiming "life's a holiday" with her.
"Supper-club Soul" singer O.C. Smith remade the song in 1970, scoring a modest hit. The record reached #86 pop, #4 Easy Listening in Billboard.
In 1971, "Primrose Lane" became the theme song of the ABC sitcom The Smith Family, sung by producer Don Fedderson's son, Mike Minor.
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