Roses Are Red was Bobby Vinton

Bobby Vinton

Bobby Vinton is an American pop music singer of Polish origin. In pop music circles, he became known as "The Polish Prince".-Early life:...

's third studio album, released in 1962

1962 in music

-Events:*January 1 – The Beatles and Brian Poole and the Tremeloes both audition at Decca Records, a company which has the option of signing one group only...

. After Vinton's hit "Roses Are Red (My Love)" reached #1

Billboard Hot 100

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 (and saved Vinton from being fired from Epic Records

Epic Records

Epic Records is an American record label, owned by Sony Music Entertainment. Though it was originally conceived as a jazz imprint, it has since expanded to represent various genres. L.A...

), the eponymous album was released and made its way up to #5 on the Billboard Hot 200. Shortly after the success of the song and album, Epic renewed Vinton's contract but changed his artist title from a bandleader to a solo artist.

"Roses Are Red (My Love)

Roses Are Red (My Love)

"Roses Are Red " 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...

" is the first track on the album. Cover versions include "Sentimental Me

Sentimental Me

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", Cole Porter

Cole Porter

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's "True Love

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"True Love" is a popular song written by Cole Porter and was published in 1956.The song was introduced by Bing Crosby and Grace Kelly in the musical film High Society. The Crosby–Kelly version, accompanied by Johnny Green's MGM studio orchestra using a romantic arrangement by Conrad Salinger, was...

", Roy Orbison

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's hit "Crying", "If I Give My Heart to You

If I Give My Heart to You

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" and five country songs ("I Fall to Pieces

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"I Fall to Pieces" is a single released by Patsy Cline in 1961, and was featured on her 1961 studio album, Patsy Cline Showcase. "I Fall to Pieces" was Cline's first #1 hit on the Country charts, and her second hit single to cross over onto the Pop charts...

", "Have I Told You Lately That I Love You?", "I Can't Stop Loving You

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", "I Can't Help It" and "Please Help Me, I'm Falling

Please Help Me, I'm Falling

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"). Vinton's 1964 #1 hit "Mr. Lonely

Mr. Lonely

"Mr. Lonely" is a song co-written and recorded by Bobby Vinton. The song originally appeared on Vinton's album Roses Are Red in 1962. Later that year, Buddy Greco recorded a version of the song using a very similar musical arrangement as Vinton's version. Greco's single release reached #64 on the...

" (co-written by Vinton) was originally only an album track here; its release as a single was two years later when it appeared on Bobby Vinton's Greatest Hits

Bobby Vinton's Greatest Hits

Bobby Vinton's Greatest Hits is a 12-track collection that contains the first 12 singles by Bobby Vinton; it was released in 1964, two months after his album Tell Me Why...

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Track listing

Album credits

• Produced by Robert Morgan
• Cover photo: Columbia Records Photo Studio - Henry Parker

Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

Year	Chart	Position
1962	Billboard 200 Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...	5

Singles - Billboard (North America)

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1962	"Roses Are Red (My Love)"	Billboard Hot 100 Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...	1
1962	"Roses Are Red (My Love)"	Billboard Adult Contemporary	1
1962	"Roses Are Red (My Love)"	Norwegian record chart VG-lista VG-listen is a Norwegian record chart. It is weekly presented in the newspaper VG and the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation program Topp 20. It is considered the primary Norwegian record chart, charting albums and singles from countries and continent around the world. The data is collected by...	1
1962	"Roses Are Red (My Love)"	Billboard R&B Singles	5
1962	"Roses Are Red (My Love)"	UK Singles Chart UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...	15
1964	"Mr. Lonely"	The Billboard Hot 100	1
1964	"Mr. Lonely"	Billboard Adult Contemporary	3