Robins and Roses explained
| Robins and Roses |
| Cover: | Robins_and_Roses_sheet_music.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Bing Crosby |
| Released: | 1936 |
| Recorded: | March 29, 1936 |
| Genre: | Pop |
| Length: | 2:57 |
| Label: | Decca DLA323-A |
"Robins and Roses" is a 1936 song with music by Joe Burke, and lyrics by Edgar Leslie.[1]
Selected recordings
- 1936 Bing Crosby recorded March 29, 1936 with Victor Young and his Orchestra.[2] Crosby's recording was very popular and reached No. 2 in the charts of the day.[3]
- 1936 Orville Knapp - his Brunswick recording charted briefly just before Knapp's death in a plane crash.[4]
- 1936 Jimmy Dorsey and his Orchestra - recorded March 28, 1936, vocal by Kay Weber, for Decca Records (catalog 776A).[5]
- 1936 Tommy Dorsey and his Orchestra - recorded March 25, 1936 for Victor Records (catalog No. 25284), vocal by Edythe Wright.[6]
- 1958 Pat Boone on his album Yes Indeed!
- 1958 Jeri Southern for her album Jeri Southern Meets Johnny Smith.[7]
Notes and References
- Music of the Great Depression - William H. Young, Nancy K. Young - 2005 -Page 55 0313332304 "... film of the same name; music by Arthur Johnston, lyrics by Johnny Burke), along with #30, "I'm an Old Cowhand" (1936; words and music by Johnny Mercer) and #33, "Robins and Roses" (1936; music by Joe Burke, lyrics by Edgar Leslie)."
- Web site: A Bing Crosby Discography. BING magazine. International Club Crosby. August 14, 2017.
- Book: Whitburn. Joel. Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954. 1986. Record Research Inc. Wisconsin, USA. 0-89820-083-0. 105.
- Book: Whitburn. Joel. Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954. 1986. Record Research Inc. Wisconsin, USA. 0-89820-083-0. 260.
- Web site: The Online Discographical Project. 78discography.com. August 14, 2017.
- Web site: The Online Discographical Project. 78discography.com. August 14, 2017.
- Web site: allmusic.com. allmusic.com. August 14, 2017.
