# Red Roses for a Blue Lady

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1948 song by Sid Tepper and Roy C. Bennett

"Red Roses for a Blue Lady" Single by Vic Dana from the album Red Roses for a Blue Lady B-side "Blue Ribbons (For Her Curls)" Released January 1965 (1965) Genre Easy Listening Length 2:45 Label Dolton Songwriters Sid Tepper Roy C. Bennett Producer Dick Glasser Vic Dana singles chronology "Frenchy" (1964) "Red Roses for a Blue Lady" (1965) "Bring a Little Sunshine (To My Heart)" (1965)

"Red Roses for a Blue Lady" Single by Bert Kaempfert B-side "Lonely Nightingale" Released January 1965 (1965) Genre Easy Listening Length 2:20 Label Decca Songwriters Sid Tepper Roy C. Bennett Bert Kaempfert singles chronology "Holiday for Bells" (1963) "Red Roses for a Blue Lady" (1965) "Three O'Clock in the Morning" (1965)

"Red Roses for a Blue Lady" Single by Wayne Newton B-side "One More Memory" Released February 1965 (1965) Genre Easy Listening Length 2:20 Label Capitol Songwriters Sid Tepper Roy C. Bennett Wayne Newton singles chronology "Coming On Too Strong" (1965) "Red Roses for a Blue Lady" (1965) "I'll Be With You In Apple Blossom Time" (1965)

"**Red Roses for a Blue Lady**" is a 1948 [popular](/source/Popular_music) [song](/source/Song) by [Sid Tepper](/source/Sid_Tepper) and [Roy C. Bennett](/source/Roy_C._Bennett) (alias Roy Brodsky). It has been recorded by a number of performers. Actor-singer John Laurenz (1909–1958)[1] was the first to record the song for [Mercury Records](/source/Mercury_Records). It rose to #2 on the weekly “Your Hit Parade” radio survey in the spring of 1949. The original 78 rpm single was issued on Mercury 5201 - Red Roses For A Blue Lady (Roy Brodsky-Sid Tepper) by John Laurenz.[2]

It was a hit again for [Andy Williams](/source/Andy_Williams), [Wayne Newton](/source/Wayne_Newton) and others in 1965.

## Lyrical content

The song is about a man who wishes to give flowers as a gift to the woman he loves after the two have had a disagreement and that said disagreement made her blue (i.e., sad). He hopes that if his sweetheart accepts his plea for forgiveness, the two will marry and that he will soon return to pick out the florist’s “best white orchid for her wedding gown."

## Other recorded versions

- The best-selling recording was made by [Vaughn Monroe](/source/Vaughn_Monroe) and his orchestra,[3] with credited vocalists Vaughn Monroe and The Moon Men, on December 15, 1948. It was released by [RCA Victor Records](/source/RCA_Victor_Records) as catalog number 20-3319 (in [United States](/source/United_States)) and by [EMI](/source/EMI) on the [His Master's Voice](/source/His_Master's_Voice_(British_record_label)) label as catalogue numbers BD 1247, HN 3014, HQ 3071, IM 13425, and GY 478. It first reached the US [*Billboard* magazine](/source/Billboard_(magazine)) chart on January 14, 1949, and lasted 19 weeks on the chart, peaking at #4.[4]

- Another recording was made by [Guy Lombardo](/source/Guy_Lombardo) and his [Royal Canadians](/source/Royal_Canadians) on December 22, 1948. It was released by [Decca Records](/source/Decca_Records) as catalog number 24549. The record first reached the *Billboard* chart on February 4, 1949, and lasted 13 weeks on the chart, peaking at #10.[4]

- The song was revived during the winter of [1965](/source/1965_in_music) by vocalists [Vic Dana](/source/Vic_Dana) and [Wayne Newton](/source/Wayne_Newton) and instrumentalist [Bert Kaempfert](/source/Bert_Kaempfert), all three versions charting simultaneously: Dana's rendition was the most successful, peaking at #10 on the *Billboard* [Hot 100](/source/Billboard_Hot_100) chart.[5] Kaempfert's recording peaked at #11 on the same chart, and Newton's reached #23. All three versions were also listed on *Billboard*′s [Easy Listening](/source/Adult_Contemporary_(chart)) survey, with Dana and Kaempfert's versions both peaking at #2 and Newton's at #4.

- [Andy Williams](/source/Andy_Williams) released a version in 1965 as the [B-side](/source/A-side_and_B-side) to his hit song "[...and Roses and Roses](/source/...and_Roses_and_Roses)".

- [Harry James](/source/Harry_James) recorded a version in 1965 on his album *Harry James Plays Green Onions & Other Great Hits* ([Dot](/source/Dot_Records) DLP 3634 and DLP 25634).

- [Bruno Balz](/source/Bruno_Balz) has written [German](/source/German_language) lyrics. The German title is "Ich sende dir Rosen". The [Cornel Trio](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cornel_Trio&action=edit&redlink=1) recorded it in [Berlin](/source/Berlin) on October 15, 1952. The song was released by [Electrola](/source/Electrola) as catalog number EG 7848.

- The Swedish singer [Östen Warnerbring](/source/%C3%96sten_Warnerbring) had his breakthrough in 1965 with a Swedish version of the song with lyrics by Ingrid Reuterskiöld, "En röd blomma till en blond flicka".[6] His fellow countryman Carl Holmberg had recorded Reuterskiöld's version already in 1949.

## Charts

### Weekly charts

**Vaughn Monroe and His Orchestra Vocalists**

Chart (1949) Peak position US Billboard Hot 100[4] 4

**Guy Lombardo and his Royal Canadians**

Chart (1949) Peak position US Billboard Hot 100[4] 10

**Vic Dana**

Chart (1965) Peak position Australia (Kent Music Report) 8 US Billboard Hot 100[7] 10 US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[5] 2 US Cash Box Top 100[8] 11 Year-end charts Chart (1965) Rank US Billboard Hot 100[9] 76

**Bert Kaempfert & His Orchestra**

Chart (1965) Peak position US Billboard Hot 100[10] 11 US Adult Contemporary (Billboard) 3 US Cash Box Top 100[8] 9 Chart (1965) Rank US Billboard Hot 100[9] 32 US Cash Box Top 100[11] 41

**Wayne Newton**

Chart (1965) Peak position Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM)[12] 3 US Billboard Hot 100[10] 23 US Adult Contemporary (Billboard) 4 US Cash Box Top 100[13] 18

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["John Laurenz - IMDb"](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0491311/?ref_=tt_ov_st_sm).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["1st RECORDING OF: Red Roses For A Blue Lady - John Laurenz (1948)"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kFQbvs8rdNw). YouTube. 1948. [Archived](https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/kFQbvs8rdNw) from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved 2021-02-15.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Gilliland, John. (197X). ["Pop Chronicles 1940s Program #22 - All Tracks UNT Digital Library"](https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1633221/m1/#track/5). Digital.library.unt.edu. Retrieved 2021-02-15.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Whitburn_4-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Whitburn_4-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-Whitburn_4-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-Whitburn_4-3) [Whitburn, Joel](/source/Joel_Whitburn) (1973). *Top Pop Records 1940-1955*. Record Research.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-whitburn70_5-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-whitburn70_5-1) [Whitburn, Joel](/source/Joel_Whitburn) (2002). *Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001*. Record Research. p. 70.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-osten_6-0)** ["Östen hyllas på Johannamuseet"](https://www.hd.se/2011-05-13/osten-hyllas-pa-johannamuseet). *[Helsingborgs Dagblad](/source/Helsingborgs_Dagblad)* (in Swedish). 14 May 2011. Retrieved 11 February 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-sc_Billboardhot100_Vic_Dana_7-0)** "[Vic Dana Chart History (Hot 100)](https://www.billboard.com/artist/Vic-Dana/chart-history/HSI)". *[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))*. Retrieved September 10, 2019.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-tropicalglen.com_8-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-tropicalglen.com_8-1) [Cash Box Top 100 Singles, March 27, 1965](http://tropicalglen.com/Archives/60s_files/19650327.html)

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-musicoutfitters1965_9-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-musicoutfitters1965_9-1) ["Top 100 Hits of 1965/Top 100 Songs of 1965"](http://www.musicoutfitters.com/topsongs/1965.htm). musicoutfitters.com. Retrieved 1 December 2017.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-ReferenceA_10-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-ReferenceA_10-1) *Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1990* - [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0-89820-089-X](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-89820-089-X)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** [Cash Box Year-End Charts: Top 100 Pop Singles, December 25, 1965](http://tropicalglen.com/Archives/60s_files/1965YESP.html)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-12)** ["Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada"](https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/item.aspx?IdNumber=7855&). *Collectionscanada.gc.ca*. 1965-06-28. Retrieved 2018-11-12.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-13)** [Cash Box Top 100 Singles, April 3, 1965](http://tropicalglen.com/Archives/60s_files/19650403.html)

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