Lollipops and Roses (song) - Composition

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"Lollipops and Roses" is a song composed by Tony Velona. The best-known version was a Grammy Award-winning recording by Jack Jones in 1962.[1] The Jack Jones recording went to number twelve on the Easy Listening chart.[2] The song was used for the end credits of episode 3 of season 2 of Mad Men.

Steve Lawrence version

"Lollipops and Roses"
Song by Steve Lawrence
from the album Winners!
Released	1963
Length	3:00
Label	Columbia Records
Songwriter(s)	Tony Velona
Producer(s)	Al Kasha

Steve Lawrence covered the song for his album Winners!, released in January 1963.[3][4] It was later released as a single in the Philippines, where it topped the national chart for seven straight weeks beginning in July 1965.[5][6]

Other covers

This section does not cite any sources. (June 2013)

Ray Rope's Small Grey Band^[when?]
Perry Como (1962)
Paul Petersen (1962)
Clairette Clementino ("With All My Heart" b/w "Lollipops and Roses" [Colpix 797], 1964)
Doris Day (1964)
Trendsetters Limited ("Go Away" c/w "Lollipops and Roses" [Parlophone R5191], 1964)
Kate Smith (1964)
Vince Guaraldi Trio (1965)[7]
Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass (1965)
Earl Grant (1968)
Walter Wanderley (1971)
Natalie Cole (2008)

References

ASCAP database
Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 130.
"Late Spotlights". Billboard. Billboard Publications, Inc. January 19, 1963. p. 4. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
"Billboard Spotlight Picks". Billboard. Billboard Publications, Inc. January 26, 1963. p. 33. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
"Philippines". Billboard. Billboard Publications, Inc. July 10, 1965. p. 24. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
"Philippines". Billboard. Billboard Publications, Inc. August 21, 1965. p. 35. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
Bang, Derrick. "Vince Guaraldi on LP and CD: The Navy Swings". fivecentsplease.org. Derrick Bang, Scott McGuire. Retrieved July 25, 2020.

External links

Small Grey Band

v t e Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
1950s	"Catch a Falling Star" – Perry Como (1959)
1960s	Come Dance with Me! – Frank Sinatra (1960) "Georgia on My Mind" – Ray Charles / The Genius of Ray Charles – Ray Charles (1961) "Lollipops and Roses" – Jack Jones (1962) "I Left My Heart in San Francisco" – Tony Bennett (1963) "Wives and Lovers" – Jack Jones (1964) "Hello, Dolly!" – Louis Armstrong (1965) "It Was a Very Good Year" – Frank Sinatra (1966) "Strangers in the Night" – Frank Sinatra (1967) "By the Time I Get to Phoenix" – Glen Campbell (1968) "Light My Fire" – José Feliciano (1969)
1970s	"Everybody's Talkin'" – Harry Nilsson (1970) "Everything Is Beautiful" – Ray Stevens (1971) "You've Got a Friend" – James Taylor (1972) "Without You" – Harry Nilsson (1973) "You Are the Sunshine of My Life" – Stevie Wonder (1974) Fulfillingness' First Finale – Stevie Wonder (1975) Still Crazy After All These Years – Paul Simon (1976) Songs in the Key of Life – Stevie Wonder (1977) "Handy Man" – James Taylor (1978) "Copacabana (At the Copa)" – Barry Manilow (1979)
1980s	52nd Street – Billy Joel (1980) "This Is It" – Kenny Loggins (1981) Breakin' Away – Al Jarreau (1982) "Truly" – Lionel Richie (1983) Thriller – Michael Jackson (1984) "Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)" – Phil Collins (1985) No Jacket Required – Phil Collins (1986) "Higher Love" – Steve Winwood (1987) Bring On the Night – Sting (1988) "Don't Worry, Be Happy" – Bobby McFerrin (1989)
1990s	"How Am I Supposed to Live Without You" – Michael Bolton (1990) "Oh, Pretty Woman (live 1987)" – Roy Orbison (1991) "When a Man Loves a Woman" – Michael Bolton (1992) "Tears in Heaven" – Eric Clapton (1993) "If I Ever Lose My Faith in You" – Sting (1994) "Can You Feel the Love Tonight" – Elton John (1995) "Kiss from a Rose" – Seal (1996) "Change the World" – Eric Clapton (1997) "Candle in the Wind 1997" – Elton John (1998) "My Father's Eyes" – Eric Clapton (1999)
2000s	"Brand New Day" – Sting (2000) "She Walks This Earth" – Sting (2001) "Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight" – James Taylor (2002) "Your Body Is a Wonderland" – John Mayer (2003) "Cry Me a River" – Justin Timberlake (2004) "Daughters" – John Mayer (2005) "From the Bottom of My Heart" – Stevie Wonder (2006) "Waiting on the World to Change" – John Mayer (2007) "What Goes Around... Comes Around" – Justin Timberlake (2008) "Say" – John Mayer (2009)
2010s	"Make It Mine" – Jason Mraz (2010) "Just the Way You Are" – Bruno Mars (2011)

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