"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]

Chart performance

Chart (1962) Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100[3] 66
US Billboard Easy Listening 12

Steve Lawrence version

"Lollipops and Roses"
Song by Steve Lawrence
from the album Winners!
Released1963
Length3:00
LabelColumbia Records
Songwriter(s)Tony Velona
Producer(s)Al Kasha

Steve Lawrence covered the song for his album Winners!, released in January 1963.[4][5] It was released as a single in the Philippines, where it topped the national chart for seven straight weeks beginning in July 1965.[6][7]

References

  1. ↑ ASCAP database
  2. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 130.
  3. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2013). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012. Record Research. p. 444.
  4. ↑ "Late Spotlights". Billboard. Billboard Publications, Inc. January 19, 1963. p. 4. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
  5. ↑ "Billboard Spotlight Picks". Billboard. Billboard Publications, Inc. January 26, 1963. p. 33. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
  6. ↑ "Philippines". Billboard. Billboard Publications, Inc. July 10, 1965. p. 24. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
  7. ↑ "Philippines". Billboard. Billboard Publications, Inc. August 21, 1965. p. 35. Retrieved January 24, 2021.


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