A Rose and a Baby Ruth
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{{Infobox song
| name = A Rose and a Baby Ruth
| cover = A_Rose_and_a_Baby_Ruth_-_George_Hamilton_IV.jpg
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| type = single
| artist = George Hamilton IV
| album =
| B-side = If You Don't Know
| released = October 1956
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| genre = Pop
| length = 2:02
| label = ABC-Paramount
| writer = John D. Loudermilk
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| next_title = High School Romance
| next_year = 1957
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"A Rose and a Baby Ruth" is a song written by John D. Loudermilk under his "Johnny Dee" pseudonym. The song, which partially refers to the Baby Ruth candy bar, was published in 1956. The best-known version was recorded by George Hamilton IV. The song reached number 6 on the Billboard magazine pop chart and spent 20 weeks on the chart.{{cite book |title= The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits: Eighth Edition |last=Whitburn |first=Joel |author-link=Joel Whitburn |year=2004 |publisher=Record Research |page=273}}
"A Rose and a Baby Ruth" showed regional appeal in country music, foreshadowing Hamilton's highly successful career, in the 1960s.{{citation needed|date=August 2016}}
Chart performance
Covers
On the same date Billboard reviewed George Hamilton IV´s original version, in October 1956, they reviewed a competing cover sung by Eddie Fontaine and released by Decca. Billboard predicted it would be a close race between the two recordings, but the Decca release did not make even the lower part of Billboard{{´}}s Top 100.
Johnny Maestro & The Crests did a version in 1960 for their first album, The Crests Sing All Biggies - (Coed LP 901).
Al Kooper covered it on his 1970 Columbia release Easy Does It.
The song was covered by Marilyn Manson as a bonus studio track on the limited-edition version of The Last Tour On Earth live album in 1999.
Singles
= By George Hamilton IV =
- (1956) A Rose and a Baby Ruth/If You Don't Know-ABC Paramount Records
- (1956) A Rose and a Baby Ruth/If You Don't Know-Colonial Records With the Country Gentlemen, Featuring Joe Tanner on guitar
References
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External links
- {{YouTube|7hjTzKLy-jk|George Hamilton IV - A Rose and a Baby Ruth}}
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Category:Songs written by John D. Loudermilk
Category:John D. Loudermilk songs
Category:George Hamilton IV songs
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