Robins and Roses

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| type = single

| artist = Bing Crosby

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| B-side = {{ubl|"We'll Rest at the End of the Trail"|(Curt Poulton / Fred Rose)}}

| released = 1936

| recorded = March 29, 1936

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| genre = Pop

| length = 2:57

| label = Decca DLA323-A

| writer = Joe Burke, Edgar Leslie

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}}"Robins and Roses" is a 1936 song with music by Joe Burke, and lyrics by Edgar Leslie.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)."

Selected recordings

  • 1936 Bing Crosby recorded March 29, 1936 with Victor Young and his Orchestra.{{cite web|title=A Bing Crosby Discography|url=http://www.bingmagazine.co.uk/bingmagazine/crosby1bDecca.html|website=BING magazine|publisher=International Club Crosby|accessdate=August 14, 2017}} Crosby's recording was very popular and reached No. 2 in the charts of the day.{{cite book|last1=Whitburn|first1=Joel|title=Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954|date=1986|publisher=Record Research Inc|location=Wisconsin, USA|isbn=0-89820-083-0|page=[https://archive.org/details/joelwpopmemories00whit/page/105 105]|url=https://archive.org/details/joelwpopmemories00whit/page/105}}
  • 1936 Orville Knapp - his Brunswick recording charted briefly just before Knapp's death in a plane crash.{{cite book|last1=Whitburn|first1=Joel|title=Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954|date=1986|publisher=Record Research Inc|location=Wisconsin, USA|isbn=0-89820-083-0|page=[https://archive.org/details/joelwpopmemories00whit/page/260 260]|url=https://archive.org/details/joelwpopmemories00whit/page/260}}
  • 1936 Jimmy Dorsey and his Orchestra - recorded March 28, 1936, vocal by Kay Weber, for Decca Records (catalog 776A).{{cite web|title=The Online Discographical Project|url=http://www.78discography.com/Dec500.htm|website=78discography.com|accessdate=August 14, 2017}}
  • 1936 Tommy Dorsey and his Orchestra - recorded March 25, 1936 for Victor Records (catalog No. 25284), vocal by Edythe Wright.{{cite web|title=The Online Discographical Project|url=http://www.78discography.com/vic25000.html|website=78discography.com|accessdate=August 14, 2017}}
  • 1958 Pat Boone on his album Yes Indeed!
  • 1958 Jeri Southern for her album Jeri Southern Meets Johnny Smith.{{cite web|title=allmusic.com|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/jeri-southern-meets-johnny-smith-mw0000520721|website=allmusic.com|accessdate=August 14, 2017}}

References