A Rose and a Baby Ruth

"A Rose and a Baby Ruth" is a song written by John D. Loudermilk under his "Johnny Dee" pseudonym. The song 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.[1]

"A Rose and a Baby Ruth"
Single by George Hamilton IV
B-side"If You Don't Know"
ReleasedOctober 1956
GenrePop
Length2:02
LabelABC-Paramount
Songwriter(s)John D. Loudermilk
George Hamilton IV singles chronology
"A Rose and a Baby Ruth"
(1956)		 "High School Romance"
(1957)

"A Rose and a Baby Ruth" showed regional appeal in country music, foreshadowing Hamilton's highly successful career, in the 1960s.

Chart performance
Chart (1956-57) Peak
position
Billboard Top 100 [2] 6
Billboard Best Sellers in Stores 7
Billboard Most Played by Jockeys 7
Billboard Most Played in Juke Boxes 8

Covers

At the same date as 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

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References
  1. Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits: Eighth Edition. Record Research. p. 273.
  2. Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits: Eighth Edition. Record Research. p. 273.
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