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			{{Short description\|Song composed by Louis Guglielmi}}
	{{More citations needed\|date=December 2013}}
	{{Infobox song		{{Infobox song
	\| name = Cerisiers Roses et Pommiers Blancs		\| name = Cerisiers Roses et Pommiers Blancs
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	\| lyricist = ] (French), ] (English)		\| lyricist = ] (French), ] (English)
	}}		}}
	"'''Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White'''" or "Cerezo Rosa" or "Ciliegi Rosa" or "Gummy Mambo", is the English version of "Cerisiers Roses et Pommiers Blancs", a ] song with music by ] written in 1950. ] lyrics ~~to the song~~ by ] and ] lyrics by ] both exist,<ref name="500 Number One Hits"/> and recordings of both have been quite popular. However, ]'s recording of the song as an ] with his orchestra featuring trumpeter Billy Regis,<ref name="500 Number One Hits"/> whose trumpet sound would slide down and up before the melody would resume, was the most popular version in 1955, reaching number one for 10 weeks on the '']'' chart. It became a ]. Pérez had first recorded this title for the movie '']'' (1955), where ] can be seen dancing to the song. Prado recorded ''Cherry Pink'' several times, the best known version being the original hit recording from 1955 and the 1960 recording in ]. <ref name="500 Number One Hits">{{cite book		"'''Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White'''" or "Cerezo Rosa" or "Ciliegi Rosa" or "Gummy Mambo", is the English version of "Cerisiers Roses et Pommiers Blancs", a ] song with music by ] written in 1950. French lyrics by ] and English lyrics by ] both exist,<ref name="500 Number One Hits">
			{{cite book
	\| first= Jo		\| first= Jo
	\| last= Rice		\| last= Rice
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	\| title= The Guinness Book of 500 Number One Hits		\| title= The Guinness Book of 500 Number One Hits
	\| edition= 1st		\| edition= 1st
	\| publisher= Guinness Superlatives ~~Ltd~~		\| publisher= Guinness Superlatives
	\| location= Enfield, Middlesex		\| location= Enfield, Middlesex
	\| page= 18		\| page= 18
			\| isbn= 0-85112-250-7}}</ref> and recordings of both have been quite popular.
	\| isbn= 0-85112-250-7}}</ref> ''Billboard'' ranked the former version as the No. 1 song of 1955.<ref>]</ref> The most popular vocal version in the ] was by ], reaching No. 14 on the chart in 1955.<ref>{{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=159}}</ref>

			==Pérez Prado version==
	In the ], two versions of the song went to number one in 1955. The first was the version by Prado, which reached number one for two weeks.<ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums">{{cite book
			{{Infobox song
	\| first= David
			\| name = Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White
	\| last= Roberts
			\| cover = Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White.jpg
	\| year= 2006
			\| alt = The label for the record
	\| title= ]
			\| type = single
	\| edition= 19th
			\| artist = ]
	\| publisher= Guinness World Records Limited
			\| B-side = Rhythm Sticks
	\| location= London
			\| released = December 1954
	\| isbn= 1-904994-10-5
			\| recorded = 1954
	\| page= 43}}</ref> Less than a month later, a version by the British trumpeter ] reached number one for four weeks.<ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums 2">{{cite book
			\| studio =
	\| first= David
			\| genre = * ]
	\| last= Roberts
			* ]
	\| year= 2006
			* ]<ref name="Molanphy 2023">{{Cite podcast\|url=https://slate.com/podcasts/hit-parade/2023/09/how-instrumentals-become-infectious-hits\|title= Insert Lyrics Here Edition\|website=Hit Parade {{!}} Music History and Music Trivia\|publisher=]\|last=Molanphy\|first=Chris\|date=September 15, 2023\|access-date=October 1, 2023}}</ref>
	\| title= ]
			\| length = {{Duration\|2:59}}
	\| edition= 19th
	\| ~~publisher~~= ~~Guinness~~ ~~World~~ Records ~~Limited~~		\| label = ]
			\| lyricist = ], ]
	\| location= London
			\| composer = ]
	\| isbn= 1-904994-10-5
			\| producer =
	\| page=44}}</ref>
			\| prev_title = Marilyn Monroe Mambo
			\| prev_year = 1954
			\| next_title = Maria Elena
			\| next_year = 1955
			}}

			]'s recording of the song as an instrumental with his orchestra featuring trumpeter Billy Regis,<ref name="500 Number One Hits"/> whose trumpet sound would slide down and up before the melody would resume, was the most popular version.
			It was first recorded and released in Mexico in 1953<ref>{{cite web \|title=Cerezo rosa\|url=https://latinpop.fiu.edu/albumdd.cfm?bid=7050&term=Cerezo+rosa \|website=The Díaz-Ayala Cuban and Latin American Popular Music Collection \|access-date=28 January 2023}}</ref> under the full title "Cerezo Rosa (Cherry Pink And Apple Blossom White)", becoming one of the biggest hits of that year in Mexico.<ref>{{cite book \|last1=Mejía Barquera \|first1=Fernando \|title=El Sound Track de la vida cotidiana: Radio y música popular en México D.F. \|date=June 2006 \|publisher=Facultad de Ciencias Políticas y Sociales UNAM\|page=202}}</ref> It was then released in the United States in 1954, becoming a hit there in 1955, reaching number one for 10 weeks on the '']'' chart. It became a ], and it was featured on the movie '']'' (1955), where ] can be seen dancing to the song. Prado recorded "Cherry Pink" several times, the best known version being the original hit recording from 1953 and the 1960 recording in stereo.<ref name="500 Number One Hits"/>

			''Billboard'' ranked the former version as the number one song of 1955. The most popular vocal version in the U.S. was by ], which was number fourteen on the chart in 1955.<ref>{{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=159}}</ref>
	] released a version on his 1965 album, ''].''<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.discogs.com/Al-Hes-The-King-Hirt-Theyre-Playing-Our-Song/release/2451132 \|title=Al (He's The King) Hirt* - They're Playing Our Song (Vinyl, LP, Album) at Discogs \|publisher=Discogs.com \|access-date=2014-04-03}}</ref>

			==Other significant versions==
	In 1982, the British pop group ] (featuring ]) had a UK Top 20 hit with the vocal version of the song.<ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums 3">{{cite book
			In the United Kingdom, two versions went to number one in 1955. The first was the rendition by Prado, which reached number one for two weeks.<ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums">{{cite book
	\| first= David		\| first= David
	\| last= Roberts		\| last= Roberts
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	\| title= ]		\| title= ]
	\| edition= 19th		\| edition= 19th
	\| publisher= Guinness World Records ~~Limited~~		\| publisher= Guinness World Records
	\| location= London		\| location= London
	\| isbn= 1-904994-10-5		\| isbn= 1-904994-10-5
			\| pages= 43, 44, 373}}</ref> Less than a month later, the take by the British trumpeter ] reached number one for four weeks.<ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums"/>
	\| page= 373}}</ref>

			] included it on his 1965 album, ''].''<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.discogs.com/Al-Hes-The-King-Hirt-Theyre-Playing-Our-Song/release/2451132 \|title=Al (He's The King) Hirt* - They're Playing Our Song (Vinyl, LP, Album) at Discogs \|year=1966 \|publisher=Discogs.com \|access-date=2014-04-03}}</ref>
	In 1961, ] released an album featuring the song.

			In 1982, the British pop group ] (featuring ]) had a UK Top 20 hit with a vocal of the song.<ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums"/>
	==Recorded versions==
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	*] (original version in French, 1950)
	*] (1951)
	*] (in Italian, 1951)
	*] (in Greek, 1952)
	*] (1955)
	*] (instrumental) (1955 and 1960)
	*] (instrumental, 1955)
	*] 1955
	*] (before october 1956 in Hungarian, "Nekem sem tanította senki sem" means "No one taught me either")
	*] (1960)
	*] (1961)
	*] (in French, 1962)
	*] (under the pseudonym Mr. Versatile; instrumental) (1969)
	*] Orchestra (1977)
	*] (2004)
	*]
	*]
	*]
	*] recorded the song in 1955<ref>{{cite web\|title=A Bing Crosby Discography\|url=http://www.bingmagazine.co.uk/bingmagazine/CBS.html \|website=Bingmagazine.co.uk\|access-date=November 29, 2017}}</ref> for use on his ] and it was subsequently included in the box set ''The Bing Crosby CBS Radio Recordings (1954-56)'' issued by ] (catalog MD7-245) in 2009.<ref>{{cite web\|title=The Bing Crosby CBS Radio Recordings (1954-56)\|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-bing-crosby-cbs-radio-recordings-1954-56-mw0001951404\|website=]\|access-date=December 1, 2017}}</ref>
	*] (as "Softcore Mutations" - unreleased)
	*]
	*]
	*]
	*]
	*]
	*]
	*] (as "Jabuke i trešnje"; ] lyrics by ])
	*] Orchestra
	*]
	*]
	*]
	*]
	*]
	*]
	*]
	*]
	*]
	*] (under the pseudonym "Davey Crackpot"; a parody of the Perez Prado hit record featuring ] on trumpet)
	*]
	*]
	*]
	*]
	*] (1970) - ] Version under ]
	{{div col end}}

	'''Finnish versions "Kaksi ruusua" ("Two Roses")'''
	* ] (1955)
	* ] (1955)
	* ] (1975)
	* ] (1975)
	* ] (1985)

	==In films==
	* The song was featured in the film '']'' starring ].
	* The recording by ] was featured in the films '']'' and '']'' in 1989.
	*The song is often played in the Hong Kong film '']'', most notably during the scene where tenants party while celebrating ].

	==See also==		==See also==
	*]		*]
			*]

	==References==		==References==
	{{Reflist}}		{{Reflist}}

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Latest revision as of 21:19, 29 September 2024

Song composed by Louis Guglielmi

"Cerisiers Roses et Pommiers Blancs"
Song
Language	French, English
English title	"Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White"
Written	1950
Composer(s)	Louiguy
Lyricist(s)	Jacques Larue (French), Mack David (English)

"Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White" or "Cerezo Rosa" or "Ciliegi Rosa" or "Gummy Mambo", is the English version of "Cerisiers Roses et Pommiers Blancs", a popular song with music by Louiguy written in 1950. French lyrics by Jacques Larue and English lyrics by Mack David both exist, and recordings of both have been quite popular.

Pérez Prado version

"Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White"

Single by Pérez Prado

B-side

"Rhythm Sticks"

Released

December 1954

Recorded

1954

Genre

Length

2:59

Jacques Larue, Mack David

Pérez Prado singles chronology

"Marilyn Monroe Mambo"
(1954)

"Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White"
(1954)

"Maria Elena"
(1955)

Pérez Prado's recording of the song as an instrumental with his orchestra featuring trumpeter Billy Regis, whose trumpet sound would slide down and up before the melody would resume, was the most popular version. It was first recorded and released in Mexico in 1953 under the full title "Cerezo Rosa (Cherry Pink And Apple Blossom White)", becoming one of the biggest hits of that year in Mexico. It was then released in the United States in 1954, becoming a hit there in 1955, reaching number one for 10 weeks on the Billboard chart. It became a gold record, and it was featured on the movie Underwater! (1955), where Jane Russell can be seen dancing to the song. Prado recorded "Cherry Pink" several times, the best known version being the original hit recording from 1953 and the 1960 recording in stereo.

Billboard ranked the former version as the number one song of 1955. The most popular vocal version in the U.S. was by Alan Dale, which was number fourteen on the chart in 1955.

Other significant versions

In the United Kingdom, two versions went to number one in 1955. The first was the rendition by Prado, which reached number one for two weeks. Less than a month later, the take by the British trumpeter Eddie Calvert reached number one for four weeks.

Al Hirt included it on his 1965 album, They're Playing Our Song.

In 1982, the British pop group Modern Romance (featuring John Du Prez) had a UK Top 20 hit with a vocal of the song.

References

^ Rice, Jo (1982). The Guinness Book of 500 Number One Hits (1st ed.). Enfield, Middlesex: Guinness Superlatives. p. 18. ISBN 0-85112-250-7.
Molanphy, Chris (September 15, 2023). "Insert Lyrics Here Edition". Hit Parade | Music History and Music Trivia (Podcast). Slate. Retrieved October 1, 2023.
"Cerezo rosa". The Díaz-Ayala Cuban and Latin American Popular Music Collection. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
Mejía Barquera, Fernando (June 2006). El Sound Track de la vida cotidiana: Radio y música popular en México D.F. Facultad de Ciencias Políticas y Sociales UNAM. p. 202.
Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits: Eighth Edition. Record Research. p. 159.
^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records. pp. 43, 44, 373. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
"Al (He's The King) Hirt* - They're Playing Our Song (Vinyl, LP, Album) at Discogs". Discogs.com. 1966. Retrieved 2014-04-03.

v t e Modern Romance
Andy Kyriacou Natalie Kyriacou Matt Earnshaw Oli Silk Steve Etherington Geoff Deane David Jaymes Robbie Jaymes Paul Gendler Tony Gainsbrough John Du Prez Michael J. Mullins
Studio albums	Adventures in Clubland (1981) Trick of the Light (1983) Burn It! (1985)
Compilation albums	Party Tonight (1983)
Singles	"Everybody Salsa" "Ay Ay Ay Ay Moosey" "Can You Move" "Queen of the Rapping Scene (Nothing Ever Goes the Way You Plan)" "Cherry Pink (and Apple Blossom White)" "Best Years of Our Lives" "High Life" "Don't Stop That Crazy Rhythm" "Walking in the Rain" "Good Friday" "That's What Friends Are For" "Move On" "Burn It!" "Best Mix of Our Lives"

v t e Billboard Year-End number one singles (1946–1959)
1946: "Prisoner of Love" – Perry Como 1947: "Near You" – Francis Craig 1948: "Twelfth Street Rag" – Pee Wee Hunt 1949: "Riders in the Sky" – Vaughn Monroe Orchestra 1950: "Goodnight, Irene" – Gordon Jenkins and The Weavers 1951: "Too Young" – Nat King Cole 1952: "Blue Tango" – Leroy Anderson 1953: "The Song from Moulin Rouge" – Percy Faith 1954: "Little Things Mean a Lot" – Kitty Kallen 1955: "Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White" – Pérez Prado 1956: "Heartbreak Hotel" – Elvis Presley 1957: "All Shook Up" – Elvis Presley 1958: "Nel Blu Dipinto di Blu (Volare)" – Domenico Modugno 1959: "The Battle of New Orleans" – Johnny Horton
Complete list (1946–1959) (1960–1979) (1980–1999) (2000–2019) (2020–present)

Billboard Year-End number one singles (1946–1959)

1946: "Prisoner of Love" – Perry Como
1947: "Near You" – Francis Craig
1948: "Twelfth Street Rag" – Pee Wee Hunt
1949: "Riders in the Sky" – Vaughn Monroe Orchestra
1950: "Goodnight, Irene" – Gordon Jenkins and The Weavers
1951: "Too Young" – Nat King Cole
1952: "Blue Tango" – Leroy Anderson
1953: "The Song from Moulin Rouge" – Percy Faith
1954: "Little Things Mean a Lot" – Kitty Kallen
1955: "Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White" – Pérez Prado
1956: "Heartbreak Hotel" – Elvis Presley
1957: "All Shook Up" – Elvis Presley
1958: "Nel Blu Dipinto di Blu (Volare)" – Domenico Modugno
1959: "The Battle of New Orleans" – Johnny Horton

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Pérez Prado version

Other significant versions

See also

References