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{{Short description|Song composed by Louis Guglielmi}} |
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{{Short description|Song composed by Louis Guglielmi}} |
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{{More citations needed|date=December 2013}} |
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{{Infobox song |
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{{Infobox song |
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| name = Cerisiers Roses et Pommiers Blancs |
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| name = Cerisiers Roses et Pommiers Blancs |
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| lyricist = ] (French), ] (English) |
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| lyricist = ] (French), ] (English) |
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"'''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. |
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==Pérez Prado version== |
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| name = Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White |
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| name = Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White |
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| type = single |
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| type = single |
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| artist = ] |
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| artist = ] |
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| B-side = Rhythm Sticks |
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| B-side = Rhythm Sticks |
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| released = December 1954 |
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| released = December 1954 |
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| recorded = 1954 |
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| recorded = 1954 |
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| genre = ], ] |
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| genre = ], ] |
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| length = 2:59 |
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| length = {{Duration|2:59}} |
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| label = ] |
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| writer = ], ] |
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]'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. |
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It was first recorded and released in ] 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><ref>{{cite web |title=Perez Prado "El Rey Del Mambo" Y Su Orquesta* – Cerezo Rosa = Cherry Pink And Apple Blossom White / Suby En Paris |url=https://www.discogs.com/es/release/15967524-Perez-Prado-El-Rey-Del-Mambo-Y-Su-Orquesta-Cerezo-Rosa-Cherry-Pink-And-Apple-Blossom-White-Suby-En-P |website=Discogs |access-date=28 January 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=45cat - Pérez Prado Y Su Orquesta - Cerezo Rosa (Cherry Pink And Apple Blossom White) |url=https://www.45cat.com/record/516084 |website=45cat |access-date=28 January 2023}}</ref> under the full title "''Cerezo Rosa (Cherry Pink And Apple Blossom White)''", becoming ].<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 ] in 1954, becoming a hit there in 1955 as it reached 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 ]. <ref name="500 Number One Hits">{{cite book |
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| name = Cherry Pink (And Apple Blossom White) |
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| type = single |
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| artist = ] |
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| B-side = I'm Sincere |
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| released = February 1955 |
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| recorded = 1955 |
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| genre = ] |
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| length = 2:43 |
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| prev_title = Don't |
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| prev_year = 1954 |
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| next_title = Sweet and Gentle |
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| next_year = 1955 |
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"'''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. Pérez Prado's rendition was first recorded and released in ] 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><ref>{{cite web |title=Perez Prado "El Rey Del Mambo" Y Su Orquesta* – Cerezo Rosa = Cherry Pink And Apple Blossom White / Suby En Paris |url=https://www.discogs.com/es/release/15967524-Perez-Prado-El-Rey-Del-Mambo-Y-Su-Orquesta-Cerezo-Rosa-Cherry-Pink-And-Apple-Blossom-White-Suby-En-P |website=Discogs |access-date=28 January 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=45cat - Pérez Prado Y Su Orquesta - Cerezo Rosa (Cherry Pink And Apple Blossom White) |url=https://www.45cat.com/record/516084 |website=45cat |access-date=28 January 2023}}</ref> under the full title "''Cerezo Rosa (Cherry Pink And Apple Blossom White)''", becoming ].<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 ] in 1954, becoming a hit there in 1955 as it reached 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 ]. <ref name="500 Number One Hits">{{cite book |
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| isbn= 0-85112-250-7}}</ref> |
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| 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> |
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''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> |
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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 |
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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 |
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] 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> |
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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 |
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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 |
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In 1961, ] released an album featuring the song. |
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==Recorded versions== |
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*] (original version in French, 1950) |
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*] (in Italian, 1951) |
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*] 1955 |
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*] (before october 1956 in Hungarian, "Nekem sem tanította senki sem" means "No one taught me either") |
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*] (under the pseudonym Mr. Versatile; instrumental) (1969) |
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*] 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> |
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'''Finnish versions "Kaksi ruusua" ("Two Roses")''' |
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* ] (1955) |
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* ] (1955) |
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* ] (1975) |
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* ] (1975) |
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* ] (1985) |
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==In films== |
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* The song was featured in the film '']'' starring ]. |
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* The recording by ] was featured in the films '']'' and '']'' in 1989. |
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*The song is often played in the Hong Kong film '']'', most notably during the scene where tenants party while celebrating ]. |
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==See also== |
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==See also== |