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{{Short description|Song composed by Louis Guglielmi}} {{Short description|Song composed by Louis Guglielmi}}
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{{Infobox song {{Infobox song
| name = Cerisiers Roses et Pommiers Blancs | name = Cerisiers Roses et Pommiers Blancs
| 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.
==Pérez Prado version==
{{Infobox song
| name = Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White
| type = single
| artist = ]
| album =
| B-side = Rhythm Sticks
| released = December 1954
| format =
| recorded = 1954
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = ], ]
| length = {{Duration|2:59}}
| label = ]
| writer = ], ]
}}
]'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.

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"/>
{{Infobox song
| name = Cherry Pink (And Apple Blossom White)
| cover = | cover =
| alt = | alt =
| type = single | type =
| artist = ] | language = French, English
| English_title = "Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White"
| album =
| B-side = I'm Sincere | written = 1950
| released = February 1955 | published =
| format = | writer =
| recorded = 1955
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = ]
| length = 2:43
| label = ]
| writer = ]
| composer = ] | composer = ]
| lyricist = ] (French), ] (English)
| producer =
| prev_title = Don't
| prev_year = 1954
| next_title = Sweet and Gentle
| next_year = 1955
}} }}
"'''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 to the song by ] and English lyrics by ] both exist,<ref name="500 Number One Hits">
{{cite book
| first= Jo
"'''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"/> ''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>
| last= Rice
| year= 1982
''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>
| title= The Guinness Book of 500 Number One Hits
| edition= 1st
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.{{cite book
| publisher= Guinness Superlatives
| first= David
| location= Enfield, Middlesex
| last= Roberts
| year= 2006 | page= 18
| isbn= 0-85112-250-7}}</ref> and recordings of both have been quite popular.
| title= ]
| edition= 19th
| publisher= Guinness World Records Limited
| location= London
| isbn= 1-904994-10-5
| page= 44}}</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>
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"/>
In 1961, ] released an album featuring the song.
==Recorded versions==
{{div col|colwidth=30em}}
*] (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 ].


==Pérez Prado version== ==Pérez Prado version==
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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. ]'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 ] 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 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 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 stereo. <ref name="500 Number One Hits"/>
| first= Jo
| last= Rice
| year= 1982
| title= The Guinness Book of 500 Number One Hits
| edition= 1st
| publisher= Guinness Superlatives Ltd
| location= Enfield, Middlesex
| page= 18
| 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> ''Billboard'' ranked the former version as the number one song of 1955. The most popular vocal version in the U.S. 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>


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 In the United Kingdom, 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
| 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
| 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 | pages= 43, 44, 373}}</ref> Less than a month later, a version by the British trumpeter ] reached number one for four weeks.<ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums"/>
| first= David
| last= Roberts
| year= 2006
| title= ]
| edition= 19th
| publisher= Guinness World Records Limited
| location= London
| isbn= 1-904994-10-5
| page=44}}</ref>


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 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"/>
| first= David
| last= Roberts
| year= 2006
| title= ]
| edition= 19th
| publisher= Guinness World Records Limited
| location= London
| isbn= 1-904994-10-5
| page= 373}}</ref>


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


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

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{{Billboard Year-End number one singles 1946–1959}} {{Billboard Year-End number one singles 1946–1959}}

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Song composed by Louis Guglielmi
"Cerisiers Roses et Pommiers Blancs"
Song
LanguageFrench, English
English title"Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White"
Written1950
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 to the song 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"
ReleasedDecember 1954
Recorded1954
GenreJazz, pop
Length2:59
LabelRCA Victor
Songwriter(s)Jacques Larue, Mack David
Composer(s)Louiguy
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 as it reached 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, reaching No. 14 on the chart in 1955.

In the United Kingdom, 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. Less than a month later, a version by the British trumpeter Eddie Calvert reached number one for four weeks.

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

See also

References

  1. ^ Rice, Jo (1982). The Guinness Book of 500 Number One Hits (1st ed.). Enfield, Middlesex: Guinness Superlatives. p. 18. ISBN 0-85112-250-7.
  2. "Cerezo rosa". The Díaz-Ayala Cuban and Latin American Popular Music Collection. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
  3. 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.
  4. Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits: Eighth Edition. Record Research. p. 159.
  5. ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records. pp. 43, 44, 373. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
Modern Romance
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