A Rose and a Baby Ruth
| "A Rose and a Baby Ruth" | ||||
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| Single by George Hamilton IV | ||||
| Released | October 1956 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 2:02 | |||
| Label | ABC-Paramount | |||
| Writer(s) | John D. Loudermilk | |||
| George Hamilton IV singles chronology | ||||
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"A Rose and a Baby Ruth" is the title of a song written by John D. Loudermilk. 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 had regional appeal in country music, foreshadowing Hamilton's highly successful 1960s career.
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[edit] Chart performance
| Chart (1956) | Peak position |
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| Billboard Top 100 | 6 |
| Billboard Best Sellers in Stores | 7 |
| Billboard Most Played by Jockeys | 7 |
| Billboard Most Played in Juke Boxes | 8 |
[edit] Covers
At the same date as Billboard revued George Hamilton IV´s original version -in October 1956- they revued a competing cover which Decca had released by Eddie Fontaine. Billboard predicted it would be a close race, but the Decca release did not even make the lover part of the 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).
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.
[edit] Singles
[edit] By George Hamilton IV
- (1956) A Rose and a Baby Ruth/If You Don't Know-ABC Paramount Records
- (1956) A Rose and a Baby Ruth/If You Don't Know-Colonial Records With the Country Gentlemen, Featuring Joe Tanner on guitar
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