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"Paper Roses" is a popular song written and composed by Fred Spielman and Janice Torre. It first was a top five hit in 1960 for Anita Bryant . Marie Osmond recorded it in 1973 and took her version to number one on the US country chart.
Paper Roses is a studio album by American singer Marie Osmond. It was released in September 1973 in conjunction with MGM Records and Kolob Records. Paper Roses was the debut studio album in Osmond's career and its title track was released as her debut single. The song topped the US and Canadian country charts.
[citation needed] Her second album, Hear Anita Bryant in Your Home Tonight (1961), contains "Paper Roses" and "Wonderland by Night", as well as several songs that first appeared in her singles. [ citation needed ] Her third album, In My Little Corner of the World , also in 1961, contains the title song and other songs that have to do with ...
Her biggest charting song was “Paper Roses,” which reached No. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1960. It was followed by one other top 10 song, “My Little Corner of the World.” She registered ...
The "Paper Roses" musician, largely known for her conservative beliefs and as a former spokesperson for Florida oranges, died Monday, Dec. 16 at her home in Edmond, Oklahoma, her family confirmed ...
"Paper Roses" (1960) "My Little Corner of the World" (1960) ... is a 1960 love song with music written by Lee Pockriss and lyrics by Bob Hilliard. ...
In 1973, she released her debut single, "Paper Roses." The song reached number one on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart and crossed into the top five of the Billboard Hot 100. [1] Her debut studio album of the same name also topped Billboard's country albums chart and spent 20 weeks on the survey. [2]
She became an activist for higher wages and better working conditions for her fellow laborers. She is credited with coining the phrase “bread and roses” to explain that women workers needed “both economic sustenance and personal dignity,” according to Hasia Diner, a professor of American Jewish history at New York University.