Babyface wanted to write a song using the familiar line 'roses are red, violets are blue.' Co-written with Antonio 'L.A.' Reid, 'Roses Are Red' was first pitched to the Whispers, who chose another one of L.A. and Babyface's songs, 'Rock Steady,' which gave the group a number one R&B/number seven pop hit. The songwriting/production duo passed 'Roses Are Red' to the Mac Band, a Flint, MI-born group based around the vocals of brothers Derrick, Kelvin, Ray, and Charles Campbell. It was one of the smoothest sessions Babyface had ever been a part of, with the group quickly nailing the song's vocal harmonies. Issued as a MCA single from their Mac Band LP, 'Roses Are Red' went to number one R&B in the summer of 1988, while oddly never crossing over to the pop charts. They had two more Top 30 R&B hits with 'Stuck' and 'Someone to Love.' The 'roses are red' line also served as the basis for 'Roses Are Red (My Love),' a 1962 gold number one pop hit by Bobby Vinton.
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| Year | Artist/Album | Label | Time | AllMusic Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Various Artists | MCA | ||
| 1997 | Universal Special Products | 5:48 | ||
| 2003 | Various Artists | Thump Records | 5:43 | |
| 2004 | Thump Records | 5:45 | ||
| 2010 | Various Artists | UMTV / Universal Music | 3:06 | |
| Thump Records | 5:45 | |||
Various Artists | Ministry of Sound | 4:16 |
D Em G E A B F#m Bm F# Chords for Roses Are Red - The Mac Band feat. The McCampbell Brothers with capo transposer, play along with guitar, piano, ukulele & mandolin. Stream Mac Band - Roses Are Red (Disco Innovations Re - Edit) by Disco Innovations from desktop or your mobile device.
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| 'Roses Are Red' | |
|---|---|
| Single by The Mac Band featuring The McCampbell Brothers | |
| from the album The Mac Band featuring The McCampbell Brothers | |
| Released | June 10, 1988 |
| Recorded | 1987 |
| Genre | R&B |
| Length | 5:48 |
| Label | MCA |
| Songwriter(s) | L.A. Reid, Babyface |
| Producer(s) | L.A. Reid, Babyface |
'Roses Are Red' is a 1988 single by The Mac Band featuring The McCampbell Brothers. The single was their most successful of six chart singles on the USBillboardHot Black Singleschart, peaking at number one for one week on that chart. 'Roses Are Red' did not chart on the Billboard Hot 100.[1] It did, however, reach #8 on the UK Singles Chart.[2] The song was produced by LA Reid and Kenneth 'Babyface' Edmonds.
References[edit]
- ^Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 369.
- ^Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 336. ISBN1-904994-10-5.