When the Snow is on the Roses

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“When the Snow is On the Roses”
Single by Sonny James from the album When the Snow is On the Roses
Released	July 1972
Format	single
Recorded	1972
Genre	Country
Length	2:42
Label	Columbia Records
Writer(s)	E. Bader, Larry Kusik, James Last and Eddie Snyder
Sonny James singles chronology
"That's Why I Love You Like I Do" (1972) "When the Snow is on the Roses" (1972) "White Silver Sands" (1972)

"When the Snow is On the Roses" is a country music song made famous by Sonny James. The record was presented an Easy Listening hit with minimal pop crossover by Ed Ames in 1967.

Contents 1 Song history 2 Succession 3 References and sources 3.1 References 3.2 See also

[edit] Song history

The song — originally recorded by Roy Drusky in the late 1960s as an album cut^[1] — was James' first single released after he had signed with Columbia Records in 1972. James had just wrapped up a successful stay at Capitol Records, where he had enjoyed a string of 16 consecutive No. 1 hits during the late 1960s and early 1970s.

"When the Snow ... ," a ballad, began another long string of hits by "The Southern Gentleman." The song became his 22nd No. 1 song on the Billboard magazine Hot Country Singles chart in mid-September 1972.^[2].

[edit] Succession

Preceded by "If You Leave Me Tonight I'll Cry" by Jerry Wallace

Billboard Hot Country Singles number one single by Sonny James September 16, 1972

Succeeded by "I Can't Stop Loving You" by Conway Twitty

[edit] References and sources

[edit] References

[edit] See also

• Whitburn, Joel, "Top Country Songs: 1944-2005," 2006.