St. Therese of the Roses
First recording and first release by Billy Ward and The Dominoes (April 18, 1956 / June 1956)
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- Written by
- Arthur Strauss, Remus Harris
- Language
- English
- Released on
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St. Therese of the Roses
Single
September 1956 - Comments
- A BBC committee had determined that the record was unsuitable for broadcast because "the lyric is contrary both to Roman Catholic doctrine and to Protestant sentiment." The resulting controversy helped to sell records, and with airplay on Radio Luxembourg the sugary wedding song climbed to No 3, stayed on the charts for five months and sold half a million copies.
- Rating
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- Licensing
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