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Pretty Paper

Roy Orbison

1965

jaar
Top 40

13

piekpositie
Top 40

4

weken
Top 40

56

punten
Top 40

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Songinfo

Trivia

Wist je dat?credits: met koor en orkest o.l.v. Ivor Raymond arrangeur: Bill Justis het origineel is van: 1963: Roy Orbison (Orch. & Chorus Cond. by Ivor Raymonde) (Arr. by Bill Justis) [Monument 45-830] 1964: Roy Orbison op de LP: More of Roy Orbison’s Greatest Hits [Monument SLP-18024] [n°19 US album-hit in 1966] cover-versies: 1964: Terry Brandon (Accompaniment directed by Gerry Glenn); B-kant van I Could Easily Fall (In Love with You) van Redd Wayne [Embassy WB 669] 1964: Willie Nelson [RCA Victor 47-8484] 1966: Willie Nelson (Produced by Chet Atkins) [RCA Victor 47-9029] 1966: Johnny Tillotson (Arranged And Conducted By Stan Applebaum) op de LP: The Christmas Touch [MGM SE4402] 1968: Glen Campbell (Arranged and Conducted by Al de Lory) op de LP: That Christmas Feeling [Capitol ST-2978] [n°1 US album-hit [Christmas Charts] 1970: Willie Nelson (Producer: Chet Atkins) [RCA Victor 47-9931] 1975: Willie Nelson (Produced by Chet Atkins) [RCA Victor PB-10461] 1976: Mickey Gilley; B-kant van Lonely Christmas Call [Playboy Records P6095] 1977: Cristy Lane; B-kant van Shake Me I Rattle [LS Records GRT 148] 1979: Willie Nelson op de LP: Pretty Paper [Columbia JC 36189] [n°73 US album-hit] 1979: Willie Nelson (Arranged and Produced by Booker T. Jones); B-kant van White Christmas [Columbia 13-03476] 1988: Randy Travis; B-kant van White Christmas Makes Me Blue [Warner Bros. 7-28556] 1989: Ricky Van Shelton op de CD: Ricky Van Shelton Sings Christmas [Columbia CK 45269] [n°6 US album-hit [Christmas Charts] 1989: Randy Travis op de CD: An Old Time Christmas [Warner Bros. 9 25972-2] [n°70 US album-hit] 2002: Carly Simon op de CD: Christmas Is Almost Here [Rhino 8122-78166-2] [n°14 US album-hit [Christmas Charts] 2003: Kenny Chesney (with Willie Nelson) op de CD: All I Want for Christmas Is a Real Good Tan [BNA Records BNA82876-51808-2] [n°42 US album-hit] 2004: Chris Isaak op de CD: Chris Isaak Christmas [Wicked Game/Reprise 2-48940] [n°109 US album-hit]
A-kant Titel

Pretty Paper

A-kant Lengte

2:41

A-kant Componist(en)

W. Nelson

B-kant titel

My Prayer

B-kant lengte

2:43

B-kant componist(en)

G. Boulanger, J. Kennedy

Platenlabel

London

Catalogusnr

FLX 3139

Hoogste positie UK

6

Hoogste positie US

15

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Songtekst

Pretty paper, pretty ribbons of blue
Wrap your presents to your darling from you
Pretty pencils to write I love you
Pretty paper, pretty ribbons of blue

Crowded street, busy feet, hustle by him
Downtown shoppers, Christmas is nigh
There he sits all alone on the sidewalk
Hoping that you won't pass him by

Should you stop, better not, much too busy
You're in a hurry, my, how time does fly
In the distance the ringing of laughter
And in the midst of the laughter he cries

Pretty paper, pretty ribbons of blue
Wrap your presents to your darling from you
Pretty pencils to write I love you
Pretty paper, pretty ribbons of blue

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