Paper Roses
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"Paper Roses" is a 1973 country-pop song, originally recorded by Marie Osmond, that became her breakthrough hit and signature recording.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
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song ⓘ |
| album | Paper Roses (album) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedAct | The Osmond family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| breakthroughHitFor | Marie Osmond NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bSide | Least of All You NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chartPosition |
Adult Contemporary chart number 1
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Billboard Hot 100 number 5 ⓘ Billboard Hot Country Songs number 1 NERFINISHED ⓘ UK Singles Chart number 2 ⓘ |
| composer | Fred Spielman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| format | 7-inch single ⓘ |
| genre |
country
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country pop ⓘ pop ⓘ |
| hasCoverVersion | Paper Roses (Anita Bryant song version) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasISRC | USMGMS123456 ⓘ |
| hasLivePerformance |
Paper Roses live on The Andy Williams Show
NERFINISHED
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Paper Roses live on The Mike Douglas Show NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMusicVideo | Paper Roses (1973 television performance clips) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includedOn | Paper Roses (album) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | 2:38 ⓘ |
| lyricist | Janice Torre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first person ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being Marie Osmond's debut single
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establishing Marie Osmond as a solo country-pop artist ⓘ |
| originallyRecordedBy | Marie Osmond NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | Marie Osmond NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previouslyRecordedBy | Anita Bryant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Sonny James NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordingDate | 1973 ⓘ |
| recordLabel | MGM Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1973-08-25 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1973 ⓘ |
| signatureSongOf | Marie Osmond NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance | one of the defining country-pop crossover hits of the early 1970s ⓘ |
| tempo | slow to mid-tempo ballad ⓘ |
| theme | disillusionment with a superficial romance ⓘ |
| vocalStyle | teen country-pop ballad vocal ⓘ |
| yearOfOriginalComposition | 1960 ⓘ |
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