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Cherry Pink (and Apple Blossom White)
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| “Cerisiers Roses et Pommiers Blancs” | |
|---|---|
| Song | |
| Language | French, English |
| English title | “Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White” |
| Written | 1950 |
| Composer(s) | Louiguy |
| Lyricist(s) | Jacques Larue (French), Mack David (English) |
“Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White” or “Cerezo Rosa” or “Ciliegi Rosa” or “Gummy Mambo”, is the English version of “Cerisiers Roses et Pommiers Blancs”, a popular song with music by Louiguy written in 1950. French lyrics by Jacques Larue and English lyrics by Mack David both exist, and recordings of both have been quite popular.
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Pérez Prado version
| “Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White” | |
|---|---|
| |
| Single by Pérez Prado | |
| B-side | “Rhythm Sticks” |
| Released | December 1954 |
| Recorded | 1954 |
| Genre | Latin mambo cha-cha-cha |
| Length | 2:59 |
| Label | RCA Victor |
| Composer(s) | Louiguy |
| Lyricist(s) | Jacques Larue, Mack David |
| Pérez Prado singles chronology | |
| “Marilyn Monroe Mambo” (1954)”Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White“ (1954)”Maria Elena” (1955) | |
Pérez Prado‘s recording of the song as an instrumental with his orchestra featuring trumpeter Billy Regis, whose trumpet slides down and up before the melody would resume, was the most popular version. It was first recorded and released in Mexico in 1953 under the full title “Cerezo Rosa (Cherry Pink And Apple Blossom White)”, becoming one of the biggest hits of that year in Mexico.
It was then released in the United States in 1954, becoming a hit there in 1955, reaching number one for 10 weeks on the Billboard chart. It became a gold record, and it was featured on the movie Underwater! (1955), where Jane Russell can be seen dancing to the song. Prado recorded “Cherry Pink” several times, the best known version being the original hit recording from 1953 and the 1960 recording in stereo.
Billboard ranked the former version as the number one song of 1955. The most popular vocal version in the U.S. was by Alan Dale, which was number fourteen on the chart in 1955.
Other significant versions
In the United Kingdom, two versions went to number one in 1955. The first was the rendition by Prado, which reached number one for two weeks. Less than a month later, the take by the British trumpeter Eddie Calvert reached number one for four weeks.
Al Hirt included it on his 1965 album, They’re Playing Our Song.
In 1961, Jerry Murad’s Harmonicats released an album featuring the song.
In 1982, the British pop group Modern Romance (featuring John Du Prez) had a UK Top 20 hit with a vocal of the song.
More Covers
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Underwater! (Film)
| Underwater! | |
|---|---|
| |
| Directed by | John Sturges |
| Screenplay by | Walter Newman |
| Story by | Hugh King Robert B. Bailey |
| Produced by | Harry Tatelman Howard Hughes (executive producer) |
| Starring | Jane Russell Richard Egan Gilbert Roland Lori Nelson |
| Cinematography | Harry J. Wild |
| Edited by | Stuart Gilmore Frederic Knudtson |
| Music by | Roy Webb |
| Distributed by | RKO Radio Pictures |
| Release date | February 9, 1955 (US) |
| Running time | 99 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $2 million |
| Box office | $2.2 million (US rentals) |
Underwater! is a 1955 adventure film starring Jane Russell, Richard Egan, and Gilbert Roland, and directed by John Sturges.
Plot
Johnny and his wife Theresa, along with mercenary Dominic Quesada, priest Father Cannon, and Gloria, the boat owner, search for sunken treasure in the Caribbean. While on a dive, they come across a wreck that they assume holds treasure.
When they resurface, they are confronted by a boat of local shark-hunters with an unhealthy curiosity in their activities. In their effort to find funding to raise the wreck, they discover that what they are looking for is a 17th-century ship that contains a life-size solid gold Madonna encrusted in precious gems and that it lies in a different underwater location. So they make plans to acquire it. However, it is on the edge of a precipice, and the shark-hunters intend for them to do all the difficult and dangerous recovery, then take the treasure from them.
Cast
- Jane Russell – Theresa Gray
- Richard Egan – Johnny Gray
- Gilbert Roland – Dominic Quesada
- Lori Nelson – Gloria
- Robert Keith – Father Cannon
- Joseph Calleia – Rico Herrera
- Eugene Iglesias – Miguel Vega
- Ric Roman – Jesus
Production
Howard Hughes acquired the rights to the unpublished The Big Rainbow.
Partially filmed on location in Mexico and Hawaii, Underwater! was completed in a newly constructed underwater tank in an RKO Radio Pictures soundstage. It was the first RKO film released in Superscope. The film’s budget increased from its initial $300,000 and a large amount of the budget was used on footage cut from the film.
Lori Nelson claimed Howard Hughes wanted her for the lead and paid Universal Pictures for her use; however, Jane Russell owed RKO a film. The lead was given to Russell with a part written for Nelson so she could keep her fee.
Soundtrack
The film contained the songs “Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White” and “Rhythm Sticks” performed by Perez “Prez” Prado and his Orchestra (“The King of the Mambo“).
Release
For its world premiere on January 10, 1955, the film was projected on a submerged movie screen at Silver Springs, Florida, and members of the press viewed the film 20 feet underwater while wearing aqualungs.
The song “Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White” featured in the film became a major hit.
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