We the whole song in two takes." The track became the group's first hit single peaking at number 4 on the Hot 100 on 21–28 September 1968, number 16 in Italy in late 1968, and number 2 in Canada while going largely unnoticed in the United Kingdom. The song was subsequently recorded by British hard rock band Deep Purple for their 1968 debut album Shades of Deep Purple, group member Ritchie Blackmore having heard the Billy Joe Royal original while living in Hamburg: (Ritchie Blackmore quote:) "It was a great song would be a good song our act, if we could come up with a different arrangement.
Ī promo clip for Billy Joe Royal's release of the song was filmed at the boardwalk amusement park and outskirts of an unidentified Southern beach town. "Hush" did afford Billy Joe Royal a one-off hit on the European continent, reaching #12 on the German singles chart and becoming a Top Ten hit in Belgium (#1), the Netherlands (#5) and Switzerland (#2). The qualified success of "Hush" was sufficient to allow for the release of Royal's second album Billy Joe Royal featuring Hush. Rose Garden", an album cut on Billy Joe Royal featuring Hush, would prove to be South's most successful composition, spearheaded by the 1971 Lynn Anderson hit version: (Billy Joe Royal quote:) "To this day I can't figure out why I didn't like that song.") Īlthough more successful than Royal's last six single releases, only two of which had ranked even low on the Billboard Hot 100, "Hush" would not afford Royal a Top 40 comeback: managing only one "top-tier" market breakout in Chicago - whose prime Top 40 station WLS would rank "Hush" as high as #5 tying the WLS hit parade peak for both Royal's 1965 career record " Down in the Boondocks" and also Deep Purple's 1968 "Hush" cover - "Hush" would rise no higher on the Hot 100 than #52, with a Canadian pop chart peak of #45. I didn't like it, so he wrote 'Hush' right there on the dashboard." (". In the mid-1980s Royal would recall how while he and his regular songwriter/producer Joe South were driving from Atlanta to Nashville for that recording session (Billy Joe Royal quote:)"Joe was writing ' I Never Promised You a Rose Garden'.
You can download I Never Promised You a Rose Garden on JioSaavn App.Billy Joe Royal would record "Hush" in a 12 July 1967 Nashville recording session which featured Barry Bailey, future lead guitarist for the Atlanta Rhythm Section, on guitar. How can I download I Never Promised You a Rose Garden ? The duration of the song I Never Promised You a Rose Garden is 2:24 minutes. What is the duration of I Never Promised You a Rose Garden ? I Never Promised You a Rose Garden is sung by Billy Joe Royal.
Who is the singer of I Never Promised You a Rose Garden ? I Never Promised You a Rose Garden is composed by J. Who is the music director of I Never Promised You a Rose Garden ? I Never Promised You a Rose Garden is a english song from the album Billy Joe Royal Featuring "Hush". Which album is the song I Never Promised You a Rose Garden from? I Never Promised You a Rose Garden is a english song released in 1967. All rights reserved by Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment FAQs for I Never Promised You a Rose Garden When was I Never Promised You a Rose Garden released?