spaNish harlem - beN e kiNg

Spanish Harlem
Written by: Phil Spector, Jerry Leiber
First release: Spanish Harlem by Ben E. King on audio single Spanish Harlem (December 1960)


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Lyrics:
There is a rose in Spanish Harlem
A red rose up in Spanish Harlem
It is a special one, it's never seen the sun
It only comes out when the moon is on the run
And all the stars are gleaming
It's growing in the street right up through the concrete
But soft and sweet and dreaming

There is a rose in Spanish Harlem
A red rose up in Spanish Harlem
With eyes as black as coal that look down in my soul
And starts a fire there and then I lose control
I have to beg your pardon
I'm going to pick that rose and watch her as she grows
In my garden

Singers:
1 Ben E. King (The Drifters) (billboard hot 100 1961) December 1960 2  John Barry 1961 3  Santo & Johnny 1962 4  Cliff Richard October 1962 5  Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass 1963 6  Chet Atkins 1963 7  Sounds Incorporated July 1964 8  Keating 1965 9  Ex-Checkers 1965 10  Tom Jones May 21, 1965 11  The Mama's and The Papa's January 1966 12  King Curtis October 1966 13  Arthur Alexander 1968 14  The Checkmates, ltd. 1969 15  Aretha Franklin 1971 16  Laura Nyro and LaBelle November 17, 1971 17  Vikki Carr December 1971 18  Honey Boy Martin 1972 19  Leon Russell 1974 20  Richie Cole 1987 21  Neil Diamond 1993 22  Manuel 1998 23  Garry Hagger 2000 24  Janet Seidel 2001 25  Kenny Rankin 2002 26  The Willy DeVille Acoustic Trio February 25, 2003 27  Salsa Rosso 2005 28  Bowling For Soup November 15, 2005 29  Frankie Valli October 2, 2007 30  Keld Heick February 24, 2010 31  Jon Secada

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