Sonny James – When The Snow Is On The Roses, is a song that was an adult contemporary hit for Ed Ames in 1967, spending four weeks at #1 on the easy listening chart, but only reached #98 on the Billboard Hot 100. In 1972, a version recorded by Sonny James went to number one on the country charts.

Sonny James had just finished a successful stay at Capitol Records, where he had enjoyed a string of 16 consecutive No. 1 hits during the late 1960s and early 1970s, and had signed with Columbia Records in 1972. His cover version of «When the Snow is On the Roses» was his first single for Columbia Records and it began another long string of hits by «The Southern Gentleman». The song was his 22nd No. 1 song on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart in mid-September 1972.

Sonny James – When The Snow Is On The Roses
from the album When the Snow Is on the Roses
B-side «Love is a Rainbow»
Released July 5, 1972
Recorded June 1, 1972
Genre Country
Length 2:42
Label Columbia
Songwriter(s) Ernst Bader, Larry Kusik and Eddie Snyder , James Last
Producer(s) George Richey

COUNTRYPEDIA

Sonny James – When The Snow Is On The Roses Lyrics

[Chorus]
When the snow is on the roses
When the bluebird’s flown away
In my arms, we’ll both remember
All the love we shared today

[Verse 1]
Now the golden sun can see us kiss
Every summer’s day, we’ll love like this

[Chorus]
When the snow is on the roses
When the bluebird’s flown away
In my arms, we’ll both remember
All the love we shared today
[Verse 2]
As we walk along the silvery shore
Vows we makе will last forever more

[Chorus]
Whеn the snow is on the roses
When the summer stars are gone
One more summer will be over
But our love will still go on

[Chorus]
When the snow is on the roses
When the bluebirds flown away
In my arms, we’ll both remember
All the love we shared today

[Outro]
All the love we shared today

GENIUS