Primrose Lane

"Primrose Lane"
Single by Jerry Wallace
from the album There She Goes
Released June 1959 (U.S.)
Format 7"
Genre Country
Length 2:24
Label Challenge Records
Songwriter(s) Wayne Shanklin and George Callender
Jerry Wallace singles chronology
"A Touch of Pink"
(1959)		 "Primrose Lane"
(1959)		 "Little Coco Palm"
(1960)

"A Touch of Pink"
(1959)		 "Primrose Lane"
(1959)		 "Little Coco Palm"
(1960)

"Primrose Lane" is a song made famous by country music singer Jerry Wallace. Originally released in 1959, the song rose to number 8 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song was ranked #47 on Billboard magazine's Top Hot 100 songs of 1959.[1]

In the song, the singer appears to be serenading his love as they walk down the road and claiming "life's a holiday" with her.

"Supper-club Soul" singer O.C. Smith remade the song in 1970, scoring a modest hit. The record reached #86 pop, #4 Easy Listening in Billboard.

In 1971, "Primrose Lane" became the theme song of the ABC sitcom The Smith Family, sung by producer Don Fedderson's son, Mike Minor.

Chart performance

Chart (1972) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 8
Canadian RPM Country Tracks
Canadian RPM Top Singles

References

  1. ↑ "Billboard Top 100 - 1959". Archived from the original on January 2, 2014. Retrieved April 19, 2014.
  • Whitburn, Joel, "Top Country Songs: 1944–2005," 2006.


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