When the Snow Is on the Roses

"When the Snow Is on the Roses"
Single by Ed Ames
from the album When the Snow Is on the Roses
B-side"Let Me So Love"
ReleasedSeptember 1967
GenreTraditional pop
Length2:35
LabelRCA Victor
SongwritersErnst Bader, Larry Kusik and Eddie Snyder (lyrics), James Last (music)
ProducerJim Foglesong
Ed Ames singles chronology
"Timeless Love"
(1967)
"When the Snow Is on the Roses"
(1967)
"Who Will Answer?"
(1968)
"When the Snow Is on the Roses"
Single by Sonny James
from the album When the Snow Is on the Roses
B-side"Love is a Rainbow"
ReleasedJuly 5, 1972
RecordedJune 1, 1972
GenreCountry
Length2:42
LabelColumbia
SongwritersErnst Bader, Larry Kusik and Eddie Snyder (lyrics), James Last (music)
ProducerGeorge Richey
Sonny James singles chronology
"That's Why I Love You Like I Do"
(1972)
"When the Snow Is on the Roses"
(1972)
"White Silver Sands"
(1972)

"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 and almost entered the Pop charts.