| "Days of Wine and Roses" | ||||
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| Single by Andy Williams | ||||
| from the album Days of Wine and Roses and Other TV Requests | ||||
| A-side | "Can't Get Used to Losing You" | |||
| Released | March 1963 | |||
| Genre | Easy listening | |||
| Length | 2:45 | |||
| Label | Columbia 42674 | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Henry Mancini, Johnny Mercer | |||
| Producer(s) | Robert Mersey | |||
| Andy Williams singles chronology | ||||
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"Days of Wine and Roses" is a popular song, from the 1962 film of the same name.[1]
The music was written by Henry Mancini with lyrics by Johnny Mercer.[1] They received the Academy Award for Best Original Song for their work,[1] as well as the 1964 Grammy Awards for Record of the Year and Song of the Year.[2] In 2004 it finished at #39 in AFI's 100 Years...100 Songs survey of top tunes in American cinema.
The song's lyric is notable for consisting of just two complex sentences, each of which forms one of the song's two stanzas.
- ^ a b c Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 135. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ^ "Grammy Award Nominees 1964 – Grammy Award Winners 1964". Awardsandshows.com. Retrieved 10 August 2019.