ben e. king sang the song there is a rose in spanish harlem.
who sang the song there is a rose in spanish harlem?
ben e. king
spanish harlem (album)





























spanish harlem is the debut album by ben e. king. the album was released by atlantic records as an lp in 1961. the title track and "amor" were released as singles. the latter was released as "amor amor" on london. stan applebaum was the arranger.





























section::::track listing.





























bullet::::1. "amor" (gabriel ruíz, sunny skylar, ricardo lópez méndez) - [3:02]





























bullet::::2. "sway" (norman gimbel, gabriel ruíz) - [2:18]





























bullet::::3. "come closer to me" (john stewart, osvaldo farrés) - [2:35]





























bullet::::4. "perfidia" (alberto dominguez, milton leeds) - [2:04]





























bullet::::5. "granada" (agustín lara, dorothy dodd) - [2:27]
spanish harlem (album)
bullet::::- in 1971, aretha franklin released a cover version of the song that outperformed the original on the charts, in which franklin changed the lyrics slightly: from "a red rose up in spanish harlem" to "there's a rose in black 'n spanish harlem. a rose in black 'n spanish harlem. her version went to #1 on the us soul charts for three weeks and #2 pop for two weeks. "spanish harlem" was kept from the #1 spot by go away little girl by donny osmond. this version also hit #6 on billboard's easy listening chart. aretha franklin's version earned a gold single for sales of over one million. dr. john played keyboards on franklin's version with bernard "pretty" purdie on drums and chuck rainey on bass.
spanish harlem (song)