Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes)

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Edison Lighthouse was a "one-hit wonder". "Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes)" was that one hit.The song was written by Tony Macaulay and Barry Mason.Essentially they were a studio group with prolific session vocalist Tony Burrows providing the vocals.When the song became number one a group needed to be put together to feature on the popular TV show Top Of The Pops.Burrows sang the song on the programme, which happened to be his third appearance on the same show with three different groups!.[1] It reached number 5 on US pop chart, and number 1 on the UK Singles Chart for five weeks in January 1970.

[edit] In the media

• It featured in the closing scenes of the film Shallow Hal. The female lead played by Gwyneth Paltrow was named Rosemary.
• It serves as the musical theme of the film Little Manhattan.
• It was featured in a fifth season episode of The Sopranos during a hit on a female mobster.

Preceded by "Two Little Boys" by Rolf Harris

UK number one single January 27, 1970

Succeeded by "Wand'rin' Star" by Lee Marvin