Kisses Sweeter than Wine
"Kisses Sweeter Than Wine" is a popular song, with lyrics written and music adapted in 1950 by Pete Seeger and Lee Hays of The Weavers, and recorded by Jimmie Rodgers. The tune was adapted from Lead Belly's "If It Wasn't for Dicky" (1937), which in turn was adapted from the traditional Irish folk tune "Drimindown / Drumion Dubh". The Weavers first released the song in 1951 as a Decca single, which reached number 19 on the Billboard chart and number 20 on the Cashbox chart in 1951.
| "Kisses Sweeter Than Wine" | |
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1951 45 rpm release by The Weavers, 9-27670 | |
| Single by The Weavers | |
| A-side | "When the Saints Go Marching In" |
| Written | 1950 |
| Published | 1951 |
| Released | July 1951 |
| Recorded | June 12, 1951 |
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| Label | Decca |
| Composer(s) | Traditional Irish (credited to "Joel Newman") |
| Lyricist(s) | Pete Seeger, Lee Hays (under pseudonym "Paul Campbell") |
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