"Roses Are Red" is a song by

the Mac Band The Mac Band was an American Contemporary R&B, R&B musical ensemble, group from Flint, Michigan, Flint, Michigan, formed by four sibling, brothers as the primary singing, vocalists. They are best remembered for their 1988 hit "Roses Are Red (The ...

featuring the McCampbell Brothers, released as a single in June 1988. It is from their debut album ''The Mac Band featuring the McCampbell Brothers'' and was

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by LA Reid and Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds. The single was their most successful of six chart singles on the US ''

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'' Hot Black Singles

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, peaking at number one for one week on that chart. "Roses Are Red" did not chart on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. It did, however, reach number 8 on the UK Singles Chart.

Music video

The official music video was directed by Jane Simpson.

Charts

References

1988 songs 1988 singles Songs written by L.A. Reid Songs written by Babyface (musician) Song recordings produced by L.A. Reid Song recordings produced by Babyface (musician) MCA Records singles {{1980s-R&B-song-stub