The Grass Is Greener (song)

This article is about the Brenda Lee song. For the Colosseum song, see The Grass Is Greener (album).

"The Grass Is Greener"
Single by Brenda Lee
from the album By Request
B-side	"Sweet Impossible You"
Released	23 September 1963
Genre	Pop
Length	2:25
Label	Decca 31539
Songwriter(s)	Mike Anthony, Barry Mann
Brenda Lee singles chronology
"I Wonder" / "My Whole World Is Falling Down" (1963) "The Grass Is Greener" (1963) "As Usual" (1963)

"The Grass Is Greener" is a song written by Mike Anthony and Barry Mann and performed by Brenda Lee.^[1] The song reached #7 on the adult contemporary chart and #17 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1963.^[2] The song is featured on her 1964 album, By Request.^[3] The song reached #73 in Australia.

The single's B-side, "Sweet Impossible You", reached #28 in the UK and #70 on the Billboard Hot 100.^[4]

References

1. Brenda Lee, "The Grass Is Greener" single release Retrieved May 14, 2014
2. Brenda Lee, "The Grass Is Greener" Chart Positions Retrieved May 14, 2014
3. Brenda Lee, By Request Retrieved May 14, 2014
4. Brenda Lee, "Sweet Impossible You" Chart Positions Retrieved May 14, 2014