Bramble Rose

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Bramble Rose
Bramble Rose.jpg
Studio album by
Released2002
Recorded Sunset Sound Factory
Los Angeles, California
Genre Alternative Country, Americana
Length52:37
Label Lost Highway
Producer Ethan Johns
Tift Merritt chronology
The Two Dollar Pistols with Tift Merritt
(1999)
Bramble Rose
(2002)
Tambourine
(2004)

Bramble Rose is the debut album by alternative country artist Tift Merritt. It was released on Lost Highway Records in 2002.

Contents

Track listing

All songs written by Tift Merritt.

No.TitleLength
1."Trouble Over Me"5:08
2."Virginia, No One Can Warn You"4:25
3."Neighborhood"3:20
4."Bird of Freedom"4:08
5."Bramble Rose"4:30
6."I Know Him Too"3:53
7."Sunday"6:11
8."Supposed to Make You Happy"4:20
9."Diamond Shoes"4:48
10."Are You Still in Love with Me"5:22
11."When I Cross Over"6:32
Total length:52:37

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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All Music's Mark Deming rated it 4.5 out of 5 saying "Bramble Rose is a bit short of perfect, it leaves no doubt that Merritt is already a talent of the first order."

Chart performance

Chart (2002)Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums47

Personnel

Technical

Other versions

Don Henley released a cover version featuring Mick Jagger and Miranda Lambert on September 25, 2015, on his album Cass County

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References

  1. Deming, Mark. Tift Merritt: Bramble Rose > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 25 April 2012.