"Love Is a Rose" | |
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Song by Neil Young | |
from the album Decade | |
Released | October 28, 1977 |
Recorded | June 16, 1974 |
Studio | Broken Arrow Ranch |
Genre | Folk rock |
Length | 2:16 |
Label | Reprise |
Songwriter(s) | Neil Young |
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"Love Is a Rose" is a song written and composed by Neil Young. It first became popular in 1975 when Linda Ronstadt had a country hit with her version. "Love Is a Rose" has also been covered by other artists over the years.
Neil Young first recorded "Love Is a Rose" in 1974 for the unreleased album Homegrown . It was later released by Young in 1977 on the compilation Decade . Homegrown finally saw release in 2020, rendering Young's recording of the song no longer unique to Decade. [1]
The melody for "Love Is a Rose" was taken from another as-yet unreleased song "Dance, Dance, Dance," which finally saw release on Live at Massey Hall 1971 in 2007. [2] Young's longtime backing band Crazy Horse recorded the song, with the title "Dance, Dance, Dance", in 1971 on their album Crazy Horse . [3]
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Single by Linda Ronstadt | ||||
from the album Prisoner in Disguise | ||||
B-side | "Heat Wave" | |||
Released | August 19, 1975 | |||
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Length | 2:44 | |||
Label | Asylum | |||
Songwriter(s) | Neil Young | |||
Producer(s) | Peter Asher | |||
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Linda Ronstadt recorded "Love Is a Rose" in a country music arrangement on her platinum-certified 1975 album Prisoner in Disguise . Her rendition peaked at No. 5 the US Billboard Country Singles chart. [1] "Love Is a Rose" also debuted on the pop-oriented "Billboard" Hot 100 but its B-side: "Heat Wave", became the track of choice for pop radio stations, also becoming a No. 5 hit. [5] Ronstadt frequently performed the song at her concerts during the mid-to-late-1970s. [6]
Chart (1975) | Peak position |
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US Billboard Hot 100 [7] | 63 |
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [8] | 5 |
Canada Top Singles ( RPM ) [9] | 100 |
Canada Country Tracks ( RPM ) [10] | 46 |