Love Is a Rose

"Love Is a Rose"
Single by Linda Ronstadt
from the album Prisoner in Disguise
A-side	"Love Is a Rose"
B-side	"Heat Wave"
Released	August 19, 1975
Genre	Rock, country rock
Length	2:44
Label	Asylum
Songwriter(s)	Neil Young
Producer(s)	Peter Asher
Linda Ronstadt singles chronology

"Love Is a Rose"
Song by Neil Young
from the album Decade
Released	October 28, 1977
Recorded	1974
Genre	Folk rock
Length	2:16
Label	Reprise
Songwriter(s)	Neil Young
Producer(s)	Neil Young; David Briggs; Tim Mulligan

"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 version

Background

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 meaning that Young's recording of the song was no longer unique to Decade.

The melody for "Love Is a Rose" was taken from yet another unreleased song "Dance Dance Dance," which finally saw release on Live at Massey Hall 1971 in 2007. Young's longtime backing band Crazy Horse recorded the song, with the title "Dance, Dance, Dance", in 1971 on their album Crazy Horse and The New Seekers released it as a single in 1972.

Linda Ronstadt version

Background

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. "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. Ronstadt frequently performed the song at her concerts during the mid-to-late-1970s.

Chart performance

Chart (1975)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	63
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles	5
Canadian RPM Top Singles	100
Canadian RPM Country Tracks	46

Other versions

Lisa Loeb recorded "Love Is a Rose" on her 2008 album, Camp Lisa. Jill Johnson covered the song on her 2009 cover album Music Row II,[1] after having performed the song live in a cappella versions with the band during live concerts.[2]
Terri Clark recorded a cover of "Love Is a Rose" for her ninth studio album, Classic, which was released November 13, 2012. Clark's version was released as the album's first single in October 2012.

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[1] Information at Svensk mediedatabas

[2] Helsingborgs dagblad 18 February 2008 - Rockig Jill skruvade upp volymen

Linda Ronstadt
Stone Poneys albums	The Stone Poneys featuring Linda Ronstadt Evergreen, Volume 2 Linda Ronstadt, Stone Poneys and Friends, Vol. III
Studio albums	Hand Sown ... Home Grown Silk Purse Linda Ronstadt Don't Cry Now Heart Like a Wheel Prisoner in Disguise Hasten Down the Wind Simple Dreams Living in the USA Mad Love Get Closer What's New Lush Life For Sentimental Reasons Canciones de Mi Padre Cry Like a Rainstorm, Howl Like the Wind Mas Canciones Frenesí Winter Light Feels Like Home Dedicated to the One I Love We Ran A Merry Little Christmas Hummin' to Myself
Collaborations	Trio Santiago Trio II Western Wall: The Tucson Sessions Adieu False Heart The Complete Trio Collection
Compilations	Different Drum Greatest Hits Greatest Hits, Volume 2 The Very Best of Linda Ronstadt Mi Jardin Azul: Las Canciones Favoritas Duets
Hit singles	"Different Drum" "Long, Long Time" "You're No Good" "When Will I Be Loved" "Heat Wave" "Love Is a Rose" "The Tracks of My Tears" "That'll Be the Day" "Blue Bayou" "It's So Easy" "Poor Poor Pitiful Me" "Tumbling Dice" "Back in the U.S.A." "Ooo Baby Baby" "Just One Look" "Alison" "How Do I Make You" "Hurt So Bad" "I Can't Let Go" "I Knew You When" "What's New?" "Somewhere Out There" "Don't Know Much" "All My Life" "When Something Is Wrong With My Baby" "Close Your Eyes" "Walk On"
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Terri Clark
Discography
Studio albums	Terri Clark Just the Same How I Feel Fearless Pain to Kill Life Goes On The Long Way Home Roots and Wings Classic Some Songs Raising the Bar
Live albums	Terri Clark Live: Road Rage
Compilation albums	Greatest Hits 1994–2004
Notable singles	"Better Things to Do" "When Boy Meets Girl" "If I Were You" "Suddenly Single" "Poor Poor Pitiful Me" "Emotional Girl" "Now That I Found You" "You're Easy on the Eyes" "Everytime I Cry" "A Little Gasoline" "No Fear" "I Just Wanna Be Mad" "Three Mississippi" "I Wanna Do It All" "Girls Lie Too" "She Didn't Have Time" "Dirty Girl" "In My Next Life" "A Million Ways to Run" "Love Is a Rose" "I'm Movin' On" "One Drink Ago"