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| SongbyNeil 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 |
| 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 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.
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. 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.
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| SinglebyLinda Ronstadt | ||||
| from the album Prisoner in Disguise | ||||
| 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 | |||
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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. "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 (1975) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 63 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles | 5 |
| Canadian RPM Top Singles | 100 |
| Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 46 |
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