Cold Roses

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Cold Roses
Studio album by Ryan Adams and the Cardinals
Released	May, 2005
Recorded	Loho Studios (New York City, NY)
Genre	Alternative country
Length	76:03 (84:37 with bonus tracks)
Label	Lost Highway Records
Producer	Tom Schick
Professional reviews
Allmusic.com link Music Box link NME link Pitchfork Media (7.2/10) link PopMatters link Robert Christgau link Rolling Stone link
Ryan Adams and the Cardinals chronology
Love Is Hell (2004) Cold Roses (2005) Jacksonville City Nights (2005)

Cold Roses is Ryan Adams' sixth official album, and his first with backing band The Cardinals. Released on May 2, 2005 in the UK and May 3, 2005 in the United States, it is the first of three albums released in 2005. Cold Roses has sold 159,000 copies in the United States.^[1]

Although all the tracks can fit on a standard 80-minute disc, it was released as a double album with packaging and CDs designed to make it look like a vinyl LP. The album was also released in a standard 2-disc jewel case.

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[edit] Track listing

All tracks written by Adams, Bowersock, Cashdollar, Pemberton and Popper.

[edit] Disc one

1. "Magnolia Mountain"
2. "Sweet Illusions"
3. "Meadowlake Street"
4. "When Will You Come Back Home"
5. "Beautiful Sorta"
6. "Now That You're Gone"
7. "Cherry Lane"
8. "Mockingbird"
9. "How Do You Keep Love Alive"

[edit] Disc two

1. "Easy Plateau"
2. "Let It Ride"
3. "Rosebud"
4. "Cold Roses"
5. "If I Am a Stranger"
6. "Dance All Night"
7. "Blossom"
8. "Life Is Beautiful"
9. "Friends"

[edit] Bonus tracks

1. "Tonight" (vinyl and UK release only, also released as an iTunes exclusive album-only track)
2. "So Hot, So Cold" (Japan and UK Bonus Track)
3. "Operator, Operator" (Japan Bonus Track)

[edit] Performers

• Ryan Adams – Vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, harmonica, piano
• J.P. Bowersock – Electric guitar
• Cindy Cashdollar – Steel guitar, resonator guitar, vocals
• Brad Pemberton – Drums, vocals
• Catherine Popper – Bass guitar, vocals, piano
• Rachael Yamagata – Vocals and piano on "Let It Ride", "Cold Roses" and "Friends"

[edit] References

1. ^ Hasty, Katie (2007-06-03). Busy and bored, Adams tames "Tiger". Reuters/ Billboard. Retrieved on 2007-06-04. “"Cold Roses," has sold 159,000 copies in the United States”