Love is a Rose
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| Song by Neil Young | |||||
| Album | Decade | ||||
| Released | October 28, 1977 | ||||
| Recorded | 1974 | ||||
| Genre | Rock | ||||
| Length | 2:16 | ||||
| Label | Reprise | ||||
| Writer | Neil Young | ||||
| Producer | Neil Young David Briggs Tim Mulligan |
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| Single by Linda Ronstadt from the album Prisoner in Disguise |
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| A-side | "Heat Wave" | |
| Released | 1975 | |
| Format | 45 RPM record | |
| Genre | Rock/Country | |
| Length | 2:46 | |
| Label | Asylum Records | |
| Writer(s) | Neil Young | |
| Producer | Peter Asher | |
"Love is a Rose" is a song written by Neil Young in 1974 for the unreleased album Homegrown. It was later released in 1977 on the compilation Decade. It also hit #63 on the US Pop singles chart.
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 had recorded "Dance Dance Dance" in 1971 on their album Crazy Horse.
Linda Ronstadt recorded "Love is a Rose" in a countrified fashion on her 1975 album Prisoner in Disguise. Her rendition peaked at #5 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart.
