A Dozen Roses – Greatest Hits Explained

A Dozen Roses – Greatest Hits
Type:	greatest
Artist:	The Desert Rose Band
Cover:	ADozenRoses.jpg
Genre:	Country, country rock
Length:	39:05
Label:	MCA/Curb
Producer:	Ed Seay Paul Worley
Prev Title:	Pages of Life
Prev Year:	1990
Next Title:	True Love
Next Year:	1991

A Dozen Roses – Greatest Hits is the first compilation album by American country rock group The Desert Rose Band. It was released January 4, 1991, via MCA/Curb. The album peaked at number 44 on the Top Country Albums chart.^[1]

Critical reception

A review of the album in Billboard was positive, calling the album a "bright bouquet".^[2]

Track listing

Source: Allmusic

Reception

The Allmusic review by William Ruhlmann awarded the album 4.5 stars stating

Personnel

• Bill Brunt – art direction, design
• Bill Bryson – bass guitar
• Annette Cisneros, Dave Glover, Brad Jones, Pete Magdaleno, Ken Paulakovich, Mike Poole, Russ Ragsdale, Clarke Schleicher – assistant engineer
• Steve Duncan – drums, percussion
• Greg Gorman – photography
• Chris Hillman – acoustic guitar, vocals
• John Jorgenson – arranger, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, mandolin, mixing, vocals
• Jim Kemp – art direction
• JayDee Maness – pedal steel
• Glenn Meadows – mastering
• Robert K. Oermann – liner notes
• Herb Pedersen – acoustic guitar, vocals, lead vocals on "Hello Trouble"
• Ed Seay – mixing, producer (except for tracks 1-3)
• Paul Worley – producer

Notes and References

1. Web site: [{{Allmusic|class=album|id=r125189/charts-awards|pure_url=yes}} ''A Dozen Roses'' Charts ]. . 7 April 2011.
2. Reviews . Billboard . 70 . January 19, 1991.