Like Red on a Rose explained

Like Red on a Rose
Type:	studio
Artist:	Alan Jackson
Cover:	Aj-lroar.jpg
Released:	September 26, 2006
Genre:	Country, soft rock
Length:	49:23
Label:	Arista Nashville
Producer:	Alison Krauss
Prev Title:	Precious Memories
Prev Year:	2006
Next Title:	Live at Texas Stadium
Next Year:	2007

Like Red on a Rose is the fourteenth studio album by American country music artist Alan Jackson. It was released on September 26, 2006. The album produced two singles, the title track and "A Woman's Love", which respectively reached numbers 15 and 5 on the Hot Country Songs charts.

This album was produced by singer Alison Krauss, who also selected the songs. "A Woman's Love", a re-recording of a song previously included on Jackson's 1998 High Mileage album, was the only song written by Jackson. This album abandoned Jackson's typical neotraditional country style and his usual producer Keith Stegall, and instead went for a soft rock/adult contemporary sound.

Personnel

Adapted from the album's liner notes.^[1]

Musicians

• Ron Block – acoustic guitar, twin electric guitars on "A Woman's Love"
• Jim Cox – Fender Rhodes, Hammond B-3 organ, Wurlitzer
• Jerry Douglas – lap steel guitar, Dobro
• Alan Jackson – lead vocals
• Alison Krauss – strings
• Viktor Krauss – bass guitar, upright bass
• Howard Levy – harmonica
• Michael McDonald – clavinet, Fender Rhodes
• Joey Miskulin – accordion
• Gordon Mote – piano, Fender Rhodes, Hammond B-3 organ
• The Nashville String Machine – strings on "A Woman's Love" and "Had It Not Been You"
• Bernard Purdie – drums
• Kenny Vaughan – electric guitar

Backing vocalists

• Sam Bush
• Sidney Cox
• Suzanne Cox
• Dave Denman
• Alison Krauss
• Richard Sterban
• Dan Tyminski
• Cheryl White
• Lee Ann Womack

Technical

• Carl Gorodetzky – string contractor
• Alison Krauss – producer
• Michael Omartian – string arranger and conductor
• Gary Paczosa – Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer
• Brandon Bell – Recording Engineer
• Joey Crawford – Assistant Recording Engineer
• Greg Lawrence – Assistant Recording Engineer
• Terry Christian – Recording Engineer (for String Session)
• Doug Sax – Mastering Engineer
• Sangwook Nam – Mastering Engineer

Chart performance

Like Red on a Rose debuted at No. 4 on the U.S. Billboard 200, and No. 1 on the Top Country Albums selling 86,000 copies, becoming his ninth No. 1 country album. The album was certified Gold by the RIAA in January 2007.

Year-end charts

Chart (2006)	Position
US Billboard 200^[2]	157
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[3]	32

Chart (2007)	Position
US Billboard 200^[4]	158
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[5]	28

Singles

Year	Single	Chart Positions
		US Country	US	US Pop
2006	"Like Red on a Rose"	15	80	99
2007	"A Woman's Love"	5	73	—

Sales and certifications

Notes and References

1. Like Red on a Rose . Alan Jackson . 2006 . CD booklet . Arista Nashville . 82876.
2. Web site: Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2006. Billboard. November 21, 2020.
3. Web site: Top Country Albums – Year-End 2006. Billboard. November 21, 2020.
4. Web site: Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2007. Billboard. November 21, 2020.
5. Web site: Top Country Albums – Year-End 2007. Billboard. November 21, 2020.
6. Web site: Gold & Platinum - February 16, 2010 . RIAA . February 16, 2010.
7. Web site: Justin Timberlake's 'The 20/20 Experience' & 12 More Two-Album/One-Year Releases. Billboard. Brad. Wete. October 1, 2013. June 4, 2020.