Like Red on a Rose (song) explained

Like Red on a Rose
Cover:Alan Jackson - Like Red on a Rose cd single.png
Type:single
Artist:Alan Jackson
Album:Like Red on a Rose
Released:July 24, 2006
Genre:Country, soft rock
Label:Arista Nashville
Producer:Alison Krauss
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Prev Year:2005
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"Like Red on a Rose" is a song written by Robert Lee Castleman and Melanie Castleman, and recorded by the American country music singer Alan Jackson. It was released in July 2006 as the first single and title track from Jackson's album Like Red on a Rose.

Alison Krauss, who produced the album, told Billboard that the song was "so positive and loving, yet it has a real dark melody".[1]

Critical reception

The song was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Country Song at the 2006 Grammy Awards.[2]

Chart performance

"Like Red on a Rose" debuted at number 42 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs charts dated for the week ending July 29, 2006. It spent 20 weeks on that chart and peaked at number 15.[3]

Notes and References

  1. September 23, 2006 . Billboard . 118 . 38 . 34.
  2. Web site: Dixie Chicks, Carrie Underwood Earn Multiple Grammy Nods . https://web.archive.org/web/20080317043913/http://www.cmt.com/news/country-music/1547502/dixie-chicks-carrie-underwood-earn-multiple-grammy-nods.jhtml . dead . March 17, 2008 . Shelburne . Craig . December 7, 2006 . . October 22, 2010.
  3. Book: Whitburn, Joel . Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008 . Record Research, Inc . 2008 . 202 . 978-0-89820-177-2.