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Linda Ronstadt – Love Is a Rose (1975) | Track profile | Dork

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Linda Ronstadt
Prisoner in Disguise
Love Is a Rose

TRACK

Love Is a Rose

Release date: 16th September 1975

From Prisoner in Disguise

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About This Track

"Love Is a Rose" is a track by Linda Ronstadt, from the album Prisoner in Disguise, released 16th September 1975. Full lyrics are available below.

Lyrics

Love Is a Rose

Love is a rose, but you'd better not pick it

Only grows when it's on the vine

Handful of thorns and you know you've missed it

Lose your love when you say the word mine

I wanna see what's never been seen

I wanna live that age old dream

C'mon boy, let's go together

Let's take the best, right now

Take the best right now

Love is a rose, but you'd better not pick it

Only grows when it's on the vine

Handful of thorns and you know you've missed it

Lose your love when you say the word mine

I wanna go to an old hoe-down

Long ago in the western town

Pick me up cause my feet are draggin

Gimme a lift and I'll paint your wagon

Love is a rose, but you'd better not pick it

Only grows when it's on the vine

Handful of thorns and you know you've missed it

Lose your love when you say the word mine

Love is a rose, but you'd better not pick it

Only grows when it's on the vine

Handful of thorns and you know you've missed it

Lose your love when you say the word mine

Mine

Love is a rose

Love is a rose

Love is a rose

Love is a rose

Love is a rose

Love is a rose

Love is a rose

Love is a rose

Love is a rose

Love is a rose

Love is a rose

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Track details

From Prisoner in Disguise

1975

Album

Prisoner in Disguise

Release year

1975

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Hey Mister, That's Me up on the Jukebox

—You Tell Me That I'm Falling Down

—I Will Always Love You

—Love Is a Rose

—The Sweetest Gift

Across The Border

Sisters of Mercy

If I Should Fall Behind

Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues

Brahms' Lullaby

A River for Him

Oh No, Not My Baby

Don't Talk (Put Your Head On My Shoulder)

Dreams to Dream

So Right, So Wrong

Don’t Know Much

Telling Me Lies / Rosewood Casket

Wildflowers / Hobo’s Meditation

Those Memories of You / My Dear Companion

To Know Him Is to Love Him / Farther Along

Somewhere Out There

I Think It's Gonna Work Out Fine

I Can’t Let Go

Look Out for My Love

How Do I Make You

Talking in the Dark

Ooh Baby Baby / Blowing Away

Back In The U.S.A.

Poor Poor Pitiful Me

I Never Will Marry

That’ll Be the Day

You Tell Me That I'm Falling DownPrisoner in Disguise

I Will Always Love YouPrisoner in Disguise

The Sweetest GiftPrisoner in Disguise

Hey Mister, That's Me up on the JukeboxPrisoner in Disguise

You Can Close Your Eyes

I Can't Help It (If I'm Still in Love With You)

You’re No Good

I Believe in You

Rock Me on the Water

The Long Way Around / (She’s a) Very Lovely Woman

Long, Long Time

Will You Love Me Tomorrow

Baby You've Been on My Mind

I'll Be Your Baby Tonight

Linda Ronstadt — If I Should Fall Behind

Linda Ronstadt — High Sierra

Linda Ronstadt — Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues

Linda Ronstadt — Brahms' Lullaby

Linda Ronstadt — Good Night

Linda Ronstadt — In My Room

Linda Ronstadt — The Blue Train

Linda Ronstadt — A River for Him

Linda Ronstadt — Oh No, Not My Baby

Linda Ronstadt — Don't Talk (Put Your Head On My Shoulder)

Linda Ronstadt — Dreams to Dream

Linda Ronstadt — So Right, So Wrong

Linda Ronstadt — I Need You

Linda Ronstadt — Don’t Know Much

Linda Ronstadt — Telling Me Lies / Rosewood Casket

Linda Ronstadt — Wildflowers / Hobo’s Meditation

Linda Ronstadt — Those Memories of You / My Dear Companion

Linda Ronstadt — To Know Him Is to Love Him / Farther Along

Linda Ronstadt — Somewhere Out There

Linda Ronstadt — I Think It's Gonna Work Out Fine

Linda Ronstadt — My Blue Tears

Linda Ronstadt — I Can’t Let Go

Linda Ronstadt — Hurt So Bad

Linda Ronstadt — Party Girl

Linda Ronstadt — Girls Talk

Linda Ronstadt — Look Out for My Love

Linda Ronstadt — How Do I Make You

Linda Ronstadt — Talking in the Dark

Linda Ronstadt — Ooh Baby Baby / Blowing Away

Linda Ronstadt — Blue Bayou

Linda Ronstadt — Back In The U.S.A.

Linda Ronstadt — Poor Poor Pitiful Me

Linda Ronstadt — Alison

Linda Ronstadt — It’s So Easy

Linda Ronstadt — I Never Will Marry

Linda Ronstadt — Carmelita

Linda Ronstadt — Tumbling Dice

Linda Ronstadt — That’ll Be the Day

Linda Ronstadt — Crazy

Linda Ronstadt — Lago azul

Linda Ronstadt — You Tell Me That I'm Falling Down (from Prisoner in Disguise)

Linda Ronstadt — I Will Always Love You (from Prisoner in Disguise)

Linda Ronstadt — The Sweetest Gift (from Prisoner in Disguise)

Linda Ronstadt — Hey Mister, That's Me up on the Jukebox (from Prisoner in Disguise)

Linda Ronstadt — You Can Close Your Eyes

Linda Ronstadt — I Can't Help It (If I'm Still in Love With You)

Linda Ronstadt — You’re No Good

Linda Ronstadt — I Believe in You

Linda Ronstadt — Desperado

Linda Ronstadt — Birds

Linda Ronstadt — Rock Me on the Water

Linda Ronstadt — The Long Way Around / (She’s a) Very Lovely Woman

Linda Ronstadt — Long, Long Time

Linda Ronstadt — Will You Love Me Tomorrow

Linda Ronstadt — Baby You've Been on My Mind

Linda Ronstadt — I'll Be Your Baby Tonight

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Credits

Writer: Neil Young
Producer: Peter Asher
Drums: Andrew Gold, Russ Kunkel
Keyboards: Andrew Gold
Vocals: Andrew Gold
Acoustic Guitar: Andrew Gold
ARP Solina String Ensemble Synthesizer: Andrew Gold
Background Vocals: Andrew Gold, Herb Pedersen, Kenny Edwards
Bass Guitar: Kenny Edwards
Clavichord: Andrew Gold
Congas: Andrew Gold
Credited: Asylum Records, Various Artists
Handclaps: Andrew Gold
Harmonica: Jim Connor
Musette: Andrew Gold
Percussion: Andrew Gold
Tambourine: Andrew Gold, Peter Asher
Violin: David Lindley