Like Red on a Rose (song)

2006 single by Alan Jackson

"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]

References

1. Billboard. Vol. 118, no. 38. September 23, 2006. p. 34. {{cite magazine}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
2. Shelburne, Craig (December 7, 2006). "Dixie Chicks, Carrie Underwood Earn Multiple Grammy Nods". CMT. Archived from the original on March 17, 2008. Retrieved October 22, 2010.
3. Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 202. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
4. "Alan Jackson Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
5. "Alan Jackson Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.