Like Red on a Rose

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.

Like Red on a Rose
Studio album by Alan Jackson
Released	September 26, 2006
Genre	Country, Soft rock, Adult contemporary
Length	49:23
Label	Arista Nashville
Producer	Alison Krauss
Alan Jackson chronology
Precious Memories (2006) Like Red on a Rose (2006) Live at Texas Stadium (2007)
Singles from Like Red on a Rose
"Like Red on a Rose" Released: July 24, 2006 "A Woman's Love" Released: January 8, 2007

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	(83/100)[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
About.com	[2]
AllMusic	[3]
Country Weekly	(average)[4]
Entertainment Weekly	A−[5]
The Music Box	[6]
No Depression	(mixed)[7]
People	[8]
PopMatters	[9]
Slant	[10]
Stylus Magazine	A−[11]
The Village Voice	(favorable)[12]
Yahoo! Music	(favorable)[13]

Unlike all of Jackson's previous albums, where Keith Stegall served as producer, 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 also the only song on this album that Jackson wrote. Unlike Jackson's previous albums, this album abandoned Jackson's typical neotraditional country style and instead, went for a soft rock/adult contemporary sound. This move proved controversial for his fans, who accused him of abandoning his signature style in order to go for a more commercial pop route. Although critically acclaimed, the album was considered a commercial disappointment for the singer.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Anywhere on Earth You Are"	Tim Krekel, Danny O'Keefe	4:13
2.	"Good Imitation of the Blues"	Patrick Brayer	3:23
3.	"Like Red on a Rose"	Robert Lee Castleman, Melanie Castleman	3:32
4.	"Nobody Said That It Would Be Easy"	R. Castleman, M. Castleman	3:44
5.	"Don't Change on Me"	Jimmy Holiday, Eddie Reeves	3:26
6.	"The Firefly's Song"	R. Castleman	3:56
7.	"Wait a Minute"	Herb Pedersen	4:22
8.	"Had It Not Been You"	Sidney Cox	4:01
9.	"A Woman's Love"	Alan Jackson	4:13
10.	"Don't Ask Why"	Roy Freeland, Bill LaBounty	3:01
11.	"As Lovely As You"	John Pennell	4:05
12.	"Where Do I Go From Here (A Trucker's Song)"	R. Castleman, Stephen Foster	4:02
13.	"Bluebird"	Leon Russell	3:25
Total length:			49:23

Personnel

Adapted from the album's liner notes.[14]

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.

Charts Charts (2006) Peak position Australia Albums Chart[15] 41 Canadian Albums Chart 8 Norwegian Albums Chart[15] 11 U.S. Billboard 200[16] 4 U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums[16] 1 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 Region Provider Certification Sales/Shipments United States RIAA Gold[17] 841,000[18]

References

1. "Like Red on a Rose by Alan Jackson". metacritic.com. Retrieved 23 March 2017.
2. "Album Review: Alan Jackson - Precious Memories". about.com. Retrieved 23 March 2017.
3. Like Red on a Rose at AllMusic
4. "Nash Country Daily". countryweekly.com. Retrieved 23 March 2017.
5. "Like Red on a Rose". ew.com. 22 September 2006. Retrieved 23 March 2017.
6. Metzger, John. "Alan Jackson - Like Red on a Rose (Album Review)". musicbox-online.com. Retrieved 23 March 2017.
7. No Depression review Archived 2010-07-06 at the Wayback Machine
8. "Picks and Pans Review: Alan Jackson – Vol. 66 No. 14". people.com. 2 October 2006. Retrieved 23 March 2017.
9. "Alan Jackson: Like Red on a Rose". popmatters.com. Retrieved 23 March 2017.
10. "Alan Jackson Like Red on a Rose - Album Review - Slant Magazine". slantmagazine.com. Retrieved 23 March 2017.
11. Stylus Magazine review Archived 2012-05-09 at the Wayback Machine
12. Hurt, Edd (19 September 2006). "Country Scamp Gets Indirect and Uncanny". villagevoice.com. Retrieved 23 March 2017.
13. "Yahoo". yahoo.com. Archived from the original on 29 July 2014. Retrieved 23 March 2017.
14. Like Red on a Rose (CD booklet). Alan Jackson. Arista Nashville. 2006. 82876.CS1 maint: others (link)
15. http://www.swisscharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Alan+Jackson&titel=Like+Red+On+A+Rose&cat=a
16. "Like Red on a Rose - Alan Jackson". Billboard.com. 2006-10-14. Retrieved 2012-02-28.
17. "Gold & Platinum - February 16, 2010". RIAA. Retrieved 2010-02-16.
18. Wete, Brad (October 1, 2013). "Justin Timberlake's 'The 20/20 Experience' & 12 More Two-Album/One-Year Releases". Billboard. Retrieved June 4, 2020.

External links

• Like Red on a Rose at Metacritic