"'Til a Tear Becomes a Rose" is a single by American country music artist Leon Everette

Leon Everette

Leon Everette is an American country music artist. While in the Navy during the Vietnam War, Everette won a singing contest and decided to pursue a career in country music....

. It was released in 1985 from his Mercury Records

Mercury Records

Mercury Records is a record label operating as a standalone company in the UK and as part of the Island Def Jam Motown Music Group in the US; both are subsidiaries of Universal Music Group. There is also a Mercury Records in Australia, which is a local artist and repertoire division of Universal...

 album Where's the Fire. His version of the song peaked at number 44 on Hot Country Songs

Hot Country Songs

Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales...

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The song was later covered by Keith Whitley

Keith Whitley

Jackie Keith Whitley , known professionally as Keith Whitley, was an American country music singer. Whitley's brief career in mainstream country music lasted from 1984 until his death in 1989, but he continues to influence an entire generation of singers and songwriters...

 as a duet with then-wife Lorrie Morgan

Lorrie Morgan

In 1996 Morgan married Jon Randall, a singer/songwriter now credited with writing the 2004 Brad Paisley/Alison Krauss hit "Whiskey Lullaby"; they divorced three years later in 1999....

. Posthumously released in 1990, it was the only single from his Greatest Hits

Greatest Hits (Keith Whitley album)

Greatest Hits is country music artist Keith Whitley's first greatest hits album, released a year after his death. It was released in 1990 by RCA Records. It peaked at #5 on the Top Country Albums chart, and was certified platinum by the RIAA. One single was released from it: "'Til a Tear Becomes a...

album. This version peaked at number 13 on the country singles charts.

Another version was released in 1990 by Jann Browne

Jann Browne

Jann Browne is an American country singer. Before her solo career, she was a vocalist with the Western swing group Asleep at the Wheel. She has recorded four studio albums, and has charted three singles on the Hot Country Songs charts. Her highest single is 1990's "Tell Me Why" at...

 on her album Tell Me Why

Tell Me Why (Jann Browne album)

Tell Me Why is the début album by country music artist Jann Browne. Three singles from the album rose to positions on the Billboard Country Singles charts: "You Ain't Down Home" at #19, "Tell Me Why" at #18, and "Louisville" at #75. Also featured on the album is a cover of The Davis Sisters' "I...

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Leon Everette

Chart (1985)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks	44

Keith Whitley with Lorrie Morgan

Chart (1990–1991)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks	13
Canadian RPM Country Tracks	13