Like Red on a Rose (song)
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"Like Red on a Rose" is the title of a song written by Robert Lee Castleman
and Melanie Castleman
, and recorded by American country music
singer Alan Jackson
. It was recorded on Jackson's 2006 album Like Red on a Rose, and was released in July 2006 as the first single from it.
, who produced the album, told Billboard
that the song was "so positive and loving, yet it has a real dark melody."
The song was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Country Song
at the 2006 Grammy Awards.
charts dated for the week ending July 29, 2006. It spent twenty weeks on that chart and peaked at number 15.
Robert Lee Castleman
Robert Lee Castleman is an American country singer and songwriter.His debut album, "Crazy as Me" was released on Rounder Records in 2000.He has won a Grammy Award in 2002 in the Best Country Song category for writing "The Lucky One" performed by Alison Krauss & Union Station.Other songs he wrote or...
and Melanie Castleman
Melanie Castleman
Melanie Castleman, née Melanie Spradlin, is a country songwriter. She is originally from Westerville, Ohio.She was nominated for Grammy Award in 2007 for "Like Red on a Rose" by Alan Jackson...
, and recorded by American country music
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
singer Alan Jackson
Alan Jackson
Alan Eugene Jackson is an American country music singer, known for blending traditional honky tonk and mainstream country sounds and penning many of his own hits. He has recorded 13 studio albums, 3 Greatest Hits albums, 2 Holiday albums, 1 Gospel album and several compilations, all on the Arista...
. It was recorded on Jackson's 2006 album Like Red on a Rose, and was released in July 2006 as the first single from it.
Reception
Alison KraussAlison Krauss
Alison Maria Krauss is an American bluegrass-country singer, songwriter and fiddler. She entered the music industry at an early age, winning local contests by the age of ten and recording for the first time at fourteen. She signed with Rounder Records in 1985 and released her first solo album in...
, who produced the album, told Billboard
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
that the song was "so positive and loving, yet it has a real dark melody."
The song was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Country Song
Grammy Award for Best Country Song
The Grammy Award for Best Country Song has been awarded since 1965. The award is given to the writer of the song.There have been several minor changes to the name of the award:...
at the 2006 Grammy Awards.
Chart performance
"Like Red on a Rose" debuted at number 42 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country SongsHot 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...
charts dated for the week ending July 29, 2006. It spent twenty weeks on that chart and peaked at number 15.
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