"Rose in Paradise" is a 1987 single written by Stewart Harris and Jim McBride and recorded by Waylon Jennings

Waylon Jennings

Waylon Arnold Jennings was an American country music singer, songwriter, and musician. Jennings began playing at eight. He began performing at twelve, on KVOW radio. Jennings formed a band The Texas Longhorns. Jennings worked as a D.J on KVOW, KDAV and KLLL...

. "Rose in Paradise" was Waylon Jennings' twelfth number one country single. The single went to number one for one week and spent a total of nineteen weeks on the country chart. Recording country artist Chris Young

Chris Young

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 has a remake of the song as a duet with Willie Nelson

Willie Nelson

Willie Hugh Nelson is an American country music singer-songwriter, as well as an author, poet, actor, and activist. The critical success of the album Shotgun Willie , combined with the critical and commercial success of Red Headed Stranger and Stardust , made Nelson one of the most recognized...

 from the album "The Man I Want to Be

The Man I Want to Be

- Album :The Man I Want to Be debuted at number 6 on the U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums chart and number 19 on the U.S. Billboard 200. As of the chart dated February 26, 2011, the album has sold 418,528 copies in the US.- End of year charts :...

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Chart performance

Chart (1987)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles	1
Canadian RPM Country Tracks	1