Love Is a Rose - wikipedia Love Is a Rose This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( March 2010 ) `` Love Is a Rose '' Song by Neil Young from the album Decade Released October 28, 1977 Recorded Genre Folk rock Length 2 : 16 Label Reprise Songwriter ( s ) Neil Young Producer ( s ) Neil Young David Briggs Tim Mulligan Decade track listing `` Like a Hurricane '' ( 15 ) `` Love Is a Rose '' ( 16 ) `` Cortez the Killer '' ( 17 ) `` Love Is a Rose '' is a song written and composed by Neil Young. It first became popular in 1975 when Linda Ronstadt had a country hit with her version. `` Love Is a Rose '' has also been covered by other artists over the years. Contents 1 Neil Young version 1.1 Background 2 Linda Ronstadt version 2.1 Background 2.2 Chart performance 3 Other versions 4 References Neil Young version Background Neil Young first recorded `` Love Is a Rose '' in 1974 for the unreleased album Homegrown. It was later released by Young in 1977 on the compilation Decade. The melody for `` Love Is a Rose '' was taken from yet another unreleased song `` Dance Dance Dance, '' which finally saw release on Live at Massey Hall 1971 in 2007. Young 's longtime backing band Crazy Horse had recorded `` Dance Dance Dance '' in 1971 on their album Crazy Horse and The New Seekers released it as a single in 1972. Linda Ronstadt version `` Love Is a Rose '' Single by Linda Ronstadt from the album Prisoner in Disguise A-side `` Love Is a Rose '' B - side `` Heat Wave '' Released August 19, 1975 Format 45 RPM record Genre Rock, country rock Length 2 : 44 Label Asylum Songwriter ( s ) Neil Young Producer ( s ) Peter Asher Linda Ronstadt singles chronology `` When Will I Be Loved '' ( 1975 ) `` Love Is a Rose '' ( 1975 ) `` Tracks of My Tears '' ( 1975 ) `` When Will I Be Loved '' `` It Does n't Matter Anymore '' ( 1975 ) `` Heat Wave '' / Love Is a Rose '' ( 1975 ) `` Tracks of My Tears '' ( 1975 ) Background Linda Ronstadt recorded `` Love Is a Rose '' in a country music arrangement on her platinum - certified 1975 album Prisoner in Disguise. Her rendition peaked at number 5 the US Billboard Country Singles chart. `` Love Is a Rose '' also debuted on the pop - oriented `` Billboard '' Hot 100 but its B - side : `` Heat Wave '', became the track of choice for pop radio stations, becoming a number 5 hit. Ronstadt frequently performed the song at her concerts during the mid - to late - 1970s. Chart performance Chart ( 1975 ) Peak position U.S. Billboard Hot 100 63 U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles Canadian RPM Top Singles 100 Canadian RPM Country Tracks 46 Other versions Lisa Loeb recorded `` Love Is a Rose '' on her 2008 album, Camp Lisa. Jill Johnson covered the song on her 2009 cover album Music Row II, after having performed the song live in a cappella versions with the band during live concerts. Terri Clark recorded a cover of `` Love Is a Rose '' for her ninth studio album, Classic, which was released November 13, 2012. Clark 's version was released as the album 's first single in October 2012. 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'' `` Old Man '' `` The Needle and the Damage Done '' `` Cortez the Killer '' `` Will to Love '' `` Like a Hurricane '' `` Love Is a Rose '' `` Lotta Love '' `` Hey Hey, My My ( Into the Black ) '' `` Pocahontas '' `` Powderfinger '' `` Sedan Delivery '' `` Rockin ' in the Free World '' `` No More '' `` Wrecking Ball '' `` Downtown '' `` Let 's Impeach the President '' `` Angry World '' `` A Rock Star Bucks a Coffee Shop '' Films and Videos Journey Through the Past Human Highway Neil Young in Berlin Solo Trans Year of the Horse Neil Young : Silver and Gold Greendale Neil Young : Heart of Gold CSNY / Déjà Vu Neil Young Trunk Show Neil Young Journeys Paradox Books Waging Heavy Peace : A Hippie Dream Related Discography The Squires The Mynah Birds Buffalo Springfield Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young The Stills -- Young Band The Bridge : A Tribute to Neil Young Myrmekiaphila neilyoungi Pono Old Black Farm Aid Bridge School Benefit Pegi Young ( former wife ) Carrie Snodgress Portal Linda Ronstadt Stone Poneys albums The Stone Poneys featuring Linda Ronstadt Evergreen, Volume 2 Linda Ronstadt, Stone Poneys and Friends, Vol. III Studio albums Hand Sown... 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Question: who wrote the song love is a rose
Answer: Neil Young