Track Listing 1. Anywhere on Earth You Are 2. Good Imitation of the Blues 3. Like Red on a Rose 4. Nobody Said That It Would Be Easy 5. Don't Change on Me 6. Firefly's Song, The 7. Wait a Minute 8. Had It Not Been You 9. Woman's Love, A 10. Don't Ask Why 11. As Lovely as You 12. Where Do I Go From Here (A Trucker's Song) 13. Bluebird
| Details | | Distributor: | Sony Music Distribution ( | | Recording Type: | Studio | | Recording Mode: | Stereo | | SPAR Code: | n/a |
Album Notes Personnel include: Ron Block (acoustic guitar, electric guitar); Jerry Douglas (lap steel guitar, dobro); Alison Krauss (strings); Jim Cox (Fender Rhodes piano, Wurlitzer piano, Hammond b-3 organ); Viktor Krauss (acoustic bass, electric bass). Although LIKE RED ON A ROSE was produced by Alison Krauss, it's not the traditional bluegrass record one might expect. Instead, the producer and artist have done something far more unexpected: LIKE RED ON A ROSE is an album of cool and occasionally near-jazzy ballads that recall k.d. lang's SHADOWLAND, Ray Price's early 1970s pop singles, and Patsy Cline's more orchestral sides. Intended as a concept album about Jackson's marriage (although the only song here written by Jackson is "A Woman's Love," a re-recording of a 1998 single given a moodier, richer treatment), LIKE RED ON A ROSE is a set that's clear-eyed about the difficulties of a long relationship, but also capable of swooningly romantic moments. The title track (and first single) is a particular gem, but the album is best listened to as a whole. Although Jackson's earlier recordings are not most folks' idea of smoochy make-out music--no matter how "country" you are--LIKE RED ON A ROSE is an appealing new side to the singer's musical personality.
Editorial Reviews [With] wry, energetic humor, rocking and partying, knowing storytelling, longing, contrition and sorrow all swaddled in simple, heartland eloquence. No Depression
Producer Alison Krauss surrounds Jackson's baritone with plenty of slide guitar and piano, casting him as the lonely troubadour searching for a home front. -- Grade: A- Entertainment Weekly
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