'Til a Tear Becomes a Rose
| "'Til a Tear Becomes a Rose" | ||||
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| Single by Keith Whitley with Lorrie Morgan | ||||
| from the album Greatest Hits | ||||
| B-side | "Lady's Choice" | |||
| Released | July 1990 | |||
| Format | 7" single | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 3:29 | |||
| Label | RCA | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Bill Rice, Sharon Vaughn | |||
| Producer(s) | Garth Fundis | |||
| Keith Whitley singles chronology | ||||
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"'Til a Tear Becomes a Rose" is a single by American country music artist Leon Everette. It was released in 1985 from his Mercury Records album Where's the Fire. His version of the song peaked at number 44 on Hot Country Songs.
The song was later covered by Keith Whitley as a duet with then-wife Lorrie Morgan. Posthumously released in July 1990, it was the only single from his Greatest Hits album. This version peaked at number 13 on the country singles charts and won the Vocal Event of the Year at the Country Music Association awards.
Another version was released in 1990 by Jann Browne on her album Tell Me Why.
John Prine and Fiona Whelan also covered the song for the 1999 album In Spite of Ourselves.
In 2015, a version of the song was released by singer Kevin Moon and Bluegrass artist Rhonda Vincent for Moon's Throwback CD.
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