'Til a Tear Becomes a Rose

1990 single by Keith Whitley and Lorrie Morgan Til a Tear Becomes a Rose single Keith Whitley with Lorrie Morgan Greatest Hits Lady's Choice July 1990 Country 3:29 RCA Bill Rice Sharon Vaughn Garth Fundis Keith Whitley I'm Over You 1990 Brotherly Love 1991 Lorrie Morgan single Five Minutes 1990 Til a Tear Becomes a Rose 1990 We Both Walk 1991 "Til a Tear Becomes a Rose" is a song originally recorded by American country music artist Leon Everette. It was released in 1985 from his album Where's the Fire. His version of the song peaked at number 44 on Hot Country Songs.Whitburn Joel Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008 Record Research, Inc 2008 139 978-0-89820-177-2 The song was later covered by Keith Whitley as a duet with his 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.Whitburn, pp. 459-460 Another version was released in 1990 by Jann Browne on her album Tell Me Why.http://www.allmusic.com/album/r91836 Tell Me Why Allmusic 4 September 2011 John Prine and Fiona Whelan Prine also covered the song for the 1999 album In Spite of Ourselves.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mu6nGnD5wBQ In Spite of Ourselves YouTube 1999 In 2015, a version of the song was released by singer Kevin Moon and bluegrass artist Rhonda Vincent for Moon's Throwback CD. Chart performance Leon Everette Chart (1985)PeakpositionBillboardcountrysongs 44 Leon Everette Keith Whitley with Lorrie Morgan Chart (1990)PeakpositionCanada RPM Country 13 984 October 6, 1990 August 23, 2013Billboardcountrysongs 13 Keith Whitley References Category:1985 singles Category:1990 singles Category:Leon Everette songs Category:Jann Browne songs Category:Keith Whitley songs Category:Lorrie Morgan songs Category:Songs written by Bill Rice Category:Songs written by Sharon Vaughn Category:Male–female vocal duets Category:Song recordings produced by Garth Fundis Category:RCA Records singles Category:Mercury Records singles Category:Songs released posthumously Category:1985 songs