A Dozen Roses – Greatest Hits
{{Infobox album
| name = A Dozen Roses – Greatest Hits
| type = greatest
| artist = The Desert Rose Band
| cover = ADozenRoses.jpg
| alt =
| released = {{start date|1991|01|04}}
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Country, country rock
| length = 39:05
| producer = Ed Seay
Paul Worley
| prev_title = Pages of Life
| prev_year = 1990
| next_title = True Love
| next_year = 1991
}}
A Dozen Roses – Greatest Hits is the first compilation album by American country rock group The Desert Rose Band. It was released January 4, 1991, via MCA/Curb. The album peaked at number 44 on the Top Country Albums chart.{{cite web |title=A Dozen Roses Charts |url={{Allmusic|class=album|id=r125189/charts-awards|pure_url=yes}} |work=Allmusic |accessdate=7 April 2011}}
Critical reception
A review of the album in Billboard was positive, calling the album a "bright bouquet".{{cite magazine | url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/90s/1991/BB-1991-01-19.pdf | title=Reviews | magazine=Billboard | pages=70 | date=January 19, 1991}}
Track listing
{{Tracklist
| title1 = Love Reunited
| writer1 = Steve Hill, Chris Hillman
| length1 = 2:56
| title2 = One Step Forward
| writer2 = Hillman, Bill Wildes
| length2 = 3:22
| title3 = He's Back and I'm Blue
| writer3 = Robert Anderson, Michael Woody
| length3 = 3:05
| title4 = She Don't Love Nobody
| writer4 = John Hiatt
| length4 = 2:56
| title5 = Summer Wind
| writer5 = Hill, Hillman
| length5 = 3:26
| title6 = I Still Believe in You
| writer6 = Hill, Hillman
| length6 = 3:55
| title7 = Hello Trouble
| writer7 = Orville Couch, Eddie McDuff
| length7 = 2:03
| title8 = Start All Over Again
| writer8 = Hill, Hillman
| length8 = 4:29
| title9 = Story of Love
| writer9 = Hill, Hillman
| length9 = 2:32
| title10 = Will This Be the Day
| writer10 = Hill, Hillman
| length10 = 3:26
| title11 = Come a Little Closer
| writer11 = Hill, Hillman
| length11 = 3:57
| title12 = Price I Pay
| writer12 = Hillman, Wildes
| length12 = 2:58
}}
Reception
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = Allmusic
| rev1Score = {{rating|4.5|5}} [{{Allmusic|class=album|id=r125189|pure_url=yes}} link]
}}
The Allmusic review by William Ruhlmann awarded the album 4.5 stars stating {{cquote|A showcase for [Chris] Hillman's pop-country vocals and the considerable chops of bandmembers such as Herb Pedersen. Together they made some of the best country singles of the late 80s, all collected here.{{cite web|author=Ruhlmann, W.|url={{Allmusic|class=album|id=r125189/review|pure_url=yes}}|title=A Dozen Roses Review|accessdate=7 April 2011}}}}
Personnel
- Bill Brunt – art direction, design
- Bill Bryson – bass guitar
- Annette Cisneros, Dave Glover, Brad Jones, Pete Magdaleno, Ken Paulakovich, Mike Poole, Russ Ragsdale, Clarke Schleicher – assistant engineer
- Steve Duncan – drums, percussion
- Greg Gorman – photography
- Chris Hillman – acoustic guitar, vocals
- John Jorgenson – arranger, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, mandolin, mixing, vocals
- Jim Kemp – art direction
- JayDee Maness – pedal steel
- Glenn Meadows – mastering
- Robert K. Oermann – liner notes
- Herb Pedersen – acoustic guitar, vocals, lead vocals on "Hello Trouble"
- Ed Seay – mixing, producer (except for tracks 1–3)
- Paul Worley – producer
Chart performance
| class="wikitable"
! Chart (1991) ! Peak |
| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums
| align="center"| 44 |
References
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{{The Desert Rose Band}}
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Category:1991 greatest hits albums
Category:The Desert Rose Band albums
Category:MCA Records compilation albums