I Tried to Rock You But You Only Roll

{{Infobox album

| name = I Tried to Rock You But You Only Roll

| type = Album

| artist = Leona Naess

| cover = Itriedtorockyou.jpg

| alt =

| released = {{Start date|df=y|2001|10|09}}

| recorded =

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = {{hlist|Pop|rock}}

| length = 49:14

| label = MCA

| producer = {{hlist|Martin Terefe|Jason Darling}}

| prev_title = Comatised

| prev_year = 2000

| next_title = Leona Naess

| next_year = 2003

}}

{{Album ratings

|rev1 = Allmusic

|rev1score = {{Rating|3|5}}[{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r553432|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic review]

|rev2 = Boston Phoenix

|rev2score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}{{Cite web |url=http://www.bostonphoenix.com/boston/music/otr/documents/02015974.htm |title=Boston Phoenix review |access-date=2009-06-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100202172943/http://bostonphoenix.com/boston/music/otr/documents/02015974.htm |archive-date=2010-02-02 |url-status=dead }}

|rev3 = The Rolling Stone Album Guide

|rev3score = {{Rating|2|5}} {{cite book|title=The Rolling Stone Album Guide|year=2004|publisher=Simon & Schuster|isbn= 9780743201698|url=https://archive.org/details/newrollingstonea00brac|url-access=registration|quote=Comatised leona naess.|edition=4, revised|editor=Nathan Brackett, Christian David Hoard|accessdate=13 December 2011|page=[https://archive.org/details/newrollingstonea00brac/page/n581 568]}}

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I Tried to Rock You But You Only Roll is a pop/rock album by Leona Naess, her second album, released in 2001 by MCA Records.

Naess wrote much of the album while on tour in support of her debut album, Comatised (2000). She considered the album a second chapter of her debut, but felt more confident recording it at the age of 26.Pesselnick, Jill (September 22, 2001). "Road Inspires Naess' Second MCA Set". Billboard. The title track, "I Tried to Rock You But You Only Roll" and "Mayor Of Your Town" were released as singles. The Japanese release contains two bonus tracks: "Favorite Ghost", and "Come, Come".