A Rose by Any Other Name (album)

A Rose By Any Other Name
Compilation album by
Released1975
GenreCountry
Length31:03
LabelWarner Bros. Records
ProducerDan Penn, Chips Moman
Ronnie Milsap chronology
Legend in My Time
(1975)
A Rose By Any Other Name
(1975)
Night Things
(1975)
Professional ratings
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A Rose By Any Other Name is a compilation album by American country music artist Ronnie Milsap. It was released in 1975 by Warner Bros. Records. Five songs are from Ronnie Milsap, two songs were released as singles in 1970, and three songs were previously unreleased. "You And Me, Me And You" was recorded at Quadrophonic studios in Nashville, Produced by Glen Spreen.

The album reached #23 on the Country charts. Allmusic stated that the additions to the tracks from Ronnie Milsap "push[ed] the album closer toward country" than the debut but that it "doesn't hold together as well as the original debut." The publication described the album "as a fitfully entertaining record instead of a cohesive one."

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)SourceLength
1."She Even Woke Me Up To Say Goodbye"Doug Gilmore, Mickey NewburyPreviously unreleased3:25
2."Please Don't Tell Me How the Story Ends"Kris KristoffersonRonnie Milsap3:00
3."You And Me, Me And You"Will Jennings, Troy SealsPreviously unreleased3:18
4."I Just Can't Help Believin'"Barry Mann, Cynthia WeilPreviously unreleased2:57
5."Keep On Smiling"Karen Oldham, Spooner OldhamRonnie Milsap3:21
6."A Rose By Any Other Name"Irwin Levine, Toni WineSingle from 19702:41
7."Crying"Joe Melson, Roy OrbisonRonnie Milsap3:16
8."Blue Skies Of Montana"S. Oldham, Dan PennRonnie Milsap3:25
9."Why"Swain SchaferRonnie Milsap3:03
10."Loving You's A Natural Thing"Mark James, George Klein, Glen SpreenSingle from 19702:37

Chart

Chart (1975) Peak
position
U.S. Top Country Albums 23

References