Yellow Roses (Dolly Parton song)

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"Yellow Roses"
Single by Dolly Parton
from the album White Limozeen
B-side"Wait 'Till I Get You Home"[1]
ReleasedJuly 31, 1989
Recorded1989
GenreCountry
Length3:55
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)Dolly Parton
Producer(s)Ricky Skaggs
Dolly Parton singles chronology
"Why'd You Come in Here Lookin' Like That"
(1989)
"Yellow Roses"
(1989)
"He's Alive"
(1989)

"Yellow Roses" is a song written and recorded by American country music artist Dolly Parton. It was released in July 1989 as the second single from the album White Limozeen. The song was Parton's 23rd number one country single. The single went to number one for one week and spent a total of 26 weeks on the country chart.[1]

Chart performance[edit]

Chart (1989) Peak
position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[2] 1
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[3] 1

Year-end charts[edit]

Chart (1989) Position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[4] 17
US Country Songs (Billboard)[5] 34

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. pp. 315–317. ISBN 0-89820-177-2.
  2. ^ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 6666." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. December 16, 1989. Retrieved August 28, 2013.
  3. ^ "Dolly Parton Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  4. ^ "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1989". RPM. December 23, 1989. Retrieved August 28, 2013.
  5. ^ "Best of 1989: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1989. Retrieved August 28, 2013.