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'Til a Tear Becomes a Rose
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Wikipedia article
{{Infobox song
| name = Til a Tear Becomes a Rose
| cover =
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Keith Whitley with Lorrie Morgan
| album = Greatest Hits
| B-side = Lady's Choice
| released = July 1990
| recorded =
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = Country
| length = 3:29
| label = RCA
| writer = Bill Rice, Sharon Vaughn
| producer = Garth Fundis
| chronology = Keith Whitley
| prev_title = I'm Over You
| prev_year = 1990
| next_title = Brotherly Love
| next_year = 1991
| misc =
}}
"'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.
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'.
John Prine and Fiona Whelan Prine also covered the song for the 1999 album 'In Spite of Ourselves'.
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
Keith Whitley with Lorrie Morgan
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:Malefemale vocal duets
Category:Song recordings produced by Garth Fundis
Category:RCA Records singles
Category:Mercury Records singles
Category:Songs released posthumously
Category:1985 songs
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