I Don't Mind the Thorns (If You're the Rose)

"I Don't Mind the Thorns (If You're the Rose)" is a song written by Jan Buckingham and Linda Young and recorded by American country music artist Lee Greenwood. It was released in July 1985 as the lead single from the album Streamline. The song was Lee Greenwood's fourth number one on the country chart. The single went to number one for one week and spent a total of fifteen weeks on the country chart.^[1]

Chart performance

Chart (1985)	Peak position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)^[2]	1
Canadian RPM Country Tracks	1

References

↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 144.
↑ "Lee Greenwood – Chart history" Billboard Hot Country Songs for Lee Greenwood.

Preceded by "Too Much on My Heart" by The Statler Brothers	Billboard Hot Country Singles number-one single December 7, 1985	Succeeded by "Nobody Falls Like a Fool" by Earl Thomas Conley
Preceded by "Too Much on My Heart" by The Statler Brothers	RPM Country Tracks number-one single December 14, 1985	Succeeded by "The Chair" by George Strait

Lee Greenwood

Studio albums	Inside Out Somebody's Gonna Love You You've Got a Good Love Comin' Meant for Each Other Streamline

Notable singles	"It Turns Me Inside Out" "Ring on Her Finger, Time on Her Hands" "She's Lying" "Ain't No Trick (It Takes Magic)" "I.O.U." "Somebody's Gonna Love You" "Going, Going, Gone" "Fool's Gold" "God Bless the USA" "You've Got a Good Love Comin'" "Dixie Road" "I Don't Mind the Thorns (If You're the Rose)" "Don't Underestimate My Love for You" "Hearts Aren't Made to Break (They're Made to Love)" "Didn't We" "Mornin' Ride" "Someone" "If There's Any Justice" "Touch and Go Crazy" "I Still Believe" "You Can't Fall in Love When You're Cryin'" "I'll Be Lovin' You" "I Go Crazy" "Holdin' a Good Hand" "We've Got It Made" "Hopelessly Yours" (with Suzy Bogguss)

Collaboration singles	"To Me" (with Barbara Mandrell) "It Should Have Been Love by Now" (with Barbara Mandrell)

Related articles	Discography Capitol Records MCA Records "A Love Song"

Book:Lee Greenwood

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