Mighty Like a Rose
| Mighty Like a Rose | ||||
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| Released | 14 May 1991 | |||
| Recorded | 1990–1991 | |||
| Studio | Ocean Way, Hollywood | |||
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| Length | 54:19 | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. | |||
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| Elvis Costello chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Mighty Like a Rose | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | |
| Blender | |
| Chicago Tribune | |
| Christgau's Consumer Guide | C+ |
| Encyclopedia of Popular Music | |
| Entertainment Weekly | A− |
| Los Angeles Times | |
| NME | 5/10 |
| Q | |
| Rolling Stone | |
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Mighty Like a Rose is the 13th studio album by the British rock singer and songwriter Elvis Costello, released in 1991 on compact disc as Warner Brothers 26575. The title is presumably a reference to the pop standard "Mighty Lak' a Rose", and although that song does not appear on the album, the words of its first stanza are quoted in the booklet of the 2002 reissue.: 23 It peaked at No. 5 on the UK Albums Chart, and at No. 55 on the Billboard 200.