Roses (Kathy Mattea album)

Roses
Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 30, 2002 (2002-07-30)
Studio
  • Playground Recording Studios, Minnesota Man Studios and Mick's Mix (Nashville, Tennessee)
  • Ed's (Franklin, Tennessee)
Genre
Length45:28
LabelNarada
Producer
Kathy Mattea chronology
The Innocent Years
(2000)
Roses
(2002)
Joy for Christmas Day
(2003)
Singles from Roses
  1. "They Are the Roses"
    Released: July 19, 2002

Roses is a studio album by American country artist, Kathy Mattea. It was released on July 30, 2002 via Narada Productions and was the twelfth studio project of her career. The album contained 12 tracks of original material that featured a Celtic-folk sound that was considered a departure from Mattea's previous works. It was also Mattea's first album following her exit from her longtime country label, Mercury/PolyGram. The album received mixed reviews from critics upon its release. One single was issued from the project and the album reached the top 40 of the American country albums chart.