"Til a Tear Becomes a Rose" is a song originally recorded by American

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artist

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. It was released in 1985 from his album ''Where's the Fire''. His version of the song peaked at number 44 on

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. The song was later covered by

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as a duet with his wife

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. Posthumously released in July 1990, it was the only single from his ''

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'' album. This version peaked at number 13 on the country singles charts and won the Vocal Event of the Year at the

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awards. Another version was released in 1990 by

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on her album '' Tell Me Why''. John Prine and Fiona Whelan Prine also covered the song for the 1999 album ''

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''. In 2015, a version of the song was released by singer Kevin Moon and Bluegrass artist

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for Moon's ''Throwback'' CD.

Chart performance

Leon Everette

Keith Whitley with Lorrie Morgan

References

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