A Few (not all) Country Songs With Colors In The Title- "Rose and flowers"

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These songs have a double meaning within the title depending on your interpretation. Thought it was an interesting twist since rose is considered a color and the artists are referencing it's meaning as a flower. You've got to love the English language and its double meanings! Here are the clues for this weeks color/flower song quiz: 1. This Mexican-American country artist recorded this Neil Young song for her 1975 album "Prisoner In Disguise." It peaked at # 5 on the billboard country charts. She was the first female recording artist to sell 3 million selling albums. 2. This song is about a young colt growing up and running in a special race. The tune was featured on the artists "Innocent Age" album. He said that he wrote it to express his love of horses. 3. This folk/pop group originated in London, England and was featured on an earlier DB quiz. The tune is from their first album which blended three part harmonies and an acoustic sound. One of the albums songs was originally titled "Desert Song" but the title was later changed. That tune became a hit for the group although the album itself met with moderate success. 4. Country singer-songwriter Joe South wrote this for his 1969 debut album, "Introspect". This artist made it an international crossover hit in 1971. The song earned the artist a Grammy Award for Best Female Country Vocal Performance in 1971. The tune topped the Country charts for 5 weeks in addition to charting at # 3 on the Billboard Pop chart. Songs: 1. Love Is A Rose 2. Run For The Roses 3. Three Roses 4. (I Never Promised You A) Rose Garden also known as just "Rose Garden" according to Wikipedia Last quiz answers- Roadhouse Blues=The Doors, Steel Rail Blues=Gordon Lightfoot, Devil With A Blue Dress=Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels, and Blue Hotel=Chris Isaak... Know this week's artist/bands? Any personal comments on the music is always welcome. Finally, I've done a few of these now and I wanted to just give a shout out to my frequent music visitors. They are passionate in their enjoyment of music and are either commenting on these songs or trying to get them correct. So thanks to you guys and gals: - John who has been running up some perfect scores on these quizes. -Scott who might get stumped this time since country artists are not his strong suit, but always provides an interesting comment to my posts. - Catherine whose musical knowledge has increased tremendously since doing these quizzes. -TR, JJ, Deborah, Ocean T, Anna, Jujunme, Felix and Four Walls. Will they revisit this musical post to comment or try to solve the quiz again? Hey thanks to all who participate and you know what I say...as always, thanks for playing! *Bio info from Wikipedia and songfacts.com Photo: Scholastic UK-Tom Gates