Good Year for the Roses (album version)

~ Recording by Elvis Costello

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack ArtistRelease TitleRelease ArtistRelease Group TypeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.7Good Year for the Roses3:09Elvis Costello & The AttractionsAlmost BlueElvis Costello & The AttractionsAlbum
  • GB1981-10-23
F-BeatXXLP 13
1.1A Good Year for the Roses3:05Elvis Costello & The AttractionsA Good Year for the RosesElvis Costello & The AttractionsSingle
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)18-02629
1.7Good Year for the Roses3:09Elvis Costello & The AttractionsAlmost BlueElvis Costello & The AttractionsAlbum
Demon Records (80s UK new wave/reissues)IMP FIEND CD 33
1.7Good Year for the Roses3:09Elvis Costello & The AttractionsAlmost BlueElvis Costello & The AttractionsAlbum
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)PC 37562
1.10Good Year for the Roses3:09Elvis CostelloThe Man: The Best of Elvis CostelloElvis CostelloAlbum + Compilation
Telstar Records (UK, mostly compilations)STAR 2247
1.10A Good Year for the Roses3:07Elvis Costello & The AttractionsThe Best of Elvis Costello and The AttractionsElvis Costello & The AttractionsAlbum + Compilation
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)CK 40101
1.10A Good Year for the Roses3:07Elvis Costello & The AttractionsThe Best of Elvis Costello and The AttractionsElvis Costello & The AttractionsAlbum + Compilation
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)CK-40101
1.10A Good Year for the Roses3:07Elvis Costello & The AttractionsThe Best of Elvis Costello and The AttractionsElvis Costello & The AttractionsAlbum + Compilation
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)CK 40101
1.10A Good Year for the Roses3:07Elvis Costello & The AttractionsThe Best of Elvis Costello and The AttractionsElvis Costello & The AttractionsAlbum + Compilation
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)VCK-40101
1.10Good Year for the Roses3:09Elvis CostelloThe Man: The Best of Elvis CostelloElvis CostelloAlbum + Compilation
Telstar Records (UK, mostly compilations)TCD 2247
1.10Good Year for the Roses3:09Elvis CostelloThe Man: The Best of Elvis CostelloElvis CostelloAlbum + Compilation
Imp Records (mid-80s UK new wave)FIEND CD 52
1.10Good Year for the Roses3:05Elvis CostelloThe Man: The Best of Elvis CostelloElvis CostelloAlbum + Compilation
Demon Records (80s UK new wave/reissues)FIEND 52
1.10Good Year for the Roses3:08Elvis CostelloThe Man: The Best of Elvis CostelloElvis CostelloAlbum + Compilation
Liberation Records (Australian, big LIB logo or target behind name, 1981-1999; big L and record logo, 2018-)CDLIB 5112
1.4Good Year for the Roses3:07Elvis Costello & The AttractionsCountry MoodsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
PolyGram TV (a division of PolyGram Record Operations Ltd.)515 299-2
1.4Good Year for the Roses3:07Elvis CostelloCountry Collection (disc 1)Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Arcade (record label founded in 1970s by Herman Heinsbroek; use this as its universal imprint)01 8060 61
1.7Good Year for the Roses3:10Elvis Costello & The AttractionsAlmost BlueElvis Costello & The AttractionsAlbum
  • US1994-08-30
RykodiscRCD 20277
1.14Good Year for the Roses3:10Elvis Costello & The AttractionsThe Very Best of Elvis Costello and The AttractionsElvis Costello & The AttractionsAlbum + Compilation
  • US1994-10-25
BMG Direct Marketing, Inc. (BMG company that owned their direct marketing company/club editions), RykodiscD 106956, RCD 40283
1.14Good Year for the Roses3:10Elvis Costello & The AttractionsThe Very Best of Elvis Costello and The AttractionsElvis Costello & The AttractionsAlbum + Compilation
  • US1994-10-25
RykodiscRCD 40283
1.14Good Year for the Roses3:10Elvis Costello & The AttractionsThe Very Best of Elvis Costello and The Attractions 1977–86 (club edition)Elvis Costello & The AttractionsAlbum + Compilation
  • CA1994-10-25
RykodiscCRCD 40283
1.7Good Year for the Roses3:10Elvis Costello & The AttractionsAlmost BlueElvis Costello & The AttractionsAlbum
Demon Records (80s UK new wave/reissues)DPAM 7
1.7A Good Year for the Roses3:07Elvis CostelloCountry CollectionVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Arcade (record label founded in 1970s by Herman Heinsbroek; use this as its universal imprint)8800178
1.14Good Year for the Roses3:10Elvis Costello & The AttractionsThe Very Best of Elvis Costello and The AttractionsElvis Costello & The AttractionsAlbum + Compilation
Demon Records (80s UK new wave/reissues)DPAM 13
2.7A Good Year for the Roses3:09Elvis Costello & The AttractionsThe All Time Greatest Country Songs from the 60's, 70's, 80's & 90'sVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Sony Music TVSONY TV 24 CD
1.12A Good Year for the Roses3:08Elvis Costello & The AttractionsThe Best Country Ballads in the World... Ever!Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB1998-10-26
2.14A Good Year for the Roses3:08Elvis CostelloBlast From the PastVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB1998-12-10
Warner.ESP9548 36934-2
1.10A Good Year for the Roses3:10Elvis CostelloThe Power of Love: 1980–1983Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • -1998
Time–Life MusicTL629/11
2.3A Good Year for the Roses3:07Elvis CostelloNow That’s What I Call Music! 1981: The Millennium SeriesVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB1999-06-21
Universal (plain logo “Universal” used by Universal Music and Universal Pictures), Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries)7243 5 20256 2 6, NOWMIL 1981
1.11Good Year for the Roses3:05Elvis CostelloThe Very Best of Elvis CostelloElvis CostelloAlbum + Compilation
Universal Music TV (UK, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited)546 490-2
1.11Good Year for the Roses3:05Elvis CostelloThe Very Best of Elvis CostelloElvis CostelloAlbum + Compilation
Universal Music TV (UK, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited)545 103-2
1.11Good Year for the Roses3:06Elvis CostelloThe Very Best of Elvis CostelloElvis CostelloAlbum + Compilation
Universal Music TV (UK, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited)545 103-2 07314MM
1.11Good Year for the Roses3:05Elvis CostelloThe Very Best of Elvis CostelloElvis CostelloAlbum + Compilation
Universal Music TV (UK, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited)545 103-2
1.11Good Year for the Roses3:05Elvis CostelloThe Very Best of Elvis CostelloElvis CostelloAlbum + Compilation
Universal Music TV (UK, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited)STARCD 6517
1.11Good Year for the Roses3:05Elvis CostelloThe Very Best of Elvis CostelloElvis CostelloAlbum + Compilation
  • US2001-04-17
Rhino (reissue label)R2 76652
2.7A Good Year for the Roses3:08Elvis Costello & The AttractionsThe All Time Greatest Country SongsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Sony Music Media500538 2
1.7Good Year for the Roses3:10Elvis CostelloThe Very Best of Country GoldVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2003-10-13
Decadance (UK label)DECTV012
5.1Good Year for the Roses3:11Elvis Costello & The AttractionsSingles, Volume 2Elvis CostelloAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2003-10-27
Edsel RecordsELVISBOX 102
1.18Good Year for the Roses3:08Elvis Costello101 Love SongsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2003-11-10
Decadance (UK label)DECTV014
2.3A Good Year for the Roses3:07Elvis CostelloCountry Ballads: The Greatest Country Love Songs in the World... Ever!Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
EMI (EMI Records, since 1972), Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries)7243 5 91668 2 7, VTDCD 556
1.5A Good Year for the Roses3:08Elvis CostelloCountry LoveVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Universal Music TV (UK, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited)9806791
1.15A Good Year for the Roses3:09Elvis CostelloEdge of the 80s: 1980–1981Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Time–Life MusicTL PRA/04
1.7Good Year for the Roses3:09Elvis Costello & The AttractionsAlmost BlueElvis Costello & The AttractionsAlbum
  • US2004-08-03
Rhino (reissue label)R2 76485
2.7Good Year for the Roses3:08Elvis CostelloThe Ultimate All Time Classic TearjerkersVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2004-11-08
Warner Music UK (formerly Warner Records Ltd., a branch of WEA International), Warner Strategic MarketingWSMCD192
2.19Good Year for the Roses3:08Elvis CostelloInspired: The World’s Greatest CoversVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2004-11-22
V2 (imprint of V2 Music Ltd. and its international subsidiaries)
1.7Good Year for the Roses3:09Elvis Costello & The AttractionsAlmost BlueElvis Costello & The AttractionsAlbum
Demon Records (80s UK new wave/reissues), Edsel RecordsMANUS 107
6.7Good Year for the Roses3:10Elvis Costello & The AttractionsThe First Ten Years (Amazon exclusive edition)Elvis CostelloAlbum + Compilation
  • US2007-05-01
Universal Music Group (has logo with just “Universal Music Group”)
1.7Good Year for the Roses3:09Elvis Costello & The AttractionsAlmost BlueElvis Costello and the AttractionsAlbum
Hip‐O RecordsB0008628-02
1.14Good Year for the Roses3:08Elvis Costello & The AttractionsThe Best of Elvis Costello: The First 10 YearsElvis CostelloAlbum + Compilation
Universal Music Group International (manages UMG's offices in most countries outside of North America)0602517260917
1.14Good Year for the Roses3:08Elvis Costello & The AttractionsThe Best of Elvis Costello: The First 10 Years (made in USA by EDC)Elvis CostelloAlbum + Compilation
Hip‐O RecordsB0008640-02
7.7Good Year for the Roses3:10Elvis Costello & The AttractionsThe First Ten YearsElvis CostelloAlbum + Compilation
  • US2015-10-09
[no label] (Special purpose label – white labels, self-published releases and other “no label” releases)A10303C100000EI2KW
1.7Good Year for the Roses3:09Elvis Costello & The AttractionsAlmost Blue (24/192)Elvis Costello & The AttractionsAlbum
  • XE2015-10-23
Elvis Costello[none]
3.7Good Year for the Roses3:07Elvis Costello & The AttractionsNOW 100 Hits: CountryVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2020-03-13
Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment), Universal Music on Demand, NOW (bogus label; use the MusicBrainz Series instead)CDNNNOW93
4.15Good Year for the Roses3:03Elvis Costello & The AttractionsNOW That’s What I Call CountryVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2021-02-19
Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment), Universal Music on Demand194398547626, CDNNNOW106
2.35Good Year for the Roses3:07Elvis Costello & The AttractionsNOW That’s What I Call CountryVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • IE2021-02-19
  • GB2021-02-19
1.7Good Year for the Roses3:13Elvis Costello & The AttractionsAlmost BlueElvis Costello & The AttractionsAlbum
Demon Records (80s UK new wave/reissues)
1.5Good Year for Roses3:05Elvis Costello & The AttractionsMastermix Classic Cuts 67: CountryVarious ArtistsAlbum + CompilationMusic Factory (UK promotional remix service started in 1985)CC067
1.14Good Year for the Roses3:09Elvis CostelloThe Best of Elvis Costello: The First 10 Years (DIDX)Elvis CostelloAlbum + CompilationHip‐O RecordsB0008640-02
Promotion
1.2A Good Year for the Roses3:05Elvis Costello & The AttractionsA Good Year for the RosesElvis Costello & The AttractionsSingle
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)18-02629
1.1A Good Year for the Roses3:05Elvis Costello & The AttractionsA Good Year for the RosesElvis Costello & The AttractionsSingle
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)18-02629

Relationships

producer:Billy Sherrill (US songwriter/producer/arranger)
lead vocals:Elvis Costello
recording of:A Good Year for the Roses (cover)

A Good Year for the Roses

lyricist and composer:Jerry Chesnut