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Cold Roses
Studio album by Ryan Adams and the Cardinals
Released	May, 2005
Recorded	Loho Studios (New York City, NY)
Genre	Alternative country
Length	79:20
Label	Lost Highway Records
Producer(s)	Tom Schick
Professional reviews
Allmusic.com (4/5) link PopMatters (4/10) link Static Multimedia (5/5) (5/5)link Static And Feedback link
Ryan Adams and the Cardinals chronology
Love Is Hell (2004)	Cold Roses (2005)	Jacksonville City Nights (2005)

Cold Roses is Ryan Adams' sixth official album, classified under the artist name Ryan Adams and the Cardinals. It is the first in a trilogy of albums released in a seven-month timespan. Released on May 2, 2005 in the UK and May 3, 2005 in the U.S..

Although all the tracks can fit on a standard 80-minute disc, it is a double album, and its packaging is made to look like a vinyl LP, with the actual CDs looking like records.

Contents 1 Track listing 1.1 Disc one 1.2 Disc two 1.3 Bonus tracks 2 Performers 3 Further Information

1. "Magnolia Mountain"
2. "Sweet Illusions"
3. "Meadowlake Street"
4. "When Will You Come Back Home"
5. "Beautiful Sorta"
6. "Now That You're Gone"
7. "Cherry Lane"
8. "Mockingbird"
9. "How Do You Keep Love Alive"

1. "Easy Plateau"
2. "Let It Ride"
3. "Rosebud"
4. "Cold Roses"
5. "If I Am a Stranger"
6. "Dance All Night"
7. "Blossom"
8. "Life Is Beautiful"
9. "Friends"

All tracks written by Adams, Bowersock, Cashdollar, Pemberton and Popper.

1. "Tonight" (vinyl and UK release only, also released as an iTunes exclusive album-only track)
2. "So Hot, So Cold" (Japan Bonus Track)
3. "Operator, Operator" (Japan Bonus Track)

Ryan Adams - Vocals, All Acoustic Guitars, Electric Guitar, Harmonica, Some Piano (Mr. Adams plays a 1962 Tal Farlow, A 1964 Barney Kessel and a Valdez Snowtiger custom.)

J.P. Bowersock - Electric Guitar (Mr. Bowersock plays a Gretch White Falcon, a Gretch Clipper(Frankenstein) and a Fender Jazzmaster (Frankenstein).)

Cindy Cashdollar - Steel Guitar, Lap Steel, Resonator Guitar, Vocals (Ms. Cashdollar plays a 1955 Fender D-8 Steel guitar, a Paul Beard Resophonic guitar, a Phoenix custom lap steel, an Asher Electro Hawaiian lap steel, Fender custom 15 amps, and John Pearse Strings.)

Brad Pemberton - Drums, Vocals (Mr. Pemberton plays Pearl drums, Pro-Mark drumsticks and Zildjian cymbals.)

Catherine Popper - Bass guitar, Vocals, Some Piano (Ms. Popper plays a 1967 Guild Starfire 1 and an 1850's Dukiebaul French flatback.)

Also appearing as a performer on the recording, but not officially a member of The Cardinals is
Rachael Yamagata - Vocals and (listenable) Piano on "Let It Ride", "Cold Roses" and "Friends". Rachael Yamagata appears courtesy of the RCA Victor group.

Mastered By Fred Kevorkian
"Cold Roses" charted in the following countries
UK: 20
U.S BILLBOARD: 26
ITALY: 45
GERMANY: 39
NETHERLANDS: 48
NORWAY: 9
SWEDEN: 8
DENMARK: 31
AUSTRALIA: 31
(Chart information from http://peaceful-valley.tripod.com)