Australian singles chart:
Rose of Cimarron entered the Australian singles chart* on 25 October 1976 and peaked at #51.
Album:
The song is on Rose of Cimarron which entered the Australian albums chart* on 1 November 1976 and peaked at #54.
Songwriter:
Rusty Young
Producers:
Poco, Mark Henry Harman
Record label of Australian release:
ABC
*Kent Music Report / Australian Chart Book. See About.
Wikipedia:
Rose of Cimarron by American country rock band Poco was written by founding member Rusty Young. The song featured lead vocals by Paul Cotton and Timothy B. Schmit. It was Poco’s only hit in Australia.
Read more: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rose_of_Cimarron_(song)
Songfacts:
Rusty Young was inspired by the legend of Old West outlaw Rose Dunn, also known as ‘Rose of the Cimarron’.
Rusty said: “Rose of Cimarron is a song I wrote after I picked up a brochure while Poco was on tour in Oklahoma in 1973. It told a story of a woman who took in outlaws in the 1800s. She fed them, mended their wounds and sent them on their way. Or so they say…”
Read more: www.songfacts.com/facts/poco/rose-of-cimarron
Lyrics:
Roll along, roll on
Rose of Cimarron
Dusty days are gone
Rose of Cimarron
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