''Rose Colored Glasses'' is the debut studio album by American

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. It was released in 1978 on

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, and was his only disc for the label; he would move to

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the next year. The album was a commercial success, peaking just outside the country top 10 (at number 11), and would be his highest charting album until 1983. It featured three singles on the ''

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charts. First was the title track, which reached number five. Both "

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" were number one singles on the same chart. "Backside of Thirty" had originally been released in 1977, but it did not chart at the time. Kurt Wolff and Orla Duane, in their book ''Country Music: The Rough Guide'', described the album's cuts as "among Conlee's finest, including the title track and especially 'Backside of Thirty'."

Track listing

Production

* Produced By Bud Logan * Production Co-Ordination: Katie Gillon, Sherri Halford * Engineers: Les Ladd, Bud Logan, Jack logan * Mastering: Milan Bogdan, Glenn Meadows

References

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