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Released on Tamla Motown, also I Heard It Through the Grapevine (Marvin Gaye), Got to Be There (Michael Jackson) and What’s Going On (Marvin Gaye)
Written by James Dean, also What Becomes of the Broken Hearted (Jimmy Ruffin), Just the Memories (Nicki Minaj) and Memories Don’t Leave Like People Do (Tom Jones)
Written by William Weatherspoon, also What Becomes of the Broken Hearted (Jimmy Ruffin), Baby Hit and Run (The Contours) and Don’t Turn Me Away (Gladys Knight & the Pips)
Worth knowing
Counted from cited credits on fono.
James Dean wrote 12 songs on fono
James Dean’s most frequent co-writer is John Glover (5 songs together)
William Weatherspoon’s most frequent co-writer is James Dean (4 songs together)
Marv Johnson first appears on fono in 1961, 28 years before this song
Credits
All 5 credits
- Written by
- James Dean, Marv Johnson and William Weatherspoon
- Part of
- Motown Chartbusters, Vol. 3
- Released on
- Tamla Motown
- Written by
- James Dean, Marv Johnson and William Weatherspoon
- Part of
- Motown Chartbusters, Vol. 3
- Released on
- Tamla Motown
Connected by credits
Other songs that share a producer, writer, studio or label with this one.
Same writer: James Dean
Same label: Tamla Motown
Same writer: James Dean
Same writer: William Weatherspoon
Same label: Tamla Motown
Same writer: James Dean
Same writer: William Weatherspoon
Same label: Tamla Motown
Elsewhere
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1MusicBrainz I’ll Pick a Rose for My Rose was written by James Dean
I’ll Pick a Rose for My Rose was written by James Dean
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
2MusicBrainz I’ll Pick a Rose for My Rose was written by Marv Johnson
I’ll Pick a Rose for My Rose was written by Marv Johnson
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
3MusicBrainz I’ll Pick a Rose for My Rose was written by William Weatherspoon
I’ll Pick a Rose for My Rose was written by William Weatherspoon
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4MusicBrainz I’ll Pick a Rose for My Rose is part of the release Motown Chartbusters, Vol. 3
I’ll Pick a Rose for My Rose is part of the release Motown Chartbusters, Vol. 3
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
5MusicBrainz Tamla Motown is the label of the song I’ll Pick a Rose for My Rose
Tamla Motown is the label of the song I’ll Pick a Rose for My Rose
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
6MusicBrainz I’ll Pick a Rose for My Rose was released on 1989
I’ll Pick a Rose for My Rose was released on 1989
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026