The Thorn in Mrs. Rose's Side is the debut album by Biff Rose. It was released in 1968 on Bill Cosby's music label Tetragrammaton Records. "Fill Your Heart" was written together with American composer, singer-songwriter, and actor Paul Williams. The two met while working together on a television comedy show. Tiny Tim released "Fill Your Heart" on his album, God Bless Tiny Tim, six months before Biff Rose's own version. It was also released as the B-side of Tiny Tim's 1968 hit, "Tiptoe Through the Tulips".

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The Thorn in Mrs. Rose's Side
Studio album by Biff Rose
Released	October 15, 1968
Recorded	1968 California
Genre	Folk rock, art rock
Length	40:00
Label	Tetragrammaton Records
Producer	Art Podell, Nick Woods
Biff Rose chronology
The Thorn in Mrs. Rose's Side (1968) Children of Light (1969)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

David Bowie took a liking to “Fill Your Heart”. It was in his live sets by early 1970[2] and it led off the second side of his 1971 album, Hunky Dory. Bowie also covered "Buzz the Fuzz" in his live set in 1970-71.[3] He also covered the title track of Rose's 1969 album, "Children of Light", during live concerts.^{[citation needed]}

Track listing

All songs written by Biff Rose, except where noted.

1. "Mama's Boy" – 02:55
2. "Angel Tension" - 03:12
3. "Fill Your Heart" (Biff Rose, Paul Williams) - 03:12
4. "Paradise Almost Lost" (music: Biff Rose; lyrics: Joseph Simon Newman) - 05:20
5. "Molly" - 04:12
6. "The Stars" – 01:53
7. "It's Happening" – 01:48
8. "What's Gnawing at Me" – 03:14
9. "Buzz the Fuzz" – 02:52
10. "Gentle People" – 02:32
11. "The Man " – 03:38

Personnel

• Biff Rose - piano, vocals
• Arthur G. Wright - arrangements on tracks 1-3, 7-9
• Biff Rose - arrangement on track 4
• Kirby Johnson - arrangement on tracks 5, 6, 11
• Nick Woods - arrangement on track 10

Production

• Producers: Art Podell, Nick Woods
• Engineers: Brian Ingoldsby

Charts

Singles

References

Pegg, Nicholas (2002) [2000]. The Complete David Bowie. Richmond, Surrey: Reynolds & Hearn. ISBN 1-903111-40-4.

External links

• Biffrose.bandcamp.com
• Books.google.se