The English Roses in 100 countries translated into 42 languages. On the same day, courier services delivered copies of the book to UK television talk shows like "GMTV" and "", so it could be discussed during the program. The singer appeared at multiple promotional events, reading aloud from the book to children. In the United States, Madonna appeared on "The Oprah Winfrey Show" and book signing events at the Barnes & Noble bookstore in New York City's Rockefeller Center. She also appeared at a news conference in Paris promoting the release. The initial print run for "The English Roses" in the United States
For the Roses "Creem", he said the music lacked the liveliness of "Blue"s "All I Want" and the lyrics' insularity diminished her voice, but he ultimately regarded the album as a "remarkable work" and the year's aesthetically boldest record. "Mitchell has integrated the strange shifts of her voice into an almost 'classical' sounding music", Christgau wrote, calling it "hypnotic when you give it a chance to work". For the Roses For the Roses is the fifth studio album by Canadian singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell, released in November 1972, between her two biggest commercial and critical successes – "Blue" and "Court and Spark". Despite this,