The Ballad of Sally Rose is the eleventh studio album by American singer Emmylou Harris released in February 1985.

First, all the songs were written by her and her then-husband Paul Kennerley, while her previous albums had consisted mostly of others' material.

The album tells the story of a character named Sally Rose, a singer whose lover and mentor, a hard-living, hard-drinking musician, is killed while on the road.

Prior to this album, only Harris' 1969 debut Gliding Bird had more than two of her own compositions, a feat she would not repeat until Red Dirt Girl in 2000.

[2] The Ballad of Sally Rose was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Female Country Vocal Performance.