Product Details:
Format: CD
Manufacturer: Columbia Records/sony
Sku: 220377873
UPC: 886978271020
UPC 14: 00886978271020
Release Date: 5/23/2011
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Song Listing
Disc 1
Song Title
1. Can I Still Believe In You ~ Rosanne Cash
2. Baby, Better Start Turnin' Em Down ~ Rosanne Cash
3. No Memories Hangin' Round ~ Rosanne Cash
4. Seven Year Ache ~ Rosanne Cash
5. Blue Moon With Heartache ~ Rosanne Cash
6. My Baby Thinks He's a Train ~ Rosanne Cash
7. It Hasn't Happened Yet ~ Rosanne Cash
8. I Wonder ~ Rosanne Cash
9. If It Weren't For Him ~ Rosanne Cash
10. I Don't Know Why You Don't Want Me ~ Rosanne Cash
11. Never Be You ~ Rosanne Cash
12. Hold On ~ Rosanne Cash
13. Runaway Train ~ Rosanne Cash
14. Way We Make a Broken Heart, The ~ Rosanne Cash
15. If You Change Your Mind ~ Rosanne Cash
16. It's Such a Small World ~ Rosanne Cash
17. Tennessee Flat Top Box ~ Rosanne Cash
18. I Don't Want To Spoil the Party ~ Rosanne Cash
Disc 2
Song Title
1. Real Me, The ~ Rosanne Cash
2. On the Surface ~ Rosanne Cash
3. What We Really Want ~ Rosanne Cash
4. I Want a Cure ~ Rosanne Cash
5. Mirror Image ~ Rosanne Cash
6. Wheel, The ~ Rosanne Cash
7. Sventh Avenue ~ Rosanne Cash
8. Sleeping In Paris ~ Rosanne Cash
9. Love Is Forever - (live) ~ Rosanne Cash
10. Western Wall ~ Rosanne Cash
11. September When It Comes ~ Rosanne Cash
12. Black Cadillac ~ Rosanne Cash
13. House On the Lake ~ Rosanne Cash
14. World Unseen, The ~ Rosanne Cash
15. Good Intent ~ Rosanne Cash
16. 500 Miles ~ Rosanne Cash
17. Sea of Heartbreak ~ Rosanne Cash
18. Sweet Memories ~ Rosanne Cash
Album Notes and Credits
Notes & Personnel Info |
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| Liner Note Authors: Rodney Crowell; Rosanne Cash. | |
| Recording information: Beverly Hills (03/02/1987); Hendersonville, TN (03/02/1987); Los Angeles (03/02/1987); Los Angeles, CA (03/02/1987); N. Hollywood (03/02/1987); Nashville (03/02/1987); New York, NY (03/02/1987); Nj (03/02/1987); The Coach House, San Juan Capistrano, CA (03/02/1987); Beverly Hills (03/03/1987); Hendersonville, TN (03/03/1987); Los Angeles (03/03/1987); Los Angeles, CA (03/03/1987); N. Hollywood (03/03/1987); Nashville (03/03/1987); New York, NY (03/03/1987); Nj (03/03/1987); The Coach House, San Juan Capistrano, CA (03/03/1987); Beverly Hills (03/05/1979); Hendersonville, TN (03/05/1979); Los Angeles (03/05/1979); Los Angeles, CA (03/05/1979); N. Hollywood (03/05/1979); Nashville (03/05/1979); New York, NY (03/05/1979); Nj (03/05/1979); The Coach House, San Juan Capistrano, CA (03/05/1979); Beverly Hills (03/14/1986); Hendersonville, TN (03/14/1986); Los Angeles (03/14/1986); Los Angeles, CA (03/14/1986); N. Hollywood (03/14/1986); Nashville (03/14/1986); New York, NY (03/14/1986); Nj (03/14/1986); The Coach House, San Juan Capistrano, CA (03/14/1986); Beverly Hills (03/25/1987); Hendersonville, TN (03/25/1987); Los Angeles (03/25/1987); Los Angeles, CA (03/25/1987); N. Hollywood (03/25/1987); Nashville (03/25/1987); New York, NY (03/25/1987); Nj (03/25/1987); The Coach House, San Juan Capistrano, CA (03/25/1987); Beverly Hills (04/20/1984); Hendersonville, TN (04/20/1984); Los Angeles (04/20/1984); Los Angeles, CA (04/20/1984); N. Hollywood (04/20/1984); Nashville (04/20/1984); New York, NY (04/20/1984); Nj (04/20/1984); The Coach House, San Juan Capistrano, CA (04/20/1984); Beverly Hills (04/24/1984); Hendersonville, TN (04/24/1984); Los Angeles (04/24/1984); Los Angeles, CA (04/24/1984); N. Hollywood (04/24/1984); Nashville (04/24/1984); New York, NY (04/24/1984); Nj (04/24/1984); The Coach House, San Juan Capistrano, CA (04/24/1984); Beverly Hills (08/05/1980); Hendersonville, TN (08/05/1980); Los Angeles (08/05/1980); Los Angeles, CA (08/05/1980); N. Hollywood (08/05/1980); Nashville (08/05/1980); New York, NY (08/05/1980); Nj (08/05/1980); The Coach House, San Juan Capistrano, CA (08/05/1980); Beverly Hills (08/05/1988); Hendersonville, TN (08/05/1988); Los Angeles (08/05/1988); Los Angeles, CA (08/05/1988); N. Hollywood (08/05/1988); Nashville (08/05/1988); New York, NY (08/05/1988); Nj (08/05/1988); The Coach House, San Juan Capistrano, CA (08/05/1988); Beverly Hills (08/06/1980); Hendersonville, TN (08/06/1980); Los Angeles (08/06/1980); Los Angeles, CA (08/06/1980); N. Hollywood (08/06/1980); Nashville (08/06/1980); New York, NY (08/06/1980); Nj (08/06/1980); The Coach House, San Juan Capistrano, CA (08/06/1980); Beverly Hills (08/07/1980); Hendersonville, TN (08/07/1980); Los Angeles (08/07/1980); Los Angeles, CA (08/07/1980); N. Hollywood (08/07/1980); Nashville (08/07/1980); New York, NY (08/07/1980); Nj (08/07/1980); The Coach House, San Juan Capistrano, CA (08/07/1980). | |
| Photographers: Kimberly Butler; Alan Messer; Hank DeVito; Sam Rayner. | |
| In 1979, when Rosanne Cash cut Right or Wrong, her first album for Columbia Records, she sounded like a revelation: a vocalist with a strong and versatile instrument, a rocker's nervy instincts, and a respect for country music traditions that didn't leave room for stodginess or the hollow sound of the emergent Nash Vegas era (not to mention an impressive lineage). What's most remarkable is that Cash became so much more with the passage of time; she grew into one of the most interesting acts on the country charts in the '80s and `90s, bringing pop, rock, and country together in a way that actually brought out the strengths in each style rather than diluting them, and then matured into a first-rate songwriter whose literate and deeply personal work dealt with the hardest realities of life and love with intelligence, honesty, and heart. There have been a handful of collections that have skimmed the cream from Cash's seven albums for Columbia, recorded between 1979 and 1993, but The Essential Rosanne Cash, compiled by Cash and Gregg Geller, puts nearly all of them to shame. Essential Rosanne Cash lives up to its title by including one tune from her misbegotten 1978 debut album (released only in Germany and practically disowned by Cash) and nine from the four albums she released through Capitol/EMI between 1996 and 2009, making it the first Rosanne Cash album that offers a truly comprehensive look at her career to date. Moving from the smart and stylish contemporary country of her early albums to the meditations on family, loss, and music of her mature work, Essential is more than just a well-compiled greatest-hits album: it allows us to watch an artist evolve from strength to strength over the course of 36 songs, and it's a fascinating and truly impressive collection from an artist who has never chosen to stay in the shadow of her father and his legendary music (though Johnny Cash does contribute vocals on one track, "September When It Comes"). The album also includes a thoughtful essay from Cash and another from her frequent collaborator (and former husband) Rodney Crowell. This is, quite simply, the best and most comprehensive Rosanne Cash collection released to date, and anyone looking for an introduction to her music or a well-chosen sampler of her catalog will be very well served by this set. ~ Mark Deming | |
Producer: Gregg Geller (Compilation); Rosanne Cash (Compilation) |
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Musical Guests | |
| Johnny Cash | |
| Bruce Springsteen | |
| Chris Thile | |
Compilation Appearances
Technical Info
| Release Date : 05/23/2011 | |
| Original Release Date : 2011 | |
| Catalog ID : 827102 | |
| Label : Columbia (USA) | |
| Number of Discs : 2 | |
| Studio/Live : Studio | |
| Mono/Stereo : Stereo | |
| SPAR Code : n/a | |
| UPC : 00886978271020 |
Professional Reviews
Uncut (magazine)
(p.81)
- 5 stars out of 5 -- "Erudite, sophisticated, armed with a broad range and a gloriously haunting voice, she's best on impossibly poignant, existential ballads."
(p.81)
- 5 stars out of 5 -- "Erudite, sophisticated, armed with a broad range and a gloriously haunting voice, she's best on impossibly poignant, existential ballads."












