Disco de Rosanne Cash: “King's Record Shop [Remaster]”

...even for 1987.

A return to Nashville for Cash after 1985's 'Rhythm & Romance', 'King's Record Shop' finds her in good form. And Nashville rewards her w/four #1 singles from this disk (the first for any female country artist).

Though her own tunes are sorely lacking here (or mostly), Cash makes up for w/superb song selection from other writers/artists.

John Haitt's "The Way We Make a Broken Heart" in lesser hands could have come off as one of the cheesiest country songs ever. She pulls it off flawlessly.

Almost all the cuts are stand-out (though I love "I Don't Have to Crawl" "Real Me" and "Runaway Train). Though everyone seems to love the cover of her father's "Tennesse Flat Top Box" it's never resonated with me, but that's a small thing on this disk.

Cash went on to make better disks, but this is still a solid purchase.

The remaster is clear and leaves the songs in better shape than they were in 1987. The copy protection on the disk allowed me to play in various players and rip and upload to iTunes/iPod. Unlike some other players, except for their momentary lapse in judgement, Sony hasn't screwed around too much w/that as of yet.

Since it is a reissue, there are the obligatory extra cuts. "707" is ok, but a rehash from the 'Retrospective' disk.

What a gem!! Rosie tackles everything from spousal abuse "Rosie Strike Back" to the slowly-growing and best cut "Runaway Train" which is a correlation of a reckless relationship to a runaway train. She handles her father's song "Tennessee Flat Top Box" which grace and dignity and shows the strength of a woman in "I Don't Have To Crawl". My favorites on here are: "Runaway Train", "The Way We Make A Broken Heart", "Green, Yellow, and Red", and "Why Don't You Quit Leaving Me Alone". If anyone has ever thought about having an affair, there is no way that you could do it after listening to "Way We Make A Broken Heart". "Why Don't You Quit Leaving Me Alone" is one of my favorite songs to listen to when I'm alone - I sit in the dark and crank this song up. This is one of Rosanne's best, although I have NEVER known her to make a terrible CD. She's an artist, so her songwriting grows with time and her music changes from disc to disc, but she's still Rosanne - a strong, confident woman with a vulnerable and sensitive side as well. One of the best female artists in country or pop or rock or folk... you get the idea!!

Rosanne's best effort and a classic that belongs in any serious collection of country, americana, roots or rock and roll.

Actually '707' was a b-side of 'The Way We Make a Broken Heart', the first single from the 'King's Shop' (38-07200). So it is right in place here.

Wonderful CD, very glad I ordered it. She is a very talented lady. The apple didnt fall far from the tree.