1985 Rosanne Cash – Rhythm & Romance

Rhythm & Romance was the fifth studio album by American country music singer Rosanne Cash. It was released in May 1985. Her highest honor came when one of its tracks, “I Don’t Know Why You Don’t Want Me”, won the 1985 Grammy Award for Best Country Vocal Performance by a female artist. That song and “Never Be You” were both No. 1 Billboard country singles. Two other tracks rose to the No. 5 spot on the charts: “Hold On” and “Second to No One.”

Although Cash had written at least one composition on each of her previous albums, this is the first of her albums on which she wrote or co-wrote the majority of the tracks.

Tracks

1  Hold On (Rosanna Cash) 3:40
2  I Don’t Know Why You Don’t Want Me (Rosanna Cash, Rodney Crowell) 3:19
3  Never Be You (Benmont Tench, Tom Petty) 3:31
4  Second To None (Rosanna Cash) 3:49
5  Halfway House (Rosanna Cash) 4:27
6  Pink Bedroom (John Hiatt) 3:11
7  Never Alone (Rosanna Cash, Vince Gill) 3:40
8  My Old Man (Rosanna Cash) 2:55
9  Never Gonna Hurt (Rosanna Cash) 3:07
10  Closing Time (Rosanna Cash) 2:49

Musicians

1 Hold On

Bass Willie Weeks
Drums Anton Fig
Guitar Larry Crane
Piano Benmont Tench
Synthesizer Rob Sabino
Background Vocals Pattie Darcy
Background Vocals Ula Hedwig
Vocals Rosanne Cash


2 I Don’t Know Why You Don\’t Want Me

Bass David Hungate
Drums Paul Leim
Guitar Billy Joe Walker Jr
Guitar Waddy Wachtel
Keyboards Randy McCormick
Keyboards Steve Goldstein
Vocals Vince Gill
Vocals Rosanne Cash


3 Never Be You

Bass Willie Weeks
Drums Anton Fig
Guitar Larry Crane
Acoustic Guitar Larry Crane
Keyboards Benmont Tench
Background Vocals Pattie Darcy
Background Vocals Ula Hedwig
Vocals Rosanne Cash

 

4 Second To None

Bass David Hungate
Drums Paul Leim
Guitar Waddy Wachtel
Acoustic Guitar Billy Joe Walker Jr
Keyboards Steve Goldstein
Background Vocals Jennifer Kimball
Background Vocals Vince Gill
Vocals Rosanne Cash


5 Halfway House

Bass Bob Glaub
Drums Paul Leim
Guitar Waddy Wachtel
Acoustic Guitar Waddy Wachtel
Keyboards Steve Goldstein
Background Vocals Anthony Crawford
Background Vocals Vince Gill
Vocals Rosanne Cash


6 Pink Bedroom

Bass Willie Weeks
Drums Anton Fig
Guitar Larry Crane
Acoustic Guitar Larry Crane
Keyboards Benmont Tench
Background Vocals Pattie Darcy
Background Vocals Ula Hedwig
Vocals Rosanne Cash


7 Never Alone

Bass David Hungate
Drums Paul Leim
Guitar Billy Joe Walker Jr
Guitar Waddy Wachtel
Background Vocals David Malloy
Background Vocals Vince Gill
Vocals Rosanne Cash


8 My Old Man

Bass David Hungate
Drums Paul Leim
Acoustic Guitar Billy Joe Walker Jr
Keyboards Randy McCormick
Piano Steve Goldstein
Vocals Rosanne Cash


9 Never Gonna Hurt

Bass David Hungate
Drums Paul Leim
Guitar Billy Joe Walker Jr
Guitar Waddy Wachtel
Keyboards David Innis
Keyboards Steve Goldstein
Background Vocals Vince Gill
Vocals Rosanne Cash


10 Closing Time

Bass David Hungate
Drums Paul Leim
Acoustic Guitar Billy Joe Walker Jr
Keyboards Randy McCormick
Keyboards Steve Goldstein
Background Vocals Jennifer Kimball
Background Vocals Vince Gill
Vocals Rosanne Cash

Liner Notes

Producer – David Malloy (Tracks 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10)
Producer – David Thoener (Tracks 1, 3, 6)
Producer – Rodney Crowell (Tracks 1, 3, 6)
Executive Producer – Eli Ball (Tracks 1, 3, 6)
Arranged By (Strings Arranged), Conductor (Strings Conducted By) – Steve Goldstein (Track 10)
Engineer (Assistant Engineer (Emerald)) – Russ Martin
Engineer (Assistant Engineer (Record Plant)) – Don Rodenbach
Mixed By (Re-mixed By) – David Thoener (Tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9)
Mixed By (Re-mixed By) – Joe Bogan (Tracks 8, 10)
Recorded By – David Thoener (Tracks 1, 3, 6, 7)
Recorded By – Joe Bogan (Tracks 2, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10)
Recorded By (Additional Recording By) – Mark Lynette

Art Direction – Bill Johnson
Photography By (Cover Photo) – Gary Heery
Photography By (Photo, Inner Sleeve) – Hank DeVito, Jim McGuire

Manufactured By – Columbia Records
Phonographic Copyright (p) – CBS Inc.
Copyright (c) – CBS Inc.
Recorded At – Emerald Sound Studios
Recorded At – Ocean Way Recording
Recorded At – Record Plant, N.Y.C.
Recorded At – Warner Bros. Recording Studios
Mastered At – Sterling Sound
Mastered At – Customatrix
Manufactured By – Columbia Records
Manufactured By – CBS Inc.
Pressed By – Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Pitman