Rosie Flores (album)

Rosie Flores
Studio album by
Rosie Flores
ReleasedSeptember 1, 1987 (1987-09-01) (1987 album)
June 4, 1996 (1996-06-04) (1996 reissue)
GenreCountry
Length29:32 (1987 album)
47:43 (1996 reissue)
LabelReprise (1987 album)
Rounder (1996 reissue)
ProducerPete Anderson (tracks 1-10)
Steve Fishell (tracks 11, 12, 16)
Howie Epstein (tracks 11, 12, 16)
Ray Baker (tracks 13, 14)
Paul Worley (track 15)
Rosie Flores chronology
Rosie Flores
(1987) 		After the Farm
(1992)

Rosie Flores is the self-titled debut studio album by American country music singer-songwriter Rosie Flores. It was released on September 1, 1987 via Reprise Records. It is Flores' only charting album peaking at number 62 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart. A reissue of the album retitled A Honky Tonk Reprise was released on June 4, 1996 via Rounder Records, which also features some previous unreleased tracks.[1]

Critical reception

In a review for the album for AllMusic, Brian Mansfield described Rosie Flores' debut as "the female answer to Dwight Yoakam."[2]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Crying Over You"James Intveld3:48
2."Midnight to Moonlight"Rosie Flores, Intveld3:45
3."Lovin' in Vain"Freddie Hart2:11
4."God May Forgive You (But I Won't)"Harlan Howard, Bobby Braddock3:00
5."Heart Beats to a Different Drum"Flores2:16
6."The Blue Side of Town"Paul Kennerley, Hank DeVito3:39
7."Somebody Loses, Somebody Wins"Alan Laney, Bill Graham, Ron Coleman2:29
8."Heartbreak Train"Pleasant Gehman, Albert Lee, Flores3:04
9."Turn Around"Carl Perkins2:45
10."I Gotta Know"Thelma Blackmon2:35
Total length:29:32
Bonus tracks on A Honky Tonk Reprise
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
11."The End of the World"Sylvia Dee, Arthur Kent3:05
12."Truck Driver's Blues"Ted Daffan2:51
13."One Track Memory"Charlie Black, Steve Bogard, Tommy Rocco3:06
14."He Cares"Paul Overstreet, Don Schlitz3:19
15."Woman Walk Out the Door"Flores, DeVito3:21
16."I'm Walking"Fats Domino, Dave Bartholomew2:29
Total length:47:43

Personnel

Compiled from liner notes.[3][4]

Musicians on tracks 1-10
  • Rosie Flores - vocals, harmony vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar solos on "I Gotta Know" and "Heartbreak Train"
  • Greg Leisz - pedal steel, lap steel, dobro
  • Donald Lindley - drums
  • James Intveld - electric bass, upright bass, 6 string bass, harmony vocals
  • Billy Bremner - electric guitar
  • Pete Anderson - electric guitar, acoustic guitar, click bass, mandola
  • Jeff Donovan - drums on "Crying Over You"
  • Don Reed - fiddle
  • Tom Brumley - pedal steel on "God May Forgive You (But I Won't)"
  • Skip Edwards - piano
  • David Hidalgo - accordion on "Midnight to Moonlight"


Musicians on "The End of the World"


Musicians on "Truck Driver's Blues"
  • Flores - electric rhythm guitar
  • Heffington - drums
  • Fishell - pedal steel
  • Hardin - piano
  • Bremner - electric lead guitar
  • Roly Salley - electric bass


Musicians on "One Track Memory" and "He Cares"


Musicians on "Woman Walk Out the Door"


Musicians on "I'm Walkin'"
  • Flores - electric rhythm guitar
  • Lee - electric lead guitar
  • Epstein - electric bass
  • Heffington - drums
  • Leisz - acoustic guitar
  • Hardin - piano
  • Fishell - pedal steel


Technical

Chart performance

Chart (1987) Peak
position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard) 62

References

  1. ^ Mike Trynosky. "Rosie Flores: A Honky Tonk Reprise". Country Standard Time. Retrieved June 11, 2017.
  2. ^ "Rosie Flores". Allmusic. Retrieved January 26, 2026.
  3. ^ Rosie Flores (CD booklet). Rosie Flores. Reprise Records. 1987. CDP-9-25626-1.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  4. ^ A Honky Tonk Reprise (CD booklet). Rosie Flores. Rounder Records. 1996. Rounder CD 3136.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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