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Rules of Travel
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  1. Audio CD: Release Date 2003-03-25
  2. Publisher: Capitol
  3. Artist: Rosanne Cash
  4. Sales Rank in Music: #42091

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It's oddly coincidental that Rosanne Cash's first No. 1 country hit was "Seven Year Ache." As it turns out, it's been seven long years since her previous album, 1996's 10 Song Demo, and though she'd written an album's worth of songs after that, her voice suddenly gave out due to a polyp on her vocal chords. Thanks to voice therapy, Cash was able to resume singing and recording, and the result is the hauntingly beautiful Rules of Travel. Tastefully produced by husband John Leventhal and featuring guest appearances by Sheryl Crow, Steve Earle, Teddy Thompson, and Johnny Cash, the album is a showcase for Cash's trenchant, soul-baring songs about love and mortality. Nearly every song is infused with a brooding melancholy, even the ones with sweet musical hooks ("Closer Than I Appear," "I'll Change For You"). When you hear the poignant "September When It Comes," a duet with her father and one of the album's highlights, you can't help but be stirred hearing them sing, "When the shadows lengthen and burn away the past/they will fly me like an angel to a place where I can rest." Rules of Travel is an impressive musical return from one of our most gifted singer-songwriters--and her voice, by the way, sounds as good as ever. --David Hill
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4.4 out of 5 stars (44 customer reviews)

43 of 43 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Her best CD--and the best so far in 2003, March 25, 2003
R. Vosik "vosmo" (Omaha, NE USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Rules of Travel (Audio CD)
This long-awaited CD makes the delay almost seem worth it. Every song is a keeper, and some will break your heart.The opening song, Beautiful Pain, written by Craig Northey, features a beautiful, upbeat tune and backup vocals by Sheryl Crow. 44 Stories evokes the wonder of getting to know someone, with deep lyrics. I'll Change for You, with help from Steve Earle, is one of the most lyrically creative songs you'll hear all year, all about obsession.It's on the next three tracks that this album becomes a classic. Rules of Travel, the title cut, might just be the loveliest song Rosanne has ever performed. The music builds to a tremendous hook, supporting some clever lyrics. Unique instumentation supports the catchy music. A masterpiece.September When It Comes is the emotional center of this album. It's a tune about mortality, and when Rosanne's father, Johnny Cash, sings his verses, you will feel chills. Another classic.Hope Against Hope, written by Jakob Dylan and Joe...Read more


15 of 15 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Rosanne Cash's Amazing Journey, April 25, 2004
Tim Brough "author and music buff" (Springfield, PA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Rules of Travel (Audio CD)
I had kind of forgotten what a unique voice Rosanne Cash has been over the years until I saw her play a brief live set on our local cable channel in Philadelphia. As soon as I heard her sing the wonderful title song and the poignant "Last Stop Before Home," I knew I had to find this CD. I'm glad I've rediscovered her emotive, husky voice again, especially having heard the backstory about her near seven year fight to regain her voice after polyps were discovered on her vocal cords.

"The Rules Of Travel" is easily Rosanne's best album since the dark "Interiors," the chronicle of her breakup with then husband Rodney Crowell. Eleven ruminations on the pain of love and loss, her voice conveys the deep-hued melancholy that first struck me with its honesty back when "Blue Moon With Heartache" made me a fan. Producer and new husband John Leventhal frames each song with great care, making the guest appearances sound like more than random duets. Steve Earle adds his gritty tone to...Read more


22 of 25 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful Pain, May 18, 2003
J. M. Zuurbier (Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Rules of Travel (Audio CD)
This is Rosanne Cash's first album since 1996's TEN SONG DEMO. She suffered fractured vocals and had to undergo surgery. Here she returns, with RULES OF TRAVEL. Cash wrote 9 of the 11 songs. There are many musical guests such as Sheryl Crow, Teddy Thompson, Johnny Cash and Steve Earle. They all work well with Cash.The album opens with "Beautiful Pain", with Sheryl Crow. The song is short and sweet. A true standout is the duet with her father Johnny Cash on "September When It Comes". It's simply beautiful and breathtaking, and touching to hear father and daughter sing together. "Western Wall" is a nice stripped back acoustic song that was also on her TEN SONG DEMO album.The album still features the introspection that fans and admirers have come to expect from Cash's songwriting, which is comparitively just as great as the two tracks she did not write (Beautiful Pain and Hope Against Hope, which was written by Jakob Dylan from The Wallflowers).The title track boasts a wonderful...Read more

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