One Rose [Box set]

Rose Maddox | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 28, 1994)
• Format: Box set
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• Label: Bear Family
• ASIN: B000001B1V
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #794,806 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #81 in Music > Indie Music > Country > Western Swing

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. What Makes Me Hang Around

2. Bill Cline

3. Gambler's Love

4. Lies and Alibis

5. Custer's Last Stand

See all 29 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. That Glory Bound Train

2. Drifting Too Far from the Shore

3. When I Take My Vacation in Heaven

4. How Beautiful Heaven Must Be

5. I'll Reap My Harvest in Heaven

See all 29 tracks on this disc

Disc: 3

1. Take Me Back Again

2. Fool Me Again

3. Long Journey Home

4. From a Beggar to a Queen

5. Let's Pretend We're Strangers

See all 30 tracks on this disc

Disc: 4

1. Let Me Kiss You for Old Times

2. I Don't Hear You

3. Down to the River

4. Somebody Told Somebody

5. Sweethearts in Heaven

See all 24 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars why isn't this woman worshiped like a goddess?, January 18, 2000

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Lanark (minneapolis, mn) - See all my reviews

This review is from: One Rose (Audio CD)

Yet another stellar box from the good folks at Bear Family. (if you've ever gotten one you already know about the booklet and the pristine sound and retentive attention to detail) This one collects all of Rose's Capitol sides after separating from the family group. They try her in a bunch of settings with studio musicians from the jumped up novelties that she made famous with her brothers to more straight ahead pop songs. She sounds a little uncomfortable with standard pop fare, but when she wraps those brassy pipes around a country or bluegrass tune, stand back brother, she rocks. The highlights are the songs from "Sings Bluegrass" with uncredited contributions by Bill Monroe and some great duets with Buck Owens. It really saddens me that this incredible performer and pioneer female country artist never gets the credit thats her due. (A Nashville bias probably, as she was based in CA.) But if you're looking for some unbridled country goodness this is a great place to start.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Sixties country music for traditionalists, April 8, 2004

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Peter Durward Harris "Pete the music fan" (Leicester England) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: One Rose (Audio CD)

Rose originally established her reputation as leader singer of the family group, Maddox Brothers and Rose, a very successful high-energy live act of the forties and fifties. They also made some excellent recordings on Four Star and Columbia, most of which has been released on CD. Eventually, Rose went solo. This boxed set contains everything that Rose recorded for Capitol between 1959 and 1965. Some of these songs are re-recordings of songs that she had previously recorded with her brothers. Many of the songs here were never released at the time and remained in the vaults until this boxed set was released.

Rose's music had mellowed a little by the time she signed for Capitol, but do not fear - there is still plenty of up-tempo material here although there are also plenty of slower songs. Rose is co-credited as songwriter on several songs but this is only because she was a good negotiator, agreeing to record these songs in return for half the royalties. This follows the example of Elvis Presley, who also managed to get co-credited on the same basis.

Among the many notable original songs here are Custer's last stand, Chocolate ice cream cone and Sing a little song of heartache. Rose recorded Please help me I'm falling at around the same time as Hank Locklin. Unfortunately, Capitol was slow to release it as a single so Hank's version got a clear run and became the definitive version. We can only wonder at what might have been.

Rose recorded a gospel album (Glory bound train) and a bluegrass album (Rose Maddox sings bluegrass) for Capitol. All the tracks from those albums are included here. The gospel album includes Rose's covers of The great speckled bird, This world is not my home, Will the circle be unbroken and many other brilliant but less famous songs, most of them traditional. The bluegrass album featured many covers of Bill Monroe songs - not surprising as it was Bill's idea to do it - the most famous being Uncle Pen, Blue moon of Kentucky, Rolling in my sweet baby's arms and My rose of old Kentucky. Among the other songs is a fine cover of Cotton fields (Leadbelly).

In 1961, Rose recorded two duets with Buck Owens - Loose talk and Mental cruelty. Apparently, Wanda Jackson had been Buck's first choice for a duet partner but she declined, as did a couple of others. Rose and Buck recorded further duets later, all of them included here.

There are many other great covers here including Philadelphia lawyer (Woody Guthrie), Whoa sailor (Hank Thompson), Why don't you haul off and love me (Wayne Raney), Honky tonkin', Move it on over (both Hank Williams), North to Alaska (Johnny Horton), Lonely street (Kitty Wells), Don't tell me your troubles (Don Gibson), White lightning (George Jones), Silver threads and golden needles (first recorded by Wanda Jackson but more commonly associated with Linda Ronstadt), The great pretender (Platters) and Wabash Cannon Ball (Roy Acuff).

You have to love traditional country to appreciate this collection, but if you do, you'll surely enjoy it.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The One Rose, July 24, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: One Rose (Audio CD)

This sparkling Rose Maddox collection is well worth the price. The Germany-based company Bear Family really gives our early country artists like R Maddox the respect and care they merit, with truly professional re-masterings, lush commentary and gorgeous packaging. Having said that, This Rose puts Bette Midler's to shame (and I'm a Bette fan, too)! My guess is that Rose's somewhat twangy vocal quality kept her from achieving the "superstar" status of a Loretta or a Tammy. But if you relish the pleasing sound of unadulterated, double-barrel windpipes matched with catchy toe-tappers, down 'n dirty honky-tonk, uplifting gospel harmonies, forlorn love ballads, and even some epic story-telling (Custer's Last Stand), check out this fabulous boxed collection. I am a country fan, no question--but unlike collections featuring "feminine" crooners Kitty Wells or Patsy Cline, either of whom can send me to Sleepland after a few CD sides, I can listen to Rose the Powerhouse all day and still not get enough! Truly a collection to be treasured!