The List
Studio album by
Rosanne Cash
ReleasedOctober 6, 2009 (2009-10-06)
GenreCountry, Americana
Length40:11
LabelManhattan
ProducerJohn Leventhal
Rosanne Cash chronology
Black Cadillac
(2006) 		The List
(2009) 		The River & the Thread
(2014)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Paste[2]
Slant Magazine[3]

The List is Rosanne Cash's twelfth studio album, released on Manhattan Records on October 6, 2009, her only album for the label.

The album is based on a list of 100 greatest country and American songs that father Johnny Cash gave her when she was 18, to expand her knowledge of country music. The album featured covers of classic songs, and was dedicated to her father Johnny Cash.[4] It also includes guest performances by Bruce Springsteen, Elvis Costello, Jeff Tweedy and Rufus Wainwright.

The album also contained covers of classic country songs made by Jimmie Rodgers, The Carter Family, Don Gibson, Ray Price, Lefty Frizzell, Patsy Cline, and other country stars, as well the traditional folk song "Motherless Children" and 1960s folk numbers by Bob Dylan and Peter, Paul, and Mary. Three songs had previously been recorded by her father: "Sea of Heartbreak", "The Long Black Veil," which he had recorded and performed numerous times and "Girl from the North Country", a 1963 Bob Dylan song that was re-recorded as a duet between Dylan and Cash in 1969 for Dylan's Nashville Skyline album.

The List peaked at #5 on Billboard's country album chart — Cash's first top ten album on the chart in 22 years — and hit #22 on the general Billboard Hot 200, topping her previously most successful album on that chart, 1981's Seven Year Ache which peaked at #26. It was also her first entry on the Billboard Top Rock Albums chart, where it debuted and peaked at #8. The album was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Americana Album and won the prestigious Album of the Year award at the 2010 Americana Music Honors & Awards.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Miss the Mississippi and You"William Heagney3:12
2."Motherless Children"Public Domain, arr. by Rosanne Cash and John Leventhal3:06
3."Sea of Heartbreak" (featuring Bruce Springsteen)Hal David, Paul Hampton3:06
4."Take These Chains from My Heart"Hy Heath, Fred Rose3:32
5."I'm Movin' On"Hank Snow3:45
6."Heartaches by the Number" (featuring Elvis Costello)Harlan Howard3:21
7."500 Miles"Hedy West3:04
8."Long Black Veil" (featuring Jeff Tweedy)Danny Dill, Marijohn Wilkin3:10
9."She's Got You"Hank Cochran3:07
10."Girl from the North Country"Bob Dylan3:32
11."Silver Wings" (featuring Rufus Wainwright)Merle Haggard3:45
12."Bury Me Under the Weeping Willow"A. P. Carter3:33
Barnes & Noble bonus track
No.TitleLength
13."Sweet Memories"3:30
iTunes bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
13."A Satisfied Mind" (featuring Neko Case)Red Hayes, Jack Rhodes4:02

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Charts

References

  1. ^ Leggett, Steve. "The List Review". AllMusic. Retrieved October 6, 2009.
  2. ^ Albertson, Cory. "Rosanne Cash: The List". Paste. Paste Media Group. Retrieved October 7, 2009.
  3. ^ Keefe, Jonathan. "Rosanne Cash: The List". Slant Magazine. Slant Magazine. Retrieved October 14, 2009.
  4. ^ "Rosanne Cash Readies 'The List'". Billboard. Retrieved October 6, 2009.
  5. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Rosanne Cash – The List" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved December 9, 2020.
  6. ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Rosanne Cash – The List". Hung Medien. Retrieved December 9, 2020.
  7. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Rosanne Cash – The List". Hung Medien. Retrieved December 9, 2020.
  8. ^ "Rosanne Cash Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved December 9, 2020.
  9. ^ "Rosanne Cash Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 9, 2020.
  10. ^ "Rosanne Cash Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 9, 2020.
  11. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2009". Billboard. Retrieved December 9, 2020.
  12. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2010". Billboard. Retrieved December 9, 2020.


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