King's Record Shop

King's Record Shop
King's Record Shop
Studio album by Rosanne Cash
Released	June 26, 1987
Genre	Country
Length	52:12
Label	Columbia
Producer	Rodney Crowell
Rosanne Cash chronology
Singles from King's Record Shop
	"The Way We Make a Broken Heart"; Released: June 1987; "Tennessee Flat Top Box"; Released: November 1987; "If You Change Your Mind"; Released: March 1988; "Runaway Train"; Released: July 1988;

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Chicago Sun-Times	^[2]
Los Angeles Times	^[3]
The Philadelphia Inquirer	^[4]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	^[5]
Stylus Magazine	A+^[6]
Uncut	8/10^[7]
The Village Voice	A−^[8]

King's Record Shop is the sixth studio album by American country music singer Rosanne Cash. It was released on June 26, 1987, her fifth album for the label. The album produced four singles on the Billboard country singles chart. They were "The Way We Make a Broken Heart", a cover of her father Johnny Cash's "Tennessee Flat Top Box", "If You Change Your Mind", and "Runaway Train". This was the last album in Cash's career to feature Rodney Crowell as the sole record producer, who produced all of her albums since her first Columbia album Right or Wrong in 1980.

The album is named after King's Record Shop in Louisville, Kentucky, which was owned by Pee Wee King's younger brother, Gene. A photograph of Rosanne Cash standing in the shop's doorway is featured on the cover, though she was never actually at the shop for the photo. Veteran steel guitarist Hank DeVito took the photo of the record shop and one of Rosanne standing as she is in the photo. A picture of Cash's 1981 album Seven Year Ache is shown. He superimposed her into the record shop photo (Music City News magazine, August 1987).

Sony BMG controversially used their XCP technology on the album when it was re-released in 2005 as part of its American Milestones series.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Rosie Strike Back"	Eliza Gilkyson	3:32
2.	"The Way We Make a Broken Heart"	John Hiatt	3:55
3.	"If You Change Your Mind"	Rosanne Cash, Hank DeVito	3:12
4.	"The Real Me"	R. Cash	4:24
5.	"Somewhere Sometime"	R. Cash	4:05
6.	"Runaway Train"	John Stewart	3:58
7.	"Tennessee Flat Top Box"	Johnny Cash	3:10
8.	"I Don't Have to Crawl"	Rodney Crowell	4:33
9.	"Green, Yellow and Red"	John Kilzer	3:40
10.	"Why Don't You Quit Leaving Me Alone?"	Benmont Tench	4:00

CD bonus tracks

"707" (John Kilzer) – 3:34
"Runaway Train" (live) (John Stewart) – 4:17
"Green, Yellow and Red" (live) (John Kilzer) – 5:15

Personnel

Rosanne Cash: vocals, guitar
Rodney Crowell: background vocals
Vince Gill: background vocals
Arnold McCuller: background vocals
Mark O'Connor: mandola
Patty Smyth: background vocals
Benmont Tench: piano, keyboards
Steve Winwood: background vocals
Sterling Ball: acoustic guitar
Eddie Bayers: drums
Barry Beckett: piano, Hammond organ
Larry Crane: acoustic & electric guitar
Anthony Crawford: background vocals
Kristen DeLauer: background vocals
Terry Evans: background vocals
Willie Green, Jr.: background vocals
Bobby King: background vocals
Joann Neal: background vocals
Michael Rhodes: bass guitar, acoustic bass
Vince Santoro: drums
Randy Scruggs: acoustic guitar
Jean Smith: background vocals
Steuart Smith: electric guitar, gut string guitar
Billy Joe Walker Jr.: acoustic & electric guitar

Production

Rodney Crowell: producer
T-Bone Toglio: assistant producer
Margie Hunt: production assistant
Martha Wood: production assistant
John Agnello: engineer
Donivan Cowart: engineer
Jeanne Kinney: engineer
Steve Marcantonio: engineer, mixing
Keith Odle: engineer
Frank Pekoc: engineer
George Marino: mastering

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1987–1988)	Peak position
Canadian Albums (RPM)	57
US Billboard 200^[9]	138
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[10]	6

Year-end charts

Chart (1988)	Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[11]	6
Chart (1989)	Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[12]	47

References

Hall, Wade. Hell-Bent for Music: The Life of Pee Wee King. University Press of Kentucky, 1996.
Music City News magazine, "Seeing Is Deceiving On Cash's New Album", August 1987.

^ Jurek, Thom. "King's Record Shop – Rosanne Cash". AllMusic. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
^ McLeese, Don (June 29, 1987). "Rosanne Cash, 'King's Record Shop' (Columbia)". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
^ McKenna, Kristine (September 6, 1987). "Rebellious Royalty". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
^ Tucker, Ken (July 5, 1987). "Rosanne Cash's latest". The Philadelphia Inquirer.
^ McGee, David (2004). "Rosanne Cash". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 149–150. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
^ Soto, Alfred (February 10, 2006). "Rosanne Cash – Seven-Year Ache / King's Record Shop / Interiors". Stylus Magazine. Archived from the original on April 27, 2006. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
^ Torn, Luke (January 2014). "How to Buy... Rosanne Cash". Uncut. No. 200. p. 66.
^ Christgau, Robert (September 1, 1987). "Christgau's Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. Archived from the original on July 9, 2023. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
^ "Rosanne Cash Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved May 18, 2021.
^ "Rosanne Cash Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 18, 2021.
^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1988". Billboard. Retrieved May 18, 2021.
^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1989". Billboard. Retrieved May 18, 2021.

[1] Jurek, Thom. "King's Record Shop – Rosanne Cash". AllMusic. Retrieved July 22, 2023.

[2] McLeese, Don (June 29, 1987). "Rosanne Cash, 'King's Record Shop' (Columbia)". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved July 22, 2023.

[3] McKenna, Kristine (September 6, 1987). "Rebellious Royalty". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved July 22, 2023.

[4] Tucker, Ken (July 5, 1987). "Rosanne Cash's latest". The Philadelphia Inquirer.

[5] McGee, David (2004). "Rosanne Cash". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 149–150. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.

[6] Soto, Alfred (February 10, 2006). "Rosanne Cash – Seven-Year Ache / King's Record Shop / Interiors". Stylus Magazine. Archived from the original on April 27, 2006. Retrieved July 22, 2023.

[7] Torn, Luke (January 2014). "How to Buy... Rosanne Cash". Uncut. No. 200. p. 66.

[8] Christgau, Robert (September 1, 1987). "Christgau's Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. Archived from the original on July 9, 2023. Retrieved July 22, 2023.

[ac_Billboard200_Rosanne_Cash-9] "Rosanne Cash Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved May 18, 2021.

[ac_BillboardCountry_Rosanne_Cash-10] "Rosanne Cash Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 18, 2021.

[11] "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1988". Billboard. Retrieved May 18, 2021.

[12] "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1989". Billboard. Retrieved May 18, 2021.

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Discography
Studio albums	Rosanne Cash Right or Wrong Seven Year Ache Somewhere in the Stars Rhythm & Romance King's Record Shop Interiors The Wheel 10 Song Demo Rules of Travel Black Cadillac The List The River & the Thread She Remembers Everything
Compilation albums	Hits 1979–1989 Retrospective The Very Best of Rosanne Cash
Notable singles	"No Memories Hangin' Round" "Couldn't Do Nothin' Right" "Seven Year Ache" "My Baby Thinks He's a Train" "Blue Moon with Heartache" "Ain't No Money" "I Wonder" "It Hasn't Happened Yet" "I Don't Know Why You Don't Want Me" "Never Be You" "Hold On" "Second to No One" "The Way We Make a Broken Heart" "Tennessee Flat Top Box" "If You Change Your Mind" "Runaway Train" "I Don't Want to Spoil the Party" "What We Really Want"
Guest singles	"If It Weren't for Him" (with Vince Gill) "It's Such a Small World" (with Rodney Crowell)
Related music	"Never Alone" Ghost Brothers of Darkland County The Wexford Carols
Related people and acts	Johnny Cash Tommy Cash John Carter Cash Rodney Crowell John Leventhal