Rules of Travel

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Rules of Travel
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Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 25, 2003
Genre Country, singer-songwriter
Length39:07
Label Capitol Nashville [1]
Producer John Leventhal
Rosanne Cash chronology
10 Song Demo
(1996)
Rules of Travel
(2003)
The Very Best of Rosanne Cash
(2005)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Rules of Travel is a studio album by singer-songwriter Rosanne Cash, released in 2003. [4] [5] It was her first album of new material in nearly seven years. On the track "September When It Comes," she is joined by her father Johnny Cash; Johnny Cash would in fact die in September 2003, making this one of the last recordings to be released during his lifetime.

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Beautiful Pain" Craig Northey 2:50
2."44 Stories"Rosanne Cash, John Leventhal, Robert Burke Warren3:19
3."I'll Change for You"Rosanne Cash3:50
4."Rules of Travel"Rosanne Cash, John Leventhal3:54
5."September When It Comes" (with Johnny Cash)Rosanne Cash, John Leventhal3:40
6."Hope Against Hope" Jakob Dylan, Joe Henry3:56
7."Will You Remember Me"Rosanne Cash, John Leventhal2:41
8."Three Steps Down" Marc Cohn, John Leventhal3:45
9."Closer Than I Appear"Rosanne Cash3:28
10."Western Wall"Rosanne Cash2:57
11."Last Stop Before Home"Rosanne Cash4:31

Musicians

Chart performance

Chart (2003)Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums16
U.S. Billboard 200130

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References

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