The Rose of England (album)

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The Rose of England
The Rose of England Nick Lowe.jpg
Studio album by
Nick Lowe and His Cowboy Outfit
ReleasedAugust 1985
RecordedLate 1984 – early 1985
StudioEden Studios, Acton, Boathouse Studios, Twickenham
Genre Country rock, rock and roll, rockabilly, new wave, power pop
Label Columbia
Producer Nick Lowe, Colin Fairley, Huey Lewis (track 7)
Nick Lowe and His Cowboy Outfit chronology
Nick Lowe and His Cowboy Outfit
(1984)
The Rose of England
(1985)
Pinker and Prouder Than Previous
(1988)
Alternative cover
The Rose of England.jpg
US cover

The Rose of England is an album by British singer-songwriter Nick Lowe, released in 1985. [1] It is the second overall and last album by Lowe's band the Cowboy Outfit, credited as 'Nick Lowe and His Cowboy Outfit'. It contains three cover versions; "7 Nights to Rock" (originally by Moon Mullican), "I Knew the Bride" (originally by Dave Edmunds, but written by Lowe himself) and "Bo Bo Skediddle" (originally by Wayne Walker).

Contents

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [2]
Robert Christgau B+ [3]
Rolling Stone (not rated) [4]

Spin said the album, "tries real hard to grab the ears of American music lovers. Another long-playing chapter in the miraculous and obscure career of Nick Lowe. Another step closer to rock stardom, or another brilliant and blind attempt in vain." [5]

Track listing

All songs by Nick Lowe unless otherwise noted.

  1. "Darlin' Angel Eyes" – 2:45
  2. "She Don't Love Nobody" (John Hiatt) – 3:23
  3. "7 Nights to Rock" (Henry Glover, Louis Innis, Buck Trail) – 2:44
  4. "Long Walk Back" (instrumental) (Lowe, Martin Belmont, Paul Carrack, Bobby Irwin) – 3:54
  5. "The Rose of England" – 3:26
  6. "Lucky Dog" – 3:08
  7. "I Knew the Bride (When She Used to Rock & Roll)" – 4:26
  8. "Indoor Fireworks" (Elvis Costello) – 3:28
  9. "(Hope to God) I'm Right" – 2:41
  10. "I Can Be the One You Love" – 4:02
  11. "Everyone" (Gary Rue, Leslie Ball) – 3:05
  12. "Bo Bo Skediddle" (Webb Pierce, Wayne Walker) – 3:03

Personnel

Guest musicians

Charts

Chart (1985–86)Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report) [6] 100
The Billboard 200 119

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References

  1. Allmusic entry for The Rose of England Accessed 20 May 2009
  2. https://www.allmusic.com/album/r12060
  3. "Robert Christgau: CG: Nick Lowe". www.robertchristgau.com.
  4. "Nick Lowe: The Rose Of England : Music Reviews : Rolling Stone". Rolling Stone . 22 February 2008. Archived from the original on 22 February 2008.
  5. Steve Matteo (November 1985). "Spins". Spin . No. 7. p. 29.
  6. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 182. ISBN   0-646-11917-6.