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Their contributions serve only to enhance Rosanne Cash's renditions of songs that Johnny Cash understood to delineate cornerstone facets of American culture.
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Although meant to honor?father Johnny’s musical tastes, The List better serves as an exquisite reminder of Rosanne’s own history of artistic rebelliousness.
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He'd be proud of what his little girl's done with that sheet of paper.
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Cash not only infuses love into her delivery on the collection but also proves herself a supreme song stylist.
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The List is a renewal and a testament to life, and it belongs to her father as much as it belongs to her, a beautiful restatement of her father's passions, only now, they've become his daughter's treasures, as well.
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On The List, it’s a remarkable testament to her broader artistry that the same consistency and generosity extends to a batch of cover songs.
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The List still pulls off a rare feat: It's a covers album that stands as an essential addition to an artist's catalogue.
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MojoIt's all about Rosanne's voice. And she's rarely sounded better. [Nov 2009, p.96]
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UncutTwelve are here, and while Rosanne doesn't reinvent songs in the manner of, say, Cat Power, she does restate them briskly, with husband John Levanthal's production pushing her beautiful bell-like voice to the fore. [Dec 2009, p. 87]
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The List is a testament to both Cash Jr.'s vocal talents and Cash Sr.'s catholic taste.
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She’s in fine voice on The List too, crooning the classics as though they were lullabies--as if she were drawing on memories of her father singing softly in the dark of night, trying not to disturb the ghosts that haunt these songs.
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Drawing from a syllabus of 100 essential country tunes compiled by dad Johnny in the 1970s, Rosanne Cash delivers the most enjoyable history lesson imaginable.
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Overall, these imaginative interpretations would make Papa proud.
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Under The RadarThe album standout, however, is Cash's wonderful version of Hank Cochran's "She's Got You." [Fall 2009, p.75]
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Q MagazineSad to say, The List is an overly polite, lifeless collection of tried and trusted country standards apparently recommended as required listening by her father back in 1973. [Dec 2009, p. 126]
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Positive: 7 out of 9
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Aug 6, 2011
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NathanL.Oct 9, 2009Awesome, the duets are especially good. The best part of the album is the duet with neko case!