Performer: Whitney Rose
Title: Rule 62
Country: US
Released: 2017
Rating: 4.2
Votes: 780
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Rose touches upon so many different sounds and styles on Rule 62, it can almost play like an aural travelog, touching upon different sounds and styles from state to state. Rose opens the proceedings with a straightforward slice of barroom country, then swings to the left to play some hopping Tex-Mex on "Arizona" - a state whose dusty vistas are evoked by "You Don't Scare Me," a cut that sounds like a cross of Lee Hazlewood and vintage Nashville.
Producers Niko Bolas & Raul Malo. Writers Whitney Rose. Acoustic Rhythm Guitar Raul Malo. Assistant Engineers Jory Roberts & Lauren Adams. Background Vocals Raul Malo. More Whitney Rose albums. Heartbreaker of the Year. Show all albums by Whitney Rose.
And yet, on her album Rule 62, Whitney Rose manages to merge the sounds perfectly. The singer gives us a beautifully realized final product, a wonderful blend of genres and a triumph of sound and instrumentation to begin with. Most songs are a blend of the two genres: classic country’s steel guitars, pianos, and harmonizing are mixed with a doo wop sound and musical structure. Rose dives deep into Americana, playing with country themes and motifs. It’s interesting that two of the songs on the album are about trucking: Tied to the Wheel and Trucker’s Funeral. Trucker’s Funeral is very much a classic country song, as Rose describes the funeral of the singer’s trucker father and how at a trucker’s funeral, be prepared for some surprises. Tied to the Wheel is undoubtedly the more interesting of the two: Rose sings it from the perspective of the trucker herself.
Whitney Rose sure knows how to lead off an album. I Don’t Want Half (I Just Want Out) is shockingly good, probably the best song of her career to date and a strong contender for best country song of the year. Nothing else quite scales this high bar, but Rule 62 nonetheless finds a very enjoyable groove for itself. Rose’s last LP, Heartbreaker of the Year, specialized in retro pop-influenced traditional country; this sound is still at play,.
A1 | I Don't Want Half (I Just Want Out)Acoustic Guitar [Acoustic Rhythm], Rhythm Guitar [Acoustic Rhythm], Electric Guitar [Electric Rhythm], Rhythm Guitar [Electric Rhythm], Harmony Vocals – Raul MaloBass – Jay WeaverDrums – Paul DeakinFiddle – Aaron TillLead Guitar – Kenny Vaughn*Lead Vocals, Harmony Vocals – Whitney RosePiano – Jen GundermanSteel Guitar – Chris ScruggsWritten-By – Whitney Rose |
3:06 |
A2 | ArizonaAcoustic Guitar [Acoustic Rhythm], Rhythm Guitar [Acoustic Rhythm], Electric Guitar [Electric Rhythm], Rhythm Guitar [Electric Rhythm], Organ [Farfisa Organ], Percussion – Raul MaloBass – Jay WeaverDrums – Paul DeakinLead Guitar – Kenny Vaughn*Lead Vocals, Harmony Vocals – Whitney RoseOrgan [B3 Organ] – Jen GundermanSaxophone – Max Abrams Written-By – Whitney Rose |
3:58 |
A3 | Better To My BabyBass – Jay WeaverDrums – Paul DeakinElectric Guitar [Electric Rhythm], Rhythm Guitar [Electric Rhythm], Electric Guitar [Lead Electric Guitar], Lead Guitar [Lead Electric Guitar], Harmony Vocals, Percussion – Raul MaloLead Vocals, Harmony Vocals – Whitney RoseOrgan [B3 Organ], Piano – Jen GundermanWritten-By – Whitney Rose |
3:13 |
A4 | You Never Cross My MindAcoustic Guitar, Harmony Vocals – Raul MaloBass – Jay WeaverDrums – Paul DeakinElectric Piano [Wurlitzer] – Jen GundermanFiddle – Aaron TillLead Vocals, Harmony Vocals – Whitney RoseSteel Guitar – Chris ScruggsWritten-By – Whitney Rose |
4:02 |
A5 | You Don't Scare MeAcoustic Guitar [Acoustic Hi-Strung Rhythm Guitar], Rhythm Guitar [Acoustic Hi-Strung Rhythm Guitar], Electric Guitar [Electric Rhythm Guitar], Rhythm Guitar [Electric Rhythm Guitar], Bass [Fender Six-String Bass], Electric Guitar [Electric Lead Guitar], Lead Guitar [Electric Lead Guitar], Percussion, Harmony Vocals – Raul MaloBass – Jay WeaverDrums – Paul DeakinElectric Piano [Wurlitzer] – Jen GundermanLead Vocals, Harmony Vocals – Whitney RoseWritten-By – Whitney Rose |
4:14 |
A6 | Can't Stop Shakin'Acoustic Guitar [Acoustic Rhythm Guitar], Rhythm Guitar [Acoustic Rhythm Guitar], Electric Guitar [Electric Rhythm Guitars], Rhythm Guitar [Electric Rhythm Guitars], Percussion, Harmony Vocals – Raul MaloBass – Jay WeaverDrums – Paul DeakinLead Guitar – Kenny Vaughn*Lead Vocals, Harmony Vocals – Whitney RoseOrgan [B3 Organ] – Jen GundermanSaxophone – Max Abrams Written-By – Whitney Rose |
4:22 |
B1 | Tied To The WheelAcoustic Guitar [Acoustic Rhythm Guitars], Rhythm Guitar [Acoustic Rhythm Guitars], Percussion, Harmony Vocals – Raul MaloBass – Jay WeaverDrums – Paul DeakinLead Guitar – Kenny Vaughn*Lead Vocals – Whitney RosePiano, Accordion – Jen GundermanWritten-By – Joseph K New |
4:41 |
B2 | Trucker's FuneralAcoustic Guitar [Acoustic Rhythm Guitars], Rhythm Guitar [Acoustic Rhythm Guitars], Percussion – Raul MaloBass – Jay WeaverDrums – Paul DeakinFiddle – Aaron TillLead Vocals, Harmony Vocals – Whitney RosePiano, Organ [B3 Organ] – Jen GundermanWritten-By – Whitney Rose |
5:04 |
B3 | Wake Me In WyomingAcoustic Guitar [Acoustic Rhythm Guitars], Rhythm Guitar [Acoustic Rhythm Guitars], Percussion – Raul MaloBass – Jay WeaverDrums – Paul DeakinLead Guitar – Kenny Vaughn*Lead Vocals, Harmony Vocals – Whitney RosePiano – Jen GundermanSteel Guitar – Chris ScruggsWritten-By – Whitney Rose |
3:29 |
B4 | You're A MessBass – Jay WeaverDrums – Paul DeakinElectric Guitar [Lead Electric Guitar], Lead Guitar [Lead Electric Guitar], Electric Guitar [Rhythm Electric], Rhythm Guitar [Rhythm Electric], Acoustic Guitar [Rhythm Acoustics], Rhythm Guitar [Rhythm Acoustics], Percussion – Raul MaloLead Vocals, Harmony Vocals – Whitney RosePiano, Organ [B3 Organ] – Jen GundermanWritten-By – Carol MacQuarrie |
3:48 |
B5 | Time To CryBass – Jay WeaverDrums – Paul DeakinElectric Guitar [Lead Electric Guitar], Lead Guitar [Lead Electric Guitar], Electric Guitar [Rhythm Electric], Rhythm Guitar [Rhythm Electric], Acoustic Guitar [Rhythm Acoustic], Rhythm Guitar [Rhythm Acoustic], Percussion – Raul MaloFiddle – Aaron TillLead Guitar – Kenny Vaughn*Lead Vocals – Whitney RosePiano – Jen GundermanSteel Guitar – Chris ScruggsWritten-By – Whitney Rose |
3:56 |
Category | Artist | Title (Format) | Label | Category | Country | Year |
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SIX108 | Whitney Rose | Rule 62 (CD, Album) | Six Shooter Records | SIX108 | US | 2017 |