Rose Maddox - The One Rose, The Capitol Years [1993] (4 x CDs)

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Rose Maddox - The One Rose, The Capitol Years [1993] (4 x CDs)

Released by Bear Family Records in 1993, this 4-CD set presents Rose Maddox’s Capitol output in full, tracing her move from the breakneck energy of the Maddox Brothers and Rose into a solo career shaped by West Coast studios and a catalogue that balanced honky‑tonk, early country‑rock, and the ballads she carried with natural ease. The chronological layout lets the changes in tone and production emerge naturally, showing how she adapted to Capitol’s broader arrangements without losing the edge that defined her earlier work.

CD1 captures the transition most clearly. The tempos remain quick, the fiddle lines bright, and the Bakersfield‑leaning snap still present, but the settings are tighter and more focused on her phrasing. As the set progresses, Capitol’s producers place her voice against steel guitar, piano, and small‑group backings that give her room to shape the songs rather than drive them. The material moves through heartbreak pieces, barroom numbers, and gospel‑leaning cuts, each delivered with the directness that made her such a distinctive singer.

Several tracks stand out across the collection. “The One Rose” shows how naturally she handled slower material, her voice carrying the melody without strain. “Gambler’s Love” brings a sharper emotional pull, while “Sing a Little Song of Heartache” highlights her ability to lift even modest material through tone and timing. The duets and harmony pieces scattered through the set add further texture, reminding listeners of her roots in family‑band interplay.

By the final disc, the shape of her Capitol years is clear. The box documents an artist moving confidently through changing styles while keeping her identity intact, offering a detailed view of a singer whose influence runs deeper than her chart history suggests. (B)

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Track lists

CD1

01 Rose Maddox - What Makes Me Hang Around 2:38

02 Rose Maddox - Bill Cline 2:02

03 Rose Maddox - Gambler's Love 2:16

04 Rose Maddox - Lies and Alibis 2:31

05 Rose Maddox - Custer's Last Stand 2:26

06 Rose Maddox - I Lost Today 2:21

07 Rose Maddox - Live and Let Live 3:16

08 Rose Maddox - My Little Baby 1:56

09 Rose Maddox - Philadelphia Lawyer  [master] 3:10

10 Rose Maddox - Tramp on The Street 2:50

11 Rose Maddox - Gathering Flowers for The Master's Bouquet 3:05

12 Rose Maddox - I'm Happy Every Day I Live 2:41

13 Rose Maddox - Sally Let Your Bangs Hang Down 2:10

14 Rose Maddox - Whoa Sailor 2:16

15 Rose Maddox - On The Banks of The Old Ponchartrain 2:43

16 Rose Maddox - Honky Tonkin' 2:25

17 Rose Maddox - At The First Fall of Snow 2:59

18 Rose Maddox - Why Don't You Haul Off and Love Me 2:24

19 Rose Maddox - Chocolate Ice Cream Cone 1:57

20 Rose Maddox - Move it on Over 2:16

21 Rose Maddox - Shining Silver Gleaming Gold 2:21

22 Rose Maddox - Down, Down, Down 2:33

23 Rose Maddox - Please Help Me, I'm Falling 2:37

24 Rose Maddox - Johnny's Last Kiss 2:58

25 Rose Maddox - Philadelphia Lawyer  [alt take 5] 3:06

26 Rose Maddox - Wait A Little Longer Please Jesus 3:19

27 Rose Maddox - An Empty Mansion 3:18

28 Rose Maddox - The Great Speckled Bird 2:41

29 Rose Maddox - This World is Not My Home 3:39

CD2

01 Rose Maddox - That Glory Bound Train 3:09

02 Rose Maddox - Drifting Too Far From The Shore 2:54

03 Rose Maddox - When I Take My Vacation in Heaven 3:53

04 Rose Maddox - How Beautiful Heaven Must Be 3:06

05 Rose Maddox - I'll Reap My Harvest in Heaven 3:14

06 Rose Maddox - Smoke, Fire and Brimstone 2:46

07 Rose Maddox - Will The Circle Be Unbroken 3:02

08 Rose Maddox - Kneel at The Cross 3:15

09 Rose Maddox - There's A Better Times A Comin' 2:12

10 Rose Maddox - I Want to Live Again 2:18

11 Rose Maddox - Kissing My Pillow 2:20

12 Rose Maddox - Dime A Dozen 1:55

13 Rose Maddox - Loose Talk  [with Buck Owens] 2:33

14 Rose Maddox - Mental Cruelty  [with Buck Owens] 2:25

15 Rose Maddox - Conscience I'm Guilty 2:47

16 Rose Maddox - Read My Letter Once Again 2:23

17 Rose Maddox - Tall Men 2:28

18 Rose Maddox - Early in The Morning 2:41

19 Rose Maddox - There Ain't No Love 2:16

20 Rose Maddox - What Am I Living For 2:42

21 Rose Maddox - Stop The World (And Let Me Off) 2:27

22 Rose Maddox - Jim Dandy 2:48

23 Rose Maddox - North to Alaska 2:52

24 Rose Maddox - Lonely Street 3:34

25 Rose Maddox - Gotta Travel On 2:35

26 Rose Maddox - Just One More Time 2:44

27 Rose Maddox - Don't Tell Me Your Troubles 2:00

28 Rose Maddox - There Ain't No Love 2:17

29 Rose Maddox - Your Kind of Lovin' Won't Do 2:38

CD3

01 Rose Maddox - Take Me Back Again 2:35

02 Rose Maddox - Fool Me Again 2:34

03 Rose Maddox - Long Journey Home 2:30

04 Rose Maddox - From A Beggar to A Queen 2:35

05 Rose Maddox - Let's Pretend We're Strangers 2:47

06 Rose Maddox - If You See My Baby 2:25

07 Rose Maddox - Let Those Brown Eyes Smile at Me 2:33

08 Rose Maddox - When The Sun Goes Down 2:31

09 Rose Maddox - Alone With You 2:03

10 Rose Maddox - My Life Has Been A Pleasure 2:12

11 Rose Maddox - Curly Joe 2:48

12 Rose Maddox - Here We Go Again 2:08

13 Rose Maddox - Long Black Limousine 2:52

14 Rose Maddox - White Lightnin' 2:45

15 Rose Maddox - Uncle Pen 2:01

16 Rose Maddox - Footprints in The Snow 2:30

17 Rose Maddox - Blue Moon of Kentucky 2:13

18 Rose Maddox - My Rose of Old Kentucky 2:41

19 Rose Maddox - Molly and Tenbrooks 2:22

20 Rose Maddox - Rollin' in My Sweet Baby's Arms 2:18

21 Rose Maddox - Cottonfields 2:11

22 Rose Maddox - Each Season Changes You 2:56

23 Rose Maddox - The Old Crossroad is Waitin' 3:06

24 Rose Maddox - I'll Meet You in Church Sunday Morning 3:14

25 Rose Maddox - Down, Down, Down 2:24

26 Rose Maddox - Ole Slew Foot 2:25

27 Rose Maddox - Lonely Teardrops 2:33

28 Rose Maddox - Sing A Little Song of Heartache 2:10

29 Rose Maddox - Tie A Ribbon in The Apple Tree 2:24

30 Rose Maddox - George Carter 3:26

CD4

01 Rose Maddox - Let Me Kiss You for Old Times 2:25

02 Rose Maddox - I Don't Hear You 2:41

03 Rose Maddox - Down to The River 2:33

04 Rose Maddox - Somebody Told Somebody 2:01

05 Rose Maddox - Sweethearts in Heaven  [with Buck Owens] 2:53

06 Rose Maddox - We're The Talk of The Town  [with Buck Owens] 2:08

07 Rose Maddox - Back Street Affair  [with Buck Owens] 2:35

08 Rose Maddox - No Fool Like an Old Fool  [with Buck Owens] 2:38

09 Rose Maddox - I Won't Come in While He's There 2:22

10 Rose Maddox - Silver Threads and Golden Needles 1:49

11 Rose Maddox - Bluebird Let Me Tag Along 2:15

12 Rose Maddox - That's A Mighty Long Way to Fall 2:33

13 Rose Maddox - Stand Up Fool 2:28

14 Rose Maddox - Silver Threads and Golden Needles  [master] 1:54

15 Rose Maddox - The Great Pretender 3:00

16 Rose Maddox - Tia Lisa Lynn 2:00

17 Rose Maddox - Lonely One 2:17

18 Rose Maddox - The Big Balls in Cowtown 2:20

19 Rose Maddox - Wabash Cannon Ball 2:44

20 Rose Maddox - I'll Always Be Loving You 2:15

21 Rose Maddox - Mad at The World 2:18

22 Rose Maddox - Big, Big Day Tomorrow 2:49

23 Rose Maddox - Cottonwood Road 2:14

24 Rose Maddox - Down to The River  [Live] 3:05

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