''She Remembers Everything'' is

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's fourteenth album. The album was released on November 2, 2018, as well as Cash's second album for

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. The album was produced by

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, and Cash's husband

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, Cash co-wrote every song on the album. The track "Crossing to Jerusalem" received a

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nomination at the

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Critical reception

''She Remembers Everything'' received positive reviews from critics. Writing for ''Rolling Stone'', Will Hermes described the album as a "master class in channeling life into song" and added that "Cash is one of the most ambitious and literary songwriters of her generation" who "goes especially deep on this set", describing how "sometimes the songs appear to conjure autobiography, like “Everyone But Me,” which involves the loss of a mother and father" and "other times she puts more distance between self and subject". Of the album's genre, he noted that Cash "remains hard to categorize, refracting country alongside rock, folk and other elements befitting a longtime resident of New York City’s melting pot". Hermes considers "8 God's of Harlem" as the album's "standout" track and also highlights closing track "My Least Favorite Life", describing it as "the album’s dark lodestar" and a " a sweetly grim waltz with an Eastern European lilt,

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existentialism and a little

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-ian surrealism" and concludes that "in her narrative hands, it’s comforting not to be traveling alone". In a similarly positive review, Mark Deming of

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notes that "while

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sounds fresh and vital on every track, the music clearly speaks of experience and maturity" and describes the album as " the work of a musician and songwriter who knows her craft inside and out" with a "lyrical voice full of compassion and lacking in fear or hesitancy", explaining that " Cash is willing to share what lurks in her mind and her heart, and she has the tools to articulate her ideas with literacy and passion in equal measure" through songs that are "rich, nuanced, and never simplistic". He concludes by saying that "''She Remembers Everything'' is a challenging and rewarding set from an artist who is at the peak of her abilities, and if anyone needs to be reminded that Rosanne Cash is one of America's best and smartest songwriters, all they need to do is spend some time with these songs."

Track listing

Adapted from

Chart performance

Personnel

*Ames Asbell - viola *Eric Baker - art direction, art design * Stephen Barber - string arrangement *

Jay Bellerose Jay Bellerose is an American drummer and percussionist known primarily for his session and live performance work. He has contributed to the work of many well-known artists. Biography Bellerose was born in Maine. A jazz enthusiast, he attended ...

- drums *Wes Bender - photography *Joe Bonadio - drums *David Boyle - string engineer *

Rob Burger Robert Burger (born March 26, 1971) is an American composer, arranger, multi-instrumentalist, and music director. Biography Burger began playing piano at an early age, starting his formal training at age six with the pianist Jeffrey Marcus. He pla ...

- accordion, keyboards, organ, piano, pump organ, vibraphone, backing vocals *

- vocals, guitar *Justin Chase - assistant engineer, acoustic guitar, mellotron, piano *

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- guest vocals, acoustic guitar *Paul Dalen - production assistant *Jill Dell'Abate - production assistant *Rick DePoi - engineer *Don Dixon - photography *

Dave Eggar Dave Eggar is an American cellist, pianist and composer. Early life Eggar was a musical prodigy as a child, beginning to play the cello and piano at age three and performing as a singer and actor on Broadway and at the Metropolitan Opera at ...

- cello *Monique Evelyn - assistant engineer, production assistant *Ryan Freeland - engineer, mixing *Eric Gorfain - vocal engineer *

Joe Henry Joseph Lee Henry (born December 2, 1960) is an American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer. He has released 15 studio albums and produced multiple recordings for other artists, including three Grammy Award-winning albums. Early life H ...

- producer (track 13) *Jessica Meyer - viola *Zev Katz - bass guitar *Jill Krementz - photography *

Kris Kristofferson Kristoffer Kristofferson (born June 22, 1936) is a retired American singer, songwriter and actor. Among his songwriting credits are "Me and Bobby McGee", " For the Good Times", "Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down", and "Help Me Make It Through the Nig ...

- guest vocals *Jakob Leventhal - engineer *

- arranger, bass guitar, drums, engineer, electric guitar, harmonium, mandolin, mixing, organ, pedal steel, piano, producer, upright bass, string arrangements, background vocals *

Adam Levy Adam Levy is a jazz guitarist who was a member of Norah Jones's band. Career Levy was born in Encino, California. Two of his uncles and one cousin played guitar, and his mother briefly took lessons. His grandfather, George Wyle, worked for '' ...

- acoustic guitar *Bob Ludwig - mastering *Leigh Mahoney - violin *

- engineer, producer, mixing *Lauren McIntosh - calligraphy *

Colin Meloy Colin Patrick Henry Meloy (born October 5, 1974) is an American musician, singer-songwriter and author best known as the frontman of the Portland, Oregon, indie folk rock band The Decemberists. In addition to vocals, he performs with an acousti ...

- harmony vocals *Jip Moors - photography *Maxim Moston - violin *Portia Munson - cover art *Sarah Nelson - cello *

Sam Phillips Samuel Cornelius Phillips (January 5, 1923 – July 30, 2003) was an American record producer. He was the founder of Sun Records and Sun Studio in Memphis, Tennessee, where he produced recordings by Elvis Presley, Roy Orbison, Jerry Lee Lewis, ...

- harmony vocals *

David Piltch David Piltch (born January 29, 1960) is a Canadian bassist and session musician. Biography Piltch grew up in an artistic family. His father Bernie Piltch was a noted studio and stage saxophonist, clarinetist and flutist in Toronto from the ...

- electric bass *Jason Quigley - photography *Dan Reiser - drums, percussion *

Sebastian Steinberg Sebastian Steinberg (born February 20, 1959) is an American bass player, best known for his work in the band Soul Coughing. Biography Steinberg played with Soul Coughing throughout the band's entire history, from 1992 to 2000. In 2001, Steinberg ...

- bass guitar, backing vocals *Helge Thelen - photography * Katherine Thomas - violin *

Patrick Warren Patrick Warren (born March 26, 1957) is an American musician, composer, and record producer. He is known for his work on the films ''Magnolia'', ''Fifty Shades of Grey'', ''Boogie Nights'' and ''Red State'', as well as the television series '' ...

- mellotron, piano *Tim Young - baritone guitar, electric guitar, backing vocals

References

{{Authority control 2018 albums Rosanne Cash albums Blue Note Records albums Albums produced by John Leventhal