Sweet Rosie Jones

by Buck Owens & His Buckaroos, Buck Owens

Overview

Sweet Rosie Jones arrived in the middle of a busy 1968 for Buck Owens & His Buckaroos, a year filled with concerts, recording, and filming The Buck Owens Ranch Show, a syndicated television series that helped maintain his position as one of the biggest stars in country music. His career was humming along but behind the scenes some changes were afoot within the Buckaroos. During the sessions for Sweet Rosie Jones, drummer Willie Cantu left the group so he could spend more time with his wife. His replacement, Jerry Wiggins, laid down a solid foundation, so the absence of Cantu isn't notably apparent, especially since a good chunk of the album is straight-down-the-middle Bakersfield country. A close listen does reveal there's a gradual deepening and expansion of Owens' signature sound. "Sweet Rosie Jones" unfolds gently, almost more folk than country, "How Long Will My Baby Be Gone?" is layered with acoustic guitars and handclaps that align it toward progressive country, the Buckaroos take Merle Haggard's "Swingin' Doors" a shade slower, which turns it vaguely soulful, while "The Heartaches Have Just Started" carries an arrangement reminiscent of Hag's Strangers. These slight deviations from the norm are enough to keep Sweet Rosie Jones lively and fresh, which is a subtle and notable accomplishment from a band as prolific as the Buckaroos were in the 1960s. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	08/06/2021
Label:	Omnivore
UPC:	0810075110258
Rank:	192457

Tracks

1. Hello Happiness Goodbye Loneliness
2. Sweet Rosie Jones
3. If I Had Three Wishes
4. Swinging Doors
5. You'll Never Miss the Water (Till the Well Runs Dry)
6. Sally Mary and Jerry
7. How Long Will My Baby Be Gone
8. Leave Me Something to Remember You By
9. The Heartaches Have Just Started
10. Everybody Needs Somebody
11. The Girl on Sugar Pie Lane
12. Happy Times Are Here Again

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Buck Owens   Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals
Buck Owens & His Buckaroos   Primary Artist
Doyle Holly   Guitar
Don Rich   Fiddle,Guitar,Vocal Harmony
Earl Poole Ball   Piano
Anita Kerr   Choir/Chorus
Willie Cantu   Drums,Tambourine
Bob Morris   Bass
Jerry Wiggins   Drums,Tambourine
Wayne Wilson   Guitar
Tom Brumley   Dobro,Guitar (Steel)
The Jordanaires   Choir/Chorus
Jimmy Bryant   Guitar
Bert Dodson   Bass
Jelly Sanders   Guitar

Technical Credits

Greg Allen   Design,Reissue Art Director
Don Rich   Composer
Merle Haggard   Composer
Tommy Collins   Composer
Cheryl Pawelski   Reissue Producer
Ken Nelson   Original Recordings
Joy Graves   Project Assistant
Rollie Webber   Composer
Buck Owens   Composer
Lee Lodyga   Project Assistant
Michael Graves   Mastering
Randy Poe   Liner Notes
Audrey Bilger   Project Assistant
Dutch Cramblitt   Project Assistant
Brad Rosenberger   Project Assistant