Friday Night Jukebox, Vol. IV--Rosanne Cash: Why Don't You Quit Leaving Me Alone

Though she never had the meteoric career her father, Johnny Cash, had, Rosanne Cash nonetheless carved out a niche for herself and has had quite a fine career.  Probably best known for her breakout hit "Seven Year Ache" (and--recurring theme--what a song to be known for), Cash has been recording for more than thirty years now and still has some of the most beautiful vocals you'll ever hear.

Once, again, though, I'll be spotlighting one of Cash's lesser known songs, "Why Don't You Quite Leaving Me Alone."  It's the coda to King's Record Shop (released in 1987), considered by many to be her finest album (too many finest albums to count for me).  Though Cash wrote a number of her songs, this one was written by Benmont Tench, looooonnnnngggg time keyboardist for Tom Petty's Heartbreakers, and basically features Tench on piano and Cash singing the lovestruck vocals with just the right amount of regret, pathos, and lost hope.  Bonus points for mentioning F. Scott Fitzergerald and his wife Zelda in the lyrics.

Ultra-embarrassing factoid:  I've had a crush on Rosanne Cash since the first time I heard her sing....

Oh, the humanity.

Enjoy:

Peace,
emaycee