The Rose Hotel
Encyclopedia
The Rose Hotel is an album by American folk music
artist Robert Earl Keen
. It was released on September 29, 2009 by Lost Highway Records. The album peaked at number 17 on the Billboard
Top Country Albums chart.
Folk music
Folk music is an English term encompassing both traditional folk music and contemporary folk music. The term originated in the 19th century. Traditional folk music has been defined in several ways: as music transmitted by mouth, as music of the lower classes, and as music with unknown composers....
artist Robert Earl Keen
Robert Earl Keen
Robert Earl Keen, Junior is an American Texas Country singer-songwriter. He is popular with fans of traditional country music, folk music, college radio, and alt-country. Keen currently resides in Kerrville, Texas and maintains a ranch in Medina, Texas.-Early life:Growing up in Houston, Texas,...
. It was released on September 29, 2009 by Lost Highway Records. The album peaked at number 17 on the Billboard
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
Top Country Albums chart.
Track listing
All songs written by Robert Earl Keen except where noted.- "The Rose Hotel" – 3:47
- "Flyin' Shoes" (Townes Van ZandtTownes Van ZandtJohn Townes Van Zandt , best known as Townes Van Zandt, was an American Texas Country-folk music singer-songwriter, performer, and poet...
) – 4:00 - "Throwin' Rocks" – 5:49
- "10,000 Chinese Walk Into a Bar" – 4:17
- "Something I Do" – 4:17
- "The Man Behind the Drums" (Keen, Bill Whitbeck) – 4:00
- "Goodbye Cleveland" (Keen, Whitbeck) – 4:29
- "Laughing River" (Greg Brown) – 4:25
- "On and On" – 4:37
- "Village Inn" – 3:51
- "Wireless in Heaven" – 4:34
Chart performance
Chart (2009) | Peak position |
---|---|
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 17 |
U.S. Billboard Rock Albums | 35 |
U.S. Billboard 200 | 83 |