Rosanne Cash started out at the vanguard of progressive country in the late '70s, but although you can't have deeper roots in country music than Johnny Cash's eldest child, she always had a broader vision in mind. Her definitive farewell to country came with 1993's The Wheel and she hasn't looked back since.

With country ever further behind her, on Rules Of Travel Cash goes down a deep, dark, introspective singer/songwriter path via dusky songs simmering with hurt, regret, and hard lessons learned. Cash's artful-but-not-pretentious lyrics are expertly framed by husband/producer/multi-instrumentalist John Leventhal, who plays the lion's share of the instruments and leads his wife toward a sonic state not dissimilar to that of his cohort Shawn Colvin.

Track Listing :

• Beautiful Pain feat. Sheryl Crow
• 44 Stories
• I'll Change For You feat. Steve Earle
• Rules Of Travel
• September When It Comes feat. Johnny Cash
• Hope Against Hope
• Will You Remember Me
• Three Steps Down feat. Teddy Thompson
• Closer Than I Appear
• Western Wall
• Last Stop Before Home