Dance Hall Dreams

• Artist: Rosie Flores
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• Release Date: March 02, 1999
• Total Time: 38:43
• Type: Live
• Genre: Country

Review

Cut from the same mold as Rose Maddox and Wanda Jackson, Rosie Flores is a 100-percent-for-real honky tonk gal and this album brings it out every bit as well as her '80s debut, reissued with bonus tracks on Rounder as Honky Tonk Reprise. Partially recorded live at Cibolo Creek Country Club in San Antonio, TX, Flores brings a batch of great originals to the mix with a band featuring Cindy Cashdollar on steel guitar and slide, drummer Donald Lindley, keyboardist Justin Reinhardt, and the estimable Sarah Brown on bass, highlighted by her own spot-on-the-money lead guitar work. This is no retro paint-by-numbers album, although tracks like the opening "Little Bit More," "'59 Tweedle Dee," and "It Came From Memphis" summon up that traditional vibe nicely. But in the main, Flores' well-crafted originals carry the day and her sound right into the new millennium nicely, with "We'll Survive," "From Where I Stand," "Tremolo," and her heartfelt tribute to her father, "Who's Gonna Fix It Now," being every bit as fine as any contemporary country that makes the airwaves. Her duet with Radney Foster on "Bring It On" and her version of Jackson's "Funnel of Love" (the only cover tune on here, by the way) are two more solid reasons to add this one to the collection. As nice of a contemporary traditionalist country album as you'll likely to find. ~ Cub Koda, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Little Bit More	Rosie Flores, Terry McBride	Rosie Flores	(2:26)
We'll Survive	Rosie Flores	Rosie Flores	(3:04)
Tremolo	Rosie Flores	Rosie Flores	(2:41)
Who's Gonna Fix It Now	Rosie Flores, Don Henry	Rosie Flores	(3:31)
Funnel of Love	Kent Westbury, Charlie McCoy	Rosie Flores	(2:35)
From Where I Stand	Rosie Flores	Rosie Flores	(3:23)
Bring It On	Rosie Flores, Radney Foster	Rosie Flores	(3:09)
The Man Downstairs	Rosie Flores, Leroy Preston	Rosie Flores	(4:40)
'59 Tweedle Dee	Rosie Flores	Rosie Flores	(3:30)
This Ol' Honky Tonk	Rosie Flores	Rosie Flores	(3:29)
It Came from Memphis	Julian Dawson, Rosie Flores	Rosie Flores	(4:50)
Dance Hall Dreams	Rosie Flores, Don Henry	Rosie Flores	(1:25)

Credits

Rosie Flores (Guitar (Acoustic)), Rosie Flores (Guitar (Electric)), Rosie Flores (Vocals), Rosie Flores (Vocals (Background)), Rosie Flores (Producer), Rosie Flores (Engineer), Rosie Flores (Main Performer), Rosie Flores (Finger Cymbals), Don Henry (Guitar (Acoustic)), Don Henry (Percussion), Radney Foster (Vocals), Sarah Brown (Bass (Electric)), Sarah Brown (Maracas), Sarah Brown (Vocals), Donald Lindley (Percussion), Donald Lindley (Drums), Tammy Rogers (Mandolin), Tammy Rogers (Viola), Tammy Rogers (Vocals), Tammy Rogers (Vocals (Background)), Justin Reinhardt (Keyboards)