The Rose of England (album)

The Rose of England
Studio album by Nick Lowe
Released	August 1985
Recorded	Late 1984 - early 1985
Studio	Eden Studios, Acton, Boathouse Studios, Twickenham
Genre	Rock
Label	Columbia
Producer	Colin Fairley, Huey Lewis (track 7)
Nick Lowe chronology
Nick Lowe and His Cowboy Outfit (1984)Nick Lowe and His Cowboy Outfit1984 The Rose of England (1985) Pinker and Prouder than Previous (1988)Pinker and Prouder than Previous1988

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Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Robert Christgau	(B+) [2]
Rolling Stone	(not rated) [3]

The Rose of England is an album by British singer-songwriter Nick Lowe, released in 1985.^[4]

Track listing

All songs by Nick Lowe unless otherwise noted.

1. "Darlin' Angel Eyes" – 2:45
2. "She Don't Love Nobody" (John Hiatt) – 3:23
3. "7 Nights to Rock" (Henry Glover, Louis Innis, Buck Trail) – 2:44
4. "Long Walk Back" (instrumental) (Lowe, Martin Belmont, Paul Carrack, Bobby Irwin) – 3:54
5. "The Rose of England" – 3:26
6. "Lucky Dog" – 3:08
7. "I Knew the Bride (When She Used to Rock & Roll)" – 4:26
8. "Indoor Fireworks" (Elvis Costello) – 3:28
9. "(Hope to God) I'm Right" – 2:41
10. "I Can Be the One You Love" – 4:02
11. "Everyone" (Leslie Ball, Gary Rue) – 3:05
12. "Bo Bo Skediddle" (Webb Pierce, Wayne Walker) – 3:03

Personnel

• Nick Lowe – vocals, bass, guitar
• Martin Belmont – guitar
• Paul Carrack – organ, bass, piano, backing vocals
• Bobby Irwin – drums, backing vocals

Guest musicians

• Andrew Bodnar – bass on "Long Walk Back"
• Nick Pentelow - tenor saxophone on "Long Walk Back"
• Huey Lewis – harmonica, backing vocals on "I Knew the Bride (When She Used to Rock 'N' Roll)"
• Mario Cipollina – bass on "I Knew the Bride (When She Used to Rock 'N' Roll)"
• Johnny Colla – guitar, saxophone, backing vocals on "I Knew the Bride (When She Used to Rock 'N' Roll)"
• Bill Gibson – drums, backing vocals on "I Knew the Bride (When She Used to Rock 'N' Roll)"
• Chris Hayes – guitar, backing vocals on "I Knew the Bride (When She Used to Rock 'N' Roll)"
• Sean Hopper – keyboards, backing vocals on "I Knew the Bride (When She Used to Rock 'N' Roll)"
• Chris "Boothill" Thompson – banjo on "(Hope to God) I'm Right"

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