Rosie Flores is an American singer, songwriter and musician. Her discography consists of fourteen studio albums, two compilations, and nine singles. In addition, she has been featured as a performer and composer on numerous albums by other artists.
Albums Year Album US Country Label Notes 1987 Rosie Flores 67 Reprise 1992 After the Farm HighTone 1993 Once More with Feeling 1995 Rockabilly Filly 1997 A Little Bit of Heartache Watermelon with Ray Campi 1999 Dance Hall Dreams Rounder 2001 Speed of Sound Eminent 2004 Bandera Highway HighTone Single Rose Durango Rose 2005 Christmasville Emergent 2009 Girl of the Century Bloodshot with The Pine Valley Cosmonauts 2012 Working Girl's Guitar 2019 Simple Case of the Blues 2025 Impossible Frontiers Mule Kick
Compilations Year Album US Country Label Notes 1996 A Honky Tonk Reprise Rounder Reissue of Rosie Flores album with previously unreleased tracks 2011 After the Farm / Once More With Feeling Floating World compilation of two previously released albums
Singles Year Single Peak positions Album Label Notes US Country 1982 "Hit City L.A." / "Oh Heartache" — Request 1986 "I'm Walkin'" / "The End Of The World" — Reprise 1987 "Heart Beats To A Different Drum" / "Somebody Loses, Somebody Wins" — Rosie Flores 1987 "Crying Over You" — promo 1987 "Somebody Loses, Somebody Wins" — promo 1987 "Crying Over You" / "Midnight To Moonlight" 51 1988 "One Track Memory / He Cares" 74 A Honky Tonk Reprise 1988 "Brand New Heartache" / "Lonesome Town" — Lonesome Town with Ronnie Mack 1993 "Honky Tonk Moon" — Once More with Feeling Hightone "—" denotes releases that did not chart
Music videos Year Video Director 1987 "Crying Over You" 1992 "Blue Highway" Eugene Yelchin 1993 "Honky Tonk Moon" Roger Pistole 2010 "This Cat's In The Doghouse" 2013 "Yeah Yeah"
Primary artist/contributor 1985 - 1999 1985: various artists - A Town South of Bakersfield (Enigma) - track 1, "Heartbreak Train" (with Albert Lee) 1988: various artists - A Christmas Tradition, Volume II (Warner Bros.) - track 1, "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" 1992: various artists - Cause (Piece Of Mind) - track 10, "Lucky Lady" - spoken word performance 1993: various artists - Rig Rock Deluxe (A Musical Salute To The American Truck Driver) (Upstart) - track 16, "Six Days on the Road" 1993: various artists - Absolutt Beat Vol.1 (Absolutt Gratis) (Beat) - track 17, "Love And Danger" (with Joe Ely) 1994: various artists - Tulare Dust : A Songwriter's Tribute To Merle Haggard (Hightone) - track 7, "My Own Kind Of Hat" 1995: various artists - South by Southwest Live Vol.3 (SXSW) - track 4, "Tumblin' Down" 1996: various artists - Mixx on the Fly - Live from Studio A WCBE Vol. 4 (WCBE) - track 8, "Cryin Over You"
2000 - present 2000: various artists - Seka ["Sister"] Vol. 2 (Twah!) - track 6, "We'll Survive" 2002: Jon Langford and the Pine Valley Cosmonauts - The Executioner's Last Songs Volume 1 (Bloodshot) - track 2, "I'll Never Get Out Of This World Alive" 2002: various artists - KGSR Broadcasts Vol. 10 (KGSR) - track 2-16, "Ballad of the Sun and the Moon" (with Alejandro Escovedo) 2002: various artists - The Bottle Let Me Down: Songs for Bumpy Wagon Rides (Bloodshot) - track 1, "Red, Red Robin" 2002: various artists - Dressed in Black: A Tribute to Johnny Cash (Dualtone) - track 10, "Big River" 2003: various artists - Light Of Day: A Tribute To Bruce Springsteen (Schoolhouse) - track 2-07, "Lucky Town" 2004: various artists - Hard-Headed Woman: A Celebration of Wanda Jackson (Bloodshot) - track 10, "In The Middle Of A Heartache"- track 2-07. "Lucky Town" 2004: various artists - Por Vida: A Tribute to the Songs of Alejandro Escovedo (Or Music) - track 2-07, "Inside This Dance" 2011: various artists - This One's for Him: A Tribute to Guy Clark (Icehouse) - track 1-08, "Baby Took A Limo To Memphis" 2014: various artists - Rockin' Legends Pay Tribute to Jack White (Cleopatra) - track 10, "Blunderbuss"
As composer 1984: ¡Screamin' Sirens! - ¡Fiesta! (Enigma) - track 2, "Maniac"; track 6, "Midnight To Moonlight" 1985: various artists - The Enigma Variations (Enigma) - track 1, "Maniac" 2007: Lucky Tomblin - Red Hot from Blue Rock (Texas World) - track 5, "Don't Forget to Dip the Girl" 2009: Rick Shea - Shelter Valley Blues - (Tres Pescadores) - track 7, "Sweet Little Pocha" (co-written with Rick Shea) 2010: Patricia Vonne - Worth It (Measured) - track 2, "Cut From The Same Cloth" 2011: David Wood - Country (Dew Note) - track 4, "Following a Full Moon" (co-written with Alan Laney and Bill C. Graham) 2012: Cathy Faber - Rattle My Cage (self-released) - track 5, "Honky-Tonk Moon" 2013: Patricia Vonne - Rattle My Cage (Bandolera) - track 5, "This Cat's In The Doghouse" 2015: Stephen R. Cheney - "I'm Just Lucky" (Capitol Records|Capitol / Universal) - track 16, "Midnight to Moonlight" (co-written with James Intveld)
As producer 2012: Janis Martin - The Blanco Sessions (Cow Island)
Also appears on 1984 - 1999 1979: Juice Newton - Take Heart (Capitol) - vocals 1984: ¡Screamin' Sirens! - ¡Fiesta! (Enigma) - guitar, vocals 1988: Joe Ely - Dig All Night (HighTone / Shout!) - vocals 1990: Jann Browne - Tell Me Why (Curb) - vocals 1991: Marshall Crenshaw - Life's Too Short (MCA) - vocals 1991: Will T. Massey - Will T. Massey (MCA) - vocals 1992: Tom Russell - Box of Visions (Philo) - vocals 1994: Dave Alvin - King of California (Hightone) - vocals on track 4, "Goodbye Again" 1994: Midnight To Six - Tighten Up! (Fun Key) - vocals 1996: Country Dick Montana - The Devil Lied To Me (Bar/None) - lead guitar, vocals 1996: Bob Neuwirth - Look Up (Watermelon) - vocals 1996: Texas Tornados - 4 Aces (Reprise) - vocals on track 12, "The One I Love The Most" 1997: Terry Clarke - The Heart Sings (Transatlantic) - vocals on track 4, "Back to the Well" 1998: Howe Gelb - Hisser (V2) - vocals on track 21, "Cracklin' Water" 1998: The Wandering Eyes - Sing Songs of Forbidden Love (Lazy S.O.B.) - vocals
2000 - present 2002: Alejandro Escovedo - By the Hand of The Father (Texas Music Group) - vocals on track 5, "Ballad of the Sun and the Moon" 2003: Wanda Jackson - Heart Trouble (Sympathy for the Record Industry) - vocals 2004: Gin Palace Jesters - Honkytonk Fools (Rhythm Bomb) - vocals on track 5, "Lover Not A Fighter" 2006: Dave Insley - Here with You Tonight (self-released) - vocals, duet 2006: Charlie Louvin - Echoes of the Louvin Brothers (Varèse Sarabande) - vocals 2006: Spicewood Seven - Kakistocracy (Austin)- vocals 2007: - The Moonshine Sessions (¡Ya Basta!) - vocals on track 10, "Pretty Vacant" 2008: Katy Moffatt - Playin' Fool: Live In Holland (Strictly Music) - vocals, guest artist 2009: Tish Hinojosa - Our Little Planet (Varèse Sarabande) - vocals on track 5, "We Mostly Feel That Way"
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