I first heard this haunting, spare masterpiece more than a decade ago, and I still can't get it off my mind. From the naked acoustic strumming of the opener "On The Inside" and the words "I crawled night and day, through tears and debris.." the listener is led on a graphic and painfully detailed journey into Rosanne's heart of darkness. Her attempts to "..get off this misery go 'round" make for fascinating listening. The music is stripped down to it's bare essentials, guitar, mandolin, upright bass (especially prominent on the eerily beautiful "Dance With The Tiger": a GREAT instrumental coda!)lightly brushed drums and piano, sometimes all on one track, other times, just one instrument at a time, in either instance, the simplicity works to stunning effect. The lyrics seem to detail the dissolution of a marriage (perhaps her's to singer Rodney Crowell?), and leave very little to the imagination. While she lacks the brutal directness of say, John Lennon in his prime, her affinity for making complex emotions ("I Need A Cure", "Paralyzed", "On The Surface") sound accessible, immediate and even hooky ("Real Woman", "What We Really Want") is a true gift. This is Rosanne Cash's best work. She's made prettier and more popular records, but never a better one than "Interiors". This is the star in her musical crown. Never again was she just "Johnny's Daughter". Find this LP, you'll be richly rewarded.

This album is very personal. Rosanne Cash doesn't hide her feelings away. She celebrates her vulnerabilty very openly. And vulnerablity is just the other side of love. Great songs are "Dance With the Tiger", "Real Woman" and "What We Really Want". Outstanding is "This World", the most touching one of all songs that I know. It is very sad, very tender, caring, stirring up and full of love. If our lesson here on Earth is to learn how to love, then Rosanne Cash has learned her lesson.

I discovered Rosanne by way of Mary Chapin Carpenter, Lucinda Williams, and Patty Larkin. Her songwriting and production are the most elegant I've encountered for some time. If Rosanne has one flaw(and I do mean only one)it's in her intonation. At times her singing falls a little bit flat and sounds a little unsupported. All in all though, this album is a phenomenal creation. Graceful songs, poignant lyrics, creative melodies, sparse production...it's a miracle this album came out of Nashville.

This is supposed to be her most brooding and introspective cd, coming on the heels of her more straight-ahead Country hits and a year before her divorce.

I think it is mostly acoustic, and though arranged by Rodney Crowell, who was to depart different but inventive and achingly expressive.

This CD is a real hidden gem in the music world. Rosanne is comparable to such artists as Sarah McLachlan, Natalie Merchant, etc., but a lot of people see her only as a country artist. Every song on this CD is remarkable; honest, true music exploring relationships and everyday life. It's a shame this CD is out of print like so many other great CDs that get overshadowed by today's throw away pop stars like Brittany Spears. Also check out Rosanne's CD Seven Year Ache (also out of print). It includes two of the best female vocal songs ever recorded: Seven Year Ache and Blue Moon.