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Josh Rouse

Person · male · United States · Keith County · born 1972 · recording since 1998

American singer-songwriter

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Also known as Josh Rouse and the Long Vacations · Rouse

Debut: 1998
Recording span: 28 years
Release groups: 102
Awards: 1
Timeline events: 20
Wiki language versions: 15

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Timeline

20 events▣ Album 17◦ Birth 1★ Debut release 1✦ Award 1

1970s
1. 9 March 1972 · Birth
  Born 1972-03-09
  source: wikidata
1990s
1. 1998 · Debut release
  Debut release: Late Night Conversation
  First documented Single in the MusicBrainz discography.
  source: musicbrainz
2. 28 April 1998 · Album
  Album: Dressed Up Like Nebraska
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
2000s
1. 14 March 2000 · Album
  Album: Home
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
2. 2002 · Album
  Album: Beyond Cold Blue Stars
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
3. 19 February 2002 · Album
  Album: Under Cold Blue Stars
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
4. 26 August 2003 · Album
  Album: 1972
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
5. 22 February 2005 · Album
  Album: Nashville
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
6. 20 March 2006 · Album
  Album: Subtítulo
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
7. 16 July 2007 · Album
  Album: Country Mouse City House
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
2010s
1. 9 March 2010 · Album
  Album: El Turista
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
2. 27 September 2011 · Album
  Album: Josh Rouse and The Long Vacations
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
3. 19 March 2013 · Album
  Album: The Happiness Waltz
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
4. 2014 · Award
  Won: Goya Award for Best Original Song
  source: wikidata
5. 6 April 2015 · Album
  Album: The Embers of Time
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
6. 13 April 2018 · Album
  Album: Love in the Modern Age
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
7. 1 November 2019 · Album
  Album: The Holiday Sounds of Josh Rouse
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
2020s
1. 29 July 2022 · Album
  Album: Going Places
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
2. 6 December 2024 · Album
  Album: Streets of Your Town
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
3. 23 October 2026 · Album
  Album: Museums and Women
  Album
  source: musicbrainz

Biography

English biography375 words · 2 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1365517798

Biography

Josh Rouse (born March 9, 1972) is an American folk/indie pop singer-songwriter. Originally from Nebraska, Rouse began his recording career in Nashville in 1998 and later relocated to Spain. In 2014, Rouse won a Spanish Goya Film Award in the category of Best Original Song for "Do You Really Want To Be In Love?" from the motion picture La Gran Familia Española.

Biography

Born in the rural town of Oshkosh, Nebraska, he moved to various places during his childhood including Utah, California, Wyoming, and Georgia. He began writing songs aged 18, and following his nomadic childhood, he eventually moved to Clarksville, Tennessee to attend college (although he soon dropped out and moved to Nashville, Tennessee and worked as a parking valet), where he met some local musicians and began recording.
The initial recordings he put to tape eventually became his debut release, Dressed Up Like Nebraska (1998). The album received critical acclaim from music writers. Billboard wrote that it was "a dark-horse gem", and "[a]s pure and unpretentious as any singer-songwriter album issued this year". He went on to collaborate with Kurt Wagner on an EP the following year, and toured in support of artists such as Mark Eitzel, Aimee Mann, and Vic Chesnutt. Home (2000) and Under Cold Blue Stars (2002) followed before he began a working relationship with producer Brad Jones on 1972, released in 2003. "DirectionsDirections2000 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Directions3:27" from Home was used on the soundtrack to Cameron Crowe's film Vanilla Sky.
After his first marriage ended, Rouse relocated to Spain to be with his then girlfriend (and now wife) Paz Suay and has resided there off and on since 2004. His last album recorded before the move, NashvilleNashville22 February 2005 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 12 tracks1It's the Nighttime4:042Winter in the Hamptons3:083Streetlights4:244Caroliña3:305Middle School Frown3:236My Love Has Gone4:187Saturday4:228Sad Eyes4:489Why Won't You Tell Me What3:4910Life3:4611Directions3:2612Love Vibration4:51, was released in 2005 and reached number 66 on the UK Albums Chart. Rouse and Suay moved back to the US to promote his 2007 album Country Mouse City HouseCountry Mouse City House16 July 2007 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 9 tracks1Sweetie4:512Italian Dry Ice4:413Hollywood Bass Player4:064God, Please Let Me Go Back4:195Nice to Fit In3:296Pilgrim4:227Domesticated Lovers3:288London Bridges4:049Snowy5:14, but they returned to Spain after Suay became pregnant. He collaborated with Suay as 'She's Spanish, I'm American', the duo releasing a self-titled EP in 2007. His music took on Spanish and Latin American influences and albums such as El TuristaEl Turista9 March 2010 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 10 tracks1Bienvenido2:182Duerme4:113Lemon Tree3:054Sweet Elaine4:285Mesie Julian2:376I Will Live on Islands3:037Valencia4:378Cotton Eye Joe3:589Las Voces3:5310Don't Act Tough4:23 included songs sung in Spanish.
Rouse and Suay have two children.
On November 1, 2019, Rouse released the holiday album The Holiday Sounds Of Josh RouseThe Holiday Sounds of Josh Rouse1 November 2019 · Studio albumSpotify YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 9 tracks1Mediterranean X-Mas2:242Red Suit3:403New York Holiday3:554Easy Man2:395Sleigh Brother Bill3:246Lights of Town3:267Letters in the Mailbox3:238Heartbreak Holiday3:019Christmas Songs5:06.

Discography & profile

Normalised profile

Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.

Normalised profile metrics with percentile rank
Metric	Value	Percentile
Wikipedia language versions	15	72.5th
Spotify monthly listeners	—	no data
Release groups in DB	102	98th
Studio albums	17	95.5th
Awards recorded	1	89th
Timeline events	20	93.9th
Recording span (years)	28	62th
Genres	9	95.7th

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Discography (102 release groups · 17 studio albums)

Albums · 17

Dressed Up Like Nebraska
1998 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 41:43
1Suburban Sweetheart2:49
2Dressed Up Like Nebraska3:25
3Invisible3:34
4Late Night Conversation3:54
5Flair4:26
6The White Trash Period of My Life6:46
7A Simple Thing4:10
8A Woman Lost in Serious Problems3:14
9Lavina4:15
10Reminiscent5:10
Home
2000 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 38:13
1Laughter4:43
2Marvin Gaye3:10
3Directions3:26
4Parts and Accessories3:55
5100m Backstroke3:32
6Hey Porcupine3:51
7In Between4:05
8And Around4:18
9Afraid to Fail3:27
10Little Know It All3:46
Beyond Cold Blue Stars
2002 · studio album
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Tracklist · 7 tracks · 13:38
1Under Cold Blue Stars (Blue Stars Lounge remix)4:08
2Flair (live)
3A Forest (live)
4Miracle (live)
5Nothing Gives Me Pleasure
6Under Cold Blue Stars (Golan Globus' Navy Blazer remix)6:05
7Under Cold Blue Stars (Slicker remix)3:25
Under Cold Blue Stars
2002 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 39:37
1Twilight0:28
2Nothing Gives Me Pleasure3:16
3Miracle3:58
4Christmas With Jesus4:14
5Under Cold Blue Stars4:26
6Ugly Stories5:26
7Feeling No Pain4:19
8Ears to the Ground2:51
9Summer Kitchen Ballad2:59
10Women and Men5:06
11The Whole Night Through2:34
1972
2003 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 1:26:05
Disc 110 tracks · 43:09
119723:49
2Love Vibration4:52
3Sunshine (Come on Lady)2:55
4James5:02
5Slaveship3:11
6Come Back (Light Therapy)4:38
7Under Your Charms3:46
8Flight Attendant4:47
9Sparrows Over Birmingham4:59
10Rise5:10
Disc 22 tracks · 42:56
1Love Vibration Video4:26
2Josh Rouse: Fact/Fiction38:30
Nashville
2005 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 47:49
1It's the Nighttime4:04
2Winter in the Hamptons3:08
3Streetlights4:24
4Caroliña3:30
5Middle School Frown3:23
6My Love Has Gone4:18
7Saturday4:22
8Sad Eyes4:48
9Why Won't You Tell Me What3:49
10Life3:46
11Directions3:26
12Love Vibration4:51
Subtítulo
2006 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 33:15
1Quiet Town2:32
2Summertime2:23
3It Looks Like Love3:47
4La Costa Blanca2:27
5Jersey Clowns4:16
6His Majesty Rides3:39
7Givin' It Up3:31
8Wonderful3:49
9The Man Who...3:43
10El Otro Lado3:08
Country Mouse City House
2007 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 38:34
1Sweetie4:51
2Italian Dry Ice4:41
3Hollywood Bass Player4:06
4God, Please Let Me Go Back4:19
5Nice to Fit In3:29
6Pilgrim4:22
7Domesticated Lovers3:28
8London Bridges4:04
9Snowy5:14
El Turista
2010 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 36:33
1Bienvenido2:18
2Duerme4:11
3Lemon Tree3:05
4Sweet Elaine4:28
5Mesie Julian2:37
6I Will Live on Islands3:03
7Valencia4:37
8Cotton Eye Joe3:58
9Las Voces3:53
10Don't Act Tough4:23
Josh Rouse and The Long Vacations
2011 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks
A-1Diggin' in the Sand
A-2Movin' On
A-3Fine Fine
A-4To the Clock, to the City
A-5Bluebird St.
B-1Lazy Days
B-2Oh, Look What the Sun Did!
B-3Friend
B-4Disguise
The Happiness Waltz
2013 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 44:36
1Julie (Come Out of the Rain)3:24
2Simple Pleasure4:23
3It's Good to Have You3:15
4City People, City Things3:19
5This Movie’s Way Too Long3:47
6Our Love4:02
7A Lot Like Magic4:19
8Start Up a Family3:37
9The Western Isles3:05
10Purple and Beige4:04
11The Ocean4:39
12The Happiness Waltz2:42
The Embers of Time
2015 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 33:43
1Some Days I'm Golden All Night3:20
2Too Many Things on My Mind2:51
3New Young3:30
4You Walked Through the Door3:23
5Time3:13
6Pheasant Feather3:20
7Coat for a Pillow3:27
8JR Worried Blues3:06
9Ex-Pat Blues3:03
10Crystal Falls4:30
Love in the Modern Age
2018 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 34:46
1Salton Sea3:59
2Ordinary People, Ordinary Lives4:02
3Love in the Modern Age4:29
4Businessman4:00
5Women and the Wind3:52
6Tropic Moon3:42
7I'm Your Man3:18
8Hugs and Kisses3:38
9There Was a Time3:46
The Holiday Sounds of Josh Rouse
2019 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 30:58
1Mediterranean X-Mas2:24
2Red Suit3:40
3New York Holiday3:55
4Easy Man2:39
5Sleigh Brother Bill3:24
6Lights of Town3:26
7Letters in the Mailbox3:23
8Heartbreak Holiday3:01
9Christmas Songs5:06
Going Places
2022 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 32:01
1Apple of My Eye3:39
2City Dog3:18
3Henry Miller's Flat3:09
4Hollow Moon3:56
5Waiting on the Blue3:38
6She's in L.A.3:08
7There's Somebody Whose Job It Is3:47
8The Lonely Postman2:16
9Indian Summer2:34
10Stick Around2:36
Streets of Your Town
2024 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 30:24
1Somebodyʼs Baby4:14
2Honey Donʼt Think2:36
3May I?3:05
4My Heart Hurts2:49
5Streets of Your Town3:26
6Tinseltown in the Rain3:18
7Catch2:38
8Only the Lonely3:13
9Rip It Up5:05
Museums and Women
2026 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 32:06
1Spring2:56
2January Sky3:02
3Parnell Street3:26
4Short-Order Cook2:49
5Wanderlust2:47
6Things Are Looking Up3:41
7Museums and Women3:11
8Sunday in the Country3:12
9Other Side of the Tracks3:53
10Red Apple Road3:09

Single · 50

Single release groups, by first release date
Year	Title	First release
1998	Late Night ConversationSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 1 track · 3:31 1Late Night Conversation (radio edit)3:31	1998
1998	Dressed Up Like NebraskaSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 4 tracks · 13:32 1Dressed Up Like Nebraska (radio edit)3:32 2Dressed Up Like Nebraska (live)3:30 3Late Night Conversation (live)4:08 4Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want (live)2:22	1998
2000	2 From HomeSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 2 tracks · 8:08 1Directions3:26 2Laughter4:42	2000
2000	LaughterSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 3 tracks · 12:02 1Laughter4:16 2I Just Want to Live2:52 3Smile4:54	2000
2000	DirectionsSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 1 track · 3:27 1Directions3:27	2000
2001	Christmas With JesusSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 3 tracks · 10:37 1Christmas With Jesus (edit)3:31 2Michigan3:43 3A Song to Help You Sleep3:23	2001
2002	Feeling No PainSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 3 tracks 1Feeling No Pain (edit) 2Sunshine 3Late Night Conversation	2002
2002	Nothing Gives Me PleasureSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 3 tracks · 11:53 1Nothing Gives Me Pleasure3:16 2A Night In5:11 3Directions3:26	10 June 2002
2003	Sunshine (Come on Lady)Search Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 2 tracks · 2:54 1Sunshine (Come on Lady)2:54 2A Well Respected Man	2003
2003	Love VibrationSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 3 tracks · 15:23 1Love Vibration (radio edit)4:02 2Princess on the Porch3:59 3Knights of Loneliness7:22	2003
2004	Come Back (Light Therapy)Search Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 3 tracks 1Come Back (Light Therapy) 2Slaveship 3Under Cold Blue Stars	1 March 2004
2005	Winter in the HamptonsSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 2 tracks 1Winter in the Hamptons 2Under Cold Blue Stars (live in Nashville)	7 February 2005
2005	It's the NighttimeSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 2 tracks 1It's the Nighttime 2For the Turnstiles	13 June 2005
2006	It Looks Like LoveSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 1 track · 3:47 1It Looks Like Love3:47	2006
2006	Quiet TownSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 1 track · 2:34 1Quiet Town2:34	2006
2007	Hollywood Bass PlayerSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 1 track · 3:54 1Hollywood Bass Player (radio edit)3:54	2007
2008	Hotel Mardi Gras / WonderfulSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 2 tracks 1Hotel Mardi Gras 2Wonderful	30 June 2008
2008	Hawaii Bossa Blue / He Was Called HawkSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 2 tracks 1Hawaii Bossa Blue 2He Was Called Hawk	31 July 2008
2008	G Train / CarolinaSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 2 tracks · 10:51 1G Train7:04 2Carolina3:47	1 September 2008
2008	Maybe You’re The Right One / Why Can’t I Be YouSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 2 tracks 1Maybe You’re The Right One 2Why Can’t I Be You	30 September 2008
2009	The Perfect GirlSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 1 track 1The Perfect Girl	1 February 2009
2009	New Year’s DaySearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 1 track 1New Year’s Day	2 February 2009
2009	WildflowerSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 1 track 1Wildflower	27 February 2009
2009	Fiesta MorenaSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 1 track 1Fiesta Morena	1 April 2009
2009	O Coidador De GatosSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 2 tracks 1To the Clock, to the City 2Hombre Gris	1 May 2009
2009	Oh, Look What the Sun Did!Search Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 2 tracks 1Conmigo Pape 2Oh, Look What the Sun Did!	1 June 2009
2010	I Will Live on IslandsSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 1 track · 2:46 1I Will Live on Islands (radio edit)2:46	2010
2013	Julie (Come Out of the Rain)Search Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 2 tracks AJulie (Come Out of the Rain) BIs There Anyone There?	20 April 2013
2014	Easy StreetSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 3 tracks A1Easy Street A2City Blues BThe Clear Coast	6 October 2014
2015	You Walked Through the DoorSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 1 track · 3:23 1You Walked Through the Door3:23	3 February 2015
2015	New YoungSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 1 track · 3:30 1New Young3:30	24 February 2015
2015	Some Days I'm Golden All NightSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 1 track · 3:20 1Some Days I'm Golden All Night3:20	24 February 2015
2015	TimeSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 1 track · 3:13 1Time3:13	10 March 2015
2015	Crystal FallsSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 1 track · 4:30 1Crystal Falls4:30	24 March 2015
2017	Love in the Modern AgeSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 1 track · 4:28 1Love in the Modern Age4:28	25 October 2017
2018	BusinessmanSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 1 track · 4:00 1Businessman4:00	16 January 2018
2018	Salton SeaSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 1 track · 3:58 1Salton Sea3:58	2 March 2018
2018	Empire StateSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 1 track · 3:27 1Empire State3:27	4 October 2018
2019	I Miss YouSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 1 track · 3:59 1I Miss You3:59	10 July 2019
2019	TroubleSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 1 track · 3:42 1Trouble3:42	9 August 2019
2019	Mediterranean X-MasSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 1 track · 2:23 1Mediterranean X-Mas2:23	9 September 2019
2019	Sleigh Brother BillSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 1 track · 3:23 1Sleigh Brother Bill3:23	11 October 2019
2019	Sentimental Lady / TroubleSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 2 tracks · 8:40 1Sentimental Lady4:58 2Trouble3:42	25 October 2019
2020	Most of the TimeSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 2 tracks · 6:19 1Most of the Time2:20 2I Miss You3:59	3 July 2020
2020	Come Back (Light Therapy) [Live]Search Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 1 track · 5:06 1Come Back (Light Therapy) (live)5:06	27 July 2020
2020	Angels We Have Heard On HighSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 1 track · 2:49 1Angels We Have Heard On High2:49	13 November 2020
2020	All I Want for Christmas Is YouSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 2 tracks · 5:30 1All I Want for Christmas Is You2:41 2Angels We Have Heard On High2:49	1 December 2020
2021	Two Winters LongSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 1 track · 2:26 1Two Winters Long2:26	5 November 2021
2022	JanineSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 1 track · 2:03 1Janine2:03	4 March 2022
2026	Missed Opportunities b/w Running Away From It AllSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 2 tracks · 7:35 1Missed Opportunities2:56 2Running Away From It All4:39	3 April 2026

EP · 13

EP release groups, by first release date
Year	Title	Notes	First release
1999	ChesterSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 5 tracks · 20:15 1Somehow You Could Always Tell2:57 2That's What I Know3:31 3Table Dance6:12 4653:30 5I Couldn't Wait4:05		14 September 1999
2001	Bedroom ClassicsSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 6 tracks · 25:41 1Miserable South5:38 2A Night In5:11 3A Song to Help You Sleep3:24 4Sad Eyes4:33 5Sunshine3:15 6Michigan3:40		2001
2005	Bedroom Classics, Volume 2Search Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 5 tracks · 19:11 1Neighbor-Hoods3:45 2The Last Train4:27 3Oh, I Need All of the Love3:31 4Soul'd Out2:59 5Daylight Savings Time4:29		15 November 2005
2006	KCRW.com Presents... Josh Rouse Live With Guitar & StringsSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 5 tracks · 15:49 1Quiet Town2:29 2Givin' It Up3:21 3Wonderful2:54 4Oh, I Need All the Love2:57 5The Man Who... (live, The Hotel Cafe)4:08	Live	2006
2008	Bedroom Classics, Volume 3Search Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 5 tracks · 12:54 11233:14 2Lemon Tree2:26 3City Blues2:28 4Easy Street2:04 5Chloe Dancer2:42		2008
2008	ETOWN 1998Search Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 3 tracks 1Please, Please, Please (Let Me Get What I Want) 2White Freight Liner 3Dressed Up Like Nebraska	Live	2008
2008	Live: KFOG Private Concert 11.14.03Search Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 6 tracks · 25:29 1Comeback4:43 2Under Your Charms4:07 3Love Vibration5:16 419724:04 5Dirty Work4:03 6Slaveship3:16	Live	26 November 2008
2009	LARGO 2008Search Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 4 tracks 1Sweetie 2Streetlights 3God, Please Let Me Go Back 4Michigan	Live	1 April 2009
2009	ValenciaSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 4 tracks · 15:11 1Valencia4:36 2Magdalena4:06 3Easy Street2:45 4Fiesta Morena3:44		13 October 2009
2010	El Turista en la RadioSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 5 tracks · 20:04 1I Will Live on Islands (live)3:04 2Valencia (live)4:20 3Sweet Elaine (live)4:08 4Flight Attendant (live)4:20 5Lemon Tree (Boozoo Bajou remix)4:12		11 August 2010
2013	Daytrotter Session - May 30, 2013Search Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 5 tracks · 15:17 1Welcome to Daytrotter0:02 2Simple Pleasure4:16 3This Movie's Way Too Long3:43 4Julie3:17 5A Lot Like Magic3:59	Live	30 May 2013
2015	Sawyer Sessions EPSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 5 tracks · 15:32 1Some Days I'm Golden All Night3:02 2Time3:09 3New Young3:16 4Crystal Falls3:34 5Too Many Things on My Mind2:31	Live	19 May 2015
2016	Bedroom Classics, Volume 4Search Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 5 tracks · 14:40 1Blanket2:58 2Trouble3:43 3Disappear3:08 4Sad MF2:21 5A Winters Day2:30		14 November 2016

Other · 2

Other release groups, by first release date
Cover	Year	Title	Notes	First release
	2002	2002 Sampler: Australian Tour ExclusiveSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 4 tracks · 15:35 1Nothing Gives Me Pleasure3:14 2Feeling No Pain4:17 3Laughter4:39 4Directions3:25		2002
	—	2006-05-20: Carling Academy 2, Liverpool, England, UKSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 17 tracks · 1:23:52 Disc 114 tracks · 1:09:54 1Quiet Town3:50 2Givin' It Up3:43 3It Looks Like Love4:59 419723:46 5Come Back (Light Therapy)6:17 6Winter in the Hamptons3:46 7My Love Has Gone5:16 8James7:09 9And Around4:10 10Suburban Sweetheart5:11 11Summertime3:17 12His Majesty Rides3:57 13Flair5:59 14Streetlights8:34 Disc 23 tracks · 13:58 1Love Vibration5:24 2Slaveship3:47 3It's the Nighttime4:47	Live	—

Album · 20

Album release groups, by first release date
Year	Title	Notes	First release
2004	The Smooth Sounds of Josh RouseSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 24 tracks · 39:09 Disc 114 tracks 1Comeback (Light Therapy) 2Love Vibration 3Sunshine 4Under Your Charms 5Slaveship 61972 7Rise 8Feeling No Pain 9Miracle 10Under Cold Blue Stars 11Late Night Conversation 12Directions 13Flight Attendant 14The Many Moods of Josh Rouse (A Film by Matt Boyd) Disc 210 tracks · 39:09 1Michigan3:29 2Princess on the Porch3:59 3Knights of Loneliness4:52 4I Just Want to Live2:54 5A Well Respected Man3:14 6Kentucky Flood4:13 7Pittsburgh4:09 8Me Gusta Domir3:53 9Scenes From a Bar in Toronto3:34 10Smile4:52	Live	24 June 2004
2005	2005-03-02: White Session, Paris, FranceSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 7 tracks 1My Love Has Gone / Life 2Winter in the Hamptons 3Streetlights 4It's the Nighttime 5Middle School Frown 6Sad Eyes 7For the Turnstiles	Live	2 March 2005
2008	Bootleg ConniptionSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 35 tracks Disc 118 tracks 1Reminiscent 2Late Night Conversation 3Pittsburgh 4Put Yourself Out 5A Simple Thing 6Suburban Sweetheart 7Dressed Up Like Nebraska 8Lavina 9100m Backstroke 10Be on the Lookout 11Transition 12Hey Porcupine 13In Between 14Laughter 15Marvin Gaye 16Parts and Accessories 17Afraid to Fail 18You Never Cared Disc 217 tracks 1Miracle 2Nothing Gives Me Pleasure 3The Only Fun I Know 4Ugly Stories 5Under Cold Blue Stars 6The Whole Night Thru (live) 7X-Mas With Jesus 8Ears to the Ground 9Carolina 10James 11Knights of Loneliness 12Princess on the Porch 13Rise 14Sad Eyes 15Slaveship 16Sparrows Over Birmingham 17Middle School Frown	Compilation	2008
2008	Shepherds Bush Empire 2007Search Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 19 tracks · 1:19:06 119723:54 2Comeback5:02 3Late Night Conversation4:04 4My Love Has Gone4:16 5It's the Nightime4:06 6Why Won't You Tell Me4:36 7It Looks Like Love4:18 8Hollywood Bassplayer4:10 9Quiet Town2:44 10Directions4:02 11Carolina3:36 12Winter in the Hamptons3:32 13Sweetie4:24 14Love Vibration5:20 15Sad Eyes5:44 16Nice to Fit In3:36 17London Bridges4:02 18His Majesty Rides3:36 19Slaveship4:04	Live	3 April 2008
2008	MINNI 2006Search Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 9 tracks · 35:10 1Directions3:38 2Givin' It Up3:28 3His Majesty Rides3:42 4It Looks Like Love4:02 5It's the Nighttime4:00 6James6:34 7Quiet Town2:36 8Under Your Charms4:02 9Winter in the Hamptons3:08	Live	31 July 2008
2008	The Best of the Rykodisc YearsSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 32 tracks · 2:12:56 Disc 119 tracks · 1:18:20 1Late Night Conversation3:55 2Dressed Up Like Nebraska3:25 3Invisible3:35 4Laughter4:42 5Directions3:27 6100m Backstroke3:33 7653:31 8Under Cold Blue Stars4:28 9Nothing Gives Me Pleasure3:17 10Feeling No Pain4:21 11Ugly Stories5:28 1219723:50 13Love Vibration4:52 14Comeback (Light Therapy)4:39 15Rise5:07 16Winter in the Hamptons3:15 17It's the Nighttime4:07 18My Love Is Gone4:22 19Streetlights4:26 Disc 213 tracks · 54:36 1Miserable South5:38 2A Night In5:01 3A Song to Help You Sleep3:24 4Sad Eyes4:33 5Sunshine3:15 6Michigan3:38 7Suburban Sweetheart (demo)4:13 8Flair (demo)4:05 9Be on the Lookout (demo for "Little Know it All")3:15 10Cannot Talk5:49 11Christmas With Jesus (demo)3:55 12Camping in Copenhagen (demo for "Summer Kitchen Ballad")3:52 13Princess on the Porch3:58	Compilation	22 September 2008
2008	Universal Buzz Radio Session 2000Search Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 5 tracks 1Laughter 265 3Late Night Conversation 4Afraid to Fall 5That's What I Know	Live	30 October 2008
2011	Singles, Covers and Demos Collection, Volume 1Search Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 28 tracks · 1:35:57 1Wonderful (alternative version)3:34 2Hawaii Bossa Blue2:20 3He Was Called Hawk4:20 4G Train7:05 5Carolina3:47 6Maybe You're the Right One3:04 7Why Can't I Be You3:16 8New Year's Day4:10 9The Perfect Girl2:34 10Wildflower3:24 11Fiesta Morena3:52 12To the Clock, to the City3:54 13Hombre Gris1:37 14Oh, Look What the Sun Did! (demo)2:40 15Conmigo Pape1:06 16Let's Fly3:24 17Lazy Days2:10 18Lazy Days With Josphine2:10 19Empire State4:18 20Suburban Sweet Remake2:50 21Somewhere Down the Line3:41 22Paros, Island5:52 23The Whole Night Thru3:04 24Straight to Hell4:29 25Words to the Song4:12 26I Love You So…2:07 27Riverbed3:08 28Wyoming Man3:49	Compilation	2011
2011	Summertime: NoiseTrade SamplerSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 25 tracks · 1:32:15 1Diggin in the Sand2:12 2Summertime2:23 3Quiet Town2:32 4Sweetie4:51 5Hollywood Bass Player4:06 6I Will Live on Islands3:03 7Valencia4:37 8Neighbor-Hoods3:44 9These Long Summer Days3:18 101233:14 11Oh, Look What the Sun Did!2:40 12Paros, Island5:52 13Wyoming Man3:49 14Maybe You're the Right One3:04 15Start Again4:07 16Dressed Up Like Nebraska (live)3:33 17Marvin Gaye (live)3:12 18Michigan (live)3:37 19The Whole Night Thru (live)3:04 20Love Vibration (live)5:16 21Sad Eyes (live)4:39 22It's the Nighttime (live)3:49 23Winter in the Hamptons (live)3:25 24It Looks Like Love (live)3:48 25Flight Attendant (live)4:20	Compilation	14 June 2011
2011	The Mediterranean Sounds of Josh RouseSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 15 tracks 1Lemon Tree 2Movin' On 3His Majesty Rides 4Fine, Fine 5Oh, Look What the Sun Did 6Don't Act Tough 7I Will Live on Islands 8Quiet Town 9Easy Street 10Hots Full of Love 11Fiesta Morena 12Cotton Eye Joe 13Magdalena 14Italian Dry Ice 15Sweetie	Compilation	1 December 2011
2013	2013-03-21: Good Danny's, Austin, TX, USASearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 5 tracks · 15:22 1Welcome to Daytrotter0:03 2Simple Pleasures4:17 3This Movie Is Way Too Long3:44 4Julie3:18 5A Lot Like Magic4:00	Live	30 March 2013
2013	La Gran Familia Española (Original Score)Search Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 25 tracks · 43:21 1Brother Caleb1:54 2Neighborhoods0:54 3Te Quiero Mama1:25 4Monica Efrain Wedding0:33 5Papa Falls Down0:54 6Friend0:55 7Caleb Bed Efrain Carla Pool0:38 8One of These Days1:33 9Friend0:40 10One of These Days (instrumental)0:49 11Safe Combination0:57 12To the Clock, to the City3:56 13Friend3:10 14Monica Efrain Smoke Kiss0:54 15Adan Final Robo0:20 16Papa Pincha1:04 17Diggin’ in the Sand2:11 18Efrain and Carla Hallway Scene2:12 19Cheese Take0:55 20Bedroom Kiss0:44 21Wonderful3:51 22La Gran Familia8:01 23Do You Really Want to Be in Love1:42 24The Family Relies on You1:29 25Mystery Bride1:40	Soundtrack	11 October 2013
2014	SON Estrella Galicia #04Search Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 21 tracks · 1:17:48 1Perplejidad3:22 2Per Jo I Tots Els Cicliste1:56 3I Love You But You're Dead4:37 4Julie (Come Out Of The Rain)3:25 5My Old Friend2:46 6Grace3:31 7Find A Romance2:43 8Ridiculous Games 20603:06 9Más Grande Que Barcelona3:17 10Colecciono Sabotajes5:41 11Ser Brigada5:04 12Una Nueva Vida3:20 13Cuando Nadie Pone Un Disco2:44 14Orfidal Y Caballero3:37 15Stalker3:51 16Cactus5:14 17Special Shades3:35 18Shattered Me2:17 19Rooftop Joe4:34 20San Vicente Rambla3:33 21Space Paranoid5:35	Compilation	2014
2020	Saxapahaw Mustard: Josh Rouse Live at Haw River BallroomSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 14 tracks · 54:17 1JR Worried Blues3:23 2Dressed Up Like Nebraska3:28 3A Lot Like Magic4:31 4Come Back (Light Therapy)5:06 5Julie (Come Out of the Rain)3:30 6I Will Live on Islands3:01 7New Young3:35 8Crystal Falls4:15 9Lemon Tree3:30 10My Love Has Gone4:11 11Why Won’t You Tell Me What4:14 12It’s The Night Time4:05 13Domesticated Lovers3:42 14Winter in the Hamptons3:46	Live	17 April 2020
2020	Live at Shepherd's Bush Empire 2005Search Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 14 tracks · 1:04:33 1It's the Night Time4:30 2My Love Has Gone4:35 3Winter in the Hamptons3:11 4Comeback5:00 5Saturday4:34 6James7:18 7Love Vibration5:08 8Rise4:57 9Miracle4:03 10Under Your Charms3:52 11Directions3:30 12Sad Eyes4:49 13Flight Attendant6:11 14Sunshine2:55	Live	4 December 2020
2024	Live in UtrechtSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 16 tracks · 55:42 1Sunshine3:19 2Summertime2:33 3Henry Miller's Flat3:34 4Quiet Town3:51 5Comeback3:06 6Lay Lady Lay4:14 7Crystal Falls4:24 8Love in the Modern Age3:12 9Directions3:12 10Salton Sea3:12 11It's the Night Time4:00 1219723:28 13Stick Around2:51 14Under Your Charms3:29 15My Love Has Gone4:17 16Winter in the Hamtons3:00	Live	6 September 2024
—	Live 2005/2006: London and MinneapolisSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 27 tracks · 1:46:29 1Directions3:38 2Givin' It Up3:28 3His Majesty Rides3:42 4It Looks Like Love4:02 5It's the Nighttime4:00 6James6:34 7Quiet Town2:36 8Under Your Charms4:02 9Winter in the Hamptons3:08 10Givin It Up3:27 11Under Your Charms4:34 12It Looks Like Love4:04 13Winter in the Hamptons3:25 14My Love Has Gone4:31 15Suburban Sweetheart5:17 16His Majesty Rides3:36 1719723:57 18Wonderful3:13 19Oh I Need All the Love3:37 20Summertime2:34 21Streetlights4:50 22It's the Nighttime3:45 23Michigan3:37 24Rise5:00 25Under Your Charms4:11 26It's the Nighttime4:15 27Love Vibration3:26	Live	—
—	Live 1999-2002: Early Shows and Radio SessionsSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 24 tracks · 1:35:48 1White Freight Liner3:42 2Dressed Up Like Nebraska3:33 3Marvin Gaye3:12 4This Is What I Know3:44 5Suburban Sweetheart3:46 6What Goes On3:40 7Laughter4:38 8653:20 9Late Night Conversation4:06 10Afraid to Fail3:10 11That's What I Know3:38 12Captain of Quarantine3:25 13Clap Hands4:17 14That's What I Know4:03 15Table Dance3:12 16I Couldn't Wait4:58 17Laughter5:14 18Hey Porcupine3:38 19X-Mas With Jesus4:27 20Flair5:43 21Suedehead4:28 22Directions3:29 23Afraid to Fail3:29 24A Forest4:56	Compilation,Live	—
—	Brazil, Los Angeles and PhiladelphiaSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 17 tracks · 1:07:12 1Domesticated Lovers3:28 2London Bridges3:58 3Nice to Fit In3:40 4Snowy5:20 5It Looks Like Love3:48 6Summertime2:26 7Hollywood Bass Player3:54 8Winter in the Hamptons3:02 9Pilgrim4:04 10Comeback (Light Therapy)4:54 11Slaveship3:16 12Sad Eyes4:36 13Directions3:58 14Sweetie4:10 15Streetlights4:30 16God, Please Let Me Go Back4:28 17Michigan3:40	Live	—
—	Radio Sessions Collection, Volume 1Search Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 30 tracks · 1:52:24 1His Majesty Rides3:37 219723:26 3Streetlights4:00 4Summertime2:05 5My Love Has Gone3:37 6Life2:12 7Winter in the Hamptons2:59 8Streetlights4:17 9It's the Nighttime3:45 10Middle School Frown3:17 11Sad Eyes4:39 12For the Turnstiles3:09 13My Love Has Gone3:41 14It's the Nighttime3:52 15Winter in the Hamptons2:56 16Comeback4:44 17Under Your Charms4:07 18Love Vibration5:16 1919724:05 20Dirty Work4:03 21Slaveship3:17 2219723:33 23Slave Ship3:15 24Love Vibration5:04 25Comeback4:45 26Under Cold Blue Stars4:14 27Where Are We Going3:40 28For the Turnstyles2:59 29Straight to Hell4:46 30The Whole Night Thru3:04	Compilation,Live	—

Stats & PK

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Josh Rouse metrics with percentile rank among published artists
Metric	Value	Percentile
Wikipedia language versions	15	72.5th
Spotify monthly listeners	—	no data
Release groups in DB	102	98th
Studio albums	17	95.5th
Awards recorded	1	89th
Timeline events	20	93.9th
Recording span (years)	28	62th
Genres	9	95.7th

Awards & honours

Awards and honours, by year
Year	Award	Category	Result
2014	Goya Award for Best Original Song		won

Where this record comes from

portrait—Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
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aliases/urls—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
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discography—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/023d64c9-93db-4a20-8c5c-2efa1a53481a
core—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
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genre—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q956714
seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josh_Rouse
biography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josh_Rouse

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Wikidata: Q956714 · MusicBrainz: 023d64c9-93db-4a20-8c5c-2efa1a53481a

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