The Roches

 

Artist:  The Roches

Origin:  Park Ridge, New Jersey, USA

Genre:  Folk, Folk Pop, Pop Rock, Contemporary Folk, Folk Rock

Original line-up:

Maggie Roche:  Vocals (Baritone), Acoustic Guitar, Piano, Keyboards
Terre Roche:  Vocals (Soprano), Acoustic Guitar, Bass, Ukulele

Suzzy Roche:  Vocals (Middle), Acoustic Guitar

The Roches were an American Vocal, and Folk Pop Trio of sisters Maggie, Terre and Suzzy Roches, from Park Ridge, New Jersey, formed in 1976.  They played with Paul Simon, The Oak Ridge Boys, Robert Fripp (King Crimson), Tony Levin & Jimmy Maelen, Linda Ronstadt, Phoebe Snow, Loudon Wainwright III, Philip Glass, and Crash Test Dummies.

Title:  Runs In The Family - The Warner Bros./Rykodisc Albums (Box Set 3 CD) (2026)

Genre:  Folk, Folk Pop, Pop Rock, Contemporary Folk, Folk Rock

Label:  Lemon

Rating::   *****

Format:  CD 

Tracks:

Disc 1:

The Roches:

 1.  We (2:35)

 2.  Hammond Song (5:46)

 3.  Mr. Sellack (4:03)

 4.  Damned Old Dog (4:07)

 5.  The. Troubles (3:27)

 6.  The Train (3:30)

 7.  The Married Men (4:32)

 8.  Runs In The Family (3:29)

 9.  Quitting Time (4:19)

10. Pretty And Hgh (4:05)

Nurds:

11. Nurds (4:15)

12. It's Bad For Me (2:45)

13. Louis (3:34)

14. Bobby's Song (3:17)

15. The Boat Family (3:19)

16. My Sick Mind (4:08)

17. The Death Of Suzzy Roche (3:01)

18. Factory Girl (4:48)

19. One Season (4:42)

20. This Ferminine Position (3:57)

Personnel:

The Roaches:

Suzzy Roche:   Vocals, Guitar

Maggie Roche:  Vocals, Guitar, Synthesizer on Track 9

Terre Roche:  Vocals, Guitar

Additional Musicians:

Robert Fripp:  Electric Guitar, Fripperies on Track 2

Tony Levin:  Bass

Jim Maelen:  Triangle, Shaker

Larry Fast:  Synthesizer Programme

Nurds:

Maggie Roche:  Acoustic Guitar, Vocals

Suzzy Roche:  Acoustic Guitar, Vocals

Terre Roche:  Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Vocals

Additional Musicians:

Jay Dee Daugherty:  Drums

Fred Smith:  Electric Bass

Lincoln Goines:  Acoustic Bass

John Mathias:  Electric Bass Guitar on Track 11

Gabriel Katona:  Synthesizer

Bob Conti:  Percussion

Bobby Gordon:  Clarinet on Track 14

Disc 2:

Keep On Doing:

 1.  The Hallelujah Chorus (3:33)

 2.  Losing True (4:56)

 3.  Sted With The Maestro (3:45)

 4.  The Largest Elizabeth In The World (3:24)

 5.  On The Road To Fairfax County (4:47)

 6.  I Fell In Love (4:20)

 7.  The Scorpion Lament (3:34)

 8.  Want Not Want Not (2:56)

 9.  Sex Is For Children (3:38)

10. Keep On Doing What You Do/Jerks On The Loose (3:58)

Another World:

11. Love Radiates Around (4:48)

12. Another World (3:18)

13. Come Softly To Me (3:03)

14. Missing (4:01)

15. Face Down At Folk City (4:06)

16. The Angry Angry Man (3:39)

17. Weeded Out (2:57)

18. Older Girls (2:57)

19. Love To See You (4:18)

20. Gimme A Slice (3:29)

Personnel:

Keep On Doing:

Maggie Roche:  Acoustic Guitar, Synthesizer, Piano,Vocals

Suzzy Roche:  Acoustic Guitar, Vocals

Terre Roche:  Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Vocals

Additional Musicians:

Tony Levin:  Bass

Bill Bruford:   Percussion

Robert Fripp:  Guitar, Devices

Another World:

Maggie Roche:  Keyboards,Vocals

Suzzy Roche:  Acoustic Guitar, Vocals

Terre Roche:  Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Vocals

Additional Musicians

Elriel "Tinker" Barfield:  Bass

Geme Bianco:  Harp

Carter Cathcart:  Drums, Bass, Keyboards, Electric Guitar

Francisco Centeno:  BAss

Edd Kalehoff:  Synthesizers, Keyboards, PP3

Steve Love:  Electric Guitar

Roy Markowitz:  Drums

Sammy Merendino:  Drums (Paiste Cymbals)

Andy Schwartz:  Electric Guitar

Lee Shapiro:  Synclavier

Disc 3:

Can We Go Home Now:

 1.  The Great Gaels (0:20)

 2.  Move (4:00)

 3.  You (Make My Life Come True) (5:32)

 4.  Christlike (5:39)

 5.  Home Away FromHome (4:06)

 6.  Can We Go Home Now (8:39)

 7.  When You're Ready (4:55)

 8.  I'm Someone Who Loves You (4:27)

 9.  So (4:48)

10. Holidays (3:41)

11. My Winter Coat (8:28)

Personnel:

Can We Go Home Now:

Maggie Roche:  Keyboards,Vocals

Suzzy Roche:  Acoustic Guitar, Vocals

Terre Roche:   Guitar, Piano, Vocals

Additional Musicians:

Mark Johnson:  Guitar

Richard Kenndy:  Guitar

Stewart Lerman:  Guitar, Keyboards, Programming

Steuart Smith:  Electric Guitar

David Mansfield:  Pedal Steel Guitar, Fiddle

Peter Lewy:  Cello

Charlie Giordano:  Accordion

Gary Dial:  Piano, Synthesizer

Paul Ossola:  Bass

Frank Vilardi:  Drums

Joey Baron:  Drums

Sanny Merendino:  Drum Programming

David Roche:  Vocals

Paul Jacobs:  Vocals

Runs In The Family - The Warner Bros./Rykodisc Albums is the compilation Box Set by The Roches, released on September 11, 2026 by Lemon Records/Cherry Red/Second Disc Records, featuring Robert Fripp, Bill Bruford, Tony Levin (from King Crimson).  Box Set 3 CD.