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Three years after Gram Parsons' untimely death, his frequent duet partner Emmylou Harris helped arrange for the release of this collection of outtakes -- three songs he cut with Harris for his final solo album Grievous Angel in 1973, and nine others recorded live in the studio with The Flying Burrito Brothers in 1970. Anyone hoping to find the great lost Gram Parsons song is out of luck here; all 12 tunes are covers of vintage country classics, except for "Honky Tonk Women" (which at least sounds like a C&W classic in this arrangement) and The Louvin Brothers' "The Angels Rejoiced Last Night," which is as spiritually uplifting as ever with Harris' pure, clear voice helping to bring it home. The three tracks with his duet partner fare best, while most of the cuts with the Burritos sound like demos, and though a few are inspired (particularly the deeply felt versions of "Sing Me Back Home" and "Green, Green Grass of Home," a lot of the time both Parsons and the band sound like a solid bar band in the middle of a Wednesday night set -- more than competent, but less than inspired. Sleepless Nights was certainly a labor of love and it's a worthy purchase for committed fans, but neophytes are better off giving a listen to The Flying Burrito Brothers' masterpiece The Gilded Palace of Sin, or either solo album, G.P. or Grievous Angel.
© Mark Deming /TiVo
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Felice Bryant, ComposerLyricist - Emmylou Harris, MainArtist - Gram Parsons, MainArtist - Boudleaux Bryant, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1976 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Merle Haggard, ComposerLyricist - The Flying Burrito Brothers, MainArtist - Jim Dickson, Producer - B. Brothers, Producer
℗ 1974 UMG Recordings, Inc.
L. Williams, Producer - Merle Haggard, ComposerLyricist - The Flying Burrito Brothers, MainArtist
℗ 1969 UMG Recordings, Inc.
The Flying Burrito Brothers, MainArtist - Jack K. Ripley, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1976 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Ralph Mooney, ComposerLyricist - Charles Seals, ComposerLyricist - The Flying Burrito Brothers, MainArtist
℗ 1976 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Felice Bryant, ComposerLyricist - Emmylou Harris, MainArtist - Gram Parsons, MainArtist - Boudleaux Bryant, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1976 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Red Simpson, ComposerLyricist - Gram Parsons, Producer - The Flying Burrito Brothers, MainArtist
℗ 1974 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Gram Parsons, Producer - Buck Owens, ComposerLyricist - The Flying Burrito Brothers, MainArtist
℗ 1976 UMG Recordings, Inc.
KEITH RICHARDS, ComposerLyricist - MICK JAGGER, ComposerLyricist - The Flying Burrito Brothers, MainArtist
℗ 1976 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Curly Putman, ComposerLyricist - The Flying Burrito Brothers, MainArtist - Norman Cheng, Arranger, Work Arranger
℗ 1976 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Gram Parsons, Producer - The Flying Burrito Brothers, MainArtist - M. Adler, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1969 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Emmylou Harris, MainArtist - Gram Parsons, MainArtist - Charlie Louvin, ComposerLyricist - Ira Louvin, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1976 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Album review
Three years after Gram Parsons' untimely death, his frequent duet partner Emmylou Harris helped arrange for the release of this collection of outtakes -- three songs he cut with Harris for his final solo album Grievous Angel in 1973, and nine others recorded live in the studio with The Flying Burrito Brothers in 1970. Anyone hoping to find the great lost Gram Parsons song is out of luck here; all 12 tunes are covers of vintage country classics, except for "Honky Tonk Women" (which at least sounds like a C&W classic in this arrangement) and The Louvin Brothers' "The Angels Rejoiced Last Night," which is as spiritually uplifting as ever with Harris' pure, clear voice helping to bring it home. The three tracks with his duet partner fare best, while most of the cuts with the Burritos sound like demos, and though a few are inspired (particularly the deeply felt versions of "Sing Me Back Home" and "Green, Green Grass of Home," a lot of the time both Parsons and the band sound like a solid bar band in the middle of a Wednesday night set -- more than competent, but less than inspired. Sleepless Nights was certainly a labor of love and it's a worthy purchase for committed fans, but neophytes are better off giving a listen to The Flying Burrito Brothers' masterpiece The Gilded Palace of Sin, or either solo album, G.P. or Grievous Angel.
© Mark Deming /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:37:21
- Main artists: Gram Parsons The Flying Burrito Brothers
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: A&M
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
© 1976 UMG Recordings, Inc. This Compilation ℗ 1976 UMG Recordings, Inc.
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