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It's difficult to write about Emmylou Harris without lapsing into a long train of superlatives -- she really does have one of the most beautiful voices of her generation, and her taste in material and skill in using her instrument is nearly faultless. However, as good as Harris is and as consistently strong as her body of work has been, one could make a convincing argument that she's been frequently underrated through much of her career -- more than just a lovely woman with a pure, clear voice and a fine ear, she's championed a number of gifted songwriters before they went on to have distinguished careers of their own (from Rodney Crowell to Gillian Welch), matured into a first-rate tunesmith herself, collaborated with a remarkable array of artists, and has never been afraid to take her talents into unexpected directions, from purist bluegrass to the experimental atmospherics of her work with Daniel Lanois. Songbird: Rare Tracks & Forgotten Gems is a hefty four-CD box set (with a bonus DVD) compiled by Harris in collaboration with James Austin that does justice to the scope of a career that's spanned five decades thus far, and unlike most multi-disc collections it isn't merely a super-sized "greatest-hits" collection. Harris and Austin have purposefully avoided her most recognizable work on Songbird, instead charting an alternate path through her back catalog. The first two discs of Songbird represent a roughly chronological overview of Harris' discography, beginning with an outtake from her little heard 1970 debut album, Gliding Bird (an album she's all but disowned in the past), rolling up to speed with two examples of her work with Gram Parsons, and then diving into her solo work from 1975's Pieces of the Sky to 2003's Stumble Into Grace, focusing on Harris' personal favorites rather than radio hits (which were in short supply from the 1990s on anyway). Discs three and four are devoted to collaborations and unreleased material, including several demos that have never before seen the light of day, highlights from her Trio albums with Dolly Parton and Linda Ronstadt, several tracks from the Gram Parsons tribute Return of the Grievous Angel, appearances on tribute collections and discs by other artists, and a handful of live tracks. It's telling that a private recording of Guy Clark's "Immigrant Eyes," recorded as a birthday present for Clark, is as carefully considered and beautifully rendered as anything on these four discs -- one thing that becomes clear is that Harris takes no shortcuts as an artist, and for the broad eclecticism of this set, she's uniformly intelligent, emotionally true, and thrillingly accomplished whenever she decides to sing a song. The set's packaging is handsome, and the accompanying hardbound book contains a brief but eloquent introduction from Harris, a fine biographical essay by Sylvie Simmons, and track-by-track notes by Peter Cooper (with plenty of input from Harris herself). The accompanying DVD, featuring nine television appearances by Harris, seems a bit slight by comparison, though it does contain a few prize moments, particularly a duet with Elvis Costello on "Love Hurts" and some raging guitar work from Buddy Miller on a performance of "I Ain't Living Long Like This." Songbird isn't the most concise celebration of Emmylou Harris' talents you can buy, but it's been assembled with a grace and sense of purpose worthy of its subject; it offers nearly five hours of superb music from a singular talent, and anyone who loves Harris' music will revel in it.
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Emmylou Harris, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Ray Ellis, Producer, Arranger - Tom Slocum, Producer - Souren Mozian, Engineer
© 2007 Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2007 Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company
Gram Parsons, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - Charlie Louvin, Writer - Ira Louvin, Writer
© 2007 Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1976 Reprise Records.
Gram Parsons, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - G Parsons, Writer
© 2007 Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1982 Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group company
Bernie Leadon, Banjo - Emmylou Harris, Acoustic Guitar, Backing Vocals, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - Ray Pohlman, Bass Guitar - James Burton, Dobro, Gut Strung Guitar - Byron Berline, Fiddle - Dolly Parton, Writer - Brian Ahern, Producer, Engineer - Glen Hardin, Electric Piano - Ron Tutt, Drums - Rick Cuhna, Acoustic Guitar - Fran Tate, Engineer - Chris Skene, Engineer - Stuart Taylor, Engineer - Fayssoux Starling, Backing Vocals - Paul Skene, Engineer
© 2007 Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1975 Warner Records Inc.
Herb Pedersen, Electric Guitar - Emmylou Harris, Vocals, Backing Vocals, MainArtist - Bill Payne, Piano - John Lennon, Writer - Paul Mccartney, Writer - Byron Berline, Mandolin - Brian Ahern, Producer, Engineer, Bass Guitar - Amos Garrett, Electric Guitar - Fran Tate, Engineer - Chris Skene, Engineer - Stuart Taylor, Engineer - Fayssoux Starling, Backing Vocals - Paul Skene, Engineer
© 2007 Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1975 Warner Records Inc.
Rodney Crowell, Backing Vocals, Rhythm Guitar - Hank DeVito, Pedal Steel Guitar - Emmylou Harris, Vocals, MainArtist - Gram Parsons, Writer - Emory Gordy, Bass Guitar, Backing Vocals - James Burton, Electric Guitar - Byron Berline, Violin - Brian Ahern, Producer, Engineer - Glen Hardin, Piano - Miles Wilkinson, Engineer - John Ware, Drums - Rick Grech, Writer - Stuart Taylor, Engineer - Bradley Hartman, Engineer
© 2007 Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1975 Warner Records Inc.
Emmylou Harris, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist - Brian Ahern, Producer, Engineer, Bass Guitar - Miles Wilkinson, Engineer - John Starling, Arranger, Acoustic Guitar, Backing Vocals - Mike Auldridge, Dobro - Edgar L. Eden, Writer - Stuart Taylor, Engineer - Bradley Hartman, Engineer - Fayssoux Starling, Arranger, Backing Vocals
© 2007 Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1975 Warner Records Inc.
Rodney Crowell, Acoustic Guitar, Writer - Herb Pedersen, Backing Vocals - Hank DeVito, Pedal Steel Guitar - Mickey Raphael, Harmonica - Emmylou Harris, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Emory Gordy, Bass Guitar - James Burton, Electric Guitar - Brian Ahern, Producer, Engineer, Acoustic Guitar - Glen Hardin, Piano - Miles Wilkinson, Engineer - Donivan Cowart, Engineer - John Ware, Drums - Stuart Taylor, Engineer - Bradley Hartman, Engineer - Fayssoux Starling, Backing Vocals
© 2007 Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1976 Warner Records Inc.
Hank DeVito, Pedal Steel Guitar - Emmylou Harris, Vocals, MainArtist - Emory Gordy, Bass Guitar - James Burton, Electric Guitar - Albert Lee, Mandolin - Brian Ahern, Producer, Engineer, Acoustic Guitar - Glen Hardin, Piano - Jessie Winchester, Writer - Donivan Cowart, Engineer - John Ware, Drums - Bradley Hartman, Engineer
© 2007 Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1978 Warner Records Inc.
Hank DeVito, Pedal Steel Guitar - Emmylou Harris, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals - Emory Gordy, Bass Guitar - James Burton, Electric Guitar - Brian Ahern, Producer, Engineer, Acoustic Guitar, Percussion - Glen Hardin, Piano - Ricky Skaggs, Viola, Fiddle - Donivan Cowart, Engineer - Emmylou Harris with Fayssoux Starling, MainArtist - John Ware, Drums - Bradley Hartman, Engineer - Fayssoux Starling, FeaturedArtist, With Vocals - Utah Phillips, Writer
© 2007 Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1978 Warner Records Inc.
Willie Nelson, FeaturedArtist, With Vocals - Mickey Raphael, Harmonica - Emmylou Harris, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals - Brian Ahern, Producer, Engineer - Emmylou Harris with Willie Nelson, MainArtist - Donivan Cowart, Engineer - Walter Martin Cowart, Writer - Bradley Hartman, Engineer
© 2007 Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1978 Warner Records Inc.
Hank DeVito, Pedal Steel Guitar - Emmylou Harris, Vocals, MainArtist - Emory Gordy, Bass Guitar - James Burton, Electric Guitar - Tony Brown, Piano - Brian Ahern, Producer - Glen Hardin, Piano - Crowell Rodney, Acoustic Guitar - Sharon, MainArtist - Jean Ritchie, Writer - John Ware, Drums - Mike Bowden, Bass Guitar - Ricky Scaggs, Violin - Cheryl White, MainArtist
© 2007 Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1979 Warner Records Inc.
Hank DeVito, Pedal Steel Guitar - Emmylou Harris, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist - Tony Brown, Piano - Brian Ahern, Producer, Engineer, Masterer, Percussion - Sharon White, Backing Vocals - Ricky Skaggs, Mandolin - Donivan Cowart, Engineer - John Ware, Drums - Mike Bowden, Bass Guitar - Cheryl White, Backing Vocals - Charles Justice, Writer - Shoji Tabuchi, Writer - Stuart Taylor, Engineer - Doug Beal, Masterer - Lincoln Davis, Jr, Accordion
© 2007 Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company 1979 ℗ 1978 Warner Records Inc.
Johnny Cash, Harmony Vocals - Emmylou Harris, Vocals, MainArtist - Traditional, Writer - Albert Lee, Mandolin - Brian Ahern, Producer, Engineer, Classical Guitar - Tony Rice, Acoustic Guitar, Harmony Vocals - Ricky Skaggs, Mandolin, Harmony Vocals - Donivan Cowart, Engineer - Emory Gordy Jr., Bass Guitar - Stuart Taylor, Engineer
© 2007 Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1980 Warner Records Inc.
Ralph Stanley, Writer - Emmylou Harris, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist - Brian Ahern, Producer, Arranger, Engineer, Guitar - Ricky Skaggs, Banjo, Acoustic Guitar, Mandolin, Duet Vocals - Donivan Cowart, Engineer - Emory Gordy Jr., Bass Guitar - Stuart Taylor, Engineer
© 2007 Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1980 Warner Records Inc.
Rodney Crowell, Acoustic Guitar, Writer - Mickey Raphael, Harmonica - Emmylou Harris, Vocals, MainArtist - Emory Gordy, Bass Guitar - Hal Blaine, Drums - Brian Ahern, Producer, Engineer - Glen Hardin, Electric Piano - Donivan Cowart, Engineer - LYNN LANGHAM, Synthesizer - Amos Garrett, Lead Guitar - Stuart Taylor, Engineer - Bradley Hartman, Engineer - Mac Rebbenack, Piano
© 2007 Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1981 Warner Records Inc.
Emmylou Harris, Vocals, MainArtist - Emory Gordy, Bass Guitar - Bill Payne, Electric Piano - Albert Lee, Electric Guitar - Brian Ahern, Producer, Engineer, Classical Guitar - Jerry Douglas, Dobro - Tony Rice, Lead Guitar - Nancy Hamilton, Writer - Sharon White, Harmony Vocals - Ricky Skaggs, Mandolin - Donivan Cowart, Engineer - John Ware, Percussion - Morgan Lewis, Writer - Cheryl White, Harmony Vocals - Stuart Taylor, Engineer - Bradley Hartman, Engineer
© 2007 Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1981 Warner Records Inc.
Emmylou Harris, MainArtist - Waylon Jennings, MainArtist - PAUL SIEBEL, Writer - David Bromberg, Writer
© 2007 Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1981 Warner Records Inc.
Rodney Crowell, Acoustic Guitar - Sonny Throckmorton, Writer - Hank DeVito, Pedal Steel Guitar - Don Williams, CoProducer - Emmylou Harris, Vocals, MainArtist - Emory Gordy, Bass Guitar - Tony Brown, Electric Piano - Albert Lee, Mandolin - Brian Ahern, Producer, Engineer, Acoustic Guitar, CoProducer - Garth Fundis, CoProducer - Sharon White, Harmony Vocals - Ricky Skaggs, Harmony Vocals, Fiddle - Donivan Cowart, Engineer - John Ware, Drums - Stuart Taylor, Engineer - Cheryl White Warren, Harmony Vocals
© 2007 Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1981 Warner Records Inc.
Don Johnson, Keyboards, Vocals - Barry Tashian, Guitar, Vocals - Emmylou Harris, Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist - Bruce Springsteen, Writer - Steve Fishell, Guitar - Donivan Cowart, Engineer - John Ware, Drums - Mike Bowden, Bass - Wayne Goodwin, Mandolin - Stuart Taylor, Engineer - Alan Vachon, Engineer
© 2007 Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1982 Warner Records Inc.
Emmylou Harris, Vocals, MainArtist - Bill Payne, Piano, Synthesizer - Jim Horn, Recorder - Brian Ahern, Producer, Engineer, Bass Guitar - Donivan Cowart, Engineer - Sandy Denny, Writer - Stuart Taylor, Engineer - Alan Vachon, Engineer
© 2007 Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1983 Warner Records Inc.
John Jarvis, Keyboards - Paul Kennerley, Writer - Barry Tashian, Acoustic Guitar - Hank DeVito, Guitar, Electric Guitar, Pedal Steel Guitar, Dobro - Ray Flacke, Electric Guitar - Linda Ronstadt, Harmony Vocals - Emmylou Harris, Producer, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, Writer - Steve Cash, Harmonica - Russ Kunkel, Drums - Vince Gill, Guitar, Harmony Vocals - Paul Kennerly, Producer, Guitar - Albert Lee, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Mandolin - Dolly Parton, Harmony Vocals - Gail Davies, Harmony Vocals - Shane Keister, Keyboards - Tom Roady, Percussion - Larrie Londin, Drums, Percussion - BOBBY THOMPSON, Banjo, Acoustic Guitar - Gary Scruggs, Harmonica - Emory Gordy Jr., String Arranger, Bass Guitar, Bass - Buddy Spicher, Violin - Bessyl Duhon, Accordion - Emmylou Harris with Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt, Vince Gill & Gail Davies, MainArtist - Phillip Donnelly, Slide Guitar - Barbara Cowart, Vocals
© 2007 Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1984 Warner Records Inc.
Don Johnson, Keyboards - Rodney Crowell, Backing Vocals - Paul Kennerley, Producer, Acoustic Guitar, Writer - Pam Rose, Backing Vocals - Mary Ann Kennedy, Backing Vocals - Barry Tashian, Accordion, Backing Vocals - Emmylou Harris, Producer, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Carl Jackson, Banjo, Acoustic Guitar, Mandolin, Violin, Backing Vocals - Steve Cash, Harmonica - Steve Turner, Drums, Percussion - Mark O'Connor, Violin - Vince Gill, Backing Vocals - Frank Reckard, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Mandolin - Paul Worley, Acoustic Guitar - Shane Keister, Synthesizer - Glenn Meadows, Masterer - Russ Martin, Recorded by - Steve Fishell, Slide Guitar, Steel Guitar, Resonator Guitar - Donivan Cowart, Engineer - Mike Bowden, Bass Guitar - Tom Harding, AssistantEngineer - Buddy Spicher, Violin - Joe Funderburk, AssistantEngineer
© 2007 Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1986 Warner Records Inc.
Don Johnson, Keyboards - Rodney Crowell, Backing Vocals - Paul Kennerley, Producer, Acoustic Guitar - Pam Rose, Backing Vocals - Mary Ann Kennedy, Backing Vocals - Barry Tashian, Accordion, Backing Vocals - Emmylou Harris, Producer, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist - Carl Jackson, Banjo, Acoustic Guitar, Mandolin, Violin, Backing Vocals - Steve Cash, Harmonica - Steve Turner, Drums, Percussion - Mark O'Connor, Violin - Vince Gill, Backing Vocals - Frank Reckard, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Mandolin - Paul Worley, Acoustic Guitar - Shane Keister, Synthesizer - Glenn Meadows, Masterer - Russ Martin, Recorded by - Bruce Springsteen, Writer - Steve Fishell, Slide Guitar, Steel Guitar, Resonator Guitar - Donivan Cowart, Engineer - Mike Bowden, Bass Guitar - Tom Harding, AssistantEngineer - Buddy Spicher, Violin - Joe Funderburk, AssistantEngineer
© 2007 Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1986 Warner Records Inc.
Emmylou Harris, Producer, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Carl Jackson, Baritone Vocals, Lead Guitar - Emory Gordy, Producer, Acoustic Guitar, Bass Guitar, Bass Vocals - Traditional, Writer - Keith Odle, Assistant Mixer - Mark O'Connor, Viola, Fiddle, Mandola - Vince Gill, Acoustic Guitar, Mandolin, Tenor Vocals - Jerry Douglas, Dobro - Glenn Meadows, Masterer - Jim Cotton, Engineer - Steve Tillisch, Mixer - Mike Aldridge, Dobro - Milan Bogdan, Digital Editor - Paul Goldberg, Engineer - Joe Scaife, Engineer - Jessie Noble, Recording Coordinator - Alton Dellinger, Technical Consultant
© 2007 Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1987 Warner Records Inc.
Emmylou Harris, Producer, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist - Carl Jackson, Baritone Vocals, Lead Guitar - Emory Gordy, Producer, Acoustic Guitar, Bass Guitar, Bass Vocals - Keith Odle, Assistant Mixer - Mark O'Connor, Viola, Fiddle, Mandola - Vince Gill, Acoustic Guitar, Mandolin, Tenor Vocals - Paul Kennerly, Writer - Jerry Douglas, Dobro - Glenn Meadows, Masterer - Jim Cotton, Engineer - Steve Tillisch, Mixer - Mike Aldridge, Dobro - Milan Bogdan, Digital Editor - Paul Goldberg, Engineer - Joe Scaife, Engineer - Jessie Noble, Recording Coordinator - Alton Dellinger, Technical Consultant
© 2007 Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1987 Warner Records Inc.
Richard Bennett, Producer, Guitar, Bass - W.S. Stevenson, Writer - Carl Belew, Writer - Kenny Sowder, Writer - Sharon Rice, Assistant Mixer - Dave Pomeroy, Bass - Mark Richardson, Engineer - Carl Marsh, Organ - Emmylou Harris, Producer, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist - Kenny Malone, Percussion - Glen Hardin, Piano, Synthesizer - George Massenburg, Mixer - Paul Dieter, Assistant Mixer - Steve Fishell, Pedal Steel Guitar - Kate McGarrigle, Accordion - Glen Meadows, Masterer - Eric Paul, AssistantEngineer
© 2007 Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company 1988 ℗ 1987 Warner Records Inc.
Richard Bennett, Producer, Guitar - Paul Kennerley, Writer - Davy Spillane, Uillean Pipe - Iris DeMent, Harmony Vocals - Bobby Wood, Keyboards - Liam O'Flynn, Uillean Pipe - Emmylou Harris, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist - Mark Miller, Mixer, Recorded by - Allen Reynolds, Producer - Bob Wray, Bass Guitar - Chris Leuzinger, Guitar - Milton Sledge, Drums, Percussion - Mary Black, Harmony Vocals - Delores Keane, Harmony Vocals
© 2007 Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1990 Reprise Records
Richard Bennett, Producer - Jerry Sullivan, Writer - Emmylou Harris, Guitar, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - Al Perkins, Banjo, Acoustic Guitar, Harmony Vocals, Dobro - DENNY PURCELL, Masterer - Bill Monroe, Writer - Mark Miller, Engineer - Kooster McAllister, Engineer - Sam Bush, Mandolin, Harmony Vocals, Fiddle - Allen Reynolds, Producer - Roy Huskey, Jr., Harmony Vocals, Upright Bass - Mary Stuart, Writer - Larry Atamanuik, Drums, Percussion, Harmony Vocals - Jon Randall Stewart, Acoustic Guitar, Mandolin, Harmony Vocals - Sam Parker, Sound Technician - Richard Aspinwall, Audio Assistant - Les Banks, Technician
© 2007 Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1992 Reprise Records, a label of Warner Records Inc.
Richard Bennett, Producer - Jamie O'Hara, Writer - Kieran Kane, Writer - Emmylou Harris, Guitar, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - Al Perkins, Banjo, Acoustic Guitar, Harmony Vocals, Dobro - DENNY PURCELL, Masterer - Mark Miller, Engineer - Kooster McAllister, Engineer - Sam Bush, Mandolin, Harmony Vocals, Fiddle - Allen Reynolds, Producer - Roy Huskey, Jr., Harmony Vocals, Upright Bass - Larry Atamanuik, Drums, Percussion, Harmony Vocals - Jon Randall Stewart, Acoustic Guitar, Mandolin, Harmony Vocals - Sam Parker, Sound Technician - Richard Aspinwall, Audio Assistant - Les Banks, Technician
© 2007 Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1992 Reprise Records, a label of Warner Records Inc.
Richard Bennett, Producer, Mandolin - Emmylou Harris, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist - Mark Miller, Mixer, RecordingEngineer - Leonard Cohen, Writer - Kathy Chiavola, Harmony Vocals - DAVID HOFFNER, Keyboards - Joe Loesch, Sound Effects - Richard Aspinwall, AssistantEngineer
© 2007 Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1993 Elektra/Asylum, obo Elektra Entertainment Group for the United States and WEA International Inc. for Canada
Malcolm Burn, Mixer, Arranger, Organ, Synthesizer, RecordingEngineer - Emmylou Harris, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist - Mark Howard, RecordingEngineer - Daniel Lanois, Producer, Mandolin - ANNA MCGARRIGLE, Writer - Daryl Johnson, Drums, Backing Vocals, Bass Pedals - Brian Blade, Hand Drums - Kurfaro Mouton, Percussion
© 2007 Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1995 Elektra Asylum Records, a label of Elektra Entertainment Group, a Warner Music Group company
Richard Bennett, Tremolo Guitar - Malcolm Burn, Mixer, Arranger, Slide Guitar, Piano, RecordingEngineer - Emmylou Harris, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist - Neil Young, Harmony Vocals - Mark Howard, RecordingEngineer - Daniel Lanois, Producer, Guitar, Mandolin, Bass Pedals - Steve Earle, Acoustic Guitar - Lucinda Williams, Acoustic Guitar, Writer - Larry Mullen Jr, Drums
© 2007 Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1995 Elektra Asylum Records, a label of Elektra Entertainment Group, a Warner Music Group company
Emmylou Harris, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist - Julie Miller, Vocals, Writer - Buddy Miller, Producer, Mixer, Guitar, Vocals - Daryl Johnson, Percussion, Vocals, Bass - Greg Droman, Mixer - Brady Blade, Drums, Vocals - Dean Norman, Recorded by - Doug Dawson, Recorded by
© 2007 Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1998 Eminent Records, under license to Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group company
Tony Hall, Bass Guitar - Emmylou Harris, Producer, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Buddy Miller, Producer, Guitar - Brady Blades, Drums
© 2007 Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1998 Eminent Records, under license to Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group company
Guy Clark, Writer - Malcolm Burn, Producer, Electric Guitar, Piano, Synthesizer - Emmylou Harris, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Ethan Johns, E-bow Guitar - Daryl Johnson, Bass Guitar, Percussion, Harmony Vocals
© 2007 Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2000 Nonesuch Records, manufactured and distributed by Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company
Malcolm Burn, Producer, Drums, Bass Guitar, Electric Guitar, Percussion, Piano - Emmylou Harris, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Ethan Johns, Acoustic Guitar, E-bow Guitar - Julie Miller, Harmony Vocals - Kate McGarrigle, Piano, Harmony Vocals
© 2007 Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2000 Nonesuch Records
Tony Hall, Bass - Kevin Salem, Electric Guitar - Malcolm Burn, Mixer, Organ, Backing Vocals - Emmylou Harris, Acoustic Guitar, Lead Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Brando Marius, AssistantEngineer - Rob Clark, AssistantEngineer - Jane Siberry, Backing Vocals - Daniel Lanois, Orchestra, Backing Vocals, Writer - Chris Scherbak, AssistantEngineer - Todd Vos, Recorded by - Brady Blade, Percussion - Josh Muncy, Mixer, Recorded by - Joe West, Recorded by - Dean Norman, AssistantEngineer - Kathi Whitley, Coordinator
© 2007 Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2003 Nonesuch Records, manufactured and distributed by Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company
Emmylou Harris, Vocals, MainArtist - Brian Ahern, Producer, Arranger, Engineer - ANNA MCGARRIGLE, Writer - Kate McGarrigle, Writer - Donivan Cowart, Engineer - JANE MCGARRIGLE, Writer - Stuart Taylor, Engineer
© 2007 Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2004 Warner Records Inc.
Tony Hall, Bass - Malcolm Burn, Mixer, Organ, Electric Piano - Emmylou Harris, Acoustic Guitar, Backing Vocals, Lead Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Brando Marius, AssistantEngineer - Rob Clark, AssistantEngineer - Ethan Johns, Drums - Julie Miller, Backing Vocals - Chris Scherbak, AssistantEngineer - Buddy Miller, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar - Kate McGarrigle, Backing Vocals - Todd Vos, Recorded by - Daryl Johnson, Bass Guitar - Brady Blade, Drums - Josh Muncy, Mixer, Recorded by - Joe West, Recorded by - Dean Norman, AssistantEngineer - Kathi Whitley, Coordinator
© 2007 Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2003 Nonesuch Records, manufactured and distributed by Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company
Bill Danoff, Writer - Taffy Danoff, Writer - Emmylou Harris, Vocals, MainArtist - Michael Pepin, Bass
© 2007 Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2007 Emmylou Harris
David Olney, Writer - Linda Ronstadt, Vocals, MainArtist - Emmylou Harris, Vocals, MainArtist
© 2007 Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1999 Elektra Entertainment for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Linda Ronstadt, Performance, MainArtist - Emmylou Harris, Performance, MainArtist - Traditional, Writer - Dolly Parton, Performance, MainArtist - Brian Ahern, Producer, Arranger
© 2007 Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2007 Warner Records Inc.
Linda Ronstadt, Vocals, MainArtist - Emmylou Harris, Vocals, MainArtist - Traditional, Writer - Dolly Parton, Vocals, MainArtist
© 2007 Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2007 Elektra/Asylum Records for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Linda Ronstadt, MainArtist - Emmylou Harris, MainArtist - Dolly Parton, Vocals, MainArtist - Jean Ritchie, Writer
© 2007 Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1987 Warner Records Inc.
Paul Kennerley, Writer - Randy Scruggs, Guitar - Jimmie Fadden, Drums - Jimmy Ibbotson, Vocals - Jeff Hanna, Guitar - Emmylou Harris, Guitar, Vocals - Roy Huskey, Jr, Bass - Mark O'Connor, Mandola - Jerry Douglas, Dobro - Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, MainArtist - BOB CARPENTER, Accordion
© 2007 Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1989 Universal Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc. Courtesy of Universal Records under license from Universal Music Enterprises
Emmylou Harris, Writer, Performance, MainArtist - ANNA MCGARRIGLE, Writer - Kate McGarrigle, Writer
© 2007 Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2007 Elektra Entertainment, a Warner Music Group Company
Emmylou Harris, Vocals - Steve Earle, Guitar, Mandolin, Organ, Vocals, Writer, Bass, Moog, Harmonica, Harmonium, MainArtist - Ken Coomer, Drums - Eric "Roscoe" Ambel, Guitar - Patrick Earle, Percussion - Kelley Looney, Bass - Will Rigby, Drums
© 2007 Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2002 E-Squared/Artemis Records. Under license from V2 Records
Bobby Braddock, Writer - Rafe Van Hoy, Writer - Linda Ronstadt, FeaturedArtist, With Vocals - Emmylou Harris, Producer, Acoustic Guitar, Percussion, Lead Vocals - ANNA MCGARRIGLE, Accordion, FeaturedArtist, With Vocals - Kate McGarrigle, Banjo, FeaturedArtist, With Vocals - John McColgan, Drums - Sylvain Clavet, Percussion - Emmylou Harris with Linda Ronstadt and Anna & Kate McGarrigle, MainArtist - Michele Pepin, Electric Guitar, Bass, Dobro
© 2007 Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1998 Elektra Entertainment
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It's difficult to write about Emmylou Harris without lapsing into a long train of superlatives -- she really does have one of the most beautiful voices of her generation, and her taste in material and skill in using her instrument is nearly faultless. However, as good as Harris is and as consistently strong as her body of work has been, one could make a convincing argument that she's been frequently underrated through much of her career -- more than just a lovely woman with a pure, clear voice and a fine ear, she's championed a number of gifted songwriters before they went on to have distinguished careers of their own (from Rodney Crowell to Gillian Welch), matured into a first-rate tunesmith herself, collaborated with a remarkable array of artists, and has never been afraid to take her talents into unexpected directions, from purist bluegrass to the experimental atmospherics of her work with Daniel Lanois. Songbird: Rare Tracks & Forgotten Gems is a hefty four-CD box set (with a bonus DVD) compiled by Harris in collaboration with James Austin that does justice to the scope of a career that's spanned five decades thus far, and unlike most multi-disc collections it isn't merely a super-sized "greatest-hits" collection. Harris and Austin have purposefully avoided her most recognizable work on Songbird, instead charting an alternate path through her back catalog. The first two discs of Songbird represent a roughly chronological overview of Harris' discography, beginning with an outtake from her little heard 1970 debut album, Gliding Bird (an album she's all but disowned in the past), rolling up to speed with two examples of her work with Gram Parsons, and then diving into her solo work from 1975's Pieces of the Sky to 2003's Stumble Into Grace, focusing on Harris' personal favorites rather than radio hits (which were in short supply from the 1990s on anyway). Discs three and four are devoted to collaborations and unreleased material, including several demos that have never before seen the light of day, highlights from her Trio albums with Dolly Parton and Linda Ronstadt, several tracks from the Gram Parsons tribute Return of the Grievous Angel, appearances on tribute collections and discs by other artists, and a handful of live tracks. It's telling that a private recording of Guy Clark's "Immigrant Eyes," recorded as a birthday present for Clark, is as carefully considered and beautifully rendered as anything on these four discs -- one thing that becomes clear is that Harris takes no shortcuts as an artist, and for the broad eclecticism of this set, she's uniformly intelligent, emotionally true, and thrillingly accomplished whenever she decides to sing a song. The set's packaging is handsome, and the accompanying hardbound book contains a brief but eloquent introduction from Harris, a fine biographical essay by Sylvie Simmons, and track-by-track notes by Peter Cooper (with plenty of input from Harris herself). The accompanying DVD, featuring nine television appearances by Harris, seems a bit slight by comparison, though it does contain a few prize moments, particularly a duet with Elvis Costello on "Love Hurts" and some raging guitar work from Buddy Miller on a performance of "I Ain't Living Long Like This." Songbird isn't the most concise celebration of Emmylou Harris' talents you can buy, but it's been assembled with a grace and sense of purpose worthy of its subject; it offers nearly five hours of superb music from a singular talent, and anyone who loves Harris' music will revel in it.
© Mark Deming /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 78 track(s)
- Total length: 04:52:24
- Main artists: Emmylou Harris
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Rhino - Warner Records
- Genre: Country
© 2007 Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2007 Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company
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