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Talking about the first time she harmonized with Emmylou Harris and Linda Ronstadt in 1975, Dolly Parton said, "We all got to singin' and it was absolutely incredible. It gives me chills, even now." Given Parton's remarkable life and career, one would imagine it would take a lot to prompt that reaction, but there's no false modesty in Dolly's words. Parton, Harris, and Ronstadt were all splendid vocalists on their own, but they'd also shown a talent for collaborating with others throughout their careers. And when the like-minded women decided to make an album together, they created something rare, a collaboration between three major stars that never smacks of ego. Parton, Harris, and Ronstadt brought out the best in one another on their brilliant 1987 album, Trio, with the group harmonies sounding even more glorious than their lead vocals. (Trio also found Parton and Ronstadt working with better and more flattering material than they'd had on their solo albums in quite a while.) Trio was enough of a success that the singers carved out time in their busy schedules to make another album together, 1999's Trio II, with similarly impressive results. Ronstadt's health prevents her from making another Trio album in the 21st century, but Rhino Records have given us the next best thing with The Complete Trio Collection. This three-disc set brings together Trio and Trio II in full with a bonus disc of 20 outtakes and alternate versions recorded during the sessions for the original albums. Both Trio and Trio II have aged quite well, especially the first album with its emphasis on acoustic, bluegrass-influenced arrangements that blend well with three-part harmonies. (As Harris quips in the liner notes, they were playing Americana music before it had a name.) And if disc three often covers material that appears elsewhere in the set, Parton, Harris, and Ronstadt tried enough different approaches to these songs that the variants still sound fresh, and the performances are a knockout throughout. At the end of an unreleased take of "You Don't Knock," Harris quietly says, "That one felt real good," and like Dolly, she speaks the truth. For fans of the original Trio albums, buying The Complete Trio Collection to get the disc of unreleased takes might seem a bit excessive, but for anyone with a taste for great country or folk singing who has never heard Parton, Harris, and Ronstadt's work together, this set is nothing less than essential.
© Mark Deming /TiVo
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Linda Ronstadt, Vocals, MainArtist - Emmylou Harris, Vocals, MainArtist - John Boylan, Digital Remastering Masterer - Dolly Parton, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - George Massenburg, Producer - Porter Wagoner, Writer
© 2016 Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company. All Rights Reserved. ℗ 1987 Warner Records Inc.
V. Morrison, Composer - Linda Ronstadt, Vocals, MainArtist - Emmylou Harris, Vocals, MainArtist - John Boylan, Digital Remastering Masterer - Dolly Parton, Vocals, MainArtist - George Massenburg, Producer - John Bright Russell, Composer
© 2016 Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company. All Rights Reserved. ℗ 1987 Warner Records Inc.
Linda Ronstadt, Vocals, MainArtist - Emmylou Harris, Vocals, MainArtist - PHIL SPECTOR, Writer - John Boylan, Digital Remastering Masterer - Dolly Parton, Vocals, MainArtist - George Massenburg, Producer
© 2016 Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company. All Rights Reserved. ℗ 1987 Warner Records Inc.
Linda Ronstadt, Vocals, MainArtist - Emmylou Harris, Vocals, MainArtist - John Boylan, Digital Remastering Masterer - Dolly Parton, Vocals, MainArtist - George Massenburg, Producer - Jimmie Rodgers, Writer
© 2016 Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company. All Rights Reserved. ℗ 1987 Warner Records Inc.
Linda Ronstadt, Vocals, MainArtist - Emmylou Harris, Vocals, MainArtist - John Boylan, Digital Remastering Masterer - Dolly Parton, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - George Massenburg, Producer
© 2016 Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company. All Rights Reserved. ℗ 1987 Warner Records Inc.
Betsy Cook, Writer - Linda Ronstadt, Vocals, MainArtist - Emmylou Harris, Vocals, MainArtist - John Boylan, Digital Remastering Masterer - Dolly Parton, Vocals, MainArtist - George Massenburg, Producer - Linda Thompson, Writer
© 2016 Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company. All Rights Reserved. ℗ 1987 Warner Records Inc.
Linda Ronstadt, Vocals, MainArtist - Emmylou Harris, Vocals, MainArtist - John Boylan, Digital Remastering Masterer - Dolly Parton, Vocals, MainArtist - George Massenburg, Producer - Jean Ritchie, Writer
© 2016 Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company. All Rights Reserved. ℗ 1987 Warner Records Inc.
Linda Ronstadt, Vocals, MainArtist - Emmylou Harris, Vocals, MainArtist - John Boylan, Digital Remastering Masterer - Dolly Parton, Vocals, MainArtist - Alan O'Bryant, Writer - George Massenburg, Producer
© 2016 Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company. All Rights Reserved. ℗ 1987 Warner Records Inc.
Linda Ronstadt, Vocals, MainArtist - Emmylou Harris, Vocals, MainArtist - John Boylan, Digital Remastering Masterer - Dolly Parton, Vocals, MainArtist - George Massenburg, Producer - Kate McGarrigle, Writer
© 2016 Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company. All Rights Reserved. ℗ 1987 Warner Records Inc.
Parton, Adapter - Linda Ronstadt, Vocals, MainArtist - Emmylou Harris, Vocals, MainArtist - Traditional, Writer - John Boylan, Digital Remastering Masterer - Dolly Parton, Vocals, MainArtist - George Massenburg, Producer
© 2016 Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company. All Rights Reserved. ℗ 1987 Warner Records Inc.
Linda Ronstadt, Vocals, MainArtist - Emmylou Harris, Vocals, MainArtist - Traditional, Writer - John Boylan, Digital Remastering Masterer - Dolly Parton, Vocals, MainArtist - George Massenburg, Producer
© 2016 Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company. All Rights Reserved. ℗ 1987 Warner Records Inc.
DISC 2
Maybelle Carter, Writer - Sara Carter, Writer - Linda Ronstadt, MainArtist - Emmylou Harris, MainArtist - John Boylan, Digital Remastering Masterer - A.P. CARTER, Writer - Dolly Parton, MainArtist - George Massenburg, Producer
© 2016 Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company. All Rights Reserved. ℗ 1999 Iconic Artists Group and Asylum Records
Linda Ronstadt, MainArtist - Emmylou Harris, MainArtist - John Boylan, Digital Remastering Masterer - Dolly Parton, MainArtist - George Massenburg, Producer - Harley Allen, Writer
© 2016 Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company. All Rights Reserved. ℗ 1999 Iconic Artists Group and Asylum Records
Linda Ronstadt, MainArtist - Emmylou Harris, MainArtist - John Boylan, Digital Remastering Masterer - Dolly Parton, Writer, MainArtist - George Massenburg, Producer
© 2016 Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company. All Rights Reserved. ℗ 1999 Iconic Artists Group and Asylum Records
Linda Ronstadt, MainArtist - Emmylou Harris, MainArtist - Neil Young, Writer - John Boylan, Digital Remastering Masterer - Dolly Parton, MainArtist - George Massenburg, Producer
© 2016 Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company. All Rights Reserved. ℗ 1999 Iconic Artists Group and Asylum Records
Tom Kimmel, Writer - Jennifer Kimball, Writer - Linda Ronstadt, MainArtist - Emmylou Harris, MainArtist - John Boylan, Digital Remastering Masterer - Dolly Parton, MainArtist - George Massenburg, Producer
© 2016 Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company. All Rights Reserved. ℗ 1999 Iconic Artists Group and Asylum Records
Linda Ronstadt, MainArtist - Emmylou Harris, MainArtist - Del McCoury, Writer - John Boylan, Digital Remastering Masterer - Dolly Parton, MainArtist - George Massenburg, Producer
© 2016 Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company. All Rights Reserved. ℗ 1999 Iconic Artists Group and Asylum Records
Linda Ronstadt, MainArtist - Emmylou Harris, MainArtist - Donagh Long, Writer - John Boylan, Digital Remastering Masterer - Dolly Parton, MainArtist - George Massenburg, Producer
© 2016 Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company. All Rights Reserved. ℗ 1999 Iconic Artists Group and Asylum Records
Linda Ronstadt, MainArtist - Emmylou Harris, MainArtist - John Boylan, Digital Remastering Masterer - Dolly Parton, MainArtist - George Massenburg, Producer - John Starling, Writer
© 2016 Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company. All Rights Reserved. ℗ 1999 Iconic Artists Group and Asylum Records
Linda Ronstadt, MainArtist - Emmylou Harris, MainArtist - Randy Newman, Writer - John Boylan, Digital Remastering Masterer - Dolly Parton, MainArtist - George Massenburg, Producer
© 2016 Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company. All Rights Reserved. ℗ 1999 Iconic Artists Group and Asylum Records
Jamie O'Hara, Writer - Kieran Kane, Writer - Linda Ronstadt, MainArtist - Emmylou Harris, MainArtist - John Boylan, Digital Remastering Masterer - Dolly Parton, MainArtist - George Massenburg, Producer
© 2016 Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company. All Rights Reserved. ℗ 1999 Iconic Artists Group and Asylum Records
DISC 3
Linda Ronstadt, MainArtist - Emmylou Harris, MainArtist - Dolly Parton, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist
© 2016 Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company. All Rights Reserved. ℗ 2015 Warner Records Inc.
Rodney Crowell, Writer - Linda Ronstadt, MainArtist - Emmylou Harris, Writer, MainArtist - Dolly Parton, Vocals, MainArtist
© 2016 Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company. All Rights Reserved. ℗ 2015 Elektra Records
Maybelle Carter, Writer - Sara Carter, Writer - Linda Ronstadt, MainArtist - Emmylou Harris, MainArtist - A.P. CARTER, Writer - Dolly Parton, Vocals, MainArtist
© 2016 Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company. All Rights Reserved. ℗ 2015 Linda Ronstadt
Linda Ronstadt, MainArtist - Emmylou Harris, MainArtist - Traditional, Writer - Dolly Parton, Vocals, MainArtist
© 2016 Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company. All Rights Reserved. ℗ 2015 Linda Ronstadt
Linda Ronstadt, MainArtist - Emmylou Harris, MainArtist - Dolly Parton, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist
© 2016 Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company. All Rights Reserved. ℗ 2015 Warner Records Inc.
Linda Ronstadt, MainArtist - Emmylou Harris, MainArtist - Dolly Parton, Vocals, MainArtist - Jean Ritchie, Writer
© 2016 Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company. All Rights Reserved. ℗ 2015 Warner Records Inc.
Linda Ronstadt, MainArtist - Emmylou Harris, MainArtist - Dolly Parton, Composer, Vocals, MainArtist
© 2016 Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company. All Rights Reserved. ℗ 2015 Linda Ronstadt
Voni Morrison, Writer - Linda Ronstadt, MainArtist - Emmylou Harris, MainArtist - Dolly Parton, Vocals, MainArtist - Johnny Russell, Writer
© 2016 Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company. All Rights Reserved. ℗ 2015 Warner Records Inc.
Linda Ronstadt, MainArtist - Emmylou Harris, MainArtist - Dolly Parton, Vocals, MainArtist - Kate McGarrigle, Writer
© 2016 Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company. All Rights Reserved. ℗ 2015 Warner Records Inc.
Linda Ronstadt, MainArtist - Emmylou Harris, MainArtist - Dolly Parton, Vocals, MainArtist - Cyril Tawney, Writer
© 2016 Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company. All Rights Reserved. ℗ 2015 Warner Records Inc.
Roebuck Staples, Writer - Linda Ronstadt, MainArtist - Emmylou Harris, MainArtist - Dolly Parton, Vocals, MainArtist - Wesley Westbrooks, Writer
© 2016 Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company. All Rights Reserved. ℗ 2015 Warner Records Inc.
Linda Ronstadt, MainArtist - Emmylou Harris, MainArtist - Dolly Parton, Vocals, MainArtist - Glen D Hardin, Writer
© 2016 Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company. All Rights Reserved. ℗ 2015 Warner Records Inc.
Linda Ronstadt, MainArtist - Emmylou Harris, MainArtist - Dolly Parton, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist
© 2016 Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company. All Rights Reserved. ℗ 2015 Warner Records Inc.
Linda Ronstadt, MainArtist - Emmylou Harris, MainArtist - A.P. CARTER, Writer - Dolly Parton, Vocals, MainArtist
© 2016 Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company. All Rights Reserved. ℗ 2015 Warner Records Inc.
Rodney Crowell, Writer - Linda Ronstadt, MainArtist - Emmylou Harris, MainArtist - Dolly Parton, Vocals, MainArtist
© 2016 Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company. All Rights Reserved. ℗ 1979 Warner Records Inc.
Linda Ronstadt, MainArtist - Emmylou Harris, MainArtist - Pat Ballard, Writer - Dolly Parton, Vocals, MainArtist
© 2016 Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company. All Rights Reserved. ℗ 1981 Warner Records Inc.
Tony Arata, Writer - Linda Ronstadt, MainArtist - Emmylou Harris, MainArtist - Dolly Parton, Vocals, MainArtist
© 2016 Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company. All Rights Reserved. ℗ 2015 Warner Records Inc.
Linda Ronstadt, MainArtist - Emmylou Harris, MainArtist - Dolly Parton, Vocals, MainArtist - Doyle Lawson, Writer
© 2016 Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company. All Rights Reserved. ℗ 2015 Linda Ronstadt
Triona Ní Dhomhnaill, Writer - Linda Ronstadt, MainArtist - Emmylou Harris, MainArtist - Dolly Parton, Vocals, MainArtist
© 2016 Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company. All Rights Reserved. ℗ 2015 Warner Records Inc.
Linda Ronstadt, MainArtist - Emmylou Harris, Writer, MainArtist - Traditional, Arranger - Dolly Parton, Vocals, MainArtist - John Starling, Writer
© 2016 Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company. All Rights Reserved. ℗ 2015 Warner Records Inc.
Album review
Talking about the first time she harmonized with Emmylou Harris and Linda Ronstadt in 1975, Dolly Parton said, "We all got to singin' and it was absolutely incredible. It gives me chills, even now." Given Parton's remarkable life and career, one would imagine it would take a lot to prompt that reaction, but there's no false modesty in Dolly's words. Parton, Harris, and Ronstadt were all splendid vocalists on their own, but they'd also shown a talent for collaborating with others throughout their careers. And when the like-minded women decided to make an album together, they created something rare, a collaboration between three major stars that never smacks of ego. Parton, Harris, and Ronstadt brought out the best in one another on their brilliant 1987 album, Trio, with the group harmonies sounding even more glorious than their lead vocals. (Trio also found Parton and Ronstadt working with better and more flattering material than they'd had on their solo albums in quite a while.) Trio was enough of a success that the singers carved out time in their busy schedules to make another album together, 1999's Trio II, with similarly impressive results. Ronstadt's health prevents her from making another Trio album in the 21st century, but Rhino Records have given us the next best thing with The Complete Trio Collection. This three-disc set brings together Trio and Trio II in full with a bonus disc of 20 outtakes and alternate versions recorded during the sessions for the original albums. Both Trio and Trio II have aged quite well, especially the first album with its emphasis on acoustic, bluegrass-influenced arrangements that blend well with three-part harmonies. (As Harris quips in the liner notes, they were playing Americana music before it had a name.) And if disc three often covers material that appears elsewhere in the set, Parton, Harris, and Ronstadt tried enough different approaches to these songs that the variants still sound fresh, and the performances are a knockout throughout. At the end of an unreleased take of "You Don't Knock," Harris quietly says, "That one felt real good," and like Dolly, she speaks the truth. For fans of the original Trio albums, buying The Complete Trio Collection to get the disc of unreleased takes might seem a bit excessive, but for anyone with a taste for great country or folk singing who has never heard Parton, Harris, and Ronstadt's work together, this set is nothing less than essential.
© Mark Deming /TiVo
About the album
- 3 disc(s) - 41 track(s)
- Total length: 02:26:52
- Main artists: Dolly Parton Linda Ronstadt Emmylou Harris
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Rhino
- Genre: Country
© 2016 Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company. All Rights Reserved. ℗ 2016 Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company. All Rights Reserved. Marketed by Rhino Entertainment Company.
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