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Emmylou Harris is an artist whose body of work is so consistently strong one could almost pull 20 songs at random from her catalog, string them together, and end up with a pretty listenable disc -- which suggests that the real choices in putting together a "best of Emmylou" album has as much to do with what not to include as what should be on hand. Harris herself helped compile The Very Best of Emmylou Harris: Heartaches & Highways, and while the album certainly doesn't avoid Harris' chart successes, she seems less interested in creating a definitive hits collection than in tracing her journey from the sweet, sad-voiced girl who sang with Gram Parsons to the gifted and thoughtful artist who has lately crafted such mid-career masterpieces as Wrecking Ball and Red Dirt Girl. While the album isn't sequenced in a strictly chronological fashion, the results faithfully trace Harris' subtle but clear stylistic evolution while also offering plenty of evidence that she's perhaps the most naturally gifted song stylist to emerge in country music since the 1970s, able to swing from the honky tonk spirit of "Two More Bottles of Wine" to the rueful losers tale of "Pancho and Lefty" to the gospel passion of "Calling My Children Home" without missing a step. Her superb taste in collaborative musicians, songwriters, and duet partners is also clearly evident throughout, and while the surfaces of later tracks such as "Orphan Girl" and "Michelangelo" may have a different feel, the depth and clarity of Harris' voice and the singular beauty of her creative vision lend this material all the commonality one could need. (And the album's one new track, "The Connection," suggests there's plenty more where all this came from.) If you're looking for an introduction to Emmylou Harris' broad and remarkable body of work, The Very Best of Emmylou Harris: Heartaches & Highways is a strong starting point, and if you simply want to hear 75 minutes of superb music, this fills the bill on that score as well.
© Mark Deming /TiVo
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Glen D. Hardin, Piano - Emmylou Harris, Vocals - Gram Parsons, Producer, Acoustic Guitar, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - Al Perkins, Pedal Steel Guitar - Emory Gordy, Bass - LEE HERSCHBERG, Digital Masterer - Boudleaux Bryant, Writer - James Burton, Electric Guitar - Herb Pederson, Acoustic Guitar - Ronnie Tutt, Drums - Hugh Davies, Mixer, Engineer
© 2005 Warner Records Inc. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing. ℗ 1974 Warner Records Inc.
Bernie Leadon, Banjo - Herb Pedersen, Backing Vocals, 12 String Guitar - Bill Danoff, Writer - Nick DeCaro, Arranger - Emmylou Harris, Backing Vocals, Lead Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Bill Payne, Piano - Ray Pohlman, Bass Guitar - James Burton, Electric Guitar - Ben Keith, Pedal Steel Guitar - Brian Ahern, Producer, Engineer - Glen Hardin, Piano - Ron Tutt, Drums - Rick Cuhna, Acoustic Guitar - Fran Tate, Engineer - Chris Skene, Engineer - Stuart Taylor, Engineer - Paul Skene, Engineer
© 2005 Warner Records Inc. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing. ℗ 1975 Warner Records Inc.
Rodney Crowell, Acoustic Guitar - Herb Pedersen, Harmony Vocals - Jimmy Work, Writer - Emmylou Harris, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist - Emory Gordy, Bass Guitar - Albert Lee, Electric Guitar - Brian Ahern, Producer, Acoustic Guitar - Glen Hardin, Piano - Miles Wilkinson, Engineer - Ricky Skaggs, Violin - Donivan Cowart, Engineer - John Ware, Drums - Joseph H Hobson, Writer - Mike Aldridge, Dobro - Roscoe Reid, Writer - Stuart Taylor, Engineer - Bradley Hartman, Engineer
© 2005 Warner Records Inc. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing. ℗ 1977 Warner Records Inc.
Rodney Crowell, Backing Vocals - Rick Cunha, Acoustic Guitar - Hank DeVito, Pedal Steel Guitar - Mickey Raphael, Harmonica - Emmylou Harris, Vocals, MainArtist - Emory Gordy, Bass Guitar - Albert Lee, Electric Guitar, Backing Vocals - Brian Ahern, Producer, Engineer, Acoustic Guitar - Glen Hardin, Piano - Townes Van Zandt, Writer - Miles Wilkinson, Engineer - Donivan Cowart, Engineer - John Ware, Drums - Ricky Scaggs, Mandolin - Stuart Taylor, Engineer - Bradley Hartman, Engineer
© 2005 Warner Records Inc. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing. ℗ 1977 Warner Records Inc.
Earl Montgomery, Writer - Herb Pedersen, Banjo - Emmylou Harris, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist - Emory Gordy, Bass Guitar - James Burton, Electric Guitar - Byron Berline, Mandolin - Brian Ahern, Producer, Engineer, Acoustic Guitar - Glen Hardin, Piano - Miles Wilkinson, Engineer - John Ware, Drums - Stuart Taylor, Engineer - Bradley Hartman, Engineer - Fayssoux Starling, Backing Vocals - Johnathon Edwards, Backing Vocals
© 2005 Warner Records Inc. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing. ℗ 1975 Warner Records Inc.
Don Johnson, Keyboards, Harmony Vocals - Barry Tashian, Rhythm Guitar, Duet Vocals - Emmylou Harris, Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist - FLOYD CRAMER, Writer - Frank Reckard, Lead Guitar, Harmony Vocals - Brian Ahern, Producer, Arranger - Steve Fishell, Pedal Steel Guitar - Donivan Cowart, Engineer - John Ware, Drums - Mike Bowden, Bass Guitar - Wayne Goodwin, Saxophone - Harold Jenkins, Writer - Stuart Taylor, Engineer - Alan Vachon, Engineer
© 2005 Warner Records Inc. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing. ℗ 1982 Warner Records Inc.
Don Johnson, Electric Piano - Paul Kennerley, Writer - Barry Tashian, Acoustic Guitar, Harmony Vocals - Don Williams, CoProducer - Emmylou Harris, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist - Frank Reckard, Lead Guitar - Brian Ahern, Producer, Engineer, Percussion, CoProducer - Garth Fundis, CoProducer - Steve Fishell, Acoustic Guitar, Percussion - Donivan Cowart, Engineer, Harmony Vocals - John Ware, Drums - Mike Bowden, Bass Guitar - Stuart Taylor, Engineer
© 2005 Warner Records Inc. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing. ℗ 1984 Warner Records Inc.
Rodney Crowell, Hi-String Guitar - Hank DeVito, Pedal Steel Guitar - Emmylou Harris, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist - Emory Gordy, Bass Guitar - James Burton, Electric Guitar - Dallas Frazier, Writer - Albert Lee, Acoustic Guitar - Brian Ahern, Producer, Engineer, Masterer - Glen Hardin, Conductor, Arranger, Piano - Donivan Cowart, Engineer - John Ware, Drums - Stuart Taylor, Engineer - Bradley Hartman, Engineer - Fayssoux Starling, Backing Vocals - Doug Beal, Masterer
© 2005 Warner Records Inc. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing. ℗ 1979 Warner Records Inc.
Bernie Leadon, Banjo - Herb Pedersen, MainArtist - Emmylou Harris, Vocals, MainArtist - Ray Pohlman, Bass Guitar - James Burton, Electric Guitar - Charlie Louvin, Writer - Ira Louvin, Writer - Glen Hardin, Piano - RICHARDGreene, Violin - Ron Tutt, Drums - Rick Cuhna, Acoustic Guitar
© 2005 Warner Records Inc. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing. ℗ 1975 Warner Records Inc.
Hank DeVito, Pedal Steel Guitar - Emmylou Harris, Vocals, MainArtist - Emory Gordy, Bass Guitar - James Burton, Electric Guitar - Buck Owens, Writer - Brian Ahern, Producer, Engineer, Acoustic Guitar - Glen Hardin, Arranger, Piano - Miles Wilkinson, Engineer - John Ware, Drums - Dianne Brooks, Backing Vocals - Stuart Taylor, Engineer - Bradley Hartman, Engineer - Fayssoux Starling, Backing Vocals
© 2005 Warner Records Inc. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing. ℗ 1975 Warner Records Inc.
Emmylou Harris, Vocals - Jai Winding, Piano - Chris Price, Writer - Gerry McGee, Lead Guitar - ROY ORBISON, Writer, FeaturedArtist, With Vocals - Ed Greene, Drums - Brian Ahern, Producer - Dee Robb, MixingEngineer - John Pierce, Bass Guitar - John Arrias, Audio Recording Engineer - Craig Safan, String Arranger - Emmylou Harris w/ Roy Orbison, MainArtist - Trevor Welch, Acoustic Guitar
© 2005 Warner Records Inc. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing. ℗ 1990 Reprise Records
Sharon Rice, AssistantEngineer - Kenny Edwards, Bass Guitar - Linda Ronstadt, Harmony Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Emmylou Harris, Vocals - Ry Cooder, Tremolo Guitar - Russ Kunkel, Drums - PHIL SPECTOR, Writer - Albert Lee, Acoustic Guitar - David Lindley, Guitar, Mandolin - Dolly Parton, Harmony Vocals, FeaturedArtist - George Massenburg, Producer, Engineer - Emmylou Harris, Dolly Parton & Linda Ronstadt, MainArtist
© 2005 Warner Records Inc. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing. ℗ 1987 Warner Records Inc.
Hank DeVito, Pedal Steel Guitar - Mickey Raphael, Harmonica - Emmylou Harris, Acoustic Guitar, MainArtist - Emory Gordy, Bass Guitar - Albert Lee, Electric Guitar, Piano - Brian Ahern, Producer, Engineer, Acoustic Guitar - Glen Hardin, Piano - Delbert McClinton, Writer - Donivan Cowart, Engineer - John Ware, Drums - Dianne Brooks, Backing Vocals - Bradley Hartman, Engineer
© 2005 Warner Records Inc. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing. ℗ 1978 Warner Records Inc.
Emmylou Harris, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist - Traditional, Writer - Albert Lee, Mandolin - Brian Ahern, Producer, Arranger, Engineer, Gut Strung Guitar - Jerry Douglas, Dobro - Tony Rice, Acoustic Guitar - Ricky Skaggs, Banjo, Acoustic Guitar, Backing Vocals - Donivan Cowart, Engineer - John Ware, Percussion - Emory Gordy Jr., Bass Guitar - Stuart Taylor, Engineer
© 2005 Warner Records Inc. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing. ℗ 1980 Warner Records Inc.
Richard Bennett, Producer - Emmylou Harris, Guitar, 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, Bass - Larry Atamanuik, Drums, Percussion, Harmony Vocals - CHARLES WALLER, Writer - Jon Randall Stewart, Acoustic Guitar, Mandolin, Harmony Vocals - ROBERT YATES, Writer - Richard Bennet, Producer - Doyle Lawson, Writer - Sam Parker, Sound Technician - Richard Aspinwall, Audio Assistant - Les Banks, Technician
© 2005 Warner Records Inc. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing. ℗ 1992 Reprise Records
Tony Hall, Bass - Malcolm Burn, Mixer, Arranger, Tambourine, RecordingEngineer - Emmylou Harris, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - Mark Howard, RecordingEngineer - Daniel Lanois, Producer, Drums, Mandolin - Gillian Welch, Writer - Daryl Johnson, Harmony Vocals - Larry Mullen Jr, Drums
© 2005 Warner Records Inc. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing. ℗ 1995 Elektra Entertainment Group
Malcolm Burn, Producer, Bass Guitar, Drum Programming - Emmylou Harris, Acoustic Guitar, Lead Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Ethan Johns, Electric Guitar
© 2005 Warner Records Inc. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing. ℗ 2000 Nonesuch Records
Tony Hall, Guitar, Bass Guitar - Malcolm Burn, Mixer - Emmylou Harris, Acoustic Guitar, Backing Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Brando Marius, AssistantEngineer - Rob Clark, AssistantEngineer - Ethan Johns, Drums - Julie Miller, Backing Vocals - Chris Scherbak, AssistantEngineer - Todd Vos, Recorded by - Brady Blade, Drums - Josh Muncy, Mixer, Recorded by - Joe West, Recorded by - Dean Norman, AssistantEngineer - Kathi Whitley, Coordinator
© 2005 Warner Records Inc. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing. ℗ 2003 Nonesuch Records
Randy Sharp, Acoustic Guitar, Backing Vocals, Writer - Jim Hoke, Harmonica - Emmylou Harris, Vocals, MainArtist - Brian Ahern, Producer, Mixer, Electric Guitar, 12 String Guitar, Gut Strung Guitar - John Baldwin, Beatbox Vocals - Donivan Cowart, Mixer, Engineer - Jack Routh, Writer - Fayssoux Starling, Backing Vocals - Noland O'Boyle, AssistantEngineer
© 2005 Warner Records Inc. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing. ℗ 2005 Nonesuch Records
Album review
Emmylou Harris is an artist whose body of work is so consistently strong one could almost pull 20 songs at random from her catalog, string them together, and end up with a pretty listenable disc -- which suggests that the real choices in putting together a "best of Emmylou" album has as much to do with what not to include as what should be on hand. Harris herself helped compile The Very Best of Emmylou Harris: Heartaches & Highways, and while the album certainly doesn't avoid Harris' chart successes, she seems less interested in creating a definitive hits collection than in tracing her journey from the sweet, sad-voiced girl who sang with Gram Parsons to the gifted and thoughtful artist who has lately crafted such mid-career masterpieces as Wrecking Ball and Red Dirt Girl. While the album isn't sequenced in a strictly chronological fashion, the results faithfully trace Harris' subtle but clear stylistic evolution while also offering plenty of evidence that she's perhaps the most naturally gifted song stylist to emerge in country music since the 1970s, able to swing from the honky tonk spirit of "Two More Bottles of Wine" to the rueful losers tale of "Pancho and Lefty" to the gospel passion of "Calling My Children Home" without missing a step. Her superb taste in collaborative musicians, songwriters, and duet partners is also clearly evident throughout, and while the surfaces of later tracks such as "Orphan Girl" and "Michelangelo" may have a different feel, the depth and clarity of Harris' voice and the singular beauty of her creative vision lend this material all the commonality one could need. (And the album's one new track, "The Connection," suggests there's plenty more where all this came from.) If you're looking for an introduction to Emmylou Harris' broad and remarkable body of work, The Very Best of Emmylou Harris: Heartaches & Highways is a strong starting point, and if you simply want to hear 75 minutes of superb music, this fills the bill on that score as well.
© Mark Deming /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 19 track(s)
- Total length: 01:11:26
- Main artists: Emmylou Harris
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Rhino - Warner Records
- Genre: Country
© 2005 Warner Records Inc. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing. ℗ 2005 Warner Records Inc. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing.
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