The Best of Emmylou Harris

by Emmylou Harris

Overview

Given how long and fruitful her career has been, and the scope of this collection -- an overview of her 1970s offerings -- Profile should no longer be subtitled Best of Emmylou Harris. That said, this is a weighty compilation of very important material that provides a solid introduction to the beginnings of one of America's most important and consistent recordings artists, a woman who has stretched not only country music -- whether Nash Vegas admits it or not -- but pop and rock as well. This material was recorded while Harris was still a "country" artist proper. Her readings of Don Gibson's "Sweet Dreams" (a gutsy tune to take on with your first record), the Louvins' "If I Could Win Your Love," Dolly Parton's "To Daddy," Buck Owens' "Together Again," A.P. Carter's "Hello Stranger," and Billy Sherrill's "Too Far Gone" established her in the genre as a traditionalist who understood countrypolitan as well. However, this collection also reveals her mastery of the different periods and regions of the music. More interesting and compelling is her version of Delbert McClinton's "Two More Bottles of Wine," which made an R&B tune into a country song, and "Boulder to Birmingham," a song she co-wrote with Bill Danoff that straddles Woody Guthrie's American folk music and a newly emerging country music. The only shortcoming of this collection is that it fails to showcase the newer material she had been working on during these years. For instance, there are no Rodney Crowell tunes present. ~ Thom Jurek

Product Details

Release Date:	11/03/2015
Label:	Rhino
UPC:	0081227952402
Rank:	6289

Tracks

1. One of These Days
2. Sweet Dreams
3. To Daddy
4. [You Never Can Tell] C'est La Vie
5. Making Believe
6. Easy From Now On
7. Together Again
8. If I Could Only Win Your Love
9. Too Far Gone
10. Two More Bottles of Wine
11. Boulder to Birmingham
12. Hello Stranger

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Emmylou Harris   Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals,Vocal Harmony,Guitar (Acoustic)
Herb Pedersen   Primary Artist,Banjo,Vocal Harmony,Guitar (12 String),Vocals (Background)
Nicolette Larson   Guest Artist,Vocals
Jonathan Edwards   Guest Artist,Vocals (Background)
Bernie Leadon   Guitar (Acoustic)
Bill Payne   Piano
Mickey Raphael   Harmonica
James Burton   Guitar (Electric)
Fayssoux Starling   Vocals (Background)
Ben Keith   Pedal Steel
Emory Gordy Jr.   Bass,Piano
Ron Tutt   Drums
Rodney Crowell   Guitar,Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (Electric),Vocals (Background)
Ricky Skaggs   Fiddle
Nick DeCaro   Conductor
Ray Pohlman   Bass
Mike Auldridge   Dobro
Albert Lee   Piano,Mandolin,Vocals (Background)
Brian Ahern   Guitar (Acoustic),Gut String Guitar,Guitar (12 String)
Hank DeVito   Pedal Steel
Glen D. Hardin   Piano,Conductor,Piano (Electric)
Rick Cunha   Guitar (Acoustic)
Byron Berline   Mandolin
John Ware   Drums,Percussion
Dianne Brooks   Vocals (Background)

Technical Credits

Susanna Clark   Composer
Billy Sherrill   Composer
Ira Louvin   Composer
Chuck Berry   Composer
Jimmy Work   Composer
Carlene Carter   Composer
Emmylou Harris   Composer
Dolly Parton   Composer
Don Gibson   Composer
Nick DeCaro   String Arrangements
Miles Wilkinson   Engineer
Stuart Taylor   Engineer
A.P. Carter   Composer
Brian Ahern   Engineer,Producer
Bradley Hartman   Engineer
Glen D. Hardin   String Arrangements
Donivan Cowart   Engineer
Bill Danoff   Composer
Earl Montgomery   Composer,Lyricist
Charlie Louvin   Composer
Delbert McClinton   Composer,Lyricist
Buck Owens   Composer
Joseph Hobson   Composer
Roscoe Reid   Composer