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Blue Kentucky Girl (Remaster) (CD)

By: Emmylou Harris (Artist)

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Emmylou Harris Artist Snapshot:

Emmylou Harris first came to public attention as Gram Parsons's singing partner, but her solo career took off after his passing. Throughout the 1970s and '80s, she was a major force in progressive country, championing the works of great songwriters like Townes Van Zandt and Paul Siebel. By the '90s, the eclecticism that she'd always practiced came to full bloom in the hands of producer Daniel Lanois, especially on her milestone 1995 album, WRECKING BALL.

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DISC 1 for Blue Kentucky Girl (Remaster) (CD) Album By Emmylou Harris (Artist)
1   Sister's Coming Home - (with Tanya Tucker)
2   Beneath Still Waters
3   Rough And Rocky
4   Hickory Wind
5   Save The Last Dance For Me
6   Sorrow In The Wind - (with Sharon White/Cheryl White)
7   They'll Never Take His Love From Me
8   Everytime You Leave - (with Don Everly)
9   Blue Kentucky Girl
10   Even Cowgirls Get The Blues
11   Cheatin' Is - (previously unreleased, with Glen Campbell)
12   I Know An Ending When It Comes - (previously unreleased)
 

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Review

Entertainment Weekly (2/27/04, p.99) - "[Harris] drew on [Gram Parsons's] earthy country eclecticism and blossomed." - Rating: A-
Q (4/04, p.132) - 3 stars out of 5 - "[T]his is where Harris started a journey that has begat a canon..."
Uncut (4/04, p.112) - 4 stars out of 5 - "[H]er first pure country record..."

Title Note

Includes two previously unreleased bonus tracks.

Emmylou Harris & The Hot Band: Emmylou Harris (vocals, acoustic guitar); Albert Lee (guitar, mandolin); James Burton, Rodney Crowell (guitar); Hank DeVito (pedal steel guitar); Ricky Skaggs (fiddle, background vocals); Glen D. Hardin, Tony Brown (piano); Emory Gordy, Mike Bowden (bass); John Ware (drums).

Additional personnel: Tanya Tucker, Sharon Hicks, Cheryl Warren, Don Everly, Glenn Campbell (vocals); Brian Ahern (guitar, banjo); Ben Keith (pedal steel guitar); Mickey Raphael (harmonica); Lincoln Davis, Jr. (accordion); Bill Payne (piano); Duke Bardwell (bass); Ronnie Tutt (drums); Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt (background vocals).

Recorded at the Enactron Truck, Beverly Hills, California. Originally released on Warner Bros. (3318).

Emmylou Harris' albums of the '70s all follow a well-defined game plan. First, she selects a stellar repertoire of classic country songs, new material from neo-traditionalists like Rodney Crowell, and one rock oldie (this time it's the Drifters' "Save the Last Dance for Me," which Harris took into country music's top-five). She then surrounds herself with Nashville's finest players-such as guitarists James Burton and Albert Lee, fiddler/mandolinist/singer extraordinaire Ricky Skaggs, and pedal-steel wizard Hank DeVito. Finally, Harris pours her heart and soul into every vocal performance. The resulting albums, of which BLUE KENTUCKY GIRL was the fifth, defined the state-of-the-art for serious country enthusiasts of the era.

By the time BLUE KENTUCKY GIRL was recorded, Harris' already impressive taste in material had reached near perfection. Particularly inspired choices here include the George Jones rarity "Beneath Still Waters," the Louvin Brothers' "Every Time You Leave," and Jean Ritchie's gorgeous "Sorrow in the Wind." Among the more obvious-but equally fine-choices are the Hank Williams Sr. hit "They'll Never Take His Love from Me," Gram Parsons' "Hickory Wind," and Rodney Crowell's "Even Cowgirls Get the Blues," the last featuring Dolly Parton and Linda Rondstadt on harmony vocals.

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