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Album Description: Remastered reissue of the original 1980 album with two previously unreleased bonus tracks, 'You're Gonna Change' & 'Root Like A Rose'. Highlights include the title track, the traditional 'Wayfaring Stranger' & 'Green Pastures', versions of Ralph Stanley's 'Darkest Hour Is Just Before Dawn', The Louvin Brothers' 'You're Learning', the Center Family's 'Gold Watch & Chain', & much more. 2002.Amazon.com: Emmylou Harris's 1980 back-to-the-roots album marks a high point in her career. With stellar support from Tony Rice (acoustic guitar), Albert Lee (mandolin), and Ricky Skaggs (fiddle), Harris wanders comfortably and warmly through traditional-country and bluegrass pastures. Skaggs, Dolly Parton, and the Whites add beautiful harmonies as Harris slides effortlessly from the Carter Family to the Stanley Brothers to the Louvin Brothers to Paul Simon. Among the set's peaks are Flatt & Scruggs's "I'll Go Stepping Too," with Rice, Skaggs, Lee (on superb electric guitar), and Dobro master Jerry Douglas turning up the instrumental heat, and the spiritual "Jordan," with Harris, Skaggs, Rice, and Johnny Cash engaging in buoyant four-part harmonies. The 2002 reissue adds a pair of unreleased bonus tracks to the mix. --Marc Greilsamer
Customer Reviews:
- A Great Bluegrass Album: After making a basic country album "Blue Kentucky Girl", Emmylou makes a bluegrass album. I have to warn you, that it sounds a little bit different than in the 70's albums. The songs are kinda a little bit faster and also shorter than like for example in "Pieces of the Sky". The songs are great, however, and this is probably the best album she made in 80's. Many of the songs has gospel lyrics - I like it, for example "Jordan" and "Green Pastures". Although I love the fast songs, I also like the peaceful ones like for example "You're Learning" and "Miss the Mississippi And You". Emmylou's voice is so deep and touching. The upbeat songs "I'll Go Stepping Too" and "Jordan" are great examples how great bluegrass can be.
Stars: Wayfaring Stranger, I'll Go Stepping Too, The Boxer - Maybe her best : This just might be Emmylou's best ever, included are "Love Hurts" with Gram Parsons and my all time favorite "Boulder to Birmingham" concerning Gram's death and how she has survived it.
- just what I ordered: I was pleased with the item. I was getting it for my husband and it came very quickly
- Roses in the Snow: I have not yet received this item one month after purchase. Can only review it from sample clips.
- Bluegrass Nut!: I really like this CD because I am a big fan of Bluegrass music and this CD is very "flavored" with it!
Also, Emmy Lou has many famous singers "helping" her on this one, Ricky Skaggs, Dolly Parton and Linda Ronstadt to name a few!
I would recommend this to any Bluegrass music fan!
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