 | Elite Hotel by Emmylou Harris
Buy new: $6.99 / Used from: $3.82 TILL I GAIN CONTROL AGAIN a great love song written by Rodney Crowell.Crystal Gayle does an equally good version. Other gems:SWEET DREAMS(old Patsy Cline hit) and TOGETHER AGAIN(Buck Owens hit), the Beatles' HERE THERE & EVERYWHERE,SIN CITY, and ONE OF THESE DAYS.
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 | Cimarron by Emmylou Harris
Buy used from: $48.00 ROSE OF CIMARRON and IF I NEEDED YOU(a duet with Don Williams which is also on her Duets CD below) are outstanding. Others: TENNESSEE WALTZ and TENNESSEE ROSE
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 | Roses in the Snow by Emmylou Harris
Buy new: $11.98 / Used from: $5.06 DARKEST HOUR IS JUST BEFORE DAWN(with Ricky Skaggs). My favorite Emmylou gospel song. MISS THE MISSISSIPPI AND YOU is also good.(Again Crystal Gayle does an equally good version)
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 | Light of the Stable by Emmylou Harris
Buy new: $11.99 / Used from: $6.85 A terrific Christmas CD.
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 | Water from the Wells of Home by Johnny Cash
Buy used from: $3.53 AS LONG AS I LIVE, duet with Cash.
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 | All the Roadrunning by Mark Knopfler and Emmylou Harris
Buy new: $13.99 / Used from: $7.50 BEACHCOMBING and THIS IS US are my favorites here, but I also like IF THIS IS GOODBYE, LOVE AND HAPPINESS, and RED STAGGERWING. This CD recorded over a 7 year period between other projects.
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 | Cowgirl's Prayer by Emmylou Harris
Buy new: $9.98 / Used from: $1.80 LOVIN'YOU AGAIN, and YOU DON'T KNOW ME(the Ray Charles hit). Lesser goodies: BALLAD OF A RUNAWAY HORSE, THE LIGHT,
CRESCENT CITY
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 | The Very Best of Emmylou Harris: Heartaches and Highways by Emmylou Harris
Buy new: $10.97 / Used from: $6.21 Tracks 2 to 12 are all good. Don't care much for the others.Some of these are on other CDs mentioned here.
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 | Pieces of the Sky by Emmylou Harris
Buy new: $6.99 / Used from: $3.75 TOO FAR GONE and BOULDER TO BIRMINGHAM
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 | Luxury Liner by Emmylou Harris
Buy new: $6.99 / Used from: $3.50 YOU NEVER CAN TELL(Chuck Berry hit), PANCHO AND LEFTY, (also well done in a duet by Willie Nelson and Merle Haggard), and HELLO STRANGER.
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 | Bluebird by Emmylou Harris
Buy new: $11.98 / Used from: $4.73 A RIVER FOR HIM(written by Emmylou)Thus it's on my BEST SONGS WRITTEN BY WOMEN List. Linda Ronstadt does an equally effective version on her Winter Light CD. Other goodies: I STILL MISS SOMEONE and HEAVEN ONLY KNOWS
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 | Duets by Emmylou Harris
Buy new: $10.99 / Used from: $3.94 IF I NEEDED YOU(with Don Williams),GULF COAST HIGHWAY (with Willie Nelson), LOVIN'YOU FEELING AGAIN(with Roy Orbison), WILD MONTANA SKIES(with John Denver)
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 | Quarter Moon in a Ten Cent Town by Emmylou Harris
Buy new: $10.99 / Used from: $6.67 MY SONGBIRD(the Jesse Winchester song), EASY FROM NOW ON,
GREEN ROLLING HILLS and I AIN'T LIVIN' LONG LIKE THIS.
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 | Anthology: The Warner/Reprise Years by Emmylou Harris
Buy new: $20.97 / Used from: $15.36 TODAY I STARTED LOVING YOU AGAIN(a Merle Haggard song), I HAD MY HEART SET ON YOU, BORN TO RUN, IN MY DREAMS. Several of the other good songs are on other CDs above.
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 | Brand New Dance by Emmylou Harris
Buy new: $9.98 / Used from: $2.89 RED RED ROSE and NEVER EVER BE ANYONE ELSE BUT YOU(the Ricky Nelson hit).
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 | Last Date by Emmylou Harris
Buy used from: $12.98 LAST DATE, I'M MOVIN'ON(Hank Snow hit) and LONG MAY YOU RUN(the Neil Young song)
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 | Trio by Dolly Parton
Buy new: $10.99 / Used from: $3.00 TO KNOW HIM IS TO LOVE HIM(a redo of the one-hit wonder by the Teddy Bears)spotlights Emmylou.(FARTHER ALONG, good gospel, but really features Linda). MY DEAR COMPANION
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 | Singin' with Emmylou, Vol. 1 by Emmylou Harris
Buy new: $21.98 / Used from: $7.09 YOU ARE(a Grammy nominated duet with Glen Campbell). ONLY THE HEART MAY KNOW(with Dan Fogelberg) The rest are nothing special.
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 | Blue Kentucky Girl by Emmylou Harris
Buy new: $6.99 / Used from: $3.64 SAVE THE LAST DANCE FOR ME and maybe BENEATH STILL WATERS.
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 | Western Wall: The Tucson Sessions by Linda Ronstadt & Emmylou Harris
Buy used from: $5.08 ACROSS THE BORDER is a fabulous arrangement of a mediocre Springsteen song. But actually it features Linda, and Emmylou mostly provides harmonies and background vocals.
It seems to go on forever but no complaint here!!!!!!!!
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 | Trio II (Two) by Dolly Parton
Buy new: $12.99 / Used from: $2.35 LOVER'S RETURN, WHEN WE'RE LONG GONE, and BLUE TRAIN are the best tracks but feature Linda. Emmylou again is mostly supportive.
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 | Angel Band by Emmylou Harris
Buy new: $10.99 / Used from: $5.89 This gospel CD gets a lot of favorable ink, but I confess it's not my cup of tea, except for PRECIOUS MEMORIES.
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Buy used from: $49.95 PRECIOUS MEMORIES by Emmylou is done even better on this video concert.(Of course maybe I'm just saying that because I get to look at her!!!)
This is a fabulous concert by the way, with other guests Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, The Everly Brothers, Mark Knopfler and Michael McDonald.
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 | At the Ryman by Emmylou Harris & the Nash Ramblers
Buy new: $11.98 / Used from: $2.92 GUESS THINGS HAPPEN THAT WAY(the old Johnny Cash hit, written by Cowboy Jack Clement) and CATTLE CALL(the old Eddy Arnold hit).
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 | Nashville by Emmylou Harris
Buy new: $37.49 / Used from: $12.86 WHEN MY BLUE MOON TURNS TO GOLD AGAIN, duet with Carl Jackson (a Merle Haggard song).
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 | Stumble into Grace by Emmylou Harris
Buy new: $14.99 / Used from: $2.68 A likeable listenable CD but nothing made me say 'Wow!'.
Best: HERE I AM,I WILL DREAM, STRONG HAND, PLAISIR D'AMOUR,
LITTLE BIRD.
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 | Wrecking Ball by Emmylou Harris
Buy new: $10.99 / Used from: $3.44 SWEET OLD WORLD(a Lucinda Williams song) and Bob Dylan's
EVERY GRAIN OF SAND.
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 | Singin' With Emmylou, Vol. 2 by Emmylou Harris
Buy new: $21.98 / Used from: $12.94 BEYOND THE BLUE is the only standout.
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 | On the Front Line by Dan Seals
Buy used from: $7.99 LULLABY
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 | Portraits by Emmylou Harris
Buy new: $40.49 / Used from: $21.94 This box set includes many of the songs mentioned above. I still think it's better to build your own collection than to buy pre-packaged sets.
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