Saturday, October 24, 2009

Emmylou Harris - Gliding Bird

Emmylou Harris typically omits 1970's Gliding Bird from her discography; her first album was issued on the folk label Jubilee, which filed for bankruptcy within weeks of the LP's release. Cut before her tenure with Gram Parsons, it's a straightforward folk effort, owing more to Joni Mitchell than anything else; although most of the songs were composed by Tom Slocum, Harris' first husband, there are also a number of ill-suited covers, including Hank Williams' I Saw the Light and the Bacharach/David composition I'll Never Fall in Love Again.

7 comments:

  1. AnonymousOctober 24, 2009 at 11:00 AM

    1970 Emmylou Harris - Gliding Bird
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  2. Tucker(tje)October 24, 2009 at 7:13 PM

    Thanks very much! :)

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  3. AnonymousNovember 3, 2009 at 12:06 PM

    Nice! Many Thanks!!

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  4. AnonymousDecember 12, 2009 at 3:36 AM

    Thank you for posting this. I've been looking for Gliding Bird for so long I had forgotten to look for it online. I appreciate the efforts to post it. These may not be EH's finest moments, but I am sure glad I finally got to listen to the album.

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  5. Jason OddDecember 25, 2009 at 7:27 AM

    This bastard says thanks, been waiting for a proper CD reissue for some time, partially to replace an old tape, but to see this album put in perspective of it's time.

    She's a real "Lady of the Canyon" ala Joni and Joan here.. nice stuff.


    J.

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  6. joannajoannaFebruary 5, 2010 at 12:23 AM

    Interesting blog; found it while searching for "White Shoes" ... :)

    'love Emmylou, too.

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  7. the admiralApril 5, 2012 at 9:48 AM

    excited to hear this, thanks!

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