
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.