Emmylou Harris – Pieces Of The Sky (Vinyle doré)
Rarity - Sealed
Vocals – Emmylou Harris [click here to see more vinyl featuring Emmylou Harris]
Harmony Vocals: Herb Pedersen (A3)
Backing Vocals: Bernie Leadon (B1), Linda Ronstadt (B5)
Banjo: Bernie Leadon (A1), Herb Pedersen (A3)
Fiddle: Richard Greene (A1), Byron Berline (B3), Ricky Skaggs (A5, B5)
Electric Piano: Glen D. Hardin (A4, B3)
Twelve-String Guitar: Herb Pedersen (A4)
Acoustic Guitar: Bruce Archer (A5, B5), Bernie Leadon (B1), Herb Pedersen (B4), Bernie Leadon (B2)
Bass: Tom Guidera (A5, B5), Duke Bardwell (B1), Brian Ahern (B4), Bernie Leadon (B2)
Viola: Ricky Skaggs (A5)
Steel Guitar: Danny Pendleton (A5, B5)
Dobro: Bernie Leadon (B1), James Burton (B3, B5)
Guitar [High-Strung]: Rick Cunha (B1, B2)
Guitar [Gut-String]: James Burton (B2, B3)
Electric Guitar: Amos Garrett (B4)
Mandolin: Byron Berline (B4)
Drums: Mark Cuff (B5)
Written by Rodney Crowell (A1), Billy Sherill (A2), Charlie Louvin (A3), Ira Louvin (A3), Bill Danoff (A4), Emmylou Harris (A4), Danny Flowers (A5), Merle Haggard (B1), Boudeleaux Bryant (B2), Felix Bryant (B2), Dolly Parton (B3), John Lennon (B4), Paul McCartney (B4), Shel Silverstein (B5)
1LP, standard sleeve
Original analog Master tape : YES
Heavy Press : 180g
Record color : Gold Nugget
Speed : 33 RPM
Size : 12'’
Stereo
Studio
Record Press : GZ Media
Label : VMP- Vinyl Me Please Country series
Original Label : Reprise Records
Recorded at Enactron Truck, Los Angeles, California; Track Recorders, Silver Spring, Maryland
Engineered by Brian Ahern, Chris Skene, Fran Tate, Paul Skene, Stuart Taylor
Produced by Brian Ahern
Lacquer cut by Ryan Smith at Sterling Sound
Originally released in 1975
Reissued in 2021
Tracks:
Side A
- Bluebird Wine
- Too Far Gone
- If I Could Only Win Your Love
- Boulder To Birmingham
- Before Believing
Side B
- Bottle Let Me Down
- Sleepless Nights
- Coat Of Many Colors
- For No One
- Queen Of The Silver Dollar
Awards:
Included in Robert Dimery's 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die
Review :
« Emmylou Harris' major-label solo debut quickly establishes the pattern that the vast majority of her subsequent work would follow: Pieces of the Sky is bravely eclectic, impeccably performed, and achingly beautiful. Amid a collection of songs that ranks among her most well-chosen -- ranging from the catalogs of the Beatles ("For No One") to Boudleaux and Felice Bryant ("Sleepless Nights") and the Louvin Brothers (the hit "If I Could Only Win Your Love") -- the record's centerpiece is one of Harris' rare original compositions, "Boulder to Birmingham," her stirring tribute to fallen mentor Gram Parsons. » AllMusic Review by Jason Ankeny
Ratings :
AllMusic : 5 / 5 ; Discogs : 4.43 / 5