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Grammy Award-winner Rodney Crowell and New York Times best-selling author Mary Karr have collaborated with top artists to record Kin. Songs in this powerful collaboration include Norah Jones, Vince Gil, Lucinda Williams, Lee Ann Womack, Rosanne Cash, Kris Kristofferson, and Emmylou Harris. |
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Track Listings
| 1. Love Hurts |
| 2. Boulder To Birmingham |
| 3. Making Believe |
| 4. Pancho & Lefty |
| 5. One Of These Days |
| 6. (Lost His Love) On Our Last Date (Live) |
| 7. Born To Run |
| 8. Beneath Still Waters |
| 9. If I Could Only Win Your Love |
| 10. Together Again |
| 11. That Lovin' You Feelin' Again |
| 12. To Know Him Is To Love Him -- with Dolly Parton & Linda Ronstadt |
| 13. Two More Bottles Of Wine |
| 14. Wayfaring Stranger |
| 15. Calling My Children Home |
| 16. Green Pastures |
| 17. Orphan Girl |
| 18. Michaelangelo |
| 19. Here I Am |
| 20. The Connection |
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Less than two years after the death of her mentor, Gram Parsons, Emmylou Harris recorded her first album for Reprise. Pieces of the Sky inaugurated a suite of four mid-'70s albums and a surprising number of hits: her sound was clearly traditional, but also tastefully up-to-date with folk-rock and singer/songwriter styles, and her crystalline, febrile vocals took standards such as "Love Hurts" and "If I Could Only Win Your Love" back up the charts. This compilation brings together her biggest hits, and shows why Harris is important and why she continues to make adventurous country music. Through unfailingly tasteful song selection, brilliant occasional songwriting, and her cool, velvety soprano, Harris extended Gram Parsons's vision of "cosmic American music" and made it her own. --Roy Kasten
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Masterful at rock, country, folk, bluegrass, and more, Emmylou Harris is one of the most distinctive and visionary voices in contemporary music. The artist's lucid, achingly gorgeous vocals and a string of celebrated albums-many featuring her acclaimed "Hot Band"-have earned Harris eleven Grammys and made this alt-country/roots-rock innovator a legend in her own time.
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73 of 74 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
This is a great collection, although there are many "hits" or other type of collections out there for Emmylou, this is the first one that pulls at least one track from just about every one of her solo albums starting with her duet with Gram Parsons up thru her most recent album from 2003. She is also the one who picked the songs for this set. You do get the hits, but you also get songs that Emmylou says are just ones she likes. If you're new to the music of Emmylou Harris this album is a great place to start. You will probably find that you'll want to get all of her other albums as well. As great as these songs and this album is this is only the tip of the iceberg. Nonetheless, this is a great collection.
80 of 86 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
C. S. Lewis tells the story in his book "The Great Divorce" of a man who, as a ghost, takes a bus ride through both hell and heaven. One of things he discovers on his trip is that if your final destination is hell you will find that this present world was only a part of hell. However if your final destination was heaven, you will discover that this present world was a part of heaven the whole time.
I know that my destination is heaven. How do I know this? Two words: Emmylou Harris.
There are angels who sing to us in this present world - which is only a suburb of heaven. Linda Ronstadt, Charlotte Church, Loreena McKennitt, Natalie Merchant, and Emmylou Harris make up my angel band.
From beginning to end this album is great! There's not one song on it that won't have you singing along. From the truly haunting "Love Hurts" duet with Gram Parsons to the country tune "Making Believe" to Townes Van Zandt's classic "Pancho and Lefty," this album is aptly subtitled: "The Very Best of Emmylou Harris."
In the midst of the "Urban Cowboy" 1980s Emmylou Harris made bluegrass cool. Her "Roses in the Snow" album has been one of my personal "top five favorite albums of all time" for a quarter century. "Wayfaring Stranger" is perhaps my favorite cut from that album, and is included here as well, featuring the talent of Ricky Scaggs.
"Born to Run" will have you tapping your foot (if not just outright dancing!) There's a duet with Roy Orbison and a trio with Linda Ronstadt and Dolly Parton. "Orphan Girl," "Beneath Still Waters," and "Michelangelo" are quite memorable ballads.
Emmylou has always been on the edge. Making great, heartfelt music with meaning, even when the trends were going in other directions. This album is worth every penny you spend on it.
Dr. Mike Kear
I know that my destination is heaven. How do I know this? Two words: Emmylou Harris.
There are angels who sing to us in this present world - which is only a suburb of heaven. Linda Ronstadt, Charlotte Church, Loreena McKennitt, Natalie Merchant, and Emmylou Harris make up my angel band.
From beginning to end this album is great! There's not one song on it that won't have you singing along. From the truly haunting "Love Hurts" duet with Gram Parsons to the country tune "Making Believe" to Townes Van Zandt's classic "Pancho and Lefty," this album is aptly subtitled: "The Very Best of Emmylou Harris."
In the midst of the "Urban Cowboy" 1980s Emmylou Harris made bluegrass cool. Her "Roses in the Snow" album has been one of my personal "top five favorite albums of all time" for a quarter century. "Wayfaring Stranger" is perhaps my favorite cut from that album, and is included here as well, featuring the talent of Ricky Scaggs.
"Born to Run" will have you tapping your foot (if not just outright dancing!) There's a duet with Roy Orbison and a trio with Linda Ronstadt and Dolly Parton. "Orphan Girl," "Beneath Still Waters," and "Michelangelo" are quite memorable ballads.
Emmylou has always been on the edge. Making great, heartfelt music with meaning, even when the trends were going in other directions. This album is worth every penny you spend on it.
Dr. Mike Kear
21 of 21 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
With her voluminous output, any Emmylou Harris compilation must of necessity be incomplete. There is rarely a dud on any of her many albums so the selection process can never be an easy one.
This album opens with her famous duet with the legendary Gram Parsons and is followed by her own composition and tribute to him, Boulder To Birmingham, a song with beautiful imagery. Then comes the lovely ballad Making Believe which was only of her early great hits.
Hits or not, every track is a gem, like Pancho And Lefty, Beneath Still Waters and the uptempo If I Could Only Win Your Love. Another great duet is the one with Roy Orbison, while To Know Him Is To Love Him is drawn from one of her collaborations with Dolly Parton and Linda Ronstadt.
Her lovely gospel style is represented here by Green Pastures, Orphan Girl and the achingly beautiful Calling My Children Home. The change of direction away from country into atmospheric rock took place in the 1990s with the album Wrecking Ball whence Orphan Girl and subsequently the breathtaking Michelangelo from Red Dirt Girl and Here I Am from Stumble Into Grace.
My personal favourites on an album of masterpieces include Beneath Still Waters, Together Again, Boulder To Birmingham and the aforementioned three songs from her post country period.
Emmylou Harris breathed new life into country from the mid 1970s and has since gone from strength to strength artistically. Hers is the most authentic, heartfelt female voice of the last three decades.
Heartaches and Highways is a superb introduction to this consummate artist that has contributed so much and I highly recommend it to the novice. Her devoted fans will have most of the original albums anyway.
This album opens with her famous duet with the legendary Gram Parsons and is followed by her own composition and tribute to him, Boulder To Birmingham, a song with beautiful imagery. Then comes the lovely ballad Making Believe which was only of her early great hits.
Hits or not, every track is a gem, like Pancho And Lefty, Beneath Still Waters and the uptempo If I Could Only Win Your Love. Another great duet is the one with Roy Orbison, while To Know Him Is To Love Him is drawn from one of her collaborations with Dolly Parton and Linda Ronstadt.
Her lovely gospel style is represented here by Green Pastures, Orphan Girl and the achingly beautiful Calling My Children Home. The change of direction away from country into atmospheric rock took place in the 1990s with the album Wrecking Ball whence Orphan Girl and subsequently the breathtaking Michelangelo from Red Dirt Girl and Here I Am from Stumble Into Grace.
My personal favourites on an album of masterpieces include Beneath Still Waters, Together Again, Boulder To Birmingham and the aforementioned three songs from her post country period.
Emmylou Harris breathed new life into country from the mid 1970s and has since gone from strength to strength artistically. Hers is the most authentic, heartfelt female voice of the last three decades.
Heartaches and Highways is a superb introduction to this consummate artist that has contributed so much and I highly recommend it to the novice. Her devoted fans will have most of the original albums anyway.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Best of Emmylou Harris
too long to get the cd , about a month , way way too long to wait for a cd ,got the cd for my mom , not in to country music ,
Published 15 days ago by Lonnie
"So fly like an eagle and land like a dove ..."
This is my favorite of all of Emmylou's albums.It has a little something from her early days to some of her recent songs.Every song that she has chosen is a winner with me. Read more
Published 1 month ago by J. Guild
EMMYLOU , I LUV YOU
SOMETIMES YOU JUST LOVE A SINGER .... EMMYLOU IS ONE I LOVE ... THE SONG "ORPHAN GIRL" I REALLY LIKE BEACAUSE OF THE "TRIBAL" TYPE BEAT THAT CRAWLS DEEP INTO YOUR SOUL... Read more
Published 4 months ago by LONO
Rediscovering Emmylou
I loved Emmylou's music years ago, but had neglected to carry her with me into the digital age. This "very best of" collection is helping me rediscover her wonderful sound.
Published 9 months ago by Do-It-Herself
Great CD for EmmyLou fans
An Icon in the music world, this disc by EmmyLou Harris is great, some oldies, some not heard before by me but great. Well worth the price.
Published 18 months ago by Robert C. Richards
Instant fan
Knew very little about the singer or songs before purchase. Listened to the previews, purchased and became an instant fan.
Published 20 months ago by Springcreek
It's a nice sampler
While there are no dud selections on this CD, anyone who agrees that this is "The Very Best of Emmylou Harris," is just crazy. Read more
Published on October 5, 2009 by SeattleSlew
The Very Best of Emmylou HarriS: Heartaches and Highways
Well worthwhile for a best of collection if you have none of her other recordings. The first 13 cuts are standard country fare, while the other 7 are great crossover arrangements.
Published on September 3, 2009 by Baby Boomer SK
The Very Best of Emmylou Harris: Heartaches and Highways
For anyone who loves and appreciates Emmylou, this is the greatest for sure!If you are a fan of Allison Krause, try Emmy out!
Published on July 16, 2009 by Jennifer Mitchell
nice selections
This is a cross section of ELH songs. Good introduction to her music.
I would like to see more CDs released that have new material. Read more
I would like to see more CDs released that have new material. Read more
Published on June 7, 2009 by TBo
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