Track Listing
Click tracks with speaker icon to listen| 1 | Shores of White Sand (listen to full-length track) (Jack Wesley Routh) | 4:21 |
| 2 | Hold On (listen to full-length track) (Emmylou Harris) | 4:35 |
| 3 | Moon Song (Patty Griffin) | 4:04 |
| 4 | Broken Man's Lament (Mark Germino) | 5:04 |
| 5 | Gold (Emmylou Harris) | 3:31 |
| 6 | How She Could Sing the Wildwood Flower (Emmylou Harris, Kate McGarrigle, Anna McGarrigle) | 3:44 |
| 7 | All That You Have Is Your Soul (Tracy Chapman) | 4:40 |
| 8 | Take That Ride (Emmylou Harris) | 3:37 |
| 9 | Old Five and Dimers Like Me (Billy Joe Shaver) | 4:15 |
| 10 | Kern River (Merle Haggard) | 4:01 |
| 11 | Not Enough (Emmylou Harris) | 3:23 |
| 12 | Sailing Round the Room (listen to full-length track) (Emmylou Harris, Kate McGarrigle, Anna McGarrigle) | 5:32 |
| 13 | Beyond the Great Divide (J.C. Crowley, Jack Wesley Routh) | 4:26 |
News & Reviews
- Wednesday, December 24, 2008
Nonesuch Albums Abound in Year-End Best Lists
While 2008 may go down as one of the more turbulent years in recent (or distant) memory, or, more optimistically, a time of change, there is much to celebrate in the year in music. Nonesuch artists across all genres have contributed to that and, accordingly, have made their way onto many critics' lists of the year's best. For the final Nonesuch Journal article of the year, we offer an overview of just some of that year-end critical praise.
- Thursday, December 18, 2008
Emmylou Harris Continues Her Animal Rights Efforts with Two New PSAs for PETA
Emmylou Harris, a longtime animal lover and advocate, has teamed up with the animal-rights group PETA to record two new and timely public service announcements. Emmylou urges listeners not to keep their dogs chained outdoors, particularly during the bitter cold of winter, and to bring them indoors, as part of the family, for the benefit of both dog and family alike. She also encourages pet owners to spay or neuter their cats and dogs to help ensure that all dogs and cats find the loving homes they deserve.
About this Album
All I Intended to Be is Emmylou Harris’s third release on Nonesuch and her first solo effort since 2003’s Stumble into Grace. Of the selected material, Harris explains, “I’ve always seen myself as a relentless song-finder, a singer of other people’s work whom I admire greatly, and an occasional songwriter.”
Recorded over a four-year span primarily at producer Brian Ahern’s Easter Island Surround in Nashville, for the first time in 25 years, this album returns Harris to the producer she worked with for her first 11 albums. Taking its title from a line in the featured Harris / John Starling duet “Old Five and Dimers Like Me” (Billy Joe Shaver), the record includes both original material as well as some of Harris’s favorite songs. As Fader magazine notes, “Harris’s records are distinguished by an almost curatorial respect for the artifacts.” Longtime friends Kate and Anna McGarrigle co-wrote and sing on two tracks, “How She Could Sing the Wildwood Flower” and “Sailing Round the Room,” while Dolly Parton, Vince Gill, and Buddy Miller also contribute vocals on the album.
A 12-time Grammy winner and Billboard Century Award recipient, Emmylou Harris’s contribution as a singer and songwriter spans 40 years. She has recorded more than 25 albums and has lent her talents to countless fellow artists’ recordings. In recognition of her remarkable career, Harris was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame on April 27, 2008. Of Harris, Tammy Genovese, CMA Chief Executive Officer says, “[Emmylou] possesses the voice of an angel. She is one of the most revered song interpreters on the planet, and has been instrumental in preserving country music’s past while expanding country music’s horizons throughout her career.” New York’s WFUV also honored Harris this year, recognizing the singer with the Sound and Vision Award at its annual spring gala held at Sotheby’s.
Credits
MUSICIANS
Emmylou Harris, vocals (1-13), acoustic guitar (1-13), harmonies (2-4, 6-13)
Brian Ahern, 12-string guitars (1, 6), baritone electric guitar (4, 7, 12), Tac-Tac bass (5), Afuche (5), Earthwood bass (6, 11), banjo (6)
Tim Goodman, acoustic guitar (1)
Emory Gordy, bass (1)
Jim Horn, recorders (1)
Keith Knudsen, drums (1)
John McPhee, Cordovox and electric guitars (1)
Bill Payne, keyboards (1)
Lynn Langham, Jack Routh, Randy Sharp, backing vocals (1)
Glen D. Hardin, keyboards (2, 4, 5, 7, 8)
Greg Leisz, slide electric guitar (2), steel (5, 8, 10, 13), Weisenborn (8, 11), mandocello (11)
Buddy Miller, backing vocals (1), harmony vocals (2), vocals (8)
Harry Stinson, drums (2, 4-8, 12)
Kenny Vaughn, electric guitar (2, 4, 5, 7 8)
Glen Worf, bass (2, 4, 5, 7, 8)
Steve Fishell, steel (3, 7, 12)
Mary Ann Kennedy, harmony vocals, mandolin (3, 11)
Phil Madeira, accordion (3, 9, 10, 12, 13)
David Pomeroy, bass (3, 12)
Pam Rose, harmony vocals, acoustic guitar (3, 11)
Patrick Warren, keyboards (3, 6, 11, 12)
Karen Brooks, backing vocals (1), harmony vocals (4, 7)
Dolly Parton, Vince Gill, harmony vocals (5)
Kate McGarrigle, vocals (6, 12), gut-string guitar (6, 12), banjo solo (6)
Anna McGarrigle, vocals (6, 12)
Mike Auldridge, vocals, Dobro (9, 10, 13)
John Starling, vocals, acoustic guitar (9, 10, 13)
Stuart Duncan, mandolin (9, 10, 13)
Fats Kaplan, mandolin (9)
PRODUCTION CREDITS
Produced by Brian Ahern
Recorded October 16, 2005, to March 17, 2008, at Easter Island Surround, Nashville, TN
Engineer: Donivan Cowart
Second Engineer: Noland O’Boyle
Track 1 recorded at Magnolia Studios, North Hollywood, CA, by Donivan Cowart, Stuart Taylor, and Brian Ahern
Tracks 2, 4, 5, 7, 8 basics recorded on 16-track analogue at Sound Emporium Studio, Nashville, TN; Second Engineer: Kyle Ford
Track 6, 12 McGarrigles’ vocals recorded at Mayke Studios, Montreal, by Borza Ghomeshi and Mark Bel
Overdubs at Village Studio D, Santa Monica, CA
Second Engineers: Ghian Wright and Gene Nash
Design by Barbara deWilde
Photography by Rocky Schenck
