Songbird: Rare Tracks and Forgotten Gems
Rhino Records - Rhino Records
Emmylou Harris
Release date: 2007-09-18
Audio CD
Alternative Country, Box Sets (Audio Only), Contemporary Country, Contemporary Singer/Songwriter, Country, Country & Western, Country / Traditional Country, Country/Bluegrass, Pop, Progressive Country, Traditional Country, United States of America
1. Clocks (alternate version)
2. The Angels Rejoiced Last Night (Gram Parsons)
3. The Old Country Baptizing (Gram Parsons & The Fallen Angels)
4. Coats of Many Colors
5. For No One
6. Ooh Las Vegas
7. Satan's Jewel Crown
8. Tulsa Queen
9. My Songbird
10. Green Rolling Hills
11. One Paper Kid with Willie Nelson
12. Sorrow In The Wind
13. Rough And Rocky
14. Jordan
15. Darkets Hour Is Just Before Dawn
16. Ashes by Now
17. How High The Moon
18. Spanish Johnny with Waylon Jennings
19. The Lst Cheaters Waltz
20. Racing In The Streets
21. Like An Old Fashioned Waltz
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Songbird: Rare Tracks and Forgotten Gems
Date undefinedabout the packaging! Listen to the music!
I have read many of the reviews of this collection and totally and absolutely agree about the quality, both of Emmylou's singing and of the choice of input, of this package. To my amateur and tone deaf ear (my wife says) this is one of the most beautiful and moving collections of music that one can hear, in any genre.
Another thing, just look at those photographs in the booklet! Emmylou is such a beautiful woman too; in some pictures those eyes are haunting, beautiful and so deep all at the same time. A great set of photos. I remember sitting quite close and in front of her at Symphony Hall, Birmingham (UK) and I can still see those eyes expressing all the emotion in her songs.
As to the packaging of the CD and booklet, you want it to last, don't you? Just have a little patience and care, maybe even use gloves to access each CD. I feel sorry for you guys that have torn some of the sleeves and so downvalued your copy of 'Songbird'. Not that I'm selling mine!
Songbird: Rare Tracks and Forgotten Gems
Date undefinedThis is a great collection of Emmylou's work.
Unfortunately there is not a big support base here in Australia for Emmylou and it is great to be able to get her music from you. I am impressed with the quality of your business and the handling of my order.
Thank you very much.
Butch Semmler - Australia
Songbird: Rare Tracks and Forgotten Gems
Date undefinedone of the many reasons Emmylou fans will want this collection is the set of tracks making their debut on CD including several from Evangeline and Thirteen, along with songs from her early folk period and demos. there are also duets from tributes and other artists' albums (yes, i am a dinosaur), and several songs that have always belonged in collections but never managed to be included, like Sorrow in the Wind. each of the CDs is so beautiful and packed with good songs that it is overwhelming, and points out once again how good Emmylou's instincts are, since this is HER collection, and includes a veritable book that gives details on each song, often explaining why she placed it in the collection, and is full of pictures. what stands out most for me is the consistent beauty of her voice, the high standards and artistry of the musicians she has consistently worked with, and the fact that each of the four CDs is capable of standing on its own as one of my favorite CDs. the beautiful thoughts and words and voices and guitars and mandolins all blend together into a tapestry that is simply beyond words.
