Album
Bluebird
1988 · Folk, World, & Country
Rare pressing on Gatefold
Bluebird is a Folk album by Emmylou Harris, originally released in 1988. On Gatefold: 26 pressings tracked.
About
Emmylou Harris used some slick country polish for this eclectic 1989 record. John Hiatt’s lovelorn ballad “Icy Blue Heart” gets an extra push from Bonnie Raitt’s backup vocals, with Raitt and Harris delivering somber, forceful performances. “Heartbreak Hill” takes the record into jaunty shuffle territory, with sparkling acoustic strums and bright slide guitar lines. But the most poignant moment might come from Harris’ own pen on the haunting “A River for Him”—a delicate and mournful piano ballad that conjures visions of countless tears.
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Tracklist
Side A
- A1Heaven Only Knows3:36
- A2You've Been On My Mind2:54
- A3Icy Blue Heart4:08
- A4Love Is3:53
- A5No Regrets5:38
Side B
- B1Lonely Street3:14
- B2Heartbreak Hill3:12
- B3I Still Miss Someone2:51
- B4A River For Him5:02
- B5If You Were A Bluebird4:44
Sound DNA
- Folk
- Singer-Songwriter
- warm
- melancholic
- pastoral
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Billy ThomasDRUMS DRUMS, PERCUSSION MUSICIAN, DRUMS, PERCUSSION
- Carl MarshMUSICIAN, SYNTHESIZER, ELECTRIC ORGAN MUSICIAN, SYNTHESIZER, ORGAN ORGAN
- Dave PomeroyACOUSTIC BASS, ELECTRIC BASS, ELECTRIC UPRIGHT BASS BASS MUSICIAN, ACOUSTIC BASS, ELECTRIC BASS, ELECTRIC UPRIGHT BASS
- Emmylou HarrisACOUSTIC GUITAR, PERCUSSION ACOUSTIC GUITAR, PERCUSSION, VOCALS ACOUSTIC GUITAR, VOCALS
- Emory Gordy, Jr.ARRANGED BY , CONDUCTOR MUSICIAN, ARRANGED BY , CONDUCTOR
- Glen HardinMUSICIAN, PIANO , SYNTHESIZER PIANO PIANO , SYNTHESIZER
- Kate McGarrigleACCORDION MUSICIAN, ACCORDION BACKING VOCALS
- Kieran KaneMANDOLIN MUSICIAN, MANDOLIN
- Richard BennettACOUSTIC GUITAR, ELECTRIC GUITAR, TWELVE-STRING GUITAR, GUITAR , BASS , PERCUSSION GUITAR, BASS GUITAR, PERCUSSION, 6-STRING BASS
- Steve FishellMUSICIAN, PEDAL STEEL GUITAR , DOBRO MUSICIAN, PEDAL STEEL GUITAR, DOBRO PEDAL STEEL GUITAR, DOBRO
- Anna McGarrigleBACKING VOCALS
- Ashley ClevelandBACKING VOCALS
- Barry TashianBACKING VOCALS
- Bonnie RaittBACKING VOCALS BACKING VOCALS, RHYTHM GUITAR BACKING VOCALS, SLIDE GUITAR
- Donivan CowartBACKING VOCALS
- Glen DuncanMANDOLIN MANDOLIN , ORCHESTRA MUSICIAN, MANDOLIN
- Harry StinsonBACKING VOCALS
- Kate & Anna McGarrigleBACKING VOCALS
Rare pressing on Gatefold · 26 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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