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Emmylou Harris- Songbird: Rare Tracks & Forgotten Gems - 4 CD + DVD Box Set
Features tracks with a who's who of musical greats including Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, Dolly Parton, Mark
Knopfler, Steve Earle, Linda Ronstadt, and more. The booklet boasts opening essay by Harris, in-depth liner notes by renowned music
journalist Sylvie Simmons and track-by-track commentary from acclaimed Tennessean staff writer Peter Cooper.
Disc One highlights include a previously unissued alternate version of 'Clocks' from Harris' rare 1970 solo debut Gliding Bird,
stand-outs from Pieces Of The Sky including her cover of Dolly Parton's 'Coat Of Many Colors' and 'Tulsa Queen,' co-written with
Rodney Crowell. Plus two seminal tracks with Gram Parsons, 'The Angels Rejoiced Last Night' and 'The Old Country Baptizing.'
Disc Two stand-outs include the semi-autobiographical 'The Sweetheart Of The Rodeo' and tracks from the live masterpiece At The
Ryman including 'If I Could Be There.' Plus classic solo recordings including 'Sweet Old World' and 'Going Back To Harlan' from her
pivotal 1995 Daniel Lanois-produced album Wrecking Ball.
Disc Three's treasures include previously unreleased outtakes from the Trio sessions with Parton and Ronstadt including 'Palms Of
Victory' and her lovely take on the traditional 'In The Garden.' Plus three tracks from Return Of The Grievous Angel, the Gram
Parsons tribute album she produced: 'She' (w/the Pretenders), 'Sin City' (w/Beck), and 'Juanita' (w/Sheryl Crow).
Disc Four includes two stand-outs with Mark Knopfler—the Harris-penned 'Love And Happiness,' and 'Alone And Forsaken,' recorded
for a Hank Williams tribute. Also features 'Here We Are,' with George Jones and 'Beyond The Blue,' a duet with Patty Griffin for the
film Where The Heart Is.
DVD stand-outs include two videos with the Hot Band from BBC's Old Grey Whistle Test—'Together Again' and 'Making Believe.' Plus
choice clips including selections from a 1978 edition of PBS's Soundstage and a duet with Elvis Costello on 'Love Hurts' recorded at
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