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Wrecking Ball

Emmylou HarrisAudio CD
4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (139 customer reviews)

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Already celebrated as a discoverer and interpreter of other artists’ songs, 12-time Grammy Award–winner Emmylou Harris has, in the last decade, become admired as much for her eloquently straightforward songwriting as for her incomparably expressive singing. On Hard Bargain, her third Nonesuch disc, she offers 11 original songs—three of them co-written with Grammy– and ... Read more in Amazon's Emmylou Harris Store

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Product Details

  • Audio CD (September 26, 1995)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Asylum Records
  • ASIN: B000002HKI
  • Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Music
  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (139 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,309 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

1. Where Will I Be
2. Goodbye
3. All My Tears (Be Washed Away)
4. Wrecking Ball
5. Goin' Back To Harlan
6. Deeper Well
7. Every Grain Of Sand
8. Sweet Old World
9. May This Be Love
10. Orphan Girl
11. Blackhawk
12. Waltz Across Texas Tonight

Editorial Reviews

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Emmylou Harris's formula has been to match a crack crew of left-of-center country players with an assortment of tasteful tunes and head into the studio with a nonintrusive producer. Now and then (most notably the 1980 bluegrass collection Roses in the Snow), she tampers with her basic blueprint and comes up with something exceptional. Wrecking Ball is one of those. Daniel Lanois's radiant production no longer seems as fresh as it did on albums by U2, Peter Gabriel, and Bob Dylan, but here its hum enfolds Harris like an electric blanket. Lanois's usual recruits, including U2 drummer Larry Mullen Jr., and New Orleans regulars Malcolm Burn, Brian Blade, and Daryl Johnson, lay down a solid base for Harris's weary vocals and Lanois's buzzing guitar. At its core, Wrecking Ball seems almost too finely calculated. Hot producer plus sought-after songwriters plus venerated performer frequently totals to deadly bore. Here, however, all that calculation adds up to something. --Steven Stolder

Product Description

12 tracks produced by Daniel Lanois. Steve Earle & Lucinda Williams. HDCD. Featuring WHERE WILL I BE - GOODBYE - MAY THIS BE LOVE. NOTE: Disc graded only FAIR due to scuffs & light scratches that will not affect play. Booklet has a small 'pinch' tear.

Customer Reviews

You need to get this album--it's just that good. Claude Bourggeois  |  11 reviewers made a similar statement
At one time or another every song on this album has been my favorite. golden lasso  |  11 reviewers made a similar statement
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86 of 87 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars A Haunting Masterpiece May 25, 2000
By mackjay
Format:Audio CD
The main thing that has always been interesting about Emmylou Harris is her choice of material. She has written and co-written some good songs ("Boulder To Birmingham", for example), but succeeds primarily as an interpreter. This album can be singled out not only for its interpretive qualities, but for the incredible atmosphere created by producer Daniel Lanois. The recording has a similar dark, introspective ambience familiar from Lanois' work with Bob Dylan, and it works wonderfully with these songs.

There are no weak track on the disc. High quality songs by Neil Young and Bob Dylan ("Every Grain of Sand") are here along with lesser known gems by Lucinda Williams ("Sweet Old World") and Steve Earle ("Goodbye"). However, for this listener, the songs penned by Lanois himself are the real high points. All three are unforgettable. "Deeper Well", a collaboration with Harris, will haunt the listener long after a single hearing. These songs are nothing short of brilliant and deserve to be known by all interested in any kind of contemporary music.

Many of the songwriters featured on this recording participate in the performances as well (Dylan, is of course absent, but it is hard to imagine his song being any better than it is here).

An indispensible CD.
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38 of 39 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars A transcedent, religious experience for any music fan December 19, 2000
By A Customer
Format:Audio CD
As a long term Emmylou fan, I avoided this album for years because of the wrong-headed negative reviews that centered too much on Producer Daniel Lanios' mystique. Having gotten this CD today for X-mas, I must say that not having this group of songs in my life for years has been my sad loss. I'm on my tenth play-through and I tell you, the haunting, Lanois-Guitar tracks layered over Larry Mullen Jr's insistant but not intrusive Irish drumming style transforms Emmylou's Cosmic American voice into a true Cosmic World voice. The peculiar arrangements don't annoy, they intrigue, giving you new reasons to respect the songwriters represented here (Dylan, Neil Young, Gillian Welch, Jimmi Hendrix and more). The fragility of her voice is a perfect foil to Lanois' wall of ethereal sound. If you have never bought an Emmylou album before because you consider her "country" (which she is NOT, but she can be perceived that way) then you must listen to this CD first. The wide variation in songs show you her depth but they are produced in such a way that they flow from one into the other to produce a truly hallowed sound. I was especially moved by Emmylou's take on Dylan's classic EVERY GRAIN OF SAND. It is of course, based on scripture and her reading of the song can be taken either as a personal revelation of the gift of life or as an affirmation of one's own faith. For more detailed notes on Lanois and the other songs consult the reviews below. Finally, if my husband the Head-banger can find something to adore about this CD along with myself, a Celtic Folk baby, then transcendent is the best word to describe the apeal.
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28 of 29 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars MOODY, EXPERIMENTAL ALT ROCK CAMEO FROM HARRIS May 30, 2004
Format:Audio CD
No CD collection is complete without this marvellous venture by Harris, which includes breathtaking covers of numbers by stalwarts such as Neil Young, Jimi Hendrix, Bob Dylan and Lucinda Williams among others. Giving the album its dark ambience and its almost primal percussions is Daniel Lanois, better known for his work with U2 or Peter Gabriel. And it shows.

I thought of Harris as primarily a country/folk singer, but here she breaks free from the conventions of cheatin', hurtin', pickup trucks and what not; her song-selection addresses real issues here. I highly recommend picking up Wrecking Ball, a work of exceptional grace, depth, and beauty. Noteworthy number: "Deeper Well".

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Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars Emmylou, great as always.
As with all of Emmylou's recordings, this one is a real hit, and enjoyed over and over. It gets plenty of play, both at home and in the truck.
Published 1 month ago by Robert E. Degnan
5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful
Soothing and haunting. I love it. Repeat repeat repeat Repeat repeat repeat Repeat repeat repeat Repeat repeat repeat Repeat repeat repeat
Published 2 months ago by TMack
5.0 out of 5 stars Does it so well!
She explores different styles of music and does all of them so well! I love this album and highly recommend it!
Published 2 months ago by Little One
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Sound
I love the sound of this album. Emmylou's voice is one of the greatest in popular music, but the total sound here just draws you in. Love it.
Published 3 months ago by Harry Anderson
5.0 out of 5 stars perfect album.
the kind of cd you put in and leave in for a long time. get this cd and do your ears a favor.
Published 3 months ago by Jeffrey T Mills
4.0 out of 5 stars Country's Golden Girl
Having just rediscovered Emmy Lou Harris after 20 years or so I must say I have been missing out on some great music. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Paul F. Claringbold
1.0 out of 5 stars Very disappointing
Not usually a fan of country music, I got hooked on Emmylou when she was touring with Linda Ronstadt, then went back and purchased the Trio and Trio II albums. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Lee Kallusch
4.0 out of 5 stars excellent performance, musicians & lyrics
this album was a change in direction and her singing style has evolved into a style that's more mature and sensitive
Published 4 months ago by sylvester nolan
3.0 out of 5 stars Inconsistent Quality of Songs
Like any Emmylou Harris album, the quality of this album is totally dependent upon the quality of the songs. Read more
Published 5 months ago by MJH
1.0 out of 5 stars Emmylou Harris - Wrecking Ball CD
The songs on the CD Wrecking Ball by Emmylou Harris are completely unintelligble and a useless product. Every one should be waary about purchasing this CD.
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Published 8 months ago by Clovis L. Marchbanks
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