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1979 Emmylou Harris – Light Of The Stable-The Christmas Album

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Light Of The Stable is the first Christmas album by Emmylou Harris. It was originally released in 1979 by Warner Bros. Records but has since gone through several intervening releases. The 1992 Warner release was a remastered version of the original with a different album cover. The latest edition was released in 2004 by Rhino Records. It contains three newly recorded tracks in addition to remastered versions of the ten original tracks. Its cover came from the record sleeve of the original 45-rpm single version of “Light of the Stable” that was released in 1975. The title song featured harmony vocals from Neil Young, Dolly Parton and Linda Ronstadt.

Tracks

1  Christmas Time’s A-Coming (Tex Logan) 02:51
2  O Little Town Of Bethlehem (Lewis Redner; Phillips Brooks) 03:43
3  Away In A Manger (Martin Luther) 02:37
4  Angel Eyes (Angel Eyes) (Rodney Crowell) 03:17
5  The First Noel (Traditional) 02:41
6  Beautiful Star Of Bethlehem (Arthur Leroy Phipps) 03:04
7  Little Drummer Boy (Harry Simeone; Henry Onorati; Katherine Davis) 04:00
8  Golden Cradle (Traditional) 02:05
9  Silent Night (Franz Gruber; Joseph Mohr) 03:32
10  Light Of The Stable (Steven Rhymer; Elizabeth Rhymer) 02:31

Biography

Musicians

1 Christmas Time’s A-Coming

BassEmory Gordy
GuitarBrian Ahern
AutoharpBryan Bowers
BanjoRicky Skaggs
MandolinRicky Skaggs
Background VocalsCheryl Warren
Background VocalsSharon Hicks
VocalsEmmylou Harris


2 O Little Town Of Bethlehem

BassEmory Gordy
GuitarBrian Ahern
MandolinRicky Skaggs
ViolinRicky Skaggs
Background VocalsCheryl Warren
Background VocalsSharon Hicks
VocalsEmmylou Harris


3 Away In A Manger

BassEmory Gordy
GuitarBrian Ahern
MandolinAlbert Lee
VocalsNancy Ahern
VocalsEmmylou Harris


4 Angel Eyes (Angel Eyes)

BassMike Bowden
DrumsMike Ware
GuitarFrank Reckard
Acoustic GuitarBrian Ahern
Acoustic GuitarRodney Crowell
Pedal Steel GuitarHank DeVito
MandolinRicky Skaggs
ClavinetTony Brown
PercussionBrian Ahern
Background VocalsRicky Skaggs
Background VocalsWillie Nelson
VocalsEmmylou Harris


5 The First Noel

Background VocalsCheryl Warren
Background VocalsSharon Hicks
VocalsEmmylou Harris


6 Beautiful Star Of Bethlehem

BassEmory Gordy
GuitarBrian Ahern
Acoustic GuitarRicky Skaggs
AutoharpBryan Bowers
FiddleRicky Skaggs
Background VocalsRicky Skaggs
Background VocalsCheryl Warren
Background VocalsSharon Hicks
VocalsEmmylou Harris


7 Little Drummer Boy

BassEmory Gordy
BassBrian Ahern
DrumsJohn Ware
GuitarRodney Crowell
GuitarFrank Reckard
Acoustic GuitarEmmylou Harris
Pedal Steel GuitarHank DeVito
MandolinRicky Skaggs
PercussionBrian Ahern
Background VocalsCheryl Warren
Background VocalsSharon Hicks
VocalsEmmylou Harris


8 Golden Cradle

VocalsNancy Ahern
VocalsEmmylou Harris


9 Silent Night

BassBrian Ahern
Acoustic BassBrian Ahern
Acoustic GuitarEmmylou Harris
Acoustic GuitarRicky Skaggs
Pedal Steel GuitarHank DeVito
AutoharpBryan Bowers
ViolinRicky Skaggs
Background VocalsCheryl Warren
Background VocalsSharon Hicks
VocalsEmmylou Harris


10 Light Of The Stable

BassEmory Gordy
DrumsJohn Ware
GuitarJames Burton
GuitarRodney Crowell
Acoustic GuitarBrian Ahern
Acoustic GuitarEmmylou Harris
Pedal Steel GuitarHank DeVito
PianoGlen Hardin
Background VocalsDolly Parton
Background VocalsLinda Ronstadt
Background VocalsNeil Young
VocalsEmmylou Harris

Liner Notes

Producer – Brian Ahern
Arranged By – Brian Ahern
Arranged By – Jonathan Spillman (Track 3)
Arranged By – Nancy Ahern (Track 8)
Engineer – Donivan Cowart, Stuart Taylor, Brian Ahern

Design, Photography – Tom Wilkes

Mixed At Enactron Studio Two
Recorded At Enactron Truck
Phonographic Copyright Warner Bros Records Inc
Copyright Warner Bros Records Inc

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