1979 Emmylou Harris – Blue Kentucky Girl
Blue Kentucky Girl is the sixth studio album by American country music artist Emmylou Harris, released in 1979. The album features Harris delving into more traditional country than the country-rock sound of her previous releases.
Tracks
1 Sister’s Coming Home (Willie Nelson) 02:53
2 Beneath Still Waters (Dallas Frazier) 03:43
3 Rough And Rocky (Charles Justice; Shoji Tabuchi) 03:52
4 Hickory Wind (Bob Buchanan; Gram Parsons) 04:03
5 Save The Last Dance For Me (Doc Pomus; Mort Shuman) 03:44
6 Sorrow In The Wind (Jean Ritchie) 03:29
7 They’ll Never Take His Love From Me (Leon Payne) 02:34
8 Everytime You Leave (Charlie Louvin; Ira Louvin) 02:58
9 Blue Kentucky Girl (Johnny Mullins) 03:21
10 Even Cowgirls Get The Blues (Rodney Crowell) 03:55
Biography
Musicians
1 Sister’s Coming Home
| Bass | Emory Gordy |
| Drums | John Ware |
| Guitar | Albert Lee |
| Acoustic Guitar | Brian Ahern |
| Pedal Steel Guitar | Hank DeVito |
| Piano | Glen Hardin |
| Fiddle | Ricky Skaggs |
| Vocals | Tanya Tucker |
| Vocals | Emmylou Harris |
2 Beneath Still Waters
| Bass | Emory Gordy |
| Drums | John Ware |
| Guitar | James Burton |
| Guitar | Rodney Crowell |
| Acoustic Guitar | Albert Lee |
| Acoustic Guitar | Emmylou Harris |
| Pedal Steel Guitar | Hank DeVito |
| Piano | Glen Hardin |
| Vocals | Emmylou Harris |
3 Rough And Rocky
| Bass | Mike Bowden |
| Drums | John Ware |
| Guitar | Emmylou Harris |
| Acoustic Guitar | Emmylou Harris |
| Pedal Steel Guitar | Hank DeVito |
| Mandolin | Ricky Skaggs |
| Piano | Tony E Brown |
| Percussion | Brian Ahern |
| Background Vocals | Cheryl Warren |
| Background Vocals | Sharon Hicks |
| Vocals | Emmylou Harris |
4 Hickory Wind
| Bass | Emory Gordy |
| Drums | John Ware |
| Guitar | James Burton |
| Acoustic Guitar | Albert Lee |
| Acoustic Guitar | Emmylou Harris |
| Pedal Steel Guitar | Hank DeVito |
| Piano | Glen Hardin |
| Fiddle | Ricky Skaggs |
| Vocals | Emmylou Harris |
5 Save The Last Dance For Me
| Bass | Emory Gordy |
| Drums | John Ware |
| Acoustic Guitar | Brian Ahern |
| Acoustic Guitar | Emmylou Harris |
| Pedal Steel Guitar | Hank DeVito |
| Mandolin | Albert Lee |
| Piano | Glen Hardin |
| Percussion | Brian Ahern |
| Background Vocals | Cheryl Warren |
| Background Vocals | Sharon Hicks |
| Vocals | Emmylou Harris |
6 Sorrow In The Wind
| Bass | Brian Ahern |
| Acoustic Guitar | Emmylou Harris |
| Fiddle | Ricky Skaggs |
| Background Vocals | Cheryl Warren |
| Background Vocals | Sharon Hicks |
| Vocals | Emmylou Harris |
7 They’ll Never Take His Love From Me
| Bass | Duke Bardwell |
| Drums | Ron Tutt |
| Guitar | James Burton |
| Acoustic Guitar | Brian Ahern |
| Acoustic Guitar | Emmylou Harris |
| Pedal Steel Guitar | Ben Keith |
| Piano | Bill Payne |
| Harmonica | Mickey Raphael |
| Fiddle | Ricky Skaggs |
| Percussion | Brian Ahern |
| Background Vocals | Fayssoux Starling |
| Background Vocals | Ricky Skaggs |
| Vocals | Emmylou Harris |
8 Everytime You Leave
| Bass | Emory Gordy |
| Drums | John Ware |
| Guitar | James Burton |
| Guitar | Brian Ahern |
| Acoustic Guitar | Brian Ahern |
| Pedal Steel Guitar | Hank DeVito |
| Piano | Bill Payne |
| Background Vocals | Ricky Skaggs |
| Vocals | Don Everly |
| Vocals | Emmylou Harris |
9 Blue Kentucky Girl
| Bass | Emory Gordy |
| Drums | John Ware |
| Guitar | Rodney Crowell |
| Acoustic Guitar | Emmylou Harris |
| Pedal Steel Guitar | Hank DeVito |
| Banjo | Brian Ahern |
| Mandolin | Albert Lee |
| Piano | Glen Hardin |
| Background Vocals | Cheryl Warren |
| Background Vocals | Sharon Hicks |
| Vocals | Emmylou Harris |
10 Even Cowgirls Get The Blues
| Bass | Emory Gordy |
| Drums | John Ware |
| Guitar | Albert Lee |
| Acoustic Guitar | Rodney Crowell |
| Acoustic Guitar | Emmylou Harris |
| Pedal Steel Guitar | Hank DeVito |
| Piano | Glen Hardin |
| Harmonica | Mickey Raphael |
| Background Vocals | Dolly Parton |
| Background Vocals | Linda Ronstadt |
| Vocals | Emmylou Harris |
Liner Notes
Producer – Brian Ahern
Conductor (Strings) – Glen Hardin (Track 8)
Directed By – Brian Ahern
Engineer – Bradley Hartman, Brian Ahern, Donivan Cowart, Stuart Taylor
Engineer (Assistant) – Hank Devito
Design, Photography – Tom Wilkes
Mixed At Enactron Studio Two
Recorded At Enactron Truck
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