Bluebird (Emmylou Harris album)

1989 studio album by Emmylou Harris

Bluebird

Studio album by

Emmylou Harris

Released| January 10, 1989
Recorded| Nashville, 1988
Genre| Country
Length| 39:12
Label| Warner Bros. Nashville
Producer| Richard Bennett, Emmylou Harris
Emmylou Harris chronology
| Angel Band
(1987)  | Bluebird
(1989)  | Duets
(1990)

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Singles from  Bluebird

1. "Heartbreak Hill"
Released: December 17, 1988
2. "Heaven Only Knows"
Released: April 1989

Bluebird is the fifteenth studio album by American country artist Emmylou Harris, released on January 10, 1989, by Warner Records. Featuring mostly interpretations of work by artists such as the McGarrigle Sisters, Tom Rush, and Rodney Crowell, it included her most recent top-ten country-charting single, "Heartbreak Hill". The album enjoyed renewed interest in 2004 when "Heaven Only Knows" was used in the first episode of the fifth season of The Sopranos.[1]

Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
AllMusic| [2]
Chicago Tribune| [3]
Los Angeles Times| [4]

Bonnie Raitt provided guest vocals on the track "Icy Blue Heart". Billboard said in their review of the album that, "Like most of Emmylou Harris' albums, Bluebird is an expertly performed album, featuring some truly startling and affecting tour de forces" (sic). [citation needed]

## Track listing

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No.| Title| Writer(s)| Length

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1.| "Heaven Only Knows"| Paul Kennerley| 3:36
2.| "You've Been on My Mind"| Rodney Crowell| 2:54
3.| "Icy Blue Heart" (background vocals by Bonnie Raitt)| John Hiatt| 4:08
4.| "Love Is"| Kate McGarrigle, Anna McGarrigle, Jane McGarrigle| 3:53
5.| "No Regrets"| Tom Rush| 5:38
6.| "Lonely Street"| Carl Belew, W.S. Stevenson, Kenny Sowder| 3:14
7.| "Heartbreak Hill"| Emmylou Harris, Kennerley| 3:12
8.| "I Still Miss Someone"| Johnny Cash, Roy Cash, Jr.| 2:51
9.| "A River for Him"| Harris| 5:02
10.| "If You Were a Bluebird"| Butch Hancock| 4:44

## Personnel

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### Musicians

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* Emmylou Harris \- acoustic guitar, guitar, percussion, vocals
* Richard Bennett \- acoustic guitar, bass, guitar, mandolin, percussion, electric guitar, 12-string guitar, producer
* Ashley Cleveland - background vocals
* Donivan Cowart - background vocals
* Glen Duncan - mandolin
* Steve Fishell - acoustic guitar, dobro, pedal steel, electric bass, electric guitar
* Emory Gordy, Jr. \- conductor, string arrangements
* Glen Hardin \- synthesizer, piano
* Mike Henderson \- slide guitar
* Kieran Kane \- mandolin
* Mary Ann Kennedy \- background vocals
* Paul Kennerley \- acoustic guitar
* Kenny Malone \- percussion
* Carl Marsh - synthesizer, Hammond organ
* Anna McGarrigle \- background vocals
* Kate McGarrigle \- accordion, background vocals
* Mark O'Connor \- mandolin
* Dave Pomeroy \- electric bass, acoustic bass, bass violin
* Bonnie Raitt \- background vocals, slide guitar
* Pamela Rose \- background vocals
* Harry Stinson \- background vocals
* Marty Stuart \- mandolin
* Barry Tashian - acoustic guitar, background vocals
* Billy Thomas - percussion, drums, vocals

### Others

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* Emmylou Harris \- producer
* Richard Bennett \- producer
* Donivan Cowart - engineer
* Paul Dieter - mixing assistant
* Caroline Greyshock - photography
* Janet Levinson - art direction, design
* George Massenburg - mixing
* Glenn Meadows - mastering
* Eric Paul - assistant engineer
* Sharon Rice - mixing assistant
* Mark Richardson - engineer

## Charts

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### Weekly charts

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| Chart (1989)  | Peak
position

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Canadian Country Albums (RPM)  | 19
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[5] | 15

### Year-end charts

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| Chart (1989)  | Position

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US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[6] | 49

## Release history

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Release history and formats for Bluebird Region  | Date  | Format  | Label  | Ref.

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North America  | January 10, 1989  |

* LP
* CD
* cassette

| Warner Bros. Records  | [7]

## References

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1. ^ "Music from The Sopranos S5E01". Tunefind. Retrieved March 19, 2021.
2. ^ Bluebird at AllMusic
3. ^ Chicago Tribune Review
4. ^ Los Angeles Times Review
5. ^ "Emmylou Harris Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 18, 2021.
6. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1989". Billboard. Retrieved May 18, 2021.
7. ^ Harris, Emmylou (July 7, 1987). "Bluebird (Liner Notes)". Warner Bros. Records. 9-25776-1 (LP);9-25776-2 (CD); 9-25776-4 (Cassette).

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Emmylou Harris

* Albums
* Singles
* Awards and Nominations

Studio albums as a solo artist|

* Gliding Bird (1970)
* Pieces of the Sky (1975)
* Elite Hotel (1975)
* Luxury Liner (1976)
* Quarter Moon in a Ten Cent Town (1978)
* Blue Kentucky Girl (1979)
* Light of the Stable (1979)
* Roses in the Snow (1980)
* Evangeline (1981)
* Cimarron (1981)
* White Shoes (1983)
* The Ballad of Sally Rose (1985)
* Thirteen (1986)
* Angel Band (1987)
* Bluebird (1989)
* Brand New Dance (1990)
* Cowgirl's Prayer (1993)
* Wrecking Ball (1995)
* Red Dirt Girl (2000)
* Stumble into Grace (2003)
* All I Intended to Be (2008)
* Hard Bargain (2011)

Studio albums as a collaboration|

* Trio (with Dolly Parton and Linda Ronstadt) (1987)
* Trio II (with Dolly Parton and Linda Ronstadt) (1999)
* Western Wall: The Tucson Sessions (with Linda Ronstadt) (1999)
* All the Roadrunning (with Mark Knopfler) (2006)
* Old Yellow Moon (with Rodney Crowell) (2013)
* The Traveling Kind (with Rodney Crowell) (2015)

Compilation albums|

* Profile: Best of Emmylou Harris (1978)
* Profile II: The Best of Emmylou Harris (1984)
* Duets (1990)
* Songs of the West (1994)
* The Very Best of Emmylou Harris: Heartaches & Highways (2005)
* The Complete Trio Collection (with Dolly Parton and Linda Ronstadt) (2016)

Live albums|

* Last Date (1982)
* At the Ryman (1992)
* Spyboy (1998)
* Ramble in Music City: The Lost Concert (with The Nash Ramblers) (2021)

Soundtrack albums|

* Honeysuckle Rose (1980)

Video albums|

* Real Live Roadrunning (with Mark Knopfler) (2006)

Box sets|

* Songbird: Rare Tracks and Forgotten Gems (2007)

Contributions and appearances|

* Solo contributions
* Collaborations A–F
* Collaborations G–K
* Collaborations L–Q
* Collaborations R–Z

Authority control databases |

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