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White Shoes is the tenth studio album by Emmylou Harris, released in 1983. The album includes a rockish version of "Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend", a country remake of the Donna Summer hit "On the Radio", and a version of Sandy Denny's "Like an Old Fashioned Waltz". Both "In My Dreams" and "Pledging My Love" hit the #9 position on the Billboard country music singles chart in 1984.
Cimarron is the ninth studio album by Emmylou Harris that, like its predecessor, Evangeline, was composed mostly of outtakes from other recording sessions that had not fit into any of Harris' other albums. As a result, critics at the time complained that the album was "choppy" and lacked a unifying sound. Nonetheless, the album did well on the U.S. country charts, and featured three top-ten country singles: "Born to Run", "If I Needed You", and "Tennessee Rose." It was nominated for a Grammy in 1982 for Best Country Vocal Performance, Female. In 2000, Eminent Records issued Cimarron for the first time on CD, with new liner notes and a bonus track, "Colors of Your Heart."
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"If I Needed You" is a song written by Townes Van Zandt and performed on his 1972 album The Late Great Townes Van Zandt. It was covered 9 years later by American country music artists Emmylou Harris and Don Williams as a duet, and was released in September 1981 as the first single from Harris' album Cimarron. The song reached #3 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart and #1 on the RPM Country Tracks chart in Canada. According to Townes's business partner and producer Kevin Eggers, the song was written about his wife Anne Mittendorf Eggers.
"One of These Days" is a song written by Earl Montgomery, first recorded by George Jones in 1972, and most successfully released by American country music artist Emmylou Harris in March 1976 as the second single from the album Elite Hotel. The Emmylou Harris recording reached number 3 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.
"Blue Kentucky Girl" is a song written by Johnny Mullins, and originally recorded by American country music artist Loretta Lynn. It was released in May 1965 as the first single and title track from the album Blue Kentucky Girl. The song reached number 7 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.
"Tennessee Rose" is a song written by Karen Brooks and Hank DeVito, and recorded by American country music artist Emmylou Harris. It was released in January 1982 as the second single from the album Cimarron. The song reached number 9 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.
"In My Dreams" is a song written by Paul Kennerley, and recorded by American country music artist Emmylou Harris. It was released in March 1984 as the second single from the album White Shoes. The song reached number 9 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.
"Heartbreak Hill" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Emmylou Harris. It was released in December 1988 as the first single from the album Bluebird. The song reached number 8 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. The song was written by Harris and Paul Kennerley.
"Heaven Only Knows" is a song written by Paul Kennerley, and recorded by American country music singer Emmylou Harris. It was released in April 1989 as the second single from the album Bluebird. The song reached Number 16 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.
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"That's the Truth" is a song written by Paul Kennerley and originally recorded by Johnny Cash for his 1983 album Johnny 99.
Paul Kennerley is an Englishman and he wrote the Jesse James album of which I was a part of along with Emmylou Harris, Levon Helm and Charlie Daniels. Paul Kennerly is one of those unique writers who can write on assignment. You can tell him what you want written and he can write it. Like he wrote the Jesse James album, and he also wrote White Mansions that Waylon was on. But he's written all these songs, and these two of his that I recorded—"Brand New Dance" with June Carter, and "That's the Truth"—we didn't ask him for 'em, but we had about six or eight Paul Kennerley songs to pick from. He's got some really good songs that I have on hold—course a lot of other people do, too, because he's such a great writer.
"White Line" is a song co-written and recorded by American singer Emmylou Harris. It was released in January 1985 as the lead single from Harris' album The Ballad of Sally Rose, which was her first of entirely self-composed material. "White Line" was a top 20 US country song and reached the top ten of the Canadian country chart. Harris wrote the song along with her then-husband Paul Kennerley.
References
- ↑ "Paul Kennerley | Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 153.
- ↑ "Emmylou Harris Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
- ↑ "Hot Country Songs – Year-End 1982". Billboard. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
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