Born to Run (Emmylou Harris song)

Last updated
"Born to Run"
Single by Emmylou Harris
from the album Cimarron
B-side "Colors of Your Heart"
ReleasedMay 29, 1982
Genre Country
Length3:48
Label Warner Bros. Nashville
Songwriter(s) Paul Kennerley
Producer(s) Brian Ahern
Emmylou Harris singles chronology
"Tennessee Rose"
(1982)		"Born to Run"
(1982)		"(Lost His Love) On Our Last Date"
(1982)

"Born to Run" is a song written by Paul Kennerley, and recorded by American country music artist Emmylou Harris. It was released in May 1982 as the second single from the album Cimarron .

Contents

The song takes its melody from "The Death of Me," a song from The Legend of Jesse James , a concept album written by Kennerley. This version was performed by Johnny Cash and Levon Helm. [1]

The song reached number 3 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. [2] The song was covered by country Music Artist Lee Ann Womack in 2016 on The Life & Songs Of Emmylou Harris: An All-Star Concert Celebration (Live). It was later covered by Irish actress Jessie Buckley for the 2019 country music drama film Wild Rose .

Charts

References

  1. ↑ "Paul Kennerley | Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
  2. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 153.
  3. ↑ "Emmylou Harris Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  4. ↑ "Hot Country Songs – Year-End 1982". Billboard. Retrieved June 21, 2021.


This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.