Pieces Of The Sky

It's not the most memorable songwriting, but it's the exact sound and vibe so many "alt" country artists are chasing

What an incredible voice that launched a career. And such beautiful songs on this record too. Not her most famous but a dang good record.

It country. I don't have particularly fond feelings for the genre, but I'm attempting to overcome any prejudice. Pieces Of The Sky is fine. I would never choose to put this on, but while I'm listening, I don't mind it. Emmylou Harris has a great voice, it's just the genre that puts me off.

01) Bluebird Wine - 7,5 02) Too Far Gone - 7,0 03) If I Could Only Win Your Love - 7,0 04) Boulder to Birmingham - 8,0 05) Before Believing - 7,0 06) The Bottle Let Me Down - 7,0 07) Sleepless Nights - 6,5 08) Coat of Many Colors - 7,5 09) For No One - 7,0 10) Queen of the Silver Dollar - 7,5 TOTAL: 7,20 (72/100) Current ranking: 501/1008

Wavered between being charmed and bored by Emmylou, kinda liked her country voice but ultimately didn’t really connect with it. Thought the Beatles cover was well done. 2.4

3.7 Solid, great voice and maybe a little help from the Nashville Machine. The bottle let me down was not very convincing. Before Believing is a sneaky banger

Has a lovely voice but country music does nothing for me at all unless it's very special. I wouldn't listen again.

Lovely and fun country songs, you feel that you can listen to this album on any day at any mood you're at and have a good time listening to it.

American country music has always had that twang, but they used to be outlaws and compassionate. They used to distrust authority and sing sad songs about loss, poverty and joy in the natural environment. It was pretty lame, but at least it was wholesome and pleasant.

nice listen, she's got a great voice. 4/5.

this album just reinforced my dislike for country music

Really lovely.

A lovely album. Wish there were more originals on it, boulder to Birmingham is extraordinary

Emmylou Harris is so good and this is album is great. “Boulder to Birmingham” is one of my very favorite songs, and no one does a better duet than EH.

Decent…

Gorgeous voice. A lovely listen

She's a phenomenal performer, but these aren't I Will Always Love You covers. 3.3.

Personal enjoyment: 3/5 Relevance to this list: 4/5

Very nice voice. I think you can give her just about any ballade and it would be a nice listen. Favourite: Boulder To Birmingham

mfw кантри альбом 🤮 Ну ладно, ладно, здесь все не так уж плохо. Too Far Gone - к примеру, очень красивая вещь, и это уж никакое не кантри, скорее фолк. Остальные песни вполне приятные и на фон очень даже сойдут. Вот это показательная разница с унылым поп-говном под соусом кантри от Kacey Musgraves, что я слушал ранее. Кавер на битловскую вещицу For No One - достойный.

Another country album? Damn. It's a covers album so I wasn't sure on how to judge this. The songs were pretty good not many complaints but it did get a bit boring. Still better than 99% of modern country garbage that comes out today. 6/10

3+

Its definitely a Country album. As a non-American, I'm very unfamiliar with who Emmylou is or how influencial she was to country music (and music in general). While Emmylou's vocal range and beautiful voice stands out the most throughout the entire album, the entire collection suffers from sounding like every other Country artist aims to sound like. If this is something she pioneered, then massive credit to her! Country critics aside, most of the album carries a very emotional, melancholic tone throughout the LP, started to feel very "same-y". Each downbeat song would talk about man, or a love that she wished she had, and aims to have in her left. After a promising and captivating intro track, the most refreshing part of the album was listening to "Coat of Many Colours", which detailed how her mother would stitch clothes for her from rags. It was endearing and a delight to hear something that wasn't about romance, only to find out that its a cover of Dolly Parton's original song. Overall, a great album for Country fans. Aside from that and Emmylou's wonderful voice, you're not missing much.

Look, I love Emmylou. I think she's the greatest backing vocalist of all time! That might sound backhanded, but the thing is that she appears on everyone's albums, and every single time she shows up, she elevates the song to a whole new level. Unfortunately, she doesn't have the same magic on her solo work. It's solid enough, but it's just a typical country album, without the transcendence you'd expect from hearing her anywhere else.

What an incredible voice! And this is such a beautiful album. The backing band are all killer musicians. Love every little thing about this. Thank you Gram Parsons for introducing us to her.

This is pure mastery and musical gold!

Willie Nelson famously said “There are two kinds of men. Those who are in love with Emmylou Harris, and those who haven't met her." This album is exhibit A.

Why so many albums have a Beatles cover

This album makes me feel good.

Folky country

Country. Not for me.

What an amazing voice. The whole album is top tier, but her cover of For No One is quite lovely.

Yeehaw!!! Ze klinkt een beetje als country Stevie Nicks?

This is healing me rn

This album stands out even just for Boulder to Birmingham, a song about loss, written by Emmylou and the great Bill Danoff after the loss of Gram Parsons, who was a driving force behind the success of Emmylou Harris. A song that is in my Top 10. Take that away and you still have an album packed with incredible standout songs: Bluebird Wine, If I could win your Love, Sleepless Nights, For no one. Great album. I listen to it regularly and I would listen to again. 4.5 stars

Emmylou Harris has a beautiful voice, but this isn't the album that's going to convert me into a country music fan. Her vocals are easily the highlight, but the songs themselves never grabbed me enough to keep coming back. I also found it a little odd that the album has a cover of "Coat of Many Colors" only four years after Dolly released the original. It's a good rendition, but it still feels unnecessary.

Bon c’est pas mauvais mais je n’écouterai pas cela souvent

Feels like dollar store Carole King - so very enjoyable! (3.9/5)

Uff

Horrible event occurring: I think I may be starting to like country....

Country goodness, with some bluegrass folky influence. Love it. 4 stars.

Pleasant but forgettable.

Me esperaba una cosa super diferente, al final es una compilación de covers de country. Le queda bonita Coat of many colors. En general no está mal.

Quand on me parle de la country des années 70, j'ai souvent tendance à me méfier des violons sirupeux de Nashville et des esthétiques un peu trop lisses. Mais quand j'écoute Pieces Of The Sky d'Emmylou Harris, sorti en 1975, je ne peux que ravaler mon cynisme habituel. Cet album est une véritable masterclass, un coup de maître pur et dur. C'est simple, c'est un excellent album de country auquel j'attribue sans hésiter la note de 4 sur 5. Pour bien mesurer la portée de ce disque, il faut se remettre dans le contexte de l'époque. Emmylou Harris, on la connaissait surtout pour sa collaboration fusionnelle avec le regretté Gram Parsons, le dandy cosmique qui avait posé les bases du country-rock moderne. Quand Parsons est mort brutalement en 1973, beaucoup pensaient que la pauvre Emmylou allait disparaître des radars ou retourner chanter dans des petits bouges folk. Mais c'était mal connaître la dame, car Reprise Records a eu l'intelligence de lui accorder une confiance aveugle, et elle est revenue en force avec une ambition discrète mais féroce : perpétuer cet héritage tout en affirmant sa propre voix. Plutôt que d'aller s'enfermer dans un studio traditionnel de Nashville sous la coupe de producteurs conservateurs, elle a fait appel au Canadien Brian Ahern. Et l'idée géniale d'Ahern a été d'utiliser un studio mobile installé dans une résidence en Californie et le résultat sonore est tout simplement fabuleux. On obtient une production aérée, organique et vivante, à des années-lumière des disques aseptisés qui sortaient à la chaîne à l'époque. On entend le bois des guitares vibrer, la respiration de la chanteuse, et chaque instrument trouve naturellement sa place sans jamais étouffer les autres. Côté musiciens, je dois dire que le casting rassemble la crème de la crème. Emmylou s'est entourée de pointures impressionnantes, notamment le guitariste de génie James Burton (qui accompagnait Elvis Presley), le pianiste Glen D. Hardin, Bernie Leadon des Eagles ou encore le jeune Rodney Crowell. Cette équipe incroyable allait devenir le noyau de son fameux Hot Band. Il faut dire que la cohésion de ce groupe est redoutable : ça tourne avec une précision d'horloger, mais en conservant toujours cette nonchalance et cette souplesse typiquement californiennes. Les guitares entrelacent leurs motifs avec une délicatesse rare, la section rythmique déroule un tapis impec' et la pedal steel apporte cette touche de mélancolie indispensable sans jamais sombrer dans le larmoyant. Mais la véritable clé de voûte de cet album, c'est évidemment la voix d'Emmylou Harris. Elle possède un timbre d'une pureté cristalline, capable de passer d'une grande fragilité à une puissance émotionnelle désarmante. Ce qui frappe chez elle, c'est qu'elle n'a pas besoin de signer toutes les chansons pour marquer le disque de son empreinte. C'est une interprète d'exception, une défricheuse de répertoires capable de s'approprier le travail des autres avec une élégance folle. Qu'elle s'attaque à du Dolly Parton, du Merle Haggard ou au répertoire traditionnel des Louvin Brothers, elle injecte une poésie intime qui sublime chaque texte. Elle ose même une relecture country-folk du "For No One" des Beatles, en transformant ce classique pop en une complainte crève-cœur d'une sobriété magistrale. Le sommet absolu du disque demeure sans conteste "Boulder to Birmingham", l'une des rares compositions qu'elle a coécrites ici. C'est sa lettre d'adieu poignante à Gram Parsons. L'interprétation y est d'une vulnérabilité totale et quand elle chante sa douleur du deuil, ce n'est pas du spectacle ou de la posture de studio, c'est de la vérité pure transformée en art. Ce titre justificatif démontre à lui seul toute la profondeur de l'artiste et reste l'un des plus beaux morceaux de l'histoire de la musique américaine. Alors, pourquoi est-ce que je m'arrête à un 4 sur 5 au lieu de sortir le grand jeu du 5 parfait ? Tout simplement parce que l'album garde de très légères prudences de premier essai. Sur la longueur, deux ou trois moments sont un peu plus sages et manquent un poil du grain de folie ou de l'audace brute qu'elle développera encore davantage sur ses albums suivants. Mais franchement, c'est chercher la petite bête sur un ensemble d'une grande maturité. Au final, Pieces Of The Sky est le disque qui a posé les fondations de ce qu'on appelle aujourd'hui la country alternative ou l'Americana. Emmylou Harris a prouvé qu'on pouvait respecter les traditions séculaires de cette musique tout en lui apportant une modernité, une classe et une sensibilité urbaine inédites. C'est un album chaud, authentique et profondément humain. Si vous doutez encore du pouvoir émotionnel de la country, posez ce disque sur votre platine : je vous garantis que vous allez réviser votre jugement très rapidement.

A vocally impressive record, but it felt too boring from track to track. Favourite Track(s): Blueberry Wine, For No One Least Favourite Track(s): Boulder to Birmingham, Before Believing

love her voice!

Zzzzzz 2.5

Country music is not for me.

Emmylou Harris's voice is absolutely beautiful. The production is that classic polished Nashville sound that I don't hate anymore. The songs are fun, and range from country standards to the Beatles. So. Really good stuff. FOUR STARS

Not my thing

I love classic country female vocals. Very cozy feeling.

OK, not really for me. Wasn’t a fan of the For No One cover.

country

She was, at this moment, an Indy darling (long before "Indy" was a recognized adjective) being swallowed into the Nashville machine. Her voice is incredible. I think Boulder to Birmingham is one of the most moving songs ever recorded. But, as with most major label Nashville records, it's sterile. The insistence on clean perfection in everything leaves no room for authentic expressivity or adventurism. The result is typical: extremely talented musicians producing a series of listless tracks that blend homogeneously one into the next. Give me GP or Grievous Angel over this any day.

Emmylou Harris always strikes me as fine. Not great, but far from bad.

5/10

A: Hörde int så mycket, väldigt country men väldigt vackert? Blev inte kanske helt full fokus men överraskande bra. Bra röst. 4/5? D: Lugn med fina ord. Vet inte riktigt vad som får den att stå ut. Helt fin men hände inte så mycket (jävla ipad kid) 3/5

Excellent from start to finish

Final Emmylou. Took her time getting here. It's been a little over 180 albums since I listened to Trio. I remember liking the late-career "Red Dirt Girl" for its airy ambience and reflective songwriting, though I don't remember anything about Trio, truth be told. I'll chalk the lack of memorability up to country being at its commercial low point during the 80s and the record mostly being a Dolly Parton album. This release will hopefully be the one to win me back. Here goes. Not bad. The strengths of this album are completely different from that of Red Dirt Girl. As mentioned in my introductory paragraph, Red Dirt Girl really thrives on the heavy, contemplative, sentimental atmosphere, whereas this is a clean country album on the straight and narrow. Where Emmylou hits it big is in her vocal performances. She's a pretty fantastic singer. She harmonises like no other country vocalist I've listened to and the mild drawl in her voice is endearing as well. The instrumentals are adept. I favour the country violins and the plucky acoustic guitars, though I admittedly think they're window dressing in comparison to Emmylou's performances, which are the clear highlight. All in all, I enjoyed this album. Book time. The first album to be released after the death of Gram Parsons, who was a close friend and mentor of Emmylou. "Boulder to Birmingham" is Emmylou's tribute to Parsons. Features a few collaborators, notably Bernie Leadon of Eagles. Tracks five and ten are apparently live recordings featuring the bar band Harris had put together prior to Gram Parsons scouting her talent. Wikipedia says this was Harris' breakthrough release, with Gram Parsons having significantly influenced her musical style in the years between this album and her debut release. "If I Could Only Win Your Love" was a successful single, and the album is defined by its wide variety of covers. The cover of The Beatles song "For No One" notably slipped by without me really noticing. I'm just not a Revolver guy, what can I say? The handful of critics that reviewed this album were favourable to it, and If I Could Only Win Your Love was nominated for a Grammy. The album doesn't appear to have charted anywhere. Yeah, I'm favourable to this album. I generally feel that country is somewhat underrepresented on this list, and I think two Emmylou albums is a good number for one of the frontrunners in country. I cosign this inclusion.

Nothing I didn't like about it -- maybe a little too samey. Nothing really grabbed me. Good folky county music.

Sounds like something you'd stumble upon one night by chance. You don't find this album; it finds you.

Second Emmylou in a week? Okay! Taking it back a few more decades. I’m here for it! I’ll be back. Yes. Terrific stuff. She just knows how to sing. Solid song selection including a great reading of for no one. The song she wrote for GP is heartbreaking.

Meh.

A pleasant album, and Emmylou's voice is always beautiful to listen to. The music didn't overly excite me, but it's a nice, gentle listening experience.

Super good. I always love getting an Emmylou Harris record. This one is really good. It feels the most 70s and not really quite outlaw or alt country as some of her later records. Its a little more commerical in that way, but its still fantastic. Her style and vocals are incredible and sentimental. The covers are really cool and fun. There is a really beautiful contrast of power and softness in her vocals. She's a treasure!

Great voice. I still don't like country.

This is like a 2.7 - I like it though, someone to remember. I didn't really like Red Dirt Girl (album)

Honestly I prefer her later day work, but you can't argue with that beautiful voice.

Len Houmous once actually made blackbird wine. Yet everyone remembers Ozzy and the bat! 3.4 1/12 Bluebird Wine

Angelic voice. Gorgeous. Perfection. Music ain't bad either. Not going to sit here and say I like country but albums like this makes it hard.

This album is beautiful, that't the word. A great country record, full of joy and such a delicate touch. I've loved, completely loved listening to this album. It has surely been such a pleasure. The songs sound very classy, but also pretty sweet and funny. It's merely everything an album should have, some great memorable songs, beautiful melodies, some interesting arrangements and wonderful instrumental parts, so catchy and with some very lovely layers. This Pieces Of The Sky really is fantastic.

Nah

5/10 Best songs: Bluebird Wine I had really high hopes for this album upon hearing the first track Bluebird Wine - it's an almost rocky country song with terrific harmonies. Unfortunately the rest of the album is much more pared back, with that typical (for the time) guitar-centric country sound. It's not bad, but it just isn't interesting or unique enough to really catch my attention. I do really enjoy her voice, though.

Actually great! I did not know her, saved 3 of her song in my Yellowstone playlist

Not my usual thing - appreciate the writing but can’t see myself returning to this record. Definitely some highlights but not my favourite country album

60s-70s folk in small doses only, not a full album and not her. 2

Crappy country music.

Well executed country but still a sort of melange of country that I find tough to swallow.

Oh, a country covers album. One by a singer I have no prior experience with at that. Harris is clearly an excellent country singer on par with the likes of Dolly Parton and other legends of her ilk. "Boulder to Birmingham" is the only original song, but it's an excellent country ballad dealing with grief in a way all of us can understand and empathize with. Harris's talent as an interpreter of other people's songs is on clear display here as well. I would give this a 5, but for my old rule: albums comprised mainly of covers lose a star because the artist's songwriting cannot be properly assessed in the absence of original material. This album is ranked #16 of 22 for 1975. Other 1975 albums rated by me: Wish You Were Here(1/22)-5 A Night At The Opera(2/22)-5 Physical Graffiti(3/22)-4 Blood on the Tracks(4/22)-3 Mothership Connection(7/22)-4 That's the Way of the World(8/22)-5 Red Headed Stranger(11/22)-5

The twang! The heavenly slides! The voice! The harmonies! The tender melancholy! The swagger!

This was a wholly unexpected album to me. I was unaware of her music and immediately fell in love with it. Her vocals are incredible. The musical accompaniment was perfect for the style. Her lyrics are sweet and soulful with fun wordplay and heartfelt lines. In the vain of Dolly Parton or Willie Nelson, she is a wonderful country musician, and this album fully encapsulates that.

Not a country fan, but she has a nice voice musicianship was fine

I started out enchanted by her voice, but I think the lack of variety in the songs wore me out.

Standard "I don't like country" disclaimer. There's something about the steel guitar, the lyrics and her voice. Lovely.

Enjoyed it and interesting to listen to an artist I’d not heard of before.

I’ve got really into country folk over the last couple of years. This one is pleasant enough but isn’t exactly a standout in the genre.

2 eh

I was hoping to love this album, but only really like it. A small but important distinction. Emmylou has a classically beautiful voice and brings sufficient emotion to each song. There’s just something missing for me, but I don’t know what. Maybe it gets too slow and sappy for me.

Lovely voice as heard earlier with Parsons, etc, and these are pleasant, uniquely Emmylou interpretations but never reaches the level of essential.

Thumbs up as usual!

yes i love this. yes i am spiritually sometimes a white woman. sue me.

This is generally considered the debut album from Emmylou. It’s basically covers of other country-western tunes. She played the sax in her high school marching band, so I like her. There’s nothing horrible or fabulous here, just standard country music.

More country covers. Not my thing, even though Emmylou seems likeable. The only song I actually knew was 'Coat of Many Colors', and "know" is a strong word since I had heard it exactly once before (on this list). Even so, I think the original was better. (I didn't even know the Beatles song, which means I bet we still have one more Beatles album coming up.) Stuck between a 2 and a 3 for this - it got better in the second half, but ultimately I don't think I'd ever listen to it again. Anyway, enough about that. I'm intrigued by this Bluebird wine. Is Bluebird a vineyard? A grape? My research turned up nothing conclusive. Highlight: 'Boulder to Birmingham' (the only non-cover! and it has the fun line "would rock my soul in the bosom of Abraham", which is like, whoa, 'Boulder to Birmingham' kinda sounds like 'Bosom of Abraham', and a boulder is a rock, there's layers here)

Great album, love her voice, makes me want to sleep, reminds me of Stephanie Nick's voice (Fleetwood Mac)

Probably my favorite country album I have gotten so far, which is not saying much cause I don't really like country. I loved the opening track and if the rest of the album brought that energy then I think I would rate it higher. Just not a fan of the slow country ballads, but Emmylou does have one Hell of a voice. Favorite Track - Bluebird Wine Least Favorite Track - For No One ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Some of the slow songs aren't great, but even the worst tracks on this run an infinite number of laps around the garbage produced by Luke Bryan, Morgan Wallen, and their ilk. If this was the majority of country music, I might enjoy the genre. 4.0/5.0: Great

shes never been a favorite of mine but i dont have complaints

Good classic country

I enjoyed this, very easy listening country with Dolly P vibes.

Excellent country music, beautiful voice.

Sounds Dolly Parton-y. Still beats modern country.

Nice

mid

Beautiful, light, breezy, has the freshness despite being 50 years old. Timeless quality, even if not perfect.

What a fun album.

What a voice, fantastic tunes. A great album

This is what country should sound like

Yesterday's album was Nitty Gritty Dirt Band's Will The Circle Be Unbroken, which was two excruciatingly long hours of whisky, Jesus, and smothering the names of southern states with as much panache and twang as you can muster. While there was clear talent behind it, it was my first one star review and I almost quit listening to it at multiple points. So, my heart sunk when I saw that I had been given more 1970s country. This was a really pleasant surprise. A lushly produced and emotional album from an artist with an absolutely beautiful voice and an impressive range. The beatles cover may be better than the original. I worry 4 stars may be too low and a result of yesterday's onslaught maybe affecting how much I could connect to this, but I do really like this and that 4 may become a 5 down the line.

Well performed, well recorded. Lovely vocals. Still a country album. I am baffled by country music. It's a very saccharine, very uninteresting acoustic version of christian rock with fiddles, slide guitar, and everyone wears the big hat, puts on the accent, and pretends to be a cowboy. It's so clichéd and performative. Why is this inauthentic, bland, hokey genre so popular? This album is okay, it's kind of boring like a lot of 70s music was, slow, mournful singer-songwriter ballads, chirpy, plonky hoedown stuff, the usual. She is so talented, with such a wonderful voice, yet she wastes it on such a corny genre. What a shame. Good country album I suppose.

She sho sangs purty!

Ok - for country then this is pretty good. Great voice. 3.

3.5 stars I enjoyed it. Didn’t love it but enjoyed it. I’d listen again and it might grow on me.

I’m convinced the only reason people don’t like country music is because they’re classist.

Lovely!

she had a lovely voice!

Emmylou Harris is a beautiful singer. She is great at harmonising. She’s not quite as good without Gram (he wasn’t as good without her either)

Fantastic vibe of old country and a glitter of a new fresh take.

Just a really good Country album. I have a soft spot for these 60's and 70's soft Country albums sung by women. It's a good blend of originals and covers and it all just sounds really good. Living country legend.

“Bluebird Wine” is fantastic. The rest of this album isn’t as great.

It’s nice to be reminded that country music hasn’t always been centered around, “I’m a redneck and proud of my ignorance,” lyrics and a sentimentality for an America that never existed. Plus her voice makes me think of Cindy Lauper with a southern vs. New York accent. 3.5*

A beautiful sound from a voice that understands technique. She makes these covers her own, including the Beatles’ “For No One.”

Enjoyable, all sounded the same but was nice to sit around and listen to while working. Favorite Track: Too Far Gone

very pretty voice but not really my thing 2.5

Pretty good 🩷🩷🩷 I was surprised when I saw the names of two Beatles in the credits for the ninth track 💗💗💗 It happens to be my favorite as well. Thank you

Can't vote against the Queen.

I like Dolly Parton better sorry

Not bad, she reminds me of Dolly Parton but don't tell anyone I said that. Now I'm not really a fan of country, but this is a perfectly fine album for me

This was fine, but I had previously wondered if I'd like her voice as much without the heavy reverb on "Red Dirt Girl" and I have my answer.

Better than modern country, but if I'm going to listen to something like this it's going to be Dolly Parton.

Gorgeous performances, and the ideal balm for the whole “wake up / coffee / camo / climb tree”-ness of chart-bothering contemporary country music. One to show anyone who thinks they hate country or folk as an entirety.

Wonderful. Really enjoyed this album today. Love her voice.

Very good. I liked it a lot.

Such a lovely and promising looking cover and then you realise it's country. Bummer. Luckily, it's not too bad. This kind of "alt-country", as they call it, I can somewhat tolerate. Couple of rather good songs here, even. Most of it doesn't really do much for me though. Shame.

Height of her powers

Voice of an angel

Listened to this on headphones on a rock at the edge of an island in a light drizzle. Beauty straight into the veins.

shades of Wynette and Dolly while hinting at - and inspiring - the Allison Krauss and others to come. Beautiful and just a little different in it's time. 4

504/1089 - Finally a good album after like two weeks of duds (I think of 4 stars as B+ to B- grades which is better than average but still dissapointing that you didn't get an A). A bit more sophisticated sounds and progressions than most country I've heard with a very smooth voice. I like the instrumentation of the various stringed instruments and keyboards that appear throughout the album. The slower Beatles cover was interesting and unexpected.

Approximately once or twice a year, I have the patience and desire to sit though a country western / pop album. Luckily this timed up for me and I ended up liking this more than I think I usually would. I am surprised to see an album with this many covers come up as one of the best of all time. There was just enough bluegrass heart in this to have not cast it off automatically.

I’ve been learning that while I’m mostly not a fan of modern country pop, I actually do like a lot of classic country. This album is a wonderful example of a country album I enjoy. There is so much more substance to these songs compared to what gets spun on country music radio today. I especially like the bluegrass feel on a few tracks and her cover of For No One was spectacular.

'ave a beer love.

Well, I guess I'm into Country now. Damn this is beautiful stuff. A great mix of folk and country.

Cool country album. Liked the rock inspired songs. Made me feel cozy. Meaning of the songs were good.

Really impressive first half of the album that faded into more predictability over the second half. Still a very fun listen. I’m sure there are Dolly Parton vocal comparisons all over the reviews. Some standouts are “Boulder To Birmingham” for its great chorus, and “For No One” was nice too. Firm 3/5, a little more variation towards the back half of the record would boost this to the moon

No me gusta el country nada creo.... no hate to his lovely lady but I just could listen more than 3 songs.

The first track gave me hope but the rest of this album is very boring. It combines country with the most 1970’s of schmaltz. Now, I don’t have an unconditional hatred of schmaltzy music, but I don’t think that it should be anywhere near country. The best part of the record outside of “Bluebird Wine” is in “Boulder to Birmingham” where the inflections and accent on the words “my soul” make it sound like “my asshole.” 2/5

I don't like country, but this was a good listen

Nice enough

country, 1975 -> 2

her voice is tantalizing, and the sound overall is so crisp and clean. love

Not my usual style but this is genuinely beautiful

I really don't like modern country music, but I've always loved the older stuff of the genre. This album is awesome, no misses. My favorite song is "Coat of Many Colors." Such a sweet song.

Lovely stuff, this.

Yeah man, good country. Can't imagine needing to return to this unless I'm in the mood for it but she's a great singer and player. Unsure how much is covers and how much are originals but it's all good, this is just a good album.

Country music.

Me aburrio bastante. tiene lindo sonidopero no me transmite mucho

Get'em Emmy!

generic country

Country music what happened to you? This is a beautiful wistful look at Americana, a far cry from the souless dreck that dominates modern country radio. When did you trade your authenticity to be generic pop crap that sounds like it was written by the Swedes? I thought I hated country music, because most of my exposure was post 1995 radio garbage. This album made me want to get iny car and drive across America with the windows down and the wind in my hair.

Some nice down home tunes, but it’s a bit boring.

Love hearing another version of Coat of Many Colors. Also just a wonderful and gorgeous record.

Feel like I should have liked this more but didn’t quite do it

Emmylou has the voice of an angel and some of her best songs are found here. It can feel a little uneven upon relisten, but look, she’s great, the album’s great. Emmylou is the heart and soul of classic country.

Very cleanly produced 3.5/5

Simply a beautiful voice singing some strong country tunes.

I wanted to love this but it was too, too twangy for me. Two stars

ELH has an amazing voice, but unfortunately the tunes on this album don't really do it justice for me. Or maybe it is the generic country/folk stylings of the music that lets it down. Anyway, it's a solid 3 for me, but nothing more than that

I am developing a better appreciation for earlier country music through this project. Simple songs with good melodies and lyrics that tell good stories. I thought Emmylou Harris was the best part of the Gram Parsons album I had recently and this album proved me right.

Really great opening to Bluebird Wine and then it falls into normalcy and a standard country sound. Good singer. Leans way too much into sentimentality. The music itself is very good overall but constantly falls from something interesting and amazing to a kind of ordinary trope.

What are the similarities between Country and Hip Hop albums? Not many apart from my dislike for them. 1/5 21/5/26

Just not for me.

Pleasant morning music.

This is pleasant enough but the aesthetic isn’t original, all the best songs are covers and she didn’t write her own songs yet so hard to evaluate this as really any kind of artistic statement

Pretty great. Bluebird wine and the For No One cover were my favorites Overall, I dig the vibe on this and hear how she could be an influence to even 90s country artists. She sounds way ahead of her time

Loved this. First half of the album is much stronger - especially that burning first track - but right up my alley on the bluegrass/folk vibe.

Loved this!

Proving once again that my self-proclaimed hatred of country music seems to soften when presented with true country music, this album didn’t suck. Her voice runs along the dot edge of grating/compelling that I find distressing in a fair amount of female country singers, but I appreciated the musicality and the rawness of the songs.

Not a country fan, but this was a good album.

All in all a decent country album. She's got a great voice. However, there are too many ballads that don't really move me one way or another. Adiitionally, her Dolly-cover is far inferior to the really moving original. She redeems herself with the beatles cover and the album closer, though. 5/10

Hermoso disco, hermosa vos

wack

This was fine! Very country, very western, very folky. Not my favorite kind of music but she's clearly very talented. 5/10

3.5. Pretty good.

Hun lyder lidt som Joni Mitchell. Fantastisk stemme, meget bedre end den forrige vi havde med hende! Virkelig godt cover af et af mine yndlings Beatles numre. Stor 4

Rigtig smukt nogengange, generelt lige en tand for *pænt*.

Nice voice, but pretty generic country

It's an ok early 70s country album, that at times sounds more folk than country, but still it's country all the way. That makes it very boring for me, but it has one or two standout tracks. All in all a mediocre experience. 3/5

eyup that is some classic country music. i liked the closer and the Dolly Parton cover

Country music is not usually my thing, I promise. 4/5.

Wasn't my cup of tea this, which is not justice to the album.

Wind, clouds, airplanes, atmosphere, and the color blue.

Beautiful.

keech

Great emotion and a unique and beautiful voice. She successfully bridges sorrow filled traditional country with a more modern vibe. Great execution, fine instrumentation and songwriting with a killer little block of covers - Coat of Many Colors and For No One - make this an interesting listen.

Nice. Good voice, decent tracks.

Nett. Hooked mich aber nicht so besonders

Great voice, but not my style of music. I'd keep it on the background but that's about it

Haven't listened to this album before. Ah it was so lovely, some nice country music 3/5

Good ole country music.

Her voice is pretty but I just hate this genre

Album #92, Emmylou Harris, Pieces of the Sky, ⭐⭐⭐ My first solo Emmylou Harris album. I know her well as a collaborator with some of my favourite musicians on some of my favourite albums, people like Bob Dylan, Gram Parsons and Neil Young. So I was excited for this one. And after listening to it, I really have very little to say. It’s a pretty standard country album with a few folky flourishes. She’s a good singer and she picks the right songs. My favourite was probably either “Queen of the Silver Dollar” or “If I Could Only Win Your Love”. None of it really blew me away. I’ve heard from comments on this sub that this was the wrong Emmylou album for the list, so do let me know which one I should listen to next.

Easy listening. Country and western but popular. Not too memorable but has a good feel about it. 3/5

Delightful. While I’m glad it was on this list, I probably won’t return to it.

Emmylou can perform. This is dangerously close to an all-covers album. It’s hard for me to give it more because I just think about the originals who did it better. Plus Gram Pardons always made her performances deeper…

Country, es escuchar a Betty Lu de los simpsons; no es mi estilo

Thoroughly enjoyed this album. How to country music go so far of the rails?

Fine. Inoffensive country music. None of it really does it for me. As I listened it just kind of kept fading into the background. Didn't outright dislike anything but again nothing connected.

This is a nice collection of old-school country music, from back when country felt like it had some manner of sincerity to it. Emmylou Harris has a wonderful voice, and there is a good variety of songs here. Favorite track(s): "Boulder to Birmingham," "Before Believing"

After 3-4 listens today, this is really on my good side. Classic country with a wonderful voice to carry you through.

Boring country. My ears pricked up for the Beatles cover (love that song normally!). Actually the guitar solo was quite cool, but nothing on that french horn. She sung very well. It was just a shame it was benign country gibberish. 2 Stars.

This is like being on holiday in America. You’re making your way from New Orleans to New York, but you need to stop for a night in the middle of nowhere to break the trip up. You and your partner rent an AirBnB in a place you’ve never heard of. To your horror, you arrive to find it is one of those awful AirBnBs where the host just rents out one of their rooms and still lives in the house. Even worse, it is a woman in her late 60s, living with her 46 year old son, who has never left home. They are friendly enough, and even offer to cook dinner for you. You don’t ask what the meat was, because you think maybe it was a marsupial and sometimes ignorance can be bliss. You wake up in the middle of the night to go to the bathroom, and are surprised to hear the mother and her son are still awake, talking. At 2am. You don’t want to overhear whatever messed up shit they are talking about, so you block your ears as you make your way down the hall. You’ll leave before the sunrise.

Meh. Each song sounds the same. Too many religious references and just boring stories of her growing up.

3.5

Sounds somewhat like Dolly Parton, but smoother.

Pretty good album. Emmylou has a great voice and good delivery. All the songs are good, some really stand out. Has mostly a country feel - maybe country rock, but in a 70’s way.

Solid album. When country is being played, I wish it sounded this good and not like the pop crap people listen to today.

Super easy listen

Eh just not super my favorite genre

Respec but not enjoi

Wow, this album was great! Some good country with a nice guitar and Emmylou Harris's great voice. Bluebird Wine and Bottle Let Me Down were really fun. Too Far Gone and Sleepless Nights were pretty chill. If I Could Only Win Your Love has a nice harmony. Coat Of Many Colors was a really nice cover of Dolly Parton. Queen Of The Silver Dollar was a blast! Best song: Bottle Let Me Down

Very beautiful voice, good songs

Great album to break from the rock heavy list.

this is a great album

Her second album. Country. Wait, what!? I don't even like Country. This was authentic and with real emotion. The vocals are fantastic. Something different from my usual playlists and that's what I am here for. Really good.

Emmylou Harris is a name I’ve known forever but whose music I’ve never heard. This was a lovely Sunday morning.

I do like a bit of C&W, but not this album, very average

Alright Country. & I absolutely hate country music.

guaranteed you give me a country album its going to be liked. but this is being loved. real music!!! before believing, too far gone, sleepless nights, if only I could win your love ... story of my life my gosh. I love it, I love country music man.

There’s no denying she has a very clear lovely voice. I personally don’t care for pretty, high-register folk music, so this album is not for me. I did however really like the one country honky-tonk song that snuck in!

I will not include the bonus tracks from the expanded edition in this review. About half a year ago, I talked about how singer-songwriter Emmylou Harris worked with Gram Parsons on his solo career up until his tragic passing. Well, Emmylou decided to continue in Gram's legacy with her own solo career. Pieces of the Sky serves as her major-label debut, and I consider it to be a solid effort, for what it's worth. Emmylou has a very distinct soprano delivery that feels both delicate and resilient, as her country performance seems to take more cues from folk rock. Thus, she carried a very charismatic spirit through upbeat tunes like "Bluebird Wine" and slow-burning ballads like "Too Far Gone". Probably the most notable track on his record is "Boulder to Birmingham", a song she penned in tribute to Gram, as she ruminated on the feelings she was experiencing from his untimely passing. It is a genuinely moving piece as Emmylou illustrated the lengths she would go to see him again. This is some very promising songwriting from her on this track. Unfortunately, "Boulder to Birmingham" is the only track on which Emmylou had a songwriting credit. The rest of this album saw her perform songs from other songwriters and artists around her, including The Louvin Brothers with "If I Could Only Win Your Love", Merle Haggard with "The Bottle Let Me Down", The Everly Brothers with "Sleepless Nights", The Beatles with "For No One", and, in particular, her contemporary and future collaborator Dolly Parton with "Coat of Many Colors". Emmylou did her best performing her renditions of these songs to showcase her range. I just don't find them as transformative compared to the original works, that's all. Still, I enjoyed Pieces of the Sky for establishing a country singer-songwriter in the making. If anything, I'm glad she continued in her friend's legacy and forged her path.

I'm sorry to rate this low but I have no interest whatsoever in country music. This does absolutely nothing for me.

Hmmm, unfortunately, this was boring.

Meh

🎧Good country album, not spectacular. Before Believing is beautiful.

Sounds like a crackerbarrel.

I've been in love with Emmylou Harris' voice ever since hearing her harmonizing with Dylan in Desire, but this is the first time I venture into her discography, so I was looking forward to it. Sadly, there's not much to bite into here. It's a solid set of covers with a great original track jammed in-between, but I can't say I was blown away overall. Her voice is expectedly great and the arrangements are solid, but it does miss that X factor that I can't really pinpoint at the time of writing this. Favourite track: Boulder to Birmingham

Lovely, very nice.

Ah Emmylou. Both deeply revered and somewhat underrated. Certainly one of the best, if not the best female vocalist in country music. If this doesn’t move you, you can’t be moved.

Finally Country music I can enjoy without laughing. Like other commenters - "turns out I don't hate country after all... I just hadn't been ...." What a clear pure voice. But is the album a true 5? Or my surprise at hearing good country, and a clear voice. I read she admired Joan Beaz, so I went a listened to that too. Superb also. More folly again... And finally: "Willie Nelson famously stated that there are two kinds of men in this world: those who are in love with Emmylou Harris, and those who have never met her. This legendary quote highlights his immense admiration for her, frequently cited as "I'm in love with another woman. Her name is Emmylou Harris". He also said that about Linda Ronstadt. They both are very beautiful in voice and form. A fine export Nd a relief

We are in the realm of the extraordinary talent. Here is a performer for the ages and this is the album that sent her into the po/country stratosphere. Brian Ahern's production is exactly right, and the song selection just perfect in every way. One of my favourite Fab covers, Billy Sherrill's classic Too Far Gone, there's a Louvin brothers, Ricky Skaggs is playing fiddle, James Burton on that there gytar, Merle, Dolly and that divine voice. What an apt choice, and I'm well pleased that in this late run that both kinds of music are getting a deserved recognition.

Emmylou Harris' exquisite harmony singing on Gram Parsons' solo albums were intrinsic to the appeal of those records, which were my entry point to country music. Her singing is always sublime and she has contributed to many, many records over her career. Her harmony singing is so wonderful and adds value to everything she appears on. I would listen to her sing the phone book. But here, on what is generally regarded as her first _real_ solo record, her choice of repertoire is varied and unimpeachable. There are Louvin Brothers songs alongside Beatles numbers, but she makes them work as a coherent and thoughtful body of work. The song choice is on point, the band is terrific and provides an excellent and tasteful bed for her lead vocals. As well curated as this album is, the best song on the record is her one original song -- 'Boulder to Birmingham', a beautiful tribute to Gram Parsons. Gram was a massive influence on Emmylou, but with the benefit of history, I would argue that she was the better musician. Her output is of such a consistent high quality; you could almost pick any of her solo albums for this list (let alone her hundreds of guest appearances). I think she is under-rated though -- I often see her solo records in vinyl bargain bins (which I quickly snaffle up). She deserves to be lauded by all. Beautiful, five stars, no notes.

Amazing

Very enjoyable. Fun to listen to this so soon after Coat of Many Colors by Dolly, as this has a cover. Would listen again.

Am I turning into a country music fan? I think this is the second album of hers that I think is fantastic :-( Geez, what's wrong with me?

it was fine but not my cup of tea

dull and twee

Overall quite good with some of the highest highs yet.

not My Thing but pretty fun and doesn't overstay its welcome

Her debut, classic country.

4+/5

La voix est bien, la première chanson commence bien Et aïe au bout de 10 sec ça y est c’est COUNTRY Je crois que j’ai aucune idée de comment reconnaître un bon album de country Ça sera un 2 à priori. Mais en vrai si aucun moment ne ressort jusqu’à la fin pq ne pas mettre à 1 ? C’est juste pas inaudible et pas énervant à écouter, c’est tout ce que j’y trouve. Le top titre est passé totalement inaperçu ! Je suis à la moitié de l’album est c’est du yaourt NATURE

1. pas chaud la country, j'ai skip à la moitié. 2. bcp mieux. belles sonorités. 3. mmm 4. les slides hawaïens là je prends. 5. super chill. 6. mmm, cv. doubles croches stylés et fin aussi. 7. mmm 8. mskn mais nn. 9. je connais ça, frappe. 10. différent un peu. cv. 11. mmmm 12. cv en vrai. album qui donne envie de traire une vache texane mais en buvant de l'eau de coco.

Wonderful voice and heart felt songs that are timeless.

It’s lovely, it just doesn’t move me that much. I wish there was a bit more range of topics

I'm not really into country, but this was good. I saved some songs to keep listening. Her voice is like hearing an angel, really good. Listening a country album is not my thing, but some of this songs were direct to my playlist

Reminds me of Allison Krause in many ways. I loved the sound of many of these songs - particularly the ones that aren't stereotypical honky tonk sounding.

What a beautiful voice! Great tunes, and it’s what country should be. Too Far Gone was my fav song and first listen. Boulder to Birmingham and If I Could Only Win Your were my other highlights

Mit Pieces Of The Sky legte die aus Birmingham, Alabama stammende Emmylou Harris 1975 bei Reprise Records ihr faktisches Debüt vor – ihr erstes Album Gliding Bird (1969) war im Folk-Idiom verhaftet und blieb weitgehend unbeachtet. Aufgenommen im mobilen Enactron Truck Studio in Los Angeles sowie bei Track Recorders in Silver Spring, Maryland, entstand das Album unter der Leitung des kanadischen Produzenten Brian Ahern, der Harris klanglich in eine Schnittmenge aus traditionellem Country, Countryrock und Folk-Sensibilität führte. Die Spuren von Gram Parsons' „Cosmic American Music"-Vision, mit dem Harris zuvor als Duettpartnerin gearbeitet hatte, sind allgegenwärtig – ohne dass das Album je bloße Reminiszenz wäre. Die Trackliste vereint Eigenkompositionen mit sorgfältig gewählten Fremdstücken: Das eröffnende „Bluebird Wine" setzt den Ton mit federndem Rhythmus und kristallklarer Stimme, während „If I Could Only Win Your Love" – ein Stück der Louvin Brothers – zur ersten ernsthaften Hit-Single wurde und bis auf Platz vier der Billboard-Country-Charts stieg. „Too Far Gone", ursprünglich von Tammy Wynette, und das abschließende „Queen of the Silver Dollar" (mit Linda Ronstadt im Hintergrund) demonstrieren Harris' Instinkt für emotionale Tiefe bei minimalem Aufwand. Die Begleitung – darunter Glen D. Hardin am Piano und Herb Pedersen als Backgroundsänger – ist so diskret wie präzise. Was Pieces Of The Sky von einem bloßen Genreprodukt unterscheidet, ist die vokale Autorität, mit der Harris jeden Song in Besitz nimmt. Ihre Stimme bewegt sich mühelos zwischen Zärtlichkeit und erdigem Nachdruck – eine Qualität, die zu diesem Zeitpunkt in der Countrymusik ohne unmittelbares Vorbild war. Das Album klingt 1975 wie eine Antwort auf eine Frage, die die Branche noch nicht gestellt hatte. Pieces Of The Sky ist ein Gründungsdokument des Alt-Country, das seinen Rang nicht durch Lautstärke, sondern durch Haltung behauptet.

Americana? Country? Whatever it's called, I've definitely got a soft spot for this type of music. And good songwriting.

I could give this a 5 on the basis of Boulder to Birmingham, alone, but really the whole album is fantastic.

Boulder to Birmingham and Queen of the Silver Dollar are my favorites. I can quibble with the high 1970s country production, but it wouldn't kill my enthusiasm for the song writing. She does an earnest and faithful cover of my favorite Dolly Parton song, but it doesn't outshine the original. It is such a profound and sad song, I will take it in almost any format.

This is perfect. Boulder to Birmingham is the perfectest part. Along with whenever she is singing.

4/5 - Pretty rare that I'm going to go high on the rating just for vocal quality, but this deserves it.

Enjoyable album if you like folk/country! Interesting selection of writers/song selections! Linda Ronstadt sings backup on Shel Silverstein’s “Queen of the Silver Dollar”. A fun highlight for me! 2003 remaster album has a song titled Hank & Lefty, new to me and will revisit from time to time! I’d welcome more music by Emmylou if in the mood for some twang!

Bit too country for me. Coat of many colours was nice but I prefer the Dolly version.

good background music. enjoyable but nothing earth shattering. Don't need to hear it again.

I never wanted to marry any of my cousins, so country music just ain't for me.

Pretty crap really. I guess it’s not terrible

Emmylou Harris is about as country as I like. Bluegrass/folk instead of full country western. I like her voice. She’s great every year at Hardly Strictly Bluegrass.

I do like Emmylou Harris’s voice but country in general isn’t my favorite so just gets a 3 star.

I often struggle to enjoy country arrangements and instrumentation on the one hand, and I've been known to be particularly tough on US folk music on the other. Emmylou Harris has a beautiful voice and an eclectic taste, but every moment that's too country or folk pulls me out of enjoying her talents. My expectations for sophistication from popular music in the 1970s of any genre may be too high — in the emotional openness and writerly transparency of both musics, the commercial genre impulse demands gestures towards the most common elements (generic and genre share the same root after all). But the moments that are more sophisticated, less generic and more subtle are breathtaking on this record. It's a shame there are fewer of those than the moments that have now become cliche — and that's the trick of listening to something "through time"; I'm sure those cliches were less built up and the moments resonated differently when their release was contemporary with their listener. But here I am listening now and having my reaction — for every 5-star moment, there's at least one 2-star lick that's become tried and true or a way of expression that's tired now.

her voice is not my fave

Beautiful album. I know her best from her backup vocals on so many good tracks but this was the first full solo album I've heard of hers. Her voice is beautiful and haunting, particularly on the slower songs, and fun and vibrant on the faster ones. This album made me a fan. We'll seek out her other ones.

Don't really like country

So its a country album Not a genre that inspires me in any way If I was at a summer BBQ playing this music, I would be leaving early So for me, this is a pass

great vocals, but not for me

First Listen; 4; I really, really enjoyed this album. There's an effortlessness here while still sounding incredibly powerful. The instrumentation is also diverse enough to not sound like twangy country music over and over. To my ears, this also sounds very modern and timeless. Favorite Track: Queen of the Silver Dollar

This one probably represents the number one reason why I decided to do this thing in the first place. To find really cool, awesome stuff that I had not ever heard of or listened to before. The album itself it breathtaking with heartfelt song writing. The musicianship is grounded. This is the type of country that I love, not the dog shit modern pop country that I so despise. I’m sure I’ll run into some of that stuff on the list at some point, but for now I’m treated to one of the best country records I have ever heard. This listen makes me want to hear more from Emmylou Harris and check stuff beyond what is on this list. If that doesn’t deserve a 5, then I’m not sure what else does!

While I can't cite any particular song I liked, I enjoyed it as a whole. Beautiful voice.

Note perfect record from the alt country queen. Incredible

Lore time: Gram Parsons is one of my favorite musicians of all time, and this debut by EmmyLou showcases just how much influence and impact he had on her. In a way, this feels like the final Parsons project. Because of this, this isn’t your typical debut album. I don’t think EmmyLou had intended on launching solo by the time Parsons died in ‘73. Despite that, she carried on the torch of their works in a super beautiful and impactful way. Songs like Boulder to Birmingham (one of the few non covers on here) showcase just how impactful that relationship was to her. This same year, she would go on to collaborate with Bob Dylan on his album “Desire” where she takes on a similar role as she did with Parsons, doing harmonies and background singing. With that, she would also tag along for one of the best tours ever imo (Dylan’s Rolling Thunder Revue *Watch the doc it’s amazing*) To me this era 1975-1977 is what cemented the legacy she was building from the early 70’s. She was already a well established artist in the folk and country scene, but now she was cemented in history. I fucking love EmmyLou.

Emmylou loves a instrumental bridge and so do I. Alot of these older records are covers and I love the original on this one Boulder to Birmingham. She has such a good voice and a lovely backing instrumental. I love country that really leans into itself. The Queen of the silver dollar is so amazing. The way she makes herself seem like royalty through her singing. I really like Emmylou Harris and I want to delve deeper into her originals but the covers are nice.

Trop country pour être Olivia Newton-John, trop mièvre pour être Carole King +1 pour la reprise de For No One

Decent, can’t say I’d go back to it

Más escuchable que el de ayer, no es un sonido feo pero extremadamente aburrido, no me llamo la atencion ningún ritmo ni melodía y me parecio monótono y lento. Solo podria rescatar que suena armónico

Country has never been my thing and I doubt it ever will.

Another case of a folky country album where I found it a pleasant listen and liked her voice but there isn't a major impression beyond that

I love Emmylou’s voice. So beautiful and melancholic. 4 stars. Fave - Boulder to Birmingham

Wonderful

A beautiful voice. I recognised the beatles cover, perhaps there are others but either way it was just a good listen

if the moon had a singing voice, i would expect it to be emmylou harris. whatever Present Emotions she expresses never feel quite like the present, they feel like theyve always been there, or are existing outside of time with everything else she's ever felt. its hard to imagine anything she sings not being worth your time, but this especially spacious/folky record is one of the best possible uses i can imagine for her. obviously its pulling a bit from laurel canyon stuff but its 100% an earnest and non-condescending country record, just this overflowing silvery river that wrings so much emotion out of me. a bunch of songs here i just wanna live in. the fearlessness of covering dolly parton and paul mccartney back to back and potentially producing even More moving recordings than the originals (not by a landslide but its possible!) is superhuman. painterly, celestial music

Pieces of the Sky didn’t fully connect with me overall, as much of it just felt like straightforward country. That said, I really liked Bluebird Wine and Boulder to Birmingham, and her voice stood out to me the most—it’s something I genuinely enjoy.

pass

Love a good classic country album. It’s also cool that the (arguably) best song on the album is the one song written by her. Very neat!

i've listened to this album 3 times not because i enjoy it but because i can't remember a single song from it Would I listen again: apparently, yes, but no more Deserves to be on this list: ehhhhh 2.3

This was excellent. Hope to return in the future. Some of the covers didn't really do it for me (meaning that I often preferred other versions to the ones here). This has good range and sounds quite nice throughout.

A relaxing album to listen near the campfire.

I have never been a fan of country music, but this is tolerable. She didn’t write a lot of these songs.

Very nice voice but this didn't stay with me The fact that it's a broad set of covers was an interesting review of different songwriters, and Dolly comes out head and shoulders above all others

I love Emmylou’s voice and sensibility. She pours her heart in her craft. Not rating 5 because the twang in the back started to make me sick around the 8th song