All I Intended to Be

2008 studio album by Emmylou Harris
All I Intended to Be
Studio album by
Emmylou Harris
ReleasedJune 10, 2008
RecordedOctober 16, 2005 — March 17, 2008
StudioEaster Island Surround, Nashville
GenreCountry Folk, Americana
Length55.25
LabelNonesuch
ProducerBrian Ahern
Emmylou Harris chronology
Songbird: Rare Tracks and Forgotten Gems
(2007) 		All I Intended to Be
(2008) 		Hard Bargain
(2011)

All I Intended to Be is the 25th studio album from Emmylou Harris and her third release on Nonesuch Records. It was released in the United States on June 10, 2008.[1][2] The album debuted at number 22 on the Billboard 200,[3] and number four on Top Country Albums, which makes the album Harris’ highest charting solo record on the Billboard 200 since Evangeline was released in 1981. As of 2014 it has sold 153,973 copies in United States according to Nielsen SoundScan.[4]

Album information

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[5]
Billboard(critics’ choice)[6]
Crawdaddy!favorable[7]
Entertainment Weekly(A–)[8]
Mojo 21 May 2008
Orlando Sentinel[9]
Q p 103, July 2008
PopMatters[10]
Slant Magazine[11]
The Times[12]
The Austin Chronicle[13]
Uncut[14]

Harris stated that “Sailing Round the Room” was inspired by Terri Schiavo and is a celebration of life and death; “How She Could Sing the Wildwood Flower” refers to the relationship between A. P. and Sara Carter and was inspired by a documentary that Harris, together with Kate and Anna McGarrigle, saw on television. The song “Gold” features guest vocals by Dolly Parton and Vince Gill, while “Old Five and Dimers Like Me” and "Beyond the Great Divide" are duets with John Starling. “Moon Song” was written by Harris' close friend Patty Griffin and appeared as an iTunes bonus track on her 2007 album Children Running Through.

The album was made #49 in Q’s 50 Best Albums of the Year 2008.[15]

The album was also nominated for a Grammy Award in the field of Best Contemporary Folk / Americana Album at the 2009 Grammy Awards.[16]

The title is taken from the closing line of the track "Old Five and Dimers Like Me."

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Shores of White Sand (Karen Brooks cover)"Jack Wesley Routh4:22
2."Hold On"Jude Johnstone4:35
3."Moon Song"Patty Griffin4:06
4."Broken Man’s Lament"Mark Germino[17]5:05
5."Gold"Emmylou Harris3:32
6."How She Could Sing the Wildwood Flower"Emmylou Harris, Kate McGarrigle, Anna McGarrigle3:44
7."All That You Have Is Your Soul"Tracy Chapman4:41
8."Take That Ride"Emmylou Harris3:39
9."Old Five and Dimers Like Me (Tom T. Hall & Billy Joe Shaver cover)"Billy Joe Shaver4:16
10."Kern River"Merle Haggard4:03
11."Not Enough"Emmylou Harris3:25
12."Sailing Round the Room"Emmylou Harris, Kate McGarrigle, Anna McGarrigle5:31
13."Beyond the Great Divide (Karen Brooks cover)"J.C. Crowley, Jack Wesley Routh4:26

Personnel

  • Emmylou Harris – vocals, acoustic guitar (1-13), harmonies (2-4, 6-13)
  • Brian Ahern – 12-string guitars (1, 6), baritone electric guitar (4, 7, 12), Tac-Tac bass (5), Afuche (5), Earthwood bass (6, 11), banjo (6)
  • Tim Goodman – acoustic guitar (1)
  • Emory Gordy Jr. – bass (1)
  • Jim Horn – recorders (1)
  • Keith Knudsen – drums (1)
  • John McFee – Cordovox and electric guitars (1)
  • Bill Payne – keyboards (1)
  • Lynn Langham – backing vocals (1)
  • Jack Routh – backing vocals (1)
  • Randy Sharp – backing vocals, vocal arrangement (1)
  • Glen D. Hardin – keyboards (2, 4, 5, 7, 8)
  • Greg Leisz – slide electric guitar (2), steel (5, 8, 10, 13), Weisenborn (8, 11), mandocello (11)
  • Buddy Miller – backing vocals (1), harmony vocals (2), vocals (8)
  • Harry Stinson – drums (2, 4-8, 12)
  • Kenny Vaughan – electric guitar (2, 4, 5, 7 8)
  • Glenn Worf – bass (2, 4, 5, 7, 8)
  • Steve Fishell – steel (3, 7, 12)
  • Mary Ann Kennedy – harmony vocals, mandolin (3, 11)
  • Phil Madeira – accordion (3, 9, 10, 12, 13)
  • David Pomeroy – bass (3, 12)
  • Pam Rose – harmony vocals, acoustic guitar (3, 11)
  • Patrick Warren – keyboards (3, 6, 11, 12)
  • Karen Brooks – backing vocals (1), harmony vocals (4, 7)
  • Dolly Parton – harmony vocals (5)
  • Vince Gill – harmony vocals (5)
  • Kate McGarrigle – vocals (3, 6, 12), gut-string guitar (6, 12), banjo solo (6)
  • Anna McGarrigle – vocals (3, 6, 12)
  • Mike Auldridge – vocals, Dobro (9, 10, 13)
  • John Starling – vocals, acoustic guitar (9, 10, 13)
  • Stuart Duncan – mandolin (9, 10, 13)
  • Fats Kaplin – mandolin (9)
  • Marc Bell – sound engineer (6, 12)

Release history

Region Date
Netherlands 6 June 2008
Belgium
Ireland
United Kingdom 9 June 2008
Norway
Denmark
Portugal
Greece
United States 10 June 2008
Canada
Sweden 11 June 2008
Germany 13 June 2008
Italy
Switzerland
Austria
Australia 14 June 2008
New Zealand

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2008) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA Charts)[18] 58
US Billboard 200[19] 22
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[20] 4

Year-end charts

Chart (2008) Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[21] 60


Release history

Release history and formats for All I Intended to Be
Region Date Format Label Ref.
North America June 10, 2008
  • CD
  • music download
 Nonesuch Records [22][23]

References

  1. ^ Cohen, Jonathan (April 7, 2008). Billboard Bits: New Kids/Zootopia, River To River, Emmylou Harris. Billboard. Retrieved on June 12, 2008.
  2. ^ More about this album. Nonesuch Records. Retrieved on June 12, 2008.
  3. ^ Hasty, Katie. "Lil Wayne Crushes The Competition To Debut At No. 1". Billboard. June 18, 2008.
  4. ^ "September 17 & 23 releases". Universal Music Group. September 2014. p. 59. Retrieved November 24, 2019 – via Scribd.
  5. ^ Deming, Mark. All I Intended to Be at AllMusic. Retrieved June 12, 2008.
  6. ^ "The Billboard Reviews, Albums". Billboard. June 14, 2008. p. 45. Retrieved July 27, 2011.
  7. ^ Matteo, Steve (May 28, 2008). "Album Review: Emmylou Harris, All I Intended To Be". Crawdaddy. Archived from the original on June 3, 2008. Retrieved July 27, 2011.
  8. ^ Clark Collis (June 6, 2008). "All I Intended to Be Review | Music Reviews and News". EW.com. Retrieved July 27, 2011.
  9. ^ "Topic Galleries". OrlandoSentinel.com. Retrieved July 27, 2011.[permanent dead link]
  10. ^ Hauner, Thomas. "Emmylou Harris: All I Intended to Be". Popmatters.com. Retrieved July 27, 2011.
  11. ^ Keefe, Jonathan. "Emmylou Harris | All I Intended to Be". SlantMagazine.com. Archived from the original on August 3, 2008. Retrieved July 27, 2011.
  12. ^ Edwards, Mark (June 8, 2008). "Emmylou Harris: All I Intended to Be". The Sunday Times. Archived from the original on June 15, 2011.
  13. ^ Freeman, Doug (June 27, 2008). "Emmylou Harris - Music Review". The Austin Chronicle. Retrieved July 27, 2011.
  14. ^ Love, Damien. "Emmylou Harris - All I Intended to Be - Review". Uncut.co.uk. Archived from the original on August 7, 2011. Retrieved July 27, 2011.
  15. ^ "The 50 Best Albums of 2008". Q. January 2009. p. 81.
  16. ^ "The 51st Annual Grammy Awards List". Grammy.com. February 8, 2009. Archived from the original on March 31, 2009.
  17. ^ in the booklet: "Written by Emmylou Harris"
  18. ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 125.
  19. ^ "Emmylou Harris Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved December 2, 2020.
  20. ^ "Emmylou Harris Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 2, 2020.
  21. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2008". Billboard. Retrieved December 2, 2020.
  22. ^ Harris, Emmylou (June 10, 2008). "All I Intended to Be (Liner Notes)". Nonesuch Records. 79805-2 (CD).
  23. ^ "All I Intended to Be by Emmylou Harris". Apple Music. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
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Studio albums as a solo artist
Studio albums as a collaboration
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
Box sets
  • Songbird: Rare Tracks and Forgotten Gems (2007)
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