Red Dirt Girl
2000 studio album by Emmylou Harris
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| Studio album by Emmylou Harris | ||||
| Released | September 12, 2000 (2000-09-12) | |||
| Recorded | March–April 2000 | |||
| Studio | Clouet Street Studio, New Orleans | |||
| Genre | Country folk, Americana | |||
| Length | 55:59 | |||
| Label | Nonesuch | |||
| Producer | Malcolm Burn | |||
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Red Dirt Girl is the nineteenth studio album by American country artist Emmylou Harris, released on September 12, 2000 by Nonesuch Records. The album was a significant departure for Harris, as eleven of the twelve tracks were written or co-written by her. At the time, she was best known for covering other songwriters' work. Prior to this album, only two of Harris' LPs had more than two of her own compositions (Gliding Bird in 1969, and The Ballad of Sally Rose in 1985). Her next album, Stumble into Grace, was also written by Harris. The album contains "Bang the Drum Slowly", a song Guy Clark helped Harris write as an elegy for her father.[1] The album peaked at number 3 on the Billboard country album charts and won the Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Folk Album in 2001.
Reception
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 73/100[2] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Entertainment Weekly | A[3] |
| The Guardian | [4] |
| The Independent | [5] |
| Los Angeles Times |  [6] |
| Q | [7] |
| Rolling Stone | [8] |
| Spin | 4/10[9] |
| Uncut | [10] |
| The Village Voice | C[11] |
The album was very positively received, being declared "spellbinding" by The Guardian.,[12] while the New York Times wrote: "Miss Harris has found herself.[13]
The album was included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die,[14] which describes it thus:
“drum loops and middle eastern melodies nestle in comfortably next to warm guitar work and Harris' gently wavering voice... a big departure from her rootsy '70s releases.”
Track listing
All tracks are written by Emmylou Harris, except where noted
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Pearl" | 5:02 | |
| 2. | "Michelangelo" | 5:15 | |
| 3. | "I Don't Wanna Talk About It Now" | 4:47 | |
| 4. | "Tragedy" |
| 4:25 |
| 5. | "Red Dirt Girl" | 4:19 | |
| 6. | "My Baby Needs a Shepherd" | 4:40 | |
| 7. | "Bang the Drum Slowly" |
| 4:51 |
| 8. | "J'Ai Fait Tout" |
| 5:32 |
| 9. | "One Big Love" | 4:34 | |
| 10. | "Hour of Gold" | 5:01 | |
| 11. | "My Antonia" | 3:44 | |
| 12. | "Boy from Tupelo" | 3:49 |
- Track information and Personnel credits taken from the album's liner notes.[15]
Personnel
1. "The Pearl"
- Emmylou Harris: Acoustic guitar
- Malcolm Burn: Bass
- Ethan Johns: Electric guitar
- Daryl Johnson: Drums, bass, percussion, harmony vocals
- Buddy Miller: Electric guitar
2. "Michelangelo"
- Emmylou Harris: Acoustic guitar
- Malcolm Burn: Bass, Drum box programming
- Ethan Johns: Electric guitar
3. "I Don't Wanna Talk About It Now"
- Emmylou Harris: Acoustic guitar
- Malcolm Burn: Piano, electric guitar, tambourine
- Jill Cunniff: Electric guitar, bass, harmony vocals
- Ethan Johns: Drums
- Daryl Johnson: Bass, harmony vocals
- Julie Miller: harmony vocals
4. "Tragedy"
- Emmylou Harris: Baritone electric Guitar
- Malcolm Burn: Piano, 12-string guitar, bass, Fender Rhodes, drum box programming
- Ethan Johns: Electric guitar
- Daryl Johnson: Chord bass
- Buddy Miller: Pedal steel
- Patti Scialfa: Duet vocal
- Bruce Springsteen: Harmony vocals
5. "Red Dirt Girl"
- Emmylou Harris: Acoustic guitar
- Malcolm Burn: Bass, electric guitar, drum box programming
- Ethan Johns: Omnichord
- Daryl Johnson: Percussion, bass pedals
- Buddy Miller: Electric guitar
6. "My Baby Needs A Shepherd"
- Emmylou Harris: Acoustic guitar
- Malcolm Burn: Electric guitar, percussion, dulcimer, drum box programming
- Ethan Johns: Baritone electric guitar, percussion
- René Coman: Bass
- Patty Griffin: Harmony vocals
- Daryl Johnson: Baritone acoustic guitar, percussion
7. "Bang The Drum Slowly"
- Emmylou Harris: Baritone electric guitar, acoustic guitar
- Malcolm Burn: Piano, synth bass, electric guitar
- Ethan Johns: EBow
- Daryl Johnson: Bass. harmony vocals, percussion
8. "J'Ai Fait Tout"
- Malcolm Burn: Acoustic guitar, electric guitar
- Jill Cunniff: Bass, harmony vocals, electric guitar
- Ethan Johns: Drums
- Daryl Johnson: Bass, harmony vocals
- Kate McGarrigle: Accordion
- Jim Watts: Fender Rhodes
9. "One Big Love"
- Malcolm Burn: Bass, 12-string guitar, drum box programming, harmony vocals
- John Deaderick: Fender Rhodes
- Ethan Johns: Electric guitar, drums
- Buddy Miller: Electric guitar, mando guitar
- Julie Miller: Harmony vocals
- Jill Cunniff: Harmony vocals
- Carlo Nuccio: Drums
10. "Hour Of Gold"
- Emmylou Harris: Acoustic guitar
- Malcolm Burn: Fender Rhodes, synth
- Patty Griffin: Harmony vocals
- Ethan Johns: Mando cello
- Daryl Johnson: Bass
11. "My Antonia"
- Emmylou Harris: Baritone electric guitar
- Malcolm Burn: Harmonica, acoustic guitar, omnichord, synth bass
- Ethans Johns: Acoustic guitar, mando cello
- Daryl Johnson: Bass, percussion
- Dave Matthews: Duet vocal
- Buddy Miller: Pedal steel, electric guitar
12. "Boy From Tupelo"
- Emmylou Harris: Acoustic guitar
- Malcolm Burn: Bass, percussion, piano, electric guitar, drums
- Ethan Johns: EBow, acoustic guitar
- Kate McGarrigle: Piano, harmony vocals
- Julie Miller: Harmony vocals
Charts
Weekly charts
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Release history
| Region | Date | Format | Label | Ref. |
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| North America | September 12, 2000 |
| Nonesuch Records | [21] |
References
- ^ a b Johnson, Zac. "Red Dirt Girl – Emmylou Harris". AllMusic. Retrieved May 11, 2020.
- ^ "Red Dirt Girl by Emmylou Harris Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved September 11, 2021.
- ^ Johnson, Beth (September 15, 2000). "Music Review: 'Red Dirt Girl'". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved May 11, 2020.
- ^ Sweeting, Adam (October 13, 2000). "Emmylou Harris: Red Dirt Girl (Grapevine)". The Guardian.
- ^ Perry, Tim (September 16, 2000). "Pop: Album Reviews". The Independent.
- ^ Hilburn, Robert (September 10, 2000). "Emmylou Harris, 'Red Dirt Girl,' Nonesuch". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ "Emmylou Harris: Red Dirt Girl". Q. No. 169. October 2000. p. 119.
- ^ Berger, Arion (September 28, 2000). "Emmylou Harris: Red Dirt Girl". Rolling Stone. No. 850. p. 56. Archived from the original on August 7, 2007. Retrieved October 3, 2011.
- ^ Smith, RJ (November 2000). "Emmylou Harris: Red Dirt Girl / Willie Nelson: Milk Cow Blues". Spin. Vol. 16, no. 11. p. 208. Retrieved May 11, 2020.
- ^ Williamson, Nigel (October 2000). "Emmylou Harris: Red Dirt Girl". Uncut. No. 41. p. 90.
- ^ Christgau, Robert (November 28, 2000). "Turkey Shoot: Where the Action Isn't". The Village Voice. Retrieved July 14, 2018.
- ^ Sweeting, Adam (2000-11-22). "The prime of Miss Emmylou Harris". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-04-28.
- ^ "Emmylou Harris's Grammy-Winning Nonesuch Debut Album, "Red Dirt Girl," Now on Red Vinyl | Nonesuch Records". Nonesuch Records Official Website. 2021-02-19. Retrieved 2024-04-28.
- ^ Robert Dimery; Michael Lydon (23 March 2010). 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die: Revised and Updated Edition. Universe. ISBN 978-0-7893-2074-2.
- ^ Red Dirt Girl (liner notes). Emmylou Harris. Nonesuch. 2000.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 125.
- ^ "Emmylou Harris Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 22, 2020.
- ^ "Emmylou Harris Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 22, 2020.
- ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2000". Billboard. Retrieved October 22, 2020.
- ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2001". Billboard. Retrieved October 22, 2020.
- ^ Harris, Emmylou (September 12, 2000). "Red Dirt Girl (Liner Notes)". Nonesuch Records. 79616-2 (CD); 79616-4 (Cassette).
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- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- Last Date (1982)
- At the Ryman (1992)
- Spyboy (1998)
- Ramble in Music City: The Lost Concert (with The Nash Ramblers) (2021)
- Honeysuckle Rose (1980)
- Real Live Roadrunning (with Mark Knopfler) (2006)
- Songbird: Rare Tracks and Forgotten Gems (2007)
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