Roses in the Snow

1980 studio album by Emmylou Harris

Roses in the Snow

Studio album by

Emmylou Harris

Released

April 30, 1980

Recorded

Nashville, July 1979

Genre

Bluegrass, country, Americana

Length

29:56

Label

Warner Bros. Nashville

Producer

Brian Ahern

Emmylou Harris chronology

Light of the Stable
(1979)

Roses in the Snow
(1980)

Evangeline
(1981)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Christgau's Record Guide	A^[2]

Roses in the Snow is the seventh studio album by country music artist Emmylou Harris, released in 1980. While Harris' previous release, 1979's Blue Kentucky Girl, featured traditional, straight-ahead country (as opposed to the country-rock of her prior efforts), Roses in the Snow found Harris performing bluegrass-inspired music, with material by Flatt and Scruggs, Paul Simon, The Carter Family, and Johnny Cash. Cash, Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt, The Whites, Ricky Skaggs, Willie Nelson and Tony Rice made guest appearances. "Wayfaring Stranger" was released as the first single in 1980 and went to #7 on the Billboard Country charts. The second single, a remake of a Simon & Garfunkel song, "The Boxer", reached #13. Backing musicians included Albert Lee and Jerry Douglas.

At the 23rd Annual Grammy Awards, the album was nominated for Best Female Country Vocal Performance but the award went to Anne Murray for Could I Have This Dance.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Roses in the Snow"	Ruth Franks	2:32
2.	"Wayfaring Stranger"	Traditional; arr. Brian Ahern	3:26
3.	"Green Pastures"	Traditional; arr. Brian Ahern	3:08
4.	"The Boxer"	Paul Simon	3:16
5.	"Darkest Hour is Just Before Dawn"	Ralph Stanley	3:22
6.	"I'll Go Stepping Too"	Tom James, Jerry Organ	2:16
7.	"You're Learning"	Ira Louvin, Charlie Louvin	2:57
8.	"Jordan"	Traditional; arr. Brian Ahern	2:07
9.	"Miss the Mississippi and You"	Bill Halley	3:40
10.	"Gold Watch and Chain"	A.P. Carter	3:12
11.	"You're Gonna Change" (bonus track on 2002 CD reissue)	Hank Williams	2:40
12.	"Root Like a Rose" (bonus track on 2002 CD reissue)	Nancy Ahern	4:45

Personnel

Brian Ahern – 12-string guitar, Adamas guitar, Archtop guitar, gut-string guitar, bass, percussion
Bryan Bowers – autoharp
Johnny Cash – backing vocals
Hank DeVito – pedal steel guitar
Jerry Douglas – dobro
Steve Fishell – pedal steel guitar
Emory Gordy Jr. – bass
Emmylou Harris – vocals, acoustic guitar
Albert Lee – electric guitar, Mandolin
Willie Nelson – gut-string guitar
Dolly Parton – backing vocals
Tony Rice – acoustic guitar, backing vocals
Linda Ronstadt – duet vocals, backing vocals
Ricky Skaggs – acoustic guitar, banjo, fiddle, mandolin, duet vocals, backing vocals
John Ware – percussion
Buck White – piano, backing vocals
Cheryl White – backing vocals
Sharon White – backing vocals

Technical

Brian Ahern – producer, engineer
Donivan Cowart – engineer
Stuart Taylor – engineer

Charts

Chart (1980)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	2
U.S. Billboard 200	26
Canadian RPM Country Albums	2

Release history

Release history and formats for *Roses in the Snow*
Region	Date	Format	Label	Ref.
North America	April 30, 1980	LP cassette	Warner Bros. Records	^[3]

References

^ Ankeny, Jason. Roses in the Snow at AllMusic
^ Christgau, Robert (1990). "Subjects for Further Research". Christgau's Record Guide: The '80s. Pantheon Books. ISBN 067973015X. Retrieved January 24, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
^ Harris, Emmylou (April 30, 1980). "Roses in the Snow (Liner Notes)". Warner Bros. Records. BSK-3422 (LP); TM5-3422 (Cassette).