From the Editors

Less than two years after her mentor Gram Parson's death, Harris recorded her first album for Reprise. <I>Pieces of the Sky</I> inaugurated a suite of four mid-'70s albums and a surprising number of hits: her sound was clearly traditional, but also tastefully up-to-date with folk-rock and singer/songwriter styles, and her cyrstalline, febrile vocals took standards such as "Sweet Dreams" and "If I Could Only Win Your Love" back up the charts. <I>Profile</I> focuses on these early hits, and if it's too brief to capture all the best songs from four-star albums such as <I>Elite Hotel</I>, <I>Luxury Liner</I>, and <I>Quarter Moon in a Ten Cent Town</I>, it shows why Harris is important and why she continues to make adventurous country music. Through unfailingly tasteful song selection, brilliant occasional songwriting, and her cool, velvety soprano, Harris extended Gram Parsons's vision of "cosmic American music" and made it her own. <I>--Roy Kasten</I>
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Customer Response

EMMY LOU HARRIS PROFILE
HAVE ALL OF EMMYLOU'S ALBUMS AND LISTEN ALL THE TIME. ARRIVED PROMPTLY IN EXCELLENT CONDITION

Vintage Emmylou
Not a real c&w fan, I purchased this cd for C'est la Vie (written by Chuck Berry) and every song was wonderful.

A new favorite
I have always loved Emmylou Harris' lilting voice, and I really enjoy this CD. All the songs are good, and even though I had never heard "Boulder to Birmingham," it has become one of my favorites.

Emmy's Best
I have had an LP copy of this album since it came out, which was before CDs. I wore out two cassette tapes and then purchased two CDs of it. It was one of the first albums on which I found that I liked every song on it.

No doubt about it, Boulder To Birmingham is my favorite.

Not many have the staying power of Emmy Lou Harris. She is, quite simply, wonderful.

Wonderful!
This is my 3rd copy of this wonderful album/CD. The original album had to make way for the world of CDs. The first CD was accidently broken and I replaced it the same day. I think it's one of her top 5 albums. I love them all.

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