#15
Emmylou Harris – ‘All I Intended To Be’
Nonesuch Records
Released June 10, 2008
It’s a bit of a mystery as to why Emmylou Harris and her music had eluded me for as long as it did. You’d figure that my enjoyment of chilled out singers and classic country/roots artists and all things Nashville would surely have lead me down the Harris road many moons ago. Alas though, it was a burnt copy of her ‘Wrecking Ball’ disc that my brother gave to me that really set the stage for my recent love affair with her music. ‘All I Intended To Be’ is her most recent effort and is comprised of a handful of cover songs (originally performed by arists such as Patty Griffin, Merle Haggard, and Tracy Chapman) and some of her own material and is unbelievably great, if I might say so myself. I really, really love her voice to be honest with you. She could be singing the topping list at a pizza place and I would probably be pretty enthralled by what was goin on. The woman is truly a legend in every sense of the word and I’m so glad I gave her a chance to win me over. Incredible cd. I’d write more, but I’m a bit sleepy toight. Sorrrrrrrrry!
Standout Songs: ‘Shores Of White Sand’, ‘Hold On’, and ‘Take That Ride’
Be sure that it is not you that is mortal, but only your body. For that man whom your outward form reveals is not yourself; the spirit is the true self, not that physical figure which and be pointed out by your finger.