Wrecking Ball

by Emmylou Harris

Overview

Wrecking Ball is a leftfield masterpiece, the most wide-ranging, innovative, and daring record in a career built on such notions. Rich in atmosphere and haunting in its dark complexity, much of the due credit belongs to producer Daniel Lanois; best known for his work with pop superstars like U2 and Peter Gabriel, on Wrecking Ball Lanois taps into the very essence of what makes Harris tick -- the gossamer vocals, the flawless phrasing -- while also opening up innumerable new avenues for her talents to explore. The songs shimmer and swirl, given life through Lanois' trademark ringing guitar textures and the almost primal drumming of U2's Larry Mullen, Jr. The fixed point remains Harris' voice, which leaps into each and every one of these diverse compositions -- culled from the pens of Neil Young, Bob Dylan, Jimi Hendrix, Steve Earle, and others -- with utter fearlessness, as if this were the album she'd been waiting her entire life to make. Maybe it is. ~ Jason Ankeny

Product Details

Release Date:	10/23/2020
Label:	Nonesuch
UPC:	0075597920079
Rank:	5412

Tracks

1. Where Will I Be
2. Goodbye
3. All My Tears
4. Wrecking Ball
5. Goin¿¿¿ Back to Harlan
6. Deeper Well
7. Every Grain of Sand
8. Sweet Old World
9. May This Be Love
10. Orphan Girl
11. Blackhawk
12. Waltz Across Texas Tonight

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Emmylou Harris   Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals,Vocal Harmony,Guitar (Acoustic)
Sam O'Sullivan   Primary Artist,Roto Toms,Hurdygurdy,Percussion
Kate & Anna McGarrigle   Guest Artist
Larry Mullen, Jr.   Guest Artist,Drums,Cymbals,Hand Drums,Percussion
Lucinda Williams   Guest Artist,Guitar (Acoustic)
Steve Earle   Guest Artist,Guitar,Guitar (Acoustic)
Daniel Lanois   Guest Artist,Bass,Chant,Organ,Guitar,Vocals,Dulcimer,Mandolin,Percussion,Bass Pedals,Vocal Harmony,Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (Electric)
Neil Young   Guest Artist,Harmonica,Vocal Harmony
Tony Hall   Bass,Drums,Shaker,Drum Sticks
Trina Shoemaker   Sequencing
Richard Bennett   Guitar,Guitar (Tremolo)
Kate McGarrigle   Vocal Harmony
Anna McGarrigle   Vocal Harmony
Darryl Johnson   Chant,Tom-Tom,Keyboard Bass,Vocal Harmony
Brian Blade   Drums,Hand Drums
Malcolm Burn   Bass,Drums,Organ,Piano,Tom-Tom,Keyboards,Percussion,Tambourine,Vibraphone,Synthesizer,Slide Guitar,Vocal Harmony,Synthesizer Vibes
Daryl Johnson   Bass,Chant,Drums,Pedals,Vocals,Tom-Tom,Bass Pedals,Harmonic Bass,Keyboard Bass,Vocal Harmony,Vocals (Background)
Bob Lanois   Director
Kufaru Mouton   Percussion

Technical Credits

Trina Shoemaker   Editing,Engineer,Mastering
Amy Hughes   Assistant Engineer
Steve Earle   Composer
Bob Dylan   Composer
Leonard Cohen   Composer
Joe Gastwirt   Mastering
Emmylou Harris   Composer
David Olney   Composer
Mark Howard   Mixing,Engineer
Julie Miller   Composer
Rodney Crowell   Composer
Jimi Hendrix   Composer
Richard Thompson   Composer
Neil Young   Composer
Anna McGarrigle   Composer
Gillian Welch   Composer
Malcolm Burn   Mixing,Engineer
Bob Lanois   Photography
Chris Stone   Assistant Engineer
Lucinda Williams   Composer
Daniel Lanois   Composer,Producer
Sam O'Sullivan   Drum Technician
Lisa Roberson   Assistant Engineer
Rob Mitchell   Assistant Producer
Wayne Lorenz   Assistant Engineer
Whitney Sutton   Copy Coordination
Dave Olney   Composer
Sandy Jenkins   Engineer
Monty Hitchcock   Executive Producer
Jim Merrill   Photography
Peter Kimball   Producer
Steve Fernie   Executive Producer
Paddy Prendergast   Executive Producer