Angel Band (album)

Angel Band is an acoustic collection of gospel songs by Emmylou Harris, released on July 7, 1987. The album was recorded live "off the floor" featuring a band composed of Vince Gill (mandolin, vocals), Carl Jackson (guitar, vocals) and Emory Gordy Jr. (bass, vocals). Jerry Douglas (dobro) and Mark O'Connor (fiddle) were overdubbed on some tracks.

The album netted for Emmylou Harris another nomination for the Grammy Award for Best Female Country Vocal Performance at the 30th Annual Grammy Awards with the award going to K.T. Oslin for "80s Ladies".

Track listing

Personnel

• Emmylou Harris – acoustic guitar, arranger, lead vocals

Additional musicians

• Mike Auldridge – dobro
• Jerry Douglas – dobro
• Vince Gill – acoustic guitar, mandolin, tenor vocals
• Emory Gordy Jr. – acoustic guitar, arranger, bass vocals, bass guitar
• Carl Jackson – acoustic guitar, baritone vocals
• Mark O'Connor – fiddle, viola, mandola

Production

• Milan Bogdan – digital editing
• Jim Cotton – engineer
• Alton Dellinger – technical consultant
• Paul Goldberg – engineer
• Patty Loveless – arranger
• McGuire – photography
• Glenn Meadows – mastering
• Jessie Noble – coordination
• Keith Odle – mixing assistant
• Thomas Ryan – design
• Joe Scaife – engineer
• Steve Tillisch – mixing
• David Wariner – lettering

Chart performance

Release history

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