Bluebird is the fifteenth studio album by American country artist Emmylou Harris, released on January 10, 1989, by Warner Records. Featuring mostly interpretations of work by artists such as the McGarrigle Sisters, Tom Rush, and Rodney Crowell, it included her most recent top-ten country-charting single, "Heartbreak Hill". The album enjoyed renewed interest in 2004 when "Heaven Only Knows" was used in the first episode of the fifth season of The Sopranos.
Bonnie Raitt provided guest vocals on the track "Icy Blue Heart". Billboard said in their review of the album that, "Like most of Emmylou Harris' albums, Bluebird is an expertly performed album, featuring some truly startling and affecting tour de forces" (sic).
Track listing
Personnel
Musicians
- Emmylou Harris - acoustic guitar, guitar, percussion, vocals
- Richard Bennett - acoustic guitar, bass, guitar, mandolin, percussion, electric guitar, 12-string guitar, producer
- Ashley Cleveland - background vocals
- Donivan Cowart - background vocals
- Glen Duncan - mandolin
- Steve Fishell - acoustic guitar, dobro, pedal steel, electric bass, electric guitar
- Emory Gordy, Jr. - conductor, string arrangements
- Glen Hardin - synthesizer, piano
- Mike Henderson - slide guitar
- Kieran Kane - mandolin
- Mary Ann Kennedy - background vocals
- Paul Kennerley - acoustic guitar
- Kenny Malone - percussion
- Carl Marsh - synthesizer, Hammond organ
- Anna McGarrigle - background vocals
- Kate McGarrigle - accordion, background vocals
- Mark O'Connor - mandolin
- Dave Pomeroy - electric bass, acoustic bass, bass violin
- Bonnie Raitt - background vocals, slide guitar
- Pamela Rose - background vocals
- Harry Stinson - background vocals
- Marty Stuart - mandolin
- Barry Tashian - acoustic guitar, background vocals
- Billy Thomas - percussion, drums, vocals
Others
- Emmylou Harris - producer
- Richard Bennett - producer
- Donivan Cowart - engineer
- Paul Dieter - mixing assistant
- Caroline Greyshock - photography
- Janet Levinson - art direction, design
- George Massenburg - mixing
- Glenn Meadows - mastering
- Eric Paul - assistant engineer
- Sharon Rice - mixing assistant
- Mark Richardson - engineer
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Release history
References