Roses in the Snow is the seventh studio album by country music artist Emmylou Harris, released in 1980. While Harris' previous release, 1979's Blue Kentucky Girl, featured traditional, straight-ahead country (as opposed to the country-rock of her prior efforts), Roses in the Snow found Harris performing bluegrass-inspired music, with material by Flatt and Scruggs, Paul Simon, the Carter Family, and Johnny Cash. Cash, Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt, the Whites, Ricky Skaggs, Willie Nelson and Tony Rice made guest appearances. "Wayfaring Stranger" was released as the first single in 1980 and went to No. 7 on the Billboard Country charts. The second single, a remake of a Simon & Garfunkel song, "The Boxer", reached No. 13. Backing musicians included Albert Lee and Jerry Douglas.
At the 23rd Annual Grammy Awards, the album was nominated for Best Female Country Vocal Performance but the award went to Anne Murray for "Could I Have This Dance".
Track listing
Personnel
- Brian Ahern â 12-string guitar, Adamas guitar, Archtop guitar, gut-string guitar, bass, percussion
- Bryan Bowers â autoharp
- Johnny Cash â backing vocals
- Hank DeVito â pedal steel guitar
- Jerry Douglas â dobro
- Steve Fishell â pedal steel guitar
- Emory Gordy Jr. â bass
- Emmylou Harris â vocals, acoustic guitar
- Albert Lee â electric guitar, Mandolin
- Willie Nelson â gut-string guitar
- Dolly Parton â backing vocals
- Tony Rice â acoustic guitar, backing vocals
- Linda Ronstadt â duet vocals, backing vocals
- Ricky Skaggs â acoustic guitar, banjo, fiddle, mandolin, duet vocals, backing vocals
- John Ware â percussion
- Buck White â piano, backing vocals
- Cheryl White â backing vocals
- Sharon White â backing vocals
Technical
- Brian Ahern â producer, engineer
- Donivan Cowart â engineer
- Stuart Taylor â engineer
Charts
Release history
References
- Emmylou Harris Roses in the Snow liner notes