Spyboy | ||||
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Live album by | ||||
Released | August 11, 1998 | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Length | 61:55 | |||
Label | Eminent | |||
Producer | Buddy Miller, Emmylou Harris | |||
Emmylou Harris chronology | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
Robert Christgau | [2] |
Entertainment Weekly | A− [3] |
Spyboy is a 1998 live album by Emmylou Harris and her backing band, Spyboy which she formed for a tour to perform songs from her 1995 career-redefining album, Wrecking Ball. Taking a stripped-down approach, Harris is backed by a trio comprising country singer-songwriter Buddy Miller on guitar and New Orleans musicians Daryl Johnson on bass and Brady Blade on drums. Along with songs from Wrecking Ball, such as "Where Will I Be" and "Deeper Well", Harris performs other songs from earlier in her career, such as "Born to Run" from Cimarron, " Love Hurts", which she first performed with Gram Parsons, "I Ain't Living Long Like This" from Quarter Moon in a Ten Cent Town and her ode to Parsons, "Boulder to Birmingham", from her 1975 debut album, Pieces of the Sky.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "My Songbird" | Jesse Winchester | 3:30 |
2. | "Where Will I Be" | Daniel Lanois | 4:21 |
3. | "I Ain't Living Long Like This" | Rodney Crowell | 4:20 |
4. | " Love Hurts" | Boudleaux Bryant | 2:55 |
5. | "Green Pastures" | Traditional | 3:05 |
6. | "Deeper Well" | Emmylou Harris, Daniel Lanois, David Olney | 7:16 |
7. | "Prayer in Open D" | Emmylou Harris | 4:01 |
8. | "Calling My Children Home" | Doyle Lawson, Charles Waller, Robert Yates | 3:02 |
9. | "Tulsa Queen" | Rodney Crowell, Emmylou Harris | 4:30 |
10. | "Wheels" | Chris Hillman, Gram Parsons | 3:04 |
11. | "Born to Run" | Paul Kennerley | 4:44 |
12. | "Boulder to Birmingham" | Bill Danoff, Emmylou Harris | 3:21 |
13. | "All My Tears (Be Washed Away)" | Julie Miller | 5:06 |
14. | "The Maker" | Daniel Lanois | 8:40 |
Total length: | 61:55 |
Chart (1998) | Peak position |
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U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 27 |
U.S. Billboard 200 | 180 |
Region | Date | Format | Label | Ref. |
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North America | August 11, 1998 |
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Eminent Records | [4] |
Spyboy | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Live album by | ||||
Released | August 11, 1998 | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Length | 61:55 | |||
Label | Eminent | |||
Producer | Buddy Miller, Emmylou Harris | |||
Emmylou Harris chronology | ||||
|
Review scores | |
---|---|
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
Robert Christgau | [2] |
Entertainment Weekly | A− [3] |
Spyboy is a 1998 live album by Emmylou Harris and her backing band, Spyboy which she formed for a tour to perform songs from her 1995 career-redefining album, Wrecking Ball. Taking a stripped-down approach, Harris is backed by a trio comprising country singer-songwriter Buddy Miller on guitar and New Orleans musicians Daryl Johnson on bass and Brady Blade on drums. Along with songs from Wrecking Ball, such as "Where Will I Be" and "Deeper Well", Harris performs other songs from earlier in her career, such as "Born to Run" from Cimarron, " Love Hurts", which she first performed with Gram Parsons, "I Ain't Living Long Like This" from Quarter Moon in a Ten Cent Town and her ode to Parsons, "Boulder to Birmingham", from her 1975 debut album, Pieces of the Sky.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
---|---|---|---|
1. | "My Songbird" | Jesse Winchester | 3:30 |
2. | "Where Will I Be" | Daniel Lanois | 4:21 |
3. | "I Ain't Living Long Like This" | Rodney Crowell | 4:20 |
4. | " Love Hurts" | Boudleaux Bryant | 2:55 |
5. | "Green Pastures" | Traditional | 3:05 |
6. | "Deeper Well" | Emmylou Harris, Daniel Lanois, David Olney | 7:16 |
7. | "Prayer in Open D" | Emmylou Harris | 4:01 |
8. | "Calling My Children Home" | Doyle Lawson, Charles Waller, Robert Yates | 3:02 |
9. | "Tulsa Queen" | Rodney Crowell, Emmylou Harris | 4:30 |
10. | "Wheels" | Chris Hillman, Gram Parsons | 3:04 |
11. | "Born to Run" | Paul Kennerley | 4:44 |
12. | "Boulder to Birmingham" | Bill Danoff, Emmylou Harris | 3:21 |
13. | "All My Tears (Be Washed Away)" | Julie Miller | 5:06 |
14. | "The Maker" | Daniel Lanois | 8:40 |
Total length: | 61:55 |
Chart (1998) | Peak position |
---|---|
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 27 |
U.S. Billboard 200 | 180 |
Region | Date | Format | Label | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
North America | August 11, 1998 |
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Eminent Records | [4] |