Portraits

10/08/1996 | Reprise / Wea 

All Music Guide Review

Portraits is a three-disc, 61-track box set covering Emmylou Harris' entire career for Reprise and Warner Records, which spans from 1974 to 1992. Not only does the box select highlights from classic albums like Luxury Liner, Roses in the Snow, and Blue Kentucky Girl, but it also features her early duets with Gram Parsons and selections from the Trio album she recorded with Dolly Parton and Linda Ronstadt. Portraits doesn't dwell too long on unreleased material -- there are only five unearthed tracks on the entire set -- preferring to sketch out a full overview of her career. While there might be a few favorite tracks missing, the box nevertheless fulfills its goals quite nicely -- anyone looking for a comprehensive compilation of Emmylou's career will not be disappointed. ~ Thom Owens, All Music Guide

Track Listing

  • Track#
  • Title
  • time
  • 3
  • Love Hurts
  • 3:38

  • 7
  • Too Far Gone
  • 4:04

  • 11
  • Together Again
  • 3:52

  • 14
  • Sweet Dreams
  • 4:00

  • 15
  • Luxury Liner
  • 3:40

  • 16
  • Making Believe
  • 3:34

  • 21 (2)
  • Hello Stranger
  • 3:57

  • 22 (2)
  • Every Time You Leave
  • 2:59

  • 23 (2)
  • Beneath Still Waters
  • 3:41

  • 24 (2)
  • Blue Kentucky Girl
  • 3:17

  • 25 (2)
  • To Daddy
  • 2:47

  • 26 (2)
  • Evangeline
  • 3:11

  • 28 (2)
  • Mr. Sandman
  • 2:19

  • 29 (2)
  • And I Love You So (#)
  • 4:39

  • 30 (2)
  • If I Needed You
  • 3:34

  • 31 (2)
  • Roses in the Snow
  • 2:31

  • 32 (2)
  • The Boxer
  • 3:16

  • 33 (2)
  • Wayfaring Stanger
  • 3:26

  • 34 (2)
  • Millworker
  • 4:03

  • 37 (2)
  • Juanita
  • 3:06

  • 38 (2)
  • Born to Run
  • 3:45

  • 39 (2)
  • The Price You Pay
  • 4:37

  • 40 (2)
  • Sweet Chariot
  • 2:58

  • 42 (3)
  • In My Dreams
  • 3:13

  • 46 (3)
  • Farther Along
  • 4:08

  • 47 (3)
  • Angel Band
  • 3:01

  • 48 (3)
  • I Still Miss Someone
  • 2:49

  • 49 (3)
  • A River for Him
  • 5:04

  • 50 (3)
  • Heartbreak Hill
  • 3:12

  • 51 (3)
  • Icy Blue Heart
  • 4:07

  • 52 (3)
  • Gulf Coast Highway
  • 3:07

  • 54 (3)
  • West Texas Waltz
  • 3:31

  • 56 (3)
  • Casey's Last Ride (#)
  • 3:55

  • 59 (3)
  • Walls of Time
  • 4:44

  • 61 (3)
  • No Regrets
  • 5:38

  • Credits

    • Bill Payne
    • Organ, Organ (Hammond), Piano (Electric), Harmonium, Piano
    • Herb Pedersen
    • Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (12 String), Vocals (Background), Guitar, Banjo
    • Al Perkins
    • Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar, Banjo, Vocals (Background), Pedal Steel, Dobro
    • Barry Tashian
    • Guitar (Acoustic), Vocals (Background), Guitar (Electric), Banjo
    • Don Johnson
    • Piano, Piano (Electric), Vocals (Background), Keyboards
    • Brian Ahern
    • Guitar (Acoustic), Banjo, Tambourine, Producer, Six String Banjo, Guitar (12 String), Guitar (Electric), Percussion, Bass, Guitar
    • Richard Bennett
    • Guitar (Acoustic), Percussion, Bass, Producer, Guitar (Electric)
    • Glen D. Hardin
    • Synthesizer, Piano (Electric), Piano, Conductor, Mixing
    • Steve Fishell
    • Guitar (Acoustic), Pedal Steel, Percussion, Guitar, Dobro
    • Vince Gill
    • Guitar (Acoustic), Mandolin, Guitar (Electric), Vocals (Background)
    • Bernie Leadon
    • Guitar (Acoustic), Banjo, Dobro, Guitar (Electric)
    • Sam Bush
    • Fiddle, Vocals (Background), Mandolin
    • Rodney Crowell
    • Guitar (Acoustic), Vocals (Background), Guitar (Electric)
    • Albert Lee
    • Guitar (Acoustic), Vocals (Background), Mandolin, Guitar (Electric), Piano
    • Tony Rice
    • Guitar (Acoustic), Vocals (Background)
    • Ricky Skaggs
    • Guitar (Acoustic), Banjo, Mandolin, Vocals (Background), Viola, Fiddle


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