All I Intended to Be

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All I Intended To Be
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Studio album by Emmylou Harris
Released June 10, 2008
Recorded October 2005 — March 2008
Genre Country, folk
Label Nonesuch
Producer Brian Ahern
Emmylou Harris chronology
Songbird: Rare Tracks and Forgotten Gems
(2007)Songbird: Rare Tracks and Forgotten Gems2007		 All I Intended To Be
(2008)		 Hard Bargain
(2011)Hard Bargain2011

All I Intended To Be is the 25th studio album from Emmylou Harris and her third release on Nonesuch Records. It was released in the United States on June 10, 2008.[1][2] The album debuted at number 22 on the Billboard 200,[3] and number four on Top Country Albums, which makes the album Harris’ highest charting solo record on the Billboard 200 since Evangeline was released in 1981.

Album information

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 4/5 stars[4]
Billboard (critics’ choice)[5]
Crawdaddy! favorable[6]
Entertainment Weekly (A–)[7]
Mojo 4/5 stars 21 May 2008
Orlando Sentinel 4/5 stars[8]
Q 4/5 stars p 103, July 2008
PopMatters 7/10 stars[9]
Slant Magazine 4/5 stars[10]
The Times 4/5 stars[11]
The Austin Chronicle 3.5/4 stars[12]
Uncut 4/5 stars[13]

Harris stated that “Sailing Round the Room” was inspired by Terri Schiavo and is a celebration of life and death; “How She Could Sing the Wildwood Flower” refers to the relationship between A. P. and Sara Carter and was inspired by a documentary that Harris, together with Kate and Anna McGarrigle, saw on television. The song “Gold” features guest vocals by Dolly Parton and “Old Five and Dimers Like Me” is a duet between Harris and John Starling.

The album was made #49 in Q’s 50 Best Albums of the Year 2008.[14]

The album has also been nominated for a Grammy Award in the field of Best Contemporary Folk / Americana Album at the 2009 Grammy Awards.[15]

Track listing

  1. “Shores of White Sand” (Jack Wesley Routh) – 4:22
  2. “Hold On” (Jude Johnstone) – 4:35
  3. “Moon Song” (Patty Griffin) – 4:06
  4. “Broken Man’s Lament” (Mark Germino[16]) – 5:05
  5. “Gold” (Emmylou Harris) – 3:32
  6. “How She Could Sing the Wildwood Flower” (Emmylou Harris, Kate McGarrigle, Anna McGarrigle) – 3:44
  7. “All That You Have Is Your Soul” (Tracy Chapman) – 4:41
  8. “Take That Ride” (Emmylou Harris) – 3:39
  9. “Old Five and Dimers Like Me” (Billy Joe Shaver) – 4:16
  10. “Kern River” (Merle Haggard) – 4:03
  11. “Not Enough” (Emmylou Harris) – 3:25
  12. “Sailing Round the Room” (Emmylou Harris, Kate McGarrigle, Anna McGarrigle) – 5:31
  13. “Beyond the Great Divide” (J.C. Crowley, Jack Wesley Routh) – 4:26

Personnel

  • Emmylou Harris – vocals, acoustic guitar (1-13), harmonies (2-4, 6-13)
  • Brian Ahern – 12-string guitars (1, 6), baritone electric guitar (4, 7, 12), Tac-Tac bass (5), Afuche (5), Earthwood bass (6, 11), banjo (6)
  • Tim Goodman – acoustic guitar (1)
  • Emory Gordy, Jr. – bass (1)
  • Jim Horn – recorders (1)
  • Keith Knudsen – drums (1)
  • John McFee – Cordovox and electric guitars (1)
  • Bill Payne – keyboards (1)
  • Lynn Langham – backing vocals (1)
  • Jack Routh – backing vocals (1)
  • Randy Sharp – backing vocals, vocal arrangement (1)
  • Glen D. Hardin – keyboards (2, 4, 5, 7, 8)
  • Greg Leisz – slide electric guitar (2), steel (5, 8, 10, 13), Weisenborn (8, 11), mandocello (11)
  • Buddy Miller – backing vocals (1), harmony vocals (2), vocals (8)
  • Harry Stinson – drums (2, 4-8, 12)
  • Kenny Vaughn – electric guitar (2, 4, 5, 7 8)
  • Glenn Worf – bass (2, 4, 5, 7, 8)
  • Steve Fishell – steel (3, 7, 12)
  • Mary Ann Kennedy – harmony vocals, mandolin (3, 11)
  • Phil Madeira – accordion (3, 9, 10, 12, 13)
  • David Pomeroy – bass (3, 12)
  • Pam Rose – harmony vocals, acoustic guitar (3, 11)
  • Patrick Warren – keyboards (3, 6, 11, 12)
  • Karen Brooks – backing vocals (1), harmony vocals (4, 7)
  • Dolly Parton – harmony vocals (5)
  • Vince Gill – harmony vocals (5)
  • Kate McGarrigle – vocals (6, 12), gut-string guitar (6, 12), banjo solo (6)
  • Anna McGarrigle – vocals (6, 12)
  • Mike Auldridge – vocals, Dobro (9, 10, 13)
  • John Starling – vocals, acoustic guitar (9, 10, 13)
  • Stuart Duncan – mandolin (9, 10, 13)
  • Fats Kaplan – mandolin (9)

Release history

Region Date
Netherlands 6 June 2008
Belgium
Ireland
United Kingdom 9 June 2008
Norway
Denmark
Portugal
Greece
United States 10 June 2008
Canada
Sweden 11 June 2008
Germany 13 June 2008
Italy
Switzerland
Austria
Australia 14 June 2008
New Zealand

Chart performance

Chart (2008) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums 4
U.S. Billboard 200 22

References

  1. ↑ Cohen, Jonathan (7 April 2008). Billboard Bits: New Kids/Zootopia, River To River, Emmylou Harris. Billboard. Retrieved on 12 June 2008.
  2. ↑ More about this album. Nonesuch Records. Retrieved on 12 June 2008.
  3. ↑ Hasty, Katie. "Lil Wayne Crushes The Competition To Debut At No. 1". Billboard. June 18, 2008.
  4. ↑ Deming, Mark. All I Intended to Be at AllMusic. Retrieved 2008-06-12.
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  15. ↑ Grammy Awards Nominees 3 December 2008. http://www.grammy.com/grammy_awards/51st_show/list.aspx#14. Retrieved on 8 December 2008.
  16. ↑ in the booklet: “Written by Emmylou Harris”
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