All I Intended to Be

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2008 studio album by Emmylou Harris

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. As of 2014 it has sold 153,973 copies in United States according to Nielsen SoundScan.[4]

Album information[edit]

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 Vince Gill, while “Old Five and Dimers Like Me” and “Beyond the Great Divide” are duets with John Starling. “Moon Song” was written by Harris’ close friend Patty Griffin and appeared as an iTunes bonus track on her 2007 album Children Running Through.

The album was made #49 in Q’s 50 Best Albums of the Year 2008.[15]

The album was also nominated for a Grammy Award in the field of Best Contemporary Folk / Americana Album at the 2009 Grammy Awards.[16]

The title is taken from the closing line of the track “Old Five and Dimers Like Me.”

Track listing[edit]

Personnel[edit]

  • 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 Vaughan – 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 (3, 6, 12), gut-string guitar (6, 12), banjo solo (6)
  • Anna McGarrigle – vocals (3, 6, 12)
  • Mike Auldridge – vocals, Dobro (9, 10, 13)
  • John Starling – vocals, acoustic guitar (9, 10, 13)
  • Stuart Duncan – mandolin (9, 10, 13)
  • Fats Kaplin – mandolin (9)
  • Marc Bell – sound engineer (6, 12)

Release history[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Cohen, Jonathan (April 7, 2008). Billboard Bits: New Kids/Zootopia, River To River, Emmylou Harris. Billboard. Retrieved on June 12, 2008.
  2. ^ More about this album. Nonesuch Records. Retrieved on June 12, 2008.
  3. ^ Hasty, Katie. “Lil Wayne Crushes The Competition To Debut At No. 1”. Billboard. June 18, 2008.
  4. ^ “September 17 & 23 releases”. Universal Music Group. September 2014. p. 59. Retrieved November 24, 2019 – via Scribd.
  5. ^ Deming, Mark. All I Intended to Be at AllMusic. Retrieved June 12, 2008.
  6. ^ Billboard – Google Books. June 14, 2008. Retrieved July 27, 2011.
  7. ^ “Album Review: Emmylou Harris, All I Intended To Be”. Crawdaddy. May 28, 2008. Archived from the original on June 3, 2008. Retrieved July 27, 2011.
  8. ^ Clark Collis (June 6, 2008). “All I Intended to Be Review | Music Reviews and News”. EW.com. Retrieved July 27, 2011.
  9. ^ “Topic Galleries”. OrlandoSentinel.com. Retrieved July 27, 2011.[permanent dead link]
  10. ^ Hauner, Thomas. “Emmylou Harris: All I Intended to Be”. Popmatters.com. Retrieved July 27, 2011.
  11. ^ “Emmylou Harris | All I Intended to Be”. SlantMagazine.com. Archived from the original on August 3, 2008. Retrieved July 27, 2011.
  12. ^ [1] Archived June 15, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  13. ^ “Emmylou Harris – Music Review”. The Austin Chronicle. Retrieved July 27, 2011.
  14. ^ “Emmylou Harris – All I Intended to Be – Review”. Uncut.co.uk. Archived from the original on August 7, 2011. Retrieved July 27, 2011.
  15. ^ “The 50 Best Albums of 2008”. Q. January 2009: 81.
  16. ^ Grammy Awards Nominees December 3, 2008. http://www.grammy.com/grammy_awards/51st_show/list.aspx#14 Archived March 31, 2009, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on December 8, 2008.
  17. ^ in the booklet: “Written by Emmylou Harris”
  18. ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia’s Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 125.
  19. ^ “Emmylou Harris Chart History (Billboard 200)”. Billboard. Retrieved December 2, 2020.
  20. ^ “Emmylou Harris Chart History (Top Country Albums)”. Billboard. Retrieved December 2, 2020.
  21. ^ “Top Country Albums – Year-End 2008”. Billboard. Retrieved December 2, 2020.