Spyboy (album)
| Spyboy | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Live album by Emmylou Harris | ||||
| Released | August 11, 1998 | |||
| Genre | Country, rock | |||
| Length | 61:55 | |||
| Label | Eminent | |||
| Producer | Buddy Miller, Emmylou Harris | |||
| Emmylou Harris chronology | ||||
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| Professional ratings | |
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| 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. The album is currently out of print.
Track listing
| 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" | Harris, Lanois, David Olney | 7:16 |
| 7. | "Prayer in Open D" | Harris | 4:01 |
| 8. | "Calling My Children Home" | Doyle Lawson, Charles Waller, Robert Yates | 3:02 |
| 9. | "Tulsa Queen" | Crowell, 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, Harris | 3:21 |
| 13. | "All My Tears (Be Washed Away)" | Julie Miller | 5:06 |
| 14. | "The Maker" | Lanois | 8:40 |
Personnel
Spyboy
- Emmylou Harris - lead vocals, acoustic guitar
- Buddy Miller - electric guitar, backing vocals
- Daryl Johnson - electric bass, bass pedals, djembe, percussion, backing vocals
- Brady Blade - drum kit, percussion, backing vocals
Additional personnel
- Julie Miller - backing vocals on "All My Tears (Be Washed Away)"
Chart performance
| Chart (1998) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 27 |
| U.S. Billboard 200 | 180 |
References
- ↑ Pendragon, Jana. Spyboy at AllMusic
- ↑ Christgau, Robert. "Robert Christgau: CG: Emmylou Harris". Retrieved October 20, 2011.
- ↑ Entertainment Weekly review