Emmylou Harris albums discography
The albums discography of American singer–songwriter Emmylou Harris contains 28 studio albums: 22 of which were solo releases while six were released collaboratively with other artists. Her albums discography also includes 15 compilation albums, five live albums, one soundtrack album, four video albums and two box sets. Harris's first studio album Gliding Bird was released in 1969 by Jubilee Records.
| Emmylou Harris albums discography | |
|---|---|
Emmylou Harris in 2006 | |
| Studio albums | 28 |
| Live albums | 5 |
| Compilation albums | 15 |
| Video albums | 4 |
| Soundtrack albums | 1 |
| Solo studio albums | 22 |
| Collaborative studio albums | 6 |
In 1975, Reprise Records released her second studio collection titled Pieces of the Sky. It reached the top ten of the American Billboard Top Country Albums chart and the top 50 of the Billboard 200 all-genre chart. It was among seven studio albums released during the 1970s and 1980s that certified gold from the Recording Industry Association of America. It was followed in December 1975 by Elite Hotel, which topped the Billboard country albums chart and peaked at number 25 on the Billboard 200. It also reached the top 20 on the UK Albums Chart and the top five on the Dutch Albums Chart. Her fourth studio collection Luxury Liner was issued in December 1976, which also topped the American country chart and made similar international chart positions. It was also her second album to certify silver by the British Phonographic Industry.
In January 1978, her fifth studio collection Quarter Moon in a Ten Cent Town reached number three on the Top Country Albums list, her third top 40 Billboard 200 entry and her second charting disc in Australia. It was followed in April 1979 by her sixth album titled Blue Kentucky Girl which made similar Billboard chart positions and was her first to enter Canada's RPM Country Albums chart. Her next two studio releases, Roses in the Snow and Evangeline, certified gold in sales from the RIAA. Both collections and 1981's Cimarron reached the Billboard country top five. Harris release five more solo studio efforts during the 1980s, along with the charting compilation Profile II: The Best of Emmylou Harris. In 1987, she collaborated alongside Dolly Parton and Linda Ronstadt for the album Trio. It certified platinum in sales, while topping the Billboard country chart and reached number six on the Billboard 200.
In 1992, Harris's second live album At the Ryman was released and marked her final disc for Warner Bros. Records. In 1993, the Asylum/Elektra labels issued Cowgirl's Prayer and also released Wrecking Ball in 1995. The latter reached chart positions in the United Kingdom, Switzerland and Norway. It was followed by the live album Spyboy in 1998. During the 2000s, the Nonesuch label released a series of Harris's studio discs. This began with Red Dirt Girl in 2000, which returned Harris to the Billboard country top five. In 2003 came the release of Stumble into Grace, which reached similar chart positions. Two more solo studio albums followed through 2011.
Collaboratively, Harris reunited with Dolly Parton and Linda Ronstadt for the 1999 gold-selling album Trio II. Harris and Ronstadt collaborated separately the same year on Western Wall: The Tucson Sessions. Both releases reached top ten Billboard country positions. In 2006, Harris joined Mark Knopfler for All the Roadrunning. It reached the top 20 of the Billboard 200, while also reaching top ten positions in the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden and the United Kingdom. A corresponding live album and video album were released in conjunction with the studio disc. In 2013, Harris joined Rodney Crowell for the album Old Yellow Moon via Nonesuch Records. The album reached the Billboard country top five and number 29 on the Billboard 200. The duo released The Traveling Kind in 2015, which made similar chart positions.
Studio albums edit
Studio albums as lead artist edit
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [1] | US Cou. [2] | AUS [3] | BEL [4] | CAN [5][6] | CAN Cou. [7] | NED [8] | NOR [9] | SWE [10] | UK [11] | |||
| Gliding Bird[a] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Pieces of the Sky | 45 | 7 | — | — | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Elite Hotel |
| 25 | 1 | — | — | 64 | — | 3 | 18 | — | 17 | |
| Luxury Liner |
| 21 | 1 | 96 | — | 40 | — | 3 | — | 15 | 17 | |
| Quarter Moon in a Ten Cent Town |
| 29 | 3 | 55 | — | 26 | 8 | 10 | — | 31 | 40 |
|
| Blue Kentucky Girl |
| 43 | 3 | 61 | — | — | 6 | 21 | — | — | — |
|
| Light of the Stable |
| 102 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Roses in the Snow |
| 26 | 2 | 88 | — | — | 2 | 47 | — | — | — |
|
| Evangeline |
| 22 | 5 | 40 | — | — | — | 43 | 19 | — | 53 |
|
| Cimarron |
| 46 | 6 | 91 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| White Shoes |
| 116 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| The Ballad of Sally Rose |
| 171 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Thirteen |
| 157 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Angel Band |
| 166 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Bluebird |
| — | 15 | — | — | — | 19 | — | — | — | — | |
| Brand New Dance |
| — | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Cowgirl's Prayer | 152 | 34 | — | — | — | 19 | — | — | — | — | ||
| Wrecking Ball |
| 94 | — | — | 58 | — | — | — | 30 | 27 | 46 | |
| Red Dirt Girl |
| 54 | 5 | 93 | 39 | 29 | 3 | 77 | 5 | 5 | 45 | |
| Stumble into Grace |
| 58 | 6 | 92 | 32 | — | — | 42 | 11 | 12 | 52 | |
| All I Intended to Be |
| 22 | 4 | 58 | 20 | 24 | — | 41 | 7 | 10 | 40 | |
| Hard Bargain |
| 18 | 3 | — | 39 | 19 | — | 15 | 11 | 15 | 30 | |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||
Studio albums as a collaborative artist edit
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [1] | US Cou. [2] | AUS [3] | CAN [5] | CAN Cou. [7] | NED [8] | NOR [9] | SWE [10] | UK [11] | |||
| Trio (with Dolly Parton and Linda Ronstadt) |
| 6 | 1 | 12 | 4 | — | 22 | — | 29 | 60 |
|
| Trio II (with Dolly Parton and Emmylou Harris) |
| 62 | 4 | 66 | — | 4 | 69 | — | — | — |
|
| Western Wall: The Tucson Sessions (with Linda Ronstadt) |
| 73 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 35 | 41 | — | |
| All the Roadrunning (with Mark Knopfler) |
| 17 | — | 41 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
|
| Old Yellow Moon (with Rodney Crowell) |
| 29 | 4 | — | — | — | 22 | 6 | 12 | 42 | |
| The Traveling Kind (with Rodney Crowell) |
| 78 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 65 | |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||
Compilation albums edit
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [1] | US Cou. [2] | UK [11] | |||
| Profile: Best of Emmylou Harris |
| 81 | 9 | — | |
| Her Best Songs[27] |
| — | — | 36 | |
| Collection[28] |
| — | — | — | |
| Profile II: The Best of Emmylou Harris |
| 176 | 24 | — | |
| Duets |
| — | 24 | — | |
| Songs of the West |
| — | — | — | |
| Selections from Portraits[29] |
| — | — | — | |
| Anthology: The Warner/Reprise Years |
| — | 53 | — | |
| Producer's Cut[30] |
| — | — | — | |
| The Very Best of Emmylou Harris: Heartaches & Highways |
| 133 | 23 | — | |
| Original Album Series[31] |
| — | — | — | |
| Original Album Series, Vol. 2[32] |
| — | — | — | |
| The Complete Trio Collection (with Dolly Parton and Linda Ronstadt) |
| 125 | 7 | 47 | |
| Farther Along (with Dolly Parton and Linda Ronstadt)[33] |
| — | — | — | |
| The Studio Albums: 1980–1983[34] |
| — | — | — | |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||
Live albums edit
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [1] | US Cou. [2] | BEL [4] | NED [8] | GER [35] | NOR [9] | SWE [10] | UK [11] | |||
| Last Date |
| 65 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| At the Ryman |
| 184 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Spyboy |
| 180 | 27 | — | 100 | — | 31 | 46 | 57 | |
| Real Live Roadrunning (with Mark Knopfler) |
| — | — | — | — | 44 | — | — | — | |
| Ramble in Music City: The Lost Concert |
| — | — | 134 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||
Soundtrack albums edit
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [37] | US Cou. [38] | AUS [39] | CAN [40] | CAN Cou. [41] | |||
| Honeysuckle Rose (credited as "Willie Nelson and Family") |
| 11 | 1 | 34 | 24 | 4 | |
Video albums edit
| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| At the Ryman[44] | |
| 20th Anniversary (with The Hot Band)[45] |
|
| Spyboy – Live from the Legendary Exit/In[46] |
|
| Real Live Roadrunning |
|
Box sets edit
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| US Country [2] | ||
| Portraits[47] |
| — |
| Songbird: Rare Tracks and Forgotten Gems |
| 49 |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||
Notes edit
References edit
- ^ a b c d "Emmylou Harris chart history (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
- ^ a b c d e "Emmylou Harris chart history (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
- ^ a b Australian chart peaks:
- Top 100 (Kent Music Report) peaks to 12 June 1988: Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (Illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 132. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. N.B. The Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA between mid-1983 and 12 June 1988.
- Top 100 (ARIA) peaks from January 1990 to December 2010: Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
- ^ a b "ULTRATOP BELGIAN CHARTS: Emmylou Harris albums". Ultratop. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
- ^ a b . RPM. Archived from the original on 16 October 2012. Retrieved 12 July 2010.
- ^ "Emmylou Harris chart history (Billboard Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
- ^ a b . RPM. Archived from the original on 16 October 2012. Retrieved 12 July 2010.
- ^ a b c "Emmylou Harris: Dutch charts". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
- ^ a b c "Norwegian charts portal: Emmylou Harris". norwegancharts.com. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
- ^ a b c "Swedish charts portal: Emmylou Harris". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
- ^ a b c d "EMMYLOU HARRIS: Official Charts Company". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
- ^ Harris, Emmy Lou (1970). "Gliding Bird (Liner Notes)". Jubilee Records. JGS-8031.
- ^ "American album certifications – Emmylou Harris – Pieces of the Sky". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
- ^ a b c "British certifications – Emmylou Harris". British Phonographic Industry. Type Emmylou Harris in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
- ^ "American album certifications – Emmylou Harris – Elite Hotel". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
- ^ "American album certifications – Emmylou Harris – Luxury Liner". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
- ^ "American album certifications – Emmylou Harris – Quarter Moon in a Ten Cent Town". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
- ^ "American album certifications – Emmylou Harris – Blue Kentucky Girl". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
- ^ "American album certifications – Emmylou Harris – Roses in the Snow". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
- ^ "American album certifications – Emmylou Harris – Evangeline". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
- ^ a b "American album certifications – D. Parton, L. Ronstadt, E. Harris – Trio". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
- ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Mark Knopfler; 'All the Roadrunning')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
- ^ (in Norwegian). IFPI Norway. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
- ^ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (Mark Knopfler; 'All the Roadrunning')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
- ^ "Canadian album certifications – Emmylou Harris – Profile: Best of Emmylou Harris". Music Canada.
- ^ "American album certifications – Emmylou Harris – Profile - Best of Emmylou Harris". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
- ^ Harris, Emmylou (1980). "Her Best Songs (Liner Notes)". K-tel. NE-1058 (LP); CE-2058 (Cassette).
- ^ Harris, Emmylou (1982). "Collection (Liner Notes)". Warner Bros. Records. WB-26-239 (LP).
- ^ Harris, Emmylou (1996). "Selections from Portraits (Liner Notes)". Reprise Records. 8444 (CD).
- ^ Harris, Emmylou (February 25, 2003). "Producer's Cut (Liner Notes)". Warner Bros. Records. 78174 (CD).
- ^ Harris, Emmylou (April 5, 2011). "Original Album Series (Liner Notes)". Rhino Records. 2798351 (CD).
- ^ Harris, Emmylou (September 2, 2013). "Original Album Series, Vol. 2 (Liner Notes)". Rhino Records. 8122796487 (CD).
- ^ Harris, Emmylou; Parton, Dolly; Ronstadt, Linda (September 9, 2016). "Farther Along (Liner Notes)". Rhino Records. 8122794718 (LP).
- ^ Harris, Emmylou (April 13, 2019). "The Studio Albums: 1980–1983 (Liner Notes)". Warner Bros. 585191.
- ^ "Search results for "Emmylou Harris"". GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
- ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Emmylou Harris; 'Real Life Roadrunning')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
- ^ "Honeysuckle Rose chart history: Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
- ^ "Honeysuckle Rose chart history: Country Albums". Billboard. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
- ^ David Kent (1993). Australian Charts Book 1970—1992. Australian Chart Book Pty Ltd, Turramurra, N.S.W. ISBN 978-0-646-11917-5.
- ^ "Search results for "Honeysuckle Rose" -- Top Albums/CD's". RPM. 17 July 2013. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
- ^ "Search results for "Honeysuckle Rose" -- Country Albums/CD's". RPM. 17 July 2013. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
- ^ "Canadian album certifications – Willie Nelson – Honeysuckle Rose". Music Canada.
- ^ "American album certifications – Willie Nelson & Family – Honeysuckle Rose (soundtrack)". Recording Industry Association of America.
- ^ Harris, Emmylou (March 13, 1992). "At the Ryman (Liner Notes)". Warner/Reprise Video. 6-38258 (LaserDisc); 38258-3 (VHS).
- ^ Harris, Emmylou (1997). "20th Anniversary (Liner Notes) [with The Hot Band]". The Grapevine Label. GRAV-103 (VHS).
- ^ Harris, Emmylou (February 9, 1999). "Spyboy – Live from the Legendary Exit/In (Liner Notes)". Eminent Records/The Grapevine Label. EM-25100-9 (DVD); GRAV-262 (VHS).
- ^ Harris, Emmylou (October 8, 1996). "Portraits (Liner Notes)". Rhino Records/Warner Bros. Records. 9362482232 (CD).
External links edit
- Emmylou Harris music and discography at her official website