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Stumble into Grace (2003)

Where the lyrics of Stumble into Grace take you, and where it was really made.

Emmylou Harris's twentieth studio album was recorded in two places, a studio in Kingston, New York and studios in Nashville, Tennessee.

Key places

Kingston recording studio (2003)

Recording site Le Maison Bleu Studio — Part of the album was recorded here between February and June 2003. The point is placed at city-center level, so the exact building is not pinpointed. Google Maps · Apple Maps

How to get there: See the map for directions.

Nashville recording studio (2003)

Recording site Sound Emporium Studios — Part of the album was recorded here between February and June 2003, according to the credits. The point is placed at the building coordinate. Google Maps · Apple Maps

How to get there: See the map for directions.

Album story

Overview

• Stumble into Grace: twentieth studio album by Emmylou Harris
• Released September 23, 2003 by Nonesuch Records
• Most songs are Harris's own compositions
• Moves away from rock toward a country-folk sound that sometimes recalls Celtic music

Background

• Follows Red Dirt Girl (2000), which won a Grammy for Best Contemporary Folk Album
• Red Dirt Girl was the first album of only Harris's own songs since The Ballad of Sally Rose (1985)
• Stumble into Grace continues the same approach, with a large share of Harris's own songs

Recording

• Recorded February to June 2003
• Recorded at Le Maison Bleu Studio in Kingston, New York
• Also recorded at Masterlink Studio, Sound Emporium and Ocean Way Studios in Nashville, Tennessee
• Joe West credited as engineer

Sources: en.wikipedia.org · www.discogs.com · fr.wikipedia.org · pt.wikipedia.org

Tracklist

Sources: musicbrainz.org

Artist

Career

• Born April 2, 1947 in Birmingham, Alabama; American singer, songwriter, musician, bandleader and activist.
• Regarded as a leading artist of the country rock genre in the 1970s and of Americana in the 1990s.
• Began in the Greenwich Village folk scene in the late 1960s; first album Gliding Bird (1970) under the name "Emmy Lou Harris".
• Discovered by Gram Parsons in 1971; sang harmony on his GP (1973) and worked with him on Grievous Angel before his death in 1973.
• Breakthrough with Pieces of the Sky (1975); five US country number-one singles by 1980.
• Trio (1987) with Dolly Parton and Linda Ronstadt became her best-selling album; At the Ryman (1992) renewed interest in the Ryman Auditorium.
• Wrecking Ball (1995), produced by Daniel Lanois, is seen as a turning point toward Americana.
• Estimated over 15 million records sold; 13 Grammy Awards; inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2008.
• Founded the dog rescue Bonaparte's Retreat in Nashville; organizes the Concerts for a Landmine-Free World benefit tour since 1999.

Reception

At release

• Released September 23, 2003 by Nonesuch Records
• Harris's twentieth studio album, like its predecessor Red Dirt Girl, contains a significant number of her own compositions
• Eleven tracks, including I Will Dream and Little Bird, co-written with Kate and Anna McGarrigle
• Studio personnel include Daniel Lanois on pedal steel guitar and electronic orchestra, Malcolm Burn on many instruments, and Linda Ronstadt, Gillian Welch and Jill Cunniff on backing vocals

Records

• Billboard country albums chart: peaked at No. 6
• Billboard 200: No. 58

Sources: en.wikipedia.org · es.wikipedia.org

Trivia

• 'I Will Dream' and 'Little Bird' were co-written by Harris with Kate and Anna McGarrigle.
• Kate McGarrigle played accordion and acoustic guitar, and Anna McGarrigle played accordion.
• Linda Ronstadt, Gillian Welch and Jill Cunniff sang backing vocals on the album.
• The album was mastered by Greg Calbi.

Sources: es.wikipedia.org · en.wikipedia.org · www.discogs.com

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