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The Traveling Kind (2015)

Where the lyrics of The Traveling Kind take you, and where it was really made.

Crowell said he and Harris wrote six of the 11 songs themselves and recorded them with a band in six days.

Key places

Main sessions at The Sound Emporium (2015)

Recording site Sound Emporium Studios — Most of the album was recorded at The Sound Emporium in Nashville over sessions on 9-12 and 14-15 July 2014. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Additional recording at House of Blues Studios (2015)

Recording site East Iris Recording Studio — Additional recording took place at House of Blues Studios in Nashville on October 12-13, 2014, after the main sessions. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Album story

Overview

• The Traveling Kind: 2015 studio album by American roots musicians Rodney Crowell and Emmylou Harris
• Second collaboration between the two after 2013's Old Yellow Moon
• Released in the United States by Nonesuch Records in 2015
• Produced by Joe Henry, a Grammy-winning singer-songwriter
• Harris's sixth album on Nonesuch
• Crowell's 12th and Harris's 28th studio albums

Background

• The duo recorded this album more quickly than Old Yellow Moon
• They spent more time writing original songs and relied less on cover versions than on the previous album
• Crowell said he and Harris wrote six of the eleven songs and recorded them with the Glory Band, Stuart Smith and Billy Payne in six days
• Crowell described the experience as like falling off a log

Recording

• Recorded at The Sound Emporium in Nashville, Tennessee, on July 9-12 and 14-15, 2014
• Additional recording at House of Blues Studios in Nashville on October 12-13, 2014
• Justin Niebank recorded and mixed the album
• Mastered by Greg Calbi at Sterling Sound

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

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

• AnyDecentMusic?: aggregate score of 7.3 out of 10 from nine reviews
• AllMusic: 3.5 out of 5 stars, reviewer Mark Deming noted how Harris's and Crowell's voices complement each other
• PopMatters: John Paul gave 8 out of 10, praising the alternating moods of the lyrics and the musicians' sense of identity in country music tradition
• Paste: Holly Gleason gave 8.5 out of 10, also noting the diverse feelings present in the lyrics
• Rolling Stone: Corinne Cummings gave 3 out of 5, writing that the creative partnership sounds stronger than ever
• NPR First Listen: Jewly Hight said the musicians draw out the best in each other
• American Songwriter: Jim Beviglia gave 4 out of 5, repeatedly noting how well the two musicians complement one another
• Glide Magazine: Maeri Ferguson gave 8 out of 10
• The Arts Desk: Thomas H. Green compared it favorably to the duo's last collaboration and gave 4 out of 5
• Chicago Tribune: Greg Kot gave 3 out of 4, citing the new songs instead of covers as a strength over Old Yellow Moon
• USA Today: Elysa Gardner gave 3.5 out of 4, praising the new compositions, Harris's vocals and Joe Henry's production

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Trivia

• Crowell said he and Harris wrote six of the eleven songs and recorded them with the Glory Band, Stuart Smith and Billy Payne in six days.
• The album's recording credits list both Nashville studios, The Sound Emporium and House of Blues Studios.
• Justin Niebank served as both recording engineer and mixer, with Drew Bollman and Chris Wilkinson as assistant engineers.
• The track list includes songs by outside writers such as Lucinda Williams, Mary Karr and Will Jennings alongside the duo's own compositions.

Sources: ja.wikipedia.org

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