Cimarron (album)

Cimarron
Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 1981
GenreCountry
LabelWarner Bros. Nashville
ProducerBrian Ahern, Don Williams, Garth Fundis
Emmylou Harris chronology
Evangeline
(1981)
Cimarron
(1981)
Last Date
(1982)
Singles from Cimarron
  1. "Tennessee Rose"
    Released: January 16, 1982
  2. "Born to Run"
    Released: May 29, 1982
Professional ratings
Review scores
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AllMusic[1]
The Austin Chronicle[2]

Cimarron is the ninth studio album by Emmylou Harris that, like its predecessor, Evangeline, was composed mostly of outtakes from other recording sessions that had not fit into any of Harris' other albums. As a result, critics at the time complained that the album was "choppy" and lacked a unifying sound.[citation needed] Nonetheless, the album did well on the U.S. country charts, and featured three top-ten country singles: "Born to Run" (not to be confused with the Bruce Springsteen song of the same name, although another Springsteen song, "The Price You Pay," also appears), "If I Needed You" (a duet with Don Williams), and "Tennessee Rose." It was nominated for a Grammy in 1982 for Best Country Vocal Performance, Female. In 2000, Eminent Records issued Cimarron for the first time on CD (it had been out of print since the late 1980s), with new liner notes and a bonus track, "Colors of Your Heart."