Wrecking Ball (Emmylou Harris album)

Wrecking Ball
Studio album by
Emmylou Harris
ReleasedSeptember 26, 1995
Recorded1995
Studio
  • Kingsway (New Orleans)
  • Woodland (Nashville)
  • Natoma (San Francisco)
Genre
Length53:05
Label
ProducerDaniel Lanois
Emmylou Harris chronology
Cowgirl's Prayer
(1993) 		Wrecking Ball
(1995) 		Spyboy
(1998)
Singles from Wrecking Ball
  1. "Where Will I Be"
    Released: September 11, 1995
  2. "Wrecking Ball"
    Released: January 1996
  3. "Goodbye"
    Released: 1996 (radio promo only)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Chicago Tribune[2]
Christgau's Consumer GuideB[3]
Entertainment WeeklyA−[4]
The Guardian[5]
The Irish Times[6]
Los Angeles Times[7]
Pitchfork8.8/10[8]
Rolling Stone[9]
Uncut9/10[10]

Wrecking Ball is the eighteenth studio album by American country artist Emmylou Harris, released on September 26, 1995, through Elektra Records. Moving away from her traditional acoustic sound, Harris collaborated with producer Daniel Lanois and engineer Mark Howard.[11] The album has been noted for its atmospheric feel, and featured guest performances by Steve Earle, Larry Mullen Jr., Kate & Anna McGarrigle, Lucinda Williams and Neil Young, who wrote the title song.

  1. ^ Ankeny, Jason. "Wrecking Ball – Emmylou Harris". AllMusic. Retrieved May 11, 2020.
  2. ^ Dretzka, Gary (November 2, 1995). "Emmylou Harris: Wrecking Ball (Elektra)". Chicago Tribune.
  3. ^ Christgau, Robert (2000). "Emmylou Harris: Wrecking Ball". Christgau's Consumer Guide: Albums of the '90s. St. Martin's Griffin. ISBN 0-312-24560-2. Retrieved May 11, 2020.
  4. ^ Nash, Alanna (September 29, 1995). "Wrecking Ball". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved May 11, 2020.
  5. ^ Sweeting, Adam (September 29, 1995). "Emmylou Harris: Wrecking Ball (Grapevine)". The Guardian.
  6. ^ Breen, Joe (April 11, 2014). "Emmylou Harris: Wrecking Ball". The Irish Times. Retrieved May 11, 2020.
  7. ^ Cromelin, Richard (September 24, 1995). "Emmylou Harris 'Wrecking Ball' Elektra/Asylum". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 11, 2011.
  8. ^ Hussey, Allison (April 17, 2022). "Emmylou Harris: Wrecking Ball Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved April 17, 2022.
  9. ^ Richardson, Susan (November 16, 1995). "Emmylou Harris: Wrecking Ball". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on August 1, 2009. Retrieved August 5, 2009.
  10. ^ Mueller, Andrew (April 24, 2014). "Emmylou Harris – Wrecking Ball". Uncut. Archived from the original on August 3, 2018. Retrieved May 11, 2020.
  11. ^ Hurst, Jack (November 7, 1995). "Harris' Saving Grace May Be Her Difference". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved May 12, 2011.