Singer-songwriter Emmylou Harris musical roots are in country, her expansive and influential body of work also ranges through rock, folk, Americana, alternative, bluegrass, and all possible combinations of these and other idioms. A force of nature, Harris' sublime voice is one of the most instantly recognizable in music of any genre. Reaching as far back as 1970, Rhino's new box set-the first one ever chronicling Harris' career-compiles 78 tracks on 4 CDs and 9 videos on 1 DVD, all selected by the artist herself.

Going way beyond the hits, SONGBIRD mines career-spanning solo gems, groundbreaking work with Gram Parsons, favorites with her »Hot Band,« special collaborations and duets, tribute project contributions, previously unreleased live and demo tracks, and more.



Album Facts

* First-ever retrospective box set spotlighting the ultimate American songbird.

* 4 CDs featuring 78 career-spanning tracks hand-picked by Harris plus 1 DVD comprising 9 video clips.

* Produced by Emmylou Harris and James Austin.

* Features tracks with a who's who of musical greats including Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, Dolly Parton, Mark Knopfler, Steve Earle, Linda

Ronstadt, and more.

* Booklet boasts opening essay by Harris, in-depth liner notes by renowned music journalist Sylvie Simmons and track-by-track commentary from acclaimed

Tennessean staff writer Peter Cooper.



* Disc One highlights include a previously unissued alternate version of »Clocks« from Harris' rare 1970 solo debut Gliding Bird, stand-outs from Pieces Of The

Sky including her cover of Dolly Parton's »Coat Of Many Colors« and »Tulsa Queen,« co-written with Rodney Crowell. Plus two seminal tracks with Gram

Parsons, »The Angels Rejoiced Last Night« and »The Old Country Baptizing.«

* Disc Twostand-outs include the semi-autobiographical »The Sweetheart Of The Rodeo« and tracks from the live masterpiece At The Ryman including "If I

Could Be There.» Plus classic solo recordings including «Sweet Old World» and «Going Back To Harlan" from her pivotal 1995 Daniel Lanois-produced

album Wrecking Ball.

* Disc Three's treasures include previously unreleased outtakes from the Trio sessions with Parton and Ronstadt including »Palms Of Victory« and her lovely

take on the traditional »In The Garden.« Plus three tracks from Return Of The Grievous Angel, the Gram Parsons tribute album she produced: »She« (w/the

Pretenders), »Sin City« (w/Beck), and »Juanita« (w/Sheryl Crow).

* Disc Four includes two stand-outs with Mark Knopfler-the Harris-penned »Love And Happiness,« and »Alone And Forsaken,« recorded for a Hank

Williams tribute. Also features »Here We Are,« with George Jones and »Beyond The Blue,« a duet with Patty Griffin for the film Where The Heart Is.

* DVD stand-outs include two videos with the Hot Band from BBC's Old Grey Whistle Test-»Together Again« and »Making Believe.« Plus choice clips

including selections from a 1978 edition of PBS's Soundstage and a duet with Elvis Costello on »Love Hurts« recorded at the Grand Ole Opry. LÅTAR:
1. Clocks (alternate version) 2. The angels rejoiced last night (Gram Parsons) 3. The old country baptizing 4. Coat of many colors (Gram Parsons & The Fallen Angels) 5. For no one 6. Ooh Las Vegas 7. Satan's jewel crown 8. Tulsa queen 9. My songbird 10. Green rolling hills 11. One paper kid (with Willie Nelson) 12. Sorrow in the wind 13. Rough and rocky 14. Jordan 15. Darkest hour is just before dawn 16. Ashes by now 17. How high the moon 18. Spanish Johnny (with Waylon Jennings) 19. The last cheaters waltz 20. Racing in the streets 21. Like an old fashioned waltz 22. The sweetheart of the rodeo (with D Parton, L Ronstadt, V Gill & Gail Davies) 23. When I was yours 24. My father's house 25. Bright morning stars 26. When he calls 27. Lonely street 28. Brand new dance 29. Get up John 30. If I could be there 31. Ballad of a rounaway horse 32. Going back to Harlan 33. Sweet old world 34. All my tears (live) 35. Prayer in open D (live) 36. Band the drum slowly 37. boy from Tupelo 38. Lost unto this world 39. Man is an island 40. Cup of darkness 41. Falling in a deep hole 42. 1917 (Linda Ronstadt & Emmylou Harris) 43. Palms of victory (Dolly Parson, Linda Ronstadt & Emmylou Harris) 44. Softly and tenderly (Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt & Emmylou Harris) 45. My dear companion (Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt & Emmylou Harris) 46. Mary danced with soldiers (Nitty Gritty Dirt Band) 47. I don't love you much do I (Guy Clark) 48. All I left behind 49. I remember you 50. Golden ring (with Linda Ronstadt, Anna & Kate McGarrigle 51. Sonny (Emmylou Harris, Dolores Keane & Mary Black) 52. In the garden 53. Love still remains 54. Snake song 55. Hobo's lullaby 56. Wonderring 57. Immigrant eyes 58. Juanita (Sheryl Crow & Emmylou Harris) 59. She (Pretenders & Emmylou Harris) 60. Sin city (Beck & Emmylou Harris) 61. Wheels (The Seledom Scene) 62. Beyond the blue (Emmylou Harris & Patty Griffin) 63. First in line (Emmylou Harris & John Starling) 64. Highway of heartache 65. Alone and forsaken (with Mark Knopfler) 66. Child of mine 67. Heaven ain't ready for you yet 68. Wish we were back in Missouri 69. Mama's hungry eyes (with Rodney Crowell) 70. Here we are (George Jones with Emmylou Harris) 71. Waltz across Texas tonight 72. Snowin' on Raton 73. Gone 74. Don't let our love die 75. The pearl (live) 76. Wildwood flower (Randy Scruggs with Emmylou Harris & Iris DeMent) 77. Love and happiness (Mark Knopfler & Emmylou Harris) 78. When we're gone long gone (Emmylou Harris, Linda Ronstadt & Dolly Parton) DVD:Together again (with The Hot Band / featuring James Burton) 79. Making believe (with The Hot Band / featuring Albert Lee) 80. Blue Kentucky girl 81. Satan's jewel crown 82. Mr sandman 83. I don't have to wrawl 84. I ain't living long like this (with Spyboy) 85. Love hurts (with Elvis Costello) 86. Imagine 87. Emmylou Harris on animal rescue