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Neil Young And The Crazy Horse: Ragged Glory

On September 10, 1990, “Reprise” label released “Ragged Glory”, the 20th Neil Young, album, and his sixth album with the band Crazy Horse. It was recorded in April 1990, at “Plywood Digital” in Woodside, California, and was produced by David Briggs and Neil Young. In 2019, magazine “Rolling Stone” voted “Ragged Glory” the 36th best grunge album of all time.

Personnel:

  • Neil Young – vocals, guitar, mixing
  • Frank “Poncho” Sampedro – vocals, guitar
  • Billy Talbot – vocals, bass guitar
  • Ralph Molina – vocals, drums
  • Dave Collins, Andrew Vastola, Buzz Burrowes, Gary Long, Pat Stoltz, Chris Kupper, Chuck Johnson, John Nowlan, Harry Sitam – engineer
  • John Hanlon – recording, engineer, mixing
  • Tim Mulligan – engineer, mastering
  • David Briggs – mixing
  • Janet Levinson – art design
  • Larry Cragg – photography
  • Elliot Roberts – direction

Track listing:

All tracks by Neil Young, except where noted.

  1. Country Home
  2. White Line
  3. Fuckin’ Up – Neil Young, Frank “poncho” Sampedro
  4. Over and Over
  5. Love to Burn
  6. Farmer John – Don Harris, Dewey Terry
  7. Mansion on the Hill
  8. Days That Used to Be
  9. Love and Only Love
  10. Mother Earth (Natural Anthem)

Emmylou Harris: Bluebird

On January 10, 1989, “Warner Bros” label released “Bluebird”, the fifteenth Emmylou Harris studio album. It was recorded in 1988, in Nashville, and was produced by Richard Bennett.

Personnel:

  • Emmylou Harris – vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, percussion
  • Richard Bennett – acoustic, electric and 12-string guitar, mandolin, bass, percussion
  • Steve Fishell – acoustic and electric guitar, pedal steel, electric bass, dobro
  • Paul Kennerley – acoustic guitar
  • Barry Tashian – acoustic guitar, backing vocals
  • Mike Henderson – slide guitar
  • Bonnie Raitt – slide guitar, backing vocals
  • Kieran Kane – mandolin
  • Glen Duncan – mandolin
  • Mark O’Connor – mandolin
  • Marty Stuart – mandolin
  • Carl Marsh – synthesizer, Hammond organ
  • Glen Hardin – piano, synthesizer
  • Kate McGarrigle – accordion, backing vocals
  • Dave Pomeroy – acoustic and electric bass, bass violin
  • Billy Thomas – vocals, drums, percussion
  • Kenny Malone – percussion
  • Ashley Cleveland – backing vocals
  • Donivan Cowart – backing vocals
  • Mary Ann Kennedy – backing vocals
  • Anna McGarrigle – backing vocals
  • Pamela Rose – backing vocals
  • Harry Stinson – backing vocals
  • Emory Gordy, Jr. – conductor, string arrangements
  • Donivan Cowart – engineer
  • Mark Richardson – engineer
  • Eric Paul – engineer assistant
  • George Massenburg – mixing
  • Sharon Rice – mixing assistant
  • Paul Dieter – mixing assistant
  • Glenn Meadows – mastering
  • Janet Levinson – art direction, design
  • Caroline Greyshock – photography

Track listing:

  1. Heaven Only Knows – Paul Kennerley
  2. You’ve Been on My Mind – Rodney Crowell
  3. Icy Blue Heart – John Hiatt
  4. Love Is – Kate McGarrigle, Anna McGarrigle, Jane McGarrigle
  5. No Regrets – Tom Rush
  6. Lonely Street – Carl Belew, W.S. Stevenson, Kenny Sowder
  7. Heartbreak Hill – Emmylou Harris, Paul Kennerley
  8. I Still Miss Someone – Johnny Cash, Roy Cash, Jr.
  9. A River for Him – Emmylou Harris
  10. If You Were a Bluebird – Butch Hancock