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