Bluebird (Emmylou Harris album)

Bluebird is the fifteenth studio album by American country artist Emmylou Harris, released on January 10, 1989, by Warner Records. Featuring mostly interpretations of work by artists such as the McGarrigle Sisters, Tom Rush, and Rodney Crowell, it included her most recent top-ten country-charting single, "Heartbreak Hill". The album enjoyed renewed interest in 2004 when "Heaven Only Knows" was used in the first episode of the fifth season of The Sopranos.

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
Chicago Tribune
Los Angeles Times

Bonnie Raitt provided guest vocals on the track "Icy Blue Heart". Billboard said in their review of the album that, "Like most of Emmylou Harris' albums, Bluebird is an expertly performed album, featuring some truly startling and affecting tour de forces" (sic).

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Heaven Only Knows"	Paul Kennerley	3:36
2.	"You've Been on My Mind"	Rodney Crowell	2:54
3.	"Icy Blue Heart" (background vocals by Bonnie Raitt)	John Hiatt	4:08
4.	"Love Is"	Kate McGarrigle, Anna McGarrigle, Jane McGarrigle	3:53
5.	"No Regrets"	Tom Rush	5:38
6.	"Lonely Street"	Carl Belew, W.S. Stevenson, Kenny Sowder	3:14
7.	"Heartbreak Hill"	Emmylou Harris, Kennerley	3:12
8.	"I Still Miss Someone"	Johnny Cash, Roy Cash, Jr.	2:51
9.	"A River for Him"	Harris	5:02
10.	"If You Were a Bluebird"	Butch Hancock	4:44

Personnel

Musicians

Emmylou Harris - acoustic guitar, guitar, percussion, vocals
Richard Bennett - acoustic guitar, bass, guitar, mandolin, percussion, electric guitar, 12-string guitar, producer
Ashley Cleveland - background vocals
Donivan Cowart - background vocals
Glen Duncan - mandolin
Steve Fishell - acoustic guitar, dobro, pedal steel, electric bass, electric guitar
Emory Gordy, Jr. - conductor, string arrangements
Glen Hardin - synthesizer, piano
Mike Henderson - slide guitar
Kieran Kane - mandolin
Mary Ann Kennedy - background vocals
Paul Kennerley - acoustic guitar
Kenny Malone - percussion
Carl Marsh - synthesizer, Hammond organ
Anna McGarrigle - background vocals
Kate McGarrigle - accordion, background vocals
Mark O'Connor - mandolin
Dave Pomeroy - electric bass, acoustic bass, bass violin
Bonnie Raitt - background vocals, slide guitar
Pamela Rose - background vocals
Harry Stinson - background vocals
Marty Stuart - mandolin
Barry Tashian - acoustic guitar, background vocals
Billy Thomas - percussion, drums, vocals

Others

Emmylou Harris - producer
Richard Bennett - producer
Donivan Cowart - engineer
Paul Dieter - mixing assistant
Caroline Greyshock - photography
Janet Levinson - art direction, design
George Massenburg - mixing
Glenn Meadows - mastering
Eric Paul - assistant engineer
Sharon Rice - mixing assistant
Mark Richardson - engineer

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1989)	Peak position
Canadian Country Albums (RPM)	19
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)	15

Year-end charts

Chart (1989)	Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)	49

Release history

Release history and formats for *Bluebird*
Region	Date	Format	Label	Ref.
North America	January 10, 1989	LP CD cassette	Warner Bros. Records

References

"Music from The Sopranos S5E01". Tunefind. Retrieved March 19, 2021.
Bluebird at AllMusic
Chicago Tribune Review
Los Angeles Times Review
"Emmylou Harris Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 18, 2021.
"Top Country Albums – Year-End 1989". Billboard. Retrieved May 18, 2021.
Harris, Emmylou (July 7, 1987). "Bluebird (Liner Notes)". Warner Bros. Records. 9-25776-1 (LP);9-25776-2 (CD); 9-25776-4 (Cassette).

v t e Emmylou Harris
Albums Singles Awards and Nominations
Studio albums as a solo artist	Gliding Bird (1970) Pieces of the Sky (1975) Elite Hotel (1975) Luxury Liner (1976) Quarter Moon in a Ten Cent Town (1978) Blue Kentucky Girl (1979) Light of the Stable (1979) Roses in the Snow (1980) Evangeline (1981) Cimarron (1981) White Shoes (1983) The Ballad of Sally Rose (1985) Thirteen (1986) Angel Band (1987) Bluebird (1989) Brand New Dance (1990) Cowgirl's Prayer (1993) Wrecking Ball (1995) Red Dirt Girl (2000) Stumble into Grace (2003) All I Intended to Be (2008) Hard Bargain (2011)
Studio albums as a collaboration	Trio (with Dolly Parton and Linda Ronstadt) (1987) Trio II (with Dolly Parton and Linda Ronstadt) (1999) Western Wall: The Tucson Sessions (with Linda Ronstadt) (1999) All the Roadrunning (with Mark Knopfler) (2006) Old Yellow Moon (with Rodney Crowell) (2013) The Traveling Kind (with Rodney Crowell) (2015)
Compilation albums	Profile: Best of Emmylou Harris (1978) Profile II: The Best of Emmylou Harris (1984) Duets (1990) Songs of the West (1994) The Very Best of Emmylou Harris: Heartaches & Highways (2005) The Complete Trio Collection (with Dolly Parton and Linda Ronstadt) (2016)
Live albums	Last Date (1982) At the Ryman (1992) Spyboy (1998) Ramble in Music City: The Lost Concert (with The Nash Ramblers) (2021)
Soundtrack albums	Honeysuckle Rose (1980)
Video albums	Real Live Roadrunning (with Mark Knopfler) (2006)
Box sets	Songbird: Rare Tracks and Forgotten Gems (2007)
Contributions and appearances	Solo contributions Collaborations A–F Collaborations G–K Collaborations L–Q Collaborations R–Z

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