Angel Band

by Emmylou Harris

Angel Band cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 7 July 1987
  • Label: Warner Bros.
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 37:09
  • Community rating: 3.33/5 from 2 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Recorded live in the studio directly to two-track tape, this intimate collection features traditional hymns and deeply reverent country gospel. 'Angel Band' utilizes purely acoustic instrumentation, highlighting the singer's pristine vocals alongside harmonies from Vince Gill and Carl Jackson. The project serves as a stark, spiritually devoted return to rural American roots music.

Genres

Tracklist

  1. Where Could I Go but to the Lord (3:34)
  2. Angel Band (3:03)
  3. If I Be Lifted Up (2:46)
  4. Precious Memories (4:32)
  5. Bright Morning Stars (2:36)
  6. When He Calls (2:43)
  7. We Shall Rise (2:14)
  8. Drifting Too Far (4:49)
  9. Who Will Sing for Me (2:34)
  10. Someday My Ship Will Sail (2:27)
  11. The Other Side of Life (2:36)
  12. When They Ring Those Golden Bells (3:11)

Credits

  • Carl Jackson - baritone vocals, acoustic guitar [lead acoustic guitar]
  • Alton Dellinger - consultant [technical consultant]
  • Jerry Douglas - dobro
  • Mike Auldridge - dobro
  • Milan Bogdan - edited by [digital editing]
  • Mark O'Connor - fiddle, viola, mandola
  • Country Music Foundation - research [musical research]
  • Ronnie Pugh - research [musical research]

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