Grievous Angel
by Gram Parsons
- Type: Album
- Released: January 1974
- Label: Reprise
- Country: United States
- Length: 36:48
- Community rating: 4.39/5 from 7 ratings
Album Notes & Community Reviews
Released posthumously in 1974, 'Grievous Angel' is the final, definitive statement of Gram Parsons' 'Cosmic American Music,' a hybrid of country, rock, and soul. The album is anchored by the sublime vocal harmonies between Parsons and his prot茅g茅e Emmylou Harris, which lend profound emotion to a collection of older compositions and country standards performed by members of Elvis Presley's TCB Band. Despite its initial commercial failure, the album received widespread critical acclaim, cementing Parsons' legacy as a foundational figure in country-rock and Americana.
Genres
Descriptors: folk, ballad, duet, storytelling, harmonies
Tracklist
- Return of the Grievous Angel (04:26)
- Hearts on Fire (03:52)
- I Can't Dance (02:24)
- Brass Buttons (03:30)
- $1000 Wedding (05:05)
- Medley Live from Northern Quebec (A) Cash on the Barrelhead (B) Hickory Wind (06:28)
- Love Hurts (03:42)
- Ooh Las Vegas (feat. Emmylou Harris) (03:32)
- In My Hour of Darkness (03:49)
Credits
- Gram Parsons - lead vocals, acoustic guitar, producer
- Emmylou Harris - vocals
- Glen D. Hardin - piano, electric piano
- James Burton - electric lead guitar
- Emory Gordy Jr. - bass
- Ron Tutt - drums
- Herb Pedersen - acoustic rhythm guitar, electric rhythm guitar
- Al Perkins - pedal steel
- Bernie Leadon - acoustic guitar, electric lead guitar, dobro
- Byron Berline - fiddle, mandolin
- N.D. Smart - drums
- Steve Snyder - vibes
- Linda Ronstadt - harmony vocal
- Kim Fowley - background blah-blah
- Phil Kaufman - background blah-blah
- Ed Tickner - background blah-blah
- Jane & Jon Doe - background blah-blah