ELITE HOTEL  -  EMMYLOU HARRIS

YEAR:  1975
LABEL:  Reprise
TRACK LISTING:  Amarillo,  Together Again,  Feelin' Single Seein' Double,  Sin City,  One of These Days,  Till I Gain Control Again,  Here There and Everywhere,  Ooh Las Vegas,  Sweet Dreams,  Jambalaya (On the Bayou),  Satan's Jewel Crown,  Wheels
IMPRESSIONS:  Solid, solid, really solid album!  I'm trying to remember -- I think it was Rama who clued me into this one after I asked him yet again for a really good album recommendation.  I've always considered this album a really good choice if you've got a drive ahead of you; putting this album on in the car as you go your merry way will get you there kindly.  Emmylou combines the heart-tugging ballads with the shit-kickers and it's a nice combination.  Dynamite covers of Patsy Cline, Buck Owens, the Beatles, Gram Parsons, the Louvin Brothers, Hank Williams, Rodney Crowell . . . how can you go wrong?  All this and a voice like wine.
MY FAVOURITE TRACKS:  Amarillo,  Together Again,  Feelin' Single Seein' Double,  One of These Days,  Till I Gain Control Again,  Here There and Everywhere,  Sweet Dreams,  Jambalaya (On the Bayou),  Satan's Jewel Crown,  Wheels
GUEST ARTISTS:  Jonathan Edwards (backing vocals, vocals on "Wheels"),  Rodney Crowell (electric guitar, backing vocals),  James Burton (electric guitar),  Linda Ronstadt (backing vocals)
FACT SHEET:  ELITE HOTEL is Emmylou Harris' third album and her first #1 country album.  Both "Together Again" and "Sweet Dreams" went to #1 on Billboard's country singles charts and "One of These Days" went to #3; "Here There & Everywhere" went to #65 on the pop charts.  Rodney Crowell wrote "Till I Gain Control Again" and co-wrote "Amarillo" with Emmylou Harris.  "Together Again" was written by Buck Owens.  Gram Parsons co-wrote "Sin City" and "Wheels" with Chris Hillman and "Ooh Las Vegas" with Ric Grech.  "Here, There and Everywhere" is a Beatles cover written by John Lennon & Paul McCartney.  "Sweet Dreams" is a Patsy Cline cover (written by Don Gibson).  "Jambalaya (On the Bayou)" is a Hank Williams cover and "Satan's Jewel Crown" is a Louvin Brothers cover.  "Wheels" is a duet with Jonathan Edwards.