Cimarron (album)

Cimarron is a 1981 Emmylou Harris album that, like its predecessor, Evangeline, was composed mostly of outtakes from other recording sessions that had not fit into any of Harris' other albums. As a result, critics at the time complained that the album was "choppy" and lacked a unifying sound. Nonetheless, the album did well on the U.S. country charts, and featured three top-ten country singles: "Born to Run" (not to be confused with the Bruce Springsteen song of the same name), "If I Needed You" (a duet with Don Williams), and "Tennessee Rose." It was nominated for a Grammy in 1982 for Best Country Vocal Performance, Female. In 2000, Eminent Records issued Cimarron for the first time on CD (it had been out of print since the late 1980s), with new liner notes and a bonus track, "Colors of Your Heart."

Cimarron
Studio album by
Emmylou Harris
ReleasedNovember 1981
GenreCountry
LabelWarner Bros. Nashville
ProducerBrian Ahern, Don Williams, Garth Fundis
Emmylou Harris chronology
Evangeline
(1981)		 Cimarron
(1981)		 Last Date
(1982)
Singles from Cimarron
  1. "Tennessee Rose"
    Released: January 16, 1982
  2. "Born to Run"
    Released: May 29, 1982
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Austin Chronicle[2]

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Rose of Cimarron"Rusty Young4:21
2."Spanish Is a Loving Tongue" (with Fayssoux Starling)Traditional/arr. Brian Ahern3:20
3."If I Needed You" (with Don Williams)Townes Van Zandt3:37
4."Another Lonesome Morning"Clinton Codack Adcock, Wendy Special Thatcher3:04
5."The Last Cheater's Waltz"Sonny Throckmorton5:37
6."Born to Run"Paul Kennerley3:48
7."The Price You Pay"Bruce Springsteen4:39
8."Son of a Rotten Gambler"Chip Taylor4:15
9."Tennessee Waltz"Redd Stewart, Pee Wee King2:30
10."Tennessee Rose"Karen Brooks, Hank DeVito5:34
11."Colors of Your Heart" (bonus track added to the 2000 and 2004 CD re-issue)Rodney Crowell4:20

Personnel
  • Brian Ahern - Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, 6-String Bass, Ernie Ball Bass, Percussion
  • Joe Allen - Electric Bass
  • Mike Bowden - Bass
  • Tony Brown - Piano, Electric Piano
  • Barry Burton - Acoustic Guitar
  • James Burton - Electric Guitar
  • Charles Cochran - Electric Piano
  • Donivan Cowart - Backing Vocals
  • Rodney Crowell: Acoustic Guitar
  • Hank DeVito - Pedal Steel
  • Steve Fishell - Acoustic Hawaiian Guitar, Percussion, Pedal Steel
  • Wayne Goodwin - Fiddle, Mandolin
  • Emory Gordy Jr. - Bass, Electric Bass
  • Glen Hardin - Piano, Electric Piano, String Arrangements
  • Emmylou Harris - Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Backing Vocals
  • Don Johnson - Electric Piano
  • Paul Kennerley - Acoustic Guitar
  • David Kirby - Acoustic Guitar
  • Albert Lee - Mandolin
  • Kenny Malone - Drums, Conga
  • Herb Pedersen - Banjo, Backing Vocals
  • Mickey Raphael - Harmonica
  • Frank Reckard - Electric Guitar, Gut-String Guitar
  • Ricky Skaggs - Banjo, Fiddle, Backing Vocals
  • Buddy Spicher - Viola
  • Fayssoux Starling - Duet Vocals, Backing Vocals
  • Barry Tashian - Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Backing Vocals
  • John Ware - Drums
  • Cheryl White - Backing Vocals
  • Sharon White - Backing Vocals
  • Don Williams - Duet Vocals

Technical personnel
  • Brian Ahern - Producer, Engineer
  • Donivan Cowart - Engineer
  • Garth Fundis - Producer (3)
  • Stuart Taylor - Engineer
  • Don Williams - Producer (3)

Charts

Release history
Release history and formats for Cimarron
Region Date Format Label Ref.
North America November 1981
  • LP
  • cassette
 Warner Bros. Records [6]

References
  1. Ruhlmann, William. Cimarron at AllMusic
  2. The Austin Chronicle 2000
  3. "Emmylou Harris Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved June 2, 2021.
  4. "Emmylou Harris Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 2, 2021.
  5. "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1982". Billboard. Retrieved June 2, 2021.
  6. Harris, Emmylou (November 1981). "Cimarron (Liner Notes)". Warner Bros. Records. BSK-3603 (LP); WB-M5-3603 (Cassette).

Emmylou Harris Cimarron liner notes

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