The Complete List of Emmylou Harris Songs From A to Z

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The unparalleled legacy of Emmylou Harris stands as one of the most transformative, genre-defining pillars in the history of American country, folk, and roots music. Emerging in the early 1970s as the essential vocal partner to the cosmic American music pioneer Gram Parsons, Harris quickly stepped into her own spotlight as a brilliant interpreter of songs and visionary bandleader. Blessed with a pristine, emotionally piercing soprano voice that can communicate profound heartbreak with the slightest fracture, she permanently reshaped the Nashville landscape. By surrounding herself with her legendary, virtuoso backing group, The Hot Band, Harris masterfully bridged the gap between traditional honky-tonk preservation and the boundary-pushing textures of contemporary alternative country.

Across her extraordinary studio journey, Harris transformed seamlessly from a master interpreter of classic country songsmiths into a profoundly gifted songwriter in her own right. Her massive discography traces an incredible trajectory from the defining roots-rock and traditional architecture of early masterpieces like Pieces of the Sky (1975) and Blue Kentucky Girl (1979) to her stunning all-acoustic bluegrass departure Roses in the Snow (1980). Later in her career, she achieved historic critical reinvention by collaborating with producer Daniel Lanois on the atmospheric, alternative-rock masterpiece Wrecking Ball (1995), followed by her entirely self-penned milestones like Red Dirt Girl (2000) and her acclaimed collaborative records with icons like Mark Knopfler, Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt, and Rodney Crowell. This definitive master directory compiles every track across her historic catalog, documenting the evolutionary milestones of a true musical icon.

Complete List Of Emmylou Harris Songs From A to Z

A River for Him – Bluebird – (1989)
A Ways to Go – Cowgirl’s Prayer – (1993)
Across the Border – Western Wall: The Tucson Sessions (with Linda Ronstadt) – (1999)
After the Gold Rush – Trio II (with Dolly Parton & Linda Ronstadt) – (1999)
All I Left Behind – All I Intended to Be – (2008)
All I Left Behind You – Western Wall: The Tucson Sessions (with Linda Ronstadt) – (1999)
All My Tears (Be Washed Away) – Wrecking Ball – (1995)
All the Roadrunning – All the Roadrunning (with Mark Knopfler) – (2006)
Alwilda – Stumble into Grace – (2003)
Amarillo – Elite Hotel – (1975)
Angel Band – Angel Band – (1987)
Another Lonesome Morning – Cimarron – (1981)
Ashes by Now – Evangeline – (1981)
Asphalt Cowboy – White Shoes – (1983)
A-11 – Brand New Dance – (1990)
Baby, Better Start Turnin’ Em Down – White Shoes – (1983)
Back When We Were Beautiful – Old Yellow Moon (with Rodney Crowell) – (2013)
Bad Moon Rising – Evangeline – (1981)
Bad News – The Ballad of Sally Rose – (1985)
Ballad of a Runaway Horse – Cowgirl’s Prayer – (1993)
Ballad of Sally Rose – The Ballad of Sally Rose – (1985)
Bang the Drum Slowly – Red Dirt Girl – (2000)
Beachcombing – All the Roadrunning (with Mark Knopfler) – (2006)
Before Believing – Pieces of the Sky – (1975)
Belle Starr – All the Roadrunning (with Mark Knopfler) – (2006)
Beneath Still Waters – Blue Kentucky Girl – (1979)
Better Off Without You – Brand New Dance – (1990)
Beyond My Wildest Dreams – All the Roadrunning (with Mark Knopfler) – (2006)
Beyond the Blue – All I Intended to Be – (2008)
Big Black Dog – Hard Bargain – (2011)
Black Caffeine – Old Yellow Moon (with Rodney Crowell) – (2013)
Black Gypsy – Gliding Bird – (1970)
Blackhawk – Wrecking Ball – (1995)
Blue Kentucky Girl – Blue Kentucky Girl – (1979)
Bluebird Wine – Pieces of the Sky – (1975)
Bluebird Wine – Old Yellow Moon (with Rodney Crowell) – (2013)
Bobbie’s Gone – Gliding Bird – (1970)
Born to Run – Cimarron – (1981)
Bottle Let Me Down – Pieces of the Sky – (1975)
Boulder to Birmingham – Pieces of the Sky – (1975)
Boy from Tupelo – Red Dirt Girl – (2000)
Brand New Dance – Brand New Dance – (1990)
Bright Morning Stars – Angel Band – (1987)
Bring It On Home to Memphis – The Traveling Kind (with Rodney Crowell) – (2015)
Broken Man’s Lament – All I Intended to Be – (2008)
Brought to You By the Heart – Brand New Dance – (1990)
Bull Rider – Old Yellow Moon (with Rodney Crowell) – (2013)
Burn That Candle – Quarter Moon in a Ten Cent Town – (1978)
C’est la Vie (You Never Can Tell) – Luxury Liner – (1976)
Can You Hear Me Now – Stumble into Grace – (2003)
Chase the Feeling – Old Yellow Moon (with Rodney Crowell) – (2013)
Cheater’s Waltz – Cimarron – (1981)
Child of Mine – Evangeline – (1981)
Cimarron – Cimarron – (1981)
Clocks – Gliding Bird – (1970)
Coat of Many Colors – Pieces of the Sky – (1975)
Color of Your Heart – Brand New Dance – (1990)
Connection – Elite Hotel – (1975)
Cowgirl’s Prayer – Cowgirl’s Prayer – (1993)
Crescent City – Cowgirl’s Prayer – (1993)
Cross Yourself – Hard Bargain – (2011)
Darkest Hour Is Just Before the Dawn – Roses in the Snow – (1980)
Darlin’ Kate – Hard Bargain – (2011)
Day Old Blues – Gliding Bird – (1970)
Deeper Well – Wrecking Ball – (1995)
Defying Gravity – Quarter Moon in a Ten Cent Town – (1978)
Diamond in My Crown – The Ballad of Sally Rose – (1985)
Diamonds Are a Girl’s Best Friend – White Shoes – (1983)
Do I Ever Cross Your Mind – Trio II (with Dolly Parton & Linda Ronstadt) – (1999)
Donkey Town – All the Roadrunning (with Mark Knopfler) – (2006)
Dreaming My Dreams – Old Yellow Moon (with Rodney Crowell) – (2013)
Drifting Too Far – Angel Band – (1987)
Drivin’ Wheel – White Shoes – (1983)
Easy From Now On – Quarter Moon in a Ten Cent Town – (1978)
Easy for You to Say – Brand New Dance – (1990)
Elite Hotel – Elite Hotel – (1975)
Evangeline – Evangeline – (1981)
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues – Blue Kentucky Girl – (1979)
Everybody’s Talkin’ – Gliding Bird – (1970)
Everytime You Leave – Blue Kentucky Girl – (1979)
Falling Down – Western Wall: The Tucson Sessions (with Linda Ronstadt) – (1999)
Farther Along – Roses in the Snow – (1980)
Farther Along – Trio (with Dolly Parton & Linda Ronstadt) – (1987)
Feelin’ Single – Seein’ Double – Elite Hotel – (1975)
Feels Like Home – Trio II (with Dolly Parton & Linda Ronstadt) – (1999)
For a Dancer – Western Wall: The Tucson Sessions (with Linda Ronstadt) – (1999)
For No One – Pieces of the Sky – (1975)
Fugue for the Ox – Gliding Bird – (1970)
Gliding Bird – Gliding Bird – (1970)
Gold – All I Intended to Be – (2008)
Gold Watch and Chain – Roses in the Snow – (1980)
Goodbye – Wrecking Ball – (1995)
Good News – White Shoes – (1983)
Goodnight Old World – Hard Bargain – (2011)
Green Pastures – Roses in the Snow – (1980)
Green Rolling Hills – Quarter Moon in a Ten Cent Town – (1978)
Hanging Up My Heart – Old Yellow Moon (with Rodney Crowell) – (2013)
Hard Bargain – Hard Bargain – (2011)
He Rode All the Way to Texas – Trio II (with Dolly Parton & Linda Ronstadt) – (1999)
He Was Mine – Western Wall: The Tucson Sessions (with Linda Ronstadt) – (1999)
Heart to Heart – The Ballad of Sally Rose – (1985)
Heartbreak Hill – Bluebird – (1989)
Heaven Only Knows – Bluebird – (1989)
Hello Stranger – Luxury Liner – (1976)
Her Hair Was Red – The Traveling Kind (with Rodney Crowell) – (2015)
Here We Are – Old Yellow Moon (with Rodney Crowell) – (2013)
Here, There & Everywhere – Elite Hotel – (1975)
Hickory Wind – Blue Kentucky Girl – (1979)
High Is the Mountain – Cowgirl’s Prayer – (1993)
High Powered Love – Cowgirl’s Prayer – (1993)
High Sierra – Trio II (with Dolly Parton & Linda Ronstadt) – (1999)
Higher Mountains – The Traveling Kind (with Rodney Crowell) – (2015)
Hobo’s Meditation – Trio (with Dolly Parton & Linda Ronstadt) – (1987)
Home Sweet Home – Hard Bargain – (2011)
Hot Burrito #2 – Evangeline – (1981)
How High the Moon – Evangeline – (1981)
How She Could Sing the Wildwood Flower – All I Intended to Be – (2008)
I Ain’t Living Long Like This – Quarter Moon in a Ten Cent Town – (1978)
I Don’t Have to Crawl – Evangeline – (1981)
I Dug Up a Diamond – All the Roadrunning (with Mark Knopfler) – (2006)
I Feel the Blues Movin’ In – Trio II (with Dolly Parton & Linda Ronstadt) – (1999)
I Had My Heart Set on You – Thirteen – (1986)
I Heard a Call – Brand New Dance – (1990)
I Just Wanted to See You So Bad – The Traveling Kind (with Rodney Crowell) – (2015)
I Saw the Light – Gliding Bird – (1970)
I Still Miss Someone – Bluebird – (1989)
I Think I Love Him / You Are My Flower – The Ballad of Sally Rose – (1985)
I’ll Be Your Baby Tonight – Gliding Bird – (1970)
I’ll Be Your San Antone Rose – Luxury Liner – (1976)
I’ll Go Stepping Too – Roses in the Snow – (1980)
I’ll Never Fall in Love Again – Gliding Bird – (1970)
I’ve Had Enough – Trio (with Dolly Parton & Linda Ronstadt) – (1987)
Icy Blue Heart – Bluebird – (1989)
If I Be Lifted Up – Angel Band – (1987)
If I Could Only Win Your Love – Pieces of the Sky – (1975)
If I Needed You – Cimarron – (1981)
If This Is Goodbye – All the Roadrunning (with Mark Knopfler) – (2006)
If You Lived Here You’d Be Home Now – The Traveling Kind (with Rodney Crowell) – (2015)
If You Were a Bluebird – Bluebird – (1989)
In His World – Brand New Dance – (1990)
In My Dreams – White Shoes – (1983)
In This World – Brand New Dance – (1990)
Invitation to the Blues – Old Yellow Moon (with Rodney Crowell) – (2013)
It’s Only Rock and Roll – White Shoes – (1983)
Jambalaya – Elite Hotel – (1975)
Jerusalem Tomorrow – Cowgirl’s Prayer – (1993)
Jimi Hendrix in New Orleans – Red Dirt Girl – (2000)
Jordan – Roses in the Snow – (1980)
Jupiter Rising – Stumble into Grace – (2003)
Just Pleasing You – The Traveling Kind (with Rodney Crowell) – (2015)
Just Someone I Used to Know – Thirteen – (1986)
Kern River – Brand New Dance – (1990)
K-S-O-S – The Ballad of Sally Rose – (1985)
Lacassine Special – Thirteen – (1986)
Le danse de la joie – The Traveling Kind (with Rodney Crowell) – (2015)
Leaving Louisiana In The Broad Daylight – Quarter Moon in a Ten Cent Town – (1978)
Light of the Stable – Light of the Stable – (1979)
Like an Old Fashioned Waltz – White Shoes – (1983)
Little Bird – Stumble into Grace – (2003)
Lonely Girl – Hard Bargain – (2011)
Lonely Street – Bluebird – (1989)
Long Tall Sally Rose – The Ballad of Sally Rose – (1985)
Lost Unto This World – Stumble into Grace – (2003)
Love and Happiness – All the Roadrunning (with Mark Knopfler) – (2006)
Love Hurts – Elite Hotel – (1975)
Love Is – Bluebird – (1989)
Lover’s Return – Trio II (with Dolly Parton & Linda Ronstadt) – (1999)
Loving the Highway Man – Western Wall: The Tucson Sessions (with Linda Ronstadt) – (1999)
Lovin’ You Again – Cowgirl’s Prayer – (1993)
Luxury Liner – Luxury Liner – (1976)
Making Believe – Luxury Liner – (1976)
Making Plans – Trio (with Dolly Parton & Linda Ronstadt) – (1987)
May This Be Love – Wrecking Ball – (1995)
Michelangelo – Red Dirt Girl – (2000)
Millworker – Evangeline – (1981)
Miss the Mississippi and You – Roses in the Snow – (1980)
Mister Sandman – Evangeline – (1981)
Moon Song – All I Intended to Be – (2008)
My Baby Needs a New Pair of Shoes – White Shoes – (1983)
My Dear Companion – Trio (with Dolly Parton & Linda Ronstadt) – (1987)
My Father’s House – Thirteen – (1986)
My Name is Emmett Till – Hard Bargain – (2011)
My Songbird – Quarter Moon in a Ten Cent Town – (1978)
Mystery Train – Thirteen – (1986)
Never Be Anyone Else But You – Brand New Dance – (1990)
New Orleans – Hard Bargain – (2011)
No Memories Hanging Round – The Traveling Kind (with Rodney Crowell) – (2015)
No Regrets – Bluebird – (1989)
Nobody – Hard Bargain – (2011)
Nobody’s Perfect – All I Intended to Be – (2008)
Nothing Looks the Same in the Light – Gliding Bird – (1970)
O Evangeline – Stumble into Grace – (2003)
Oh Atlanta – Cimarron – (1981)
Old Time’s Sake – All I Intended to Be – (2008)
Old Yellow Moon – Old Yellow Moon (with Rodney Crowell) – (2013)
On the Radio – White Shoes – (1983)
One of These Days – Elite Hotel – (1975)
One Paper Kid – Quarter Moon in a Ten Cent Town – (1978)
Ooh Las Vegas – Elite Hotel – (1975)
Open Season on My Heart – Old Yellow Moon (with Rodney Crowell) – (2013)
Orphan Girl – Wrecking Ball – (1995)
Pancho and Lefty – Luxury Liner – (1976)
Pee Wee the Plumber – Gliding Bird – (1970)
Pieces of the Sky – Pieces of the Sky – (1975)
Plaisir d’Amour – Stumble into Grace – (2003)
Pledging My Love – White Shoes – (1983)
Prayer In Open D – Cowgirl’s Prayer – (1993)
Precious Memories – Angel Band – (1987)
Queen of the Silver Dollar – Pieces of the Sky – (1975)
Raise the Dead – Western Wall: The Tucson Sessions (with Linda Ronstadt) – (1999)
Red Dirt Girl – Red Dirt Girl – (2000)
Red Red Rose – Brand New Dance – (1990)
Red Staggerwing – All the Roadrunning (with Mark Knopfler) – (2006)
Rhythm Guitar – The Ballad of Sally Rose – (1985)
Right Now – All the Roadrunning (with Mark Knopfler) – (2006)
Rollin’ On – All the Roadrunning (with Mark Knopfler) – (2006)
Rollin’ and Ramblin’ – Brand New Dance – (1990)
Rose of Cimarron – Cimarron – (1981)
Roses in the Snow – Roses in the Snow – (1980)
Rosewood Casket – Trio (with Dolly Parton & Linda Ronstadt) – (1987)
Rough & Rocky – Blue Kentucky Girl – (1979)
Sailing Round the Room – All I Intended to Be – (2008)
San Antonio Rose – Luxury Liner – (1976)
Satan’s Crown Jewel – Elite Hotel – (1975)
Save the Last Dance for Me – Blue Kentucky Girl – (1979)
Say It’s Not You – Cowgirl’s Prayer – (1993)
She – Luxury Liner – (1976)
Shores of White Sand – All I Intended to Be – (2008)
Sin City – Elite Hotel – (1975)
Sisters Coming Home – Blue Kentucky Girl – (1979)
Sisters of Mercy – Western Wall: The Tucson Sessions (with Linda Ronstadt) – (1999)
Six White Cadillacs – Hard Bargain – (2011)
Sleepless Nights – Pieces of the Sky – (1975)
Someday My Ship Will Sail – Angel Band – (1987)
Son of a Rotten Gambler – Cimarron – (1981)
Sorrow in the Wind – Blue Kentucky Girl – (1979)
Spanish Dancer – Old Yellow Moon (with Rodney Crowell) – (2013)
Spanish Is a Loving Tongue – Cimarron – (1981)
Spanish Johnny – Evangeline – (1981)
Stumble into Grace – Stumble into Grace – (2003)
Sweet Chariot – The Ballad of Sally Rose – (1985)
Sweet Dreams – Elite Hotel – (1975)
Sweet Old World – Wrecking Ball – (1995)
Sweet Spot – Western Wall: The Tucson Sessions (with Linda Ronstadt) – (1999)
Sweetheart of the Pines – The Ballad of Sally Rose – (1985)
Take That Ride – All I Intended to Be – (2008)
Telling Me Lies – Trio (with Dolly Parton & Linda Ronstadt) – (1987)
Tennessee Rose – Cimarron – (1981)
Tennessee Waltz – Cimarron – (1981)
Thanks to You – Cowgirl’s Prayer – (1993)
The Ballad of Sally Rose – The Ballad of Sally Rose – (1985)
The Blue Train – Trio II (with Dolly Parton & Linda Ronstadt) – (1999)
The Boxer – Roses in the Snow – (1980)
The Last Cheater’s Waltz – Cimarron – (1981)
The Light – Cowgirl’s Prayer – (1993)
The Other Side of Life – Angel Band – (1987)
The Pain of Loving You – Trio (with Dolly Parton & Linda Ronstadt) – (1987)
The Pearl – Red Dirt Girl – (2000)
The Price You Pay – Cimarron – (1981)
The Road – Hard Bargain – (2011)
The Ship on His Arm – Hard Bargain – (2011)
The Sweetheart of the Rodeo – The Ballad of Sally Rose – (1985)
The Traveling Kind – The Traveling Kind (with Rodney Crowell) – (2015)
The Weight of the World – The Traveling Kind (with Rodney Crowell) – (2015)
They’ll Never Take His Love From Me – Blue Kentucky Girl – (1979)
Thirteen – Thirteen – (1986)
This Is to Mother You – Western Wall: The Tucson Sessions (with Linda Ronstadt) – (1999)
This Is Us – All the Roadrunning (with Mark Knopfler) – (2006)
Those Memories of You – Trio (with Dolly Parton & Linda Ronstadt) – (1987)
Till I Gain Control Again – Elite Hotel – (1975)
Timberline – The Ballad of Sally Rose – (1985)
To Daddy – Quarter Moon in a Ten Cent Town – (1978)
To Know Him Is to Love Him – Trio (with Dolly Parton & Linda Ronstadt) – (1987)
Today I Started Loving You Again – Thirteen – (1986)
Together Again – Elite Hotel – (1975)
Too Far Gone – Pieces of the Sky – (1975)
Tougher Than the Rest – Brand New Dance – (1990)
Tragedy – Red Dirt Girl – (2000)
Tulsa Queen – Luxury Liner – (1976)
Two More Bottles of Wine – Quarter Moon in a Ten Cent Town – (1978)
Valerie – Western Wall: The Tucson Sessions (with Linda Ronstadt) – (1999)
Waltz Across Texas Tonight – Wrecking Ball – (1995)
Waltz of the Magic Man – Gliding Bird – (1970)
Wayfaring Stranger – Roses in the Snow – (1980)
We Shall Rise – Angel Band – (1987)
Western Wall – Western Wall: The Tucson Sessions (with Linda Ronstadt) – (1999)
Wheels – Elite Hotel – (1975)
Wheels of Love – Brand New Dance – (1990)
When He Calls – Angel Band – (1987)
When I Stop Dreaming – Luxury Liner – (1976)
When I Was Yours – Thirteen – (1986)
When They Ring Those Golden Bells – Angel Band – (1987)
When We’re Gone, Long Gone – Trio II (with Dolly Parton & Linda Ronstadt) – (1999)
Where Could I Go but to the Lord – Angel Band – (1987)
White Line – The Ballad of Sally Rose – (1985)
White Shoes – White Shoes – (1983)
Who Will Sing for Me – Angel Band – (1987)
Wildflowers – Trio (with Dolly Parton & Linda Ronstadt) – (1987)
Woman Walk the Line – The Ballad of Sally Rose – (1985)
Wrecking Ball – Wrecking Ball – (1995)
You Can’t Say We Didn’t Try – The Traveling Kind (with Rodney Crowell) – (2015)
You Can’t Win For Losin’ – Thirteen – (1986)
You Don’t Know Me – Cowgirl’s Prayer – (1993)
You’ll Never Be the Sun – Trio II (with Dolly Parton & Linda Ronstadt) – (1999)
You’re Free to Go – Thirteen – (1986)
You’re Learning – Roses in the Snow – (1980)
You’re Supposed to Be Feeling Good – Luxury Liner – (1976)
You’ve Been on My Mind – Bluebird – (1989)
Your Long Journey – Thirteen – (1986)

Albums

Gliding Bird (1970)

Pieces of the Sky (1975)

Pieces Of The Sky (Expanded & Remastered)

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)

Roses In The Snow (Expanded & Remastered)

Evangeline (1981)

Cimarron (1981)

White Shoes (1983)

The Ballad of Sally Rose (1985)

Thirteen (1986)

Emmylou Harris - Thirteen - Warner Bros. Records - 925 352-1

Angel Band (1987)

Trio (with Dolly Parton and Linda Ronstadt) (1987)

Bluebird (1989)

Brand New Dance (1990)

Cowgirl’s Prayer (1993)

Wrecking Ball (1995)

Trio II (with Dolly Parton and Linda Ronstadt) (1999)

Western Wall: The Tucson Sessions (with Linda Ronstadt) (1999)

Red Dirt Girl (2000)

Stumble into Grace (2003)

All I Intended to Be (2008)

Hard Bargain (2011)

Old Yellow Moon (with Rodney Crowell) (2013)

The Traveling Kind (with Rodney Crowell) (2015)

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