Portraits (1996)

About this title: Portraits is a three-disc, 61-track box set covering Emmylou Harris' entire career for Reprise and Warner Records, which spans from 1974 to 1992. Not only does the box select highlights from classic albums like Luxury Liner, Roses in the Snow, and Blue Kentucky Girl, but it also features her early duets with Gram Parsons and selections from the Trio album she recorded with Dolly Parton and Linda Ronstadt. Portraits doesn't dwell too long on unreleased material -- there are only five unearthed tracks on the entire set -- preferring to sketch out a full overview of her career. While there might ... read more

Tracks:

1. Boulder to Birmingham [Harris/Danoff]
2. Before Believing [Flowers]
3. Love Hurts [Bryant]
4. In My Hour of Darkness [Parsons/Harris]
5. The Angels Rejoiced Last Night [Louvin/Louvin]
6. Sleepless Nights [Bryant/Bryant]
7. Too Far Gone [Sherrill]
8. If I Could Only Win Your Love [Louvin/Louvin]
9. Till I Gain Control Again [Crowell]
10. One of These Days [Montgomery]
11. Together Again [Owens]
12. Here, There and Everywhere [Lennon/McCartney]
13. You're Still on My Mind [McDaniel]
14. Sweet Dreams [Gibson]
15. Luxury Liner [Parsons]
16. Making Believe [Work]
17. Pancho and Lefty [VanZandt]
18. Two More Bottles of Wine [McClinton]
19. You Never Can Tell (C' Est la Vie) [Berry]
20. Easy from Now On [Clark/Carter]
21. Hello Stranger [Carter]
22. Every Time You Leave [Louvin/Louvin]
23. Beneath Still Waters [Frazier/Rains]
24. Blue Kentucky Girl [Mullins]
25. To Daddy [Parton]
26. Evangeline [Robertson]
27. Save the Last Dance for Me [Pomus/Shuman]
28. Mr. Sandman [Ballard]
29. And I Love You So [McLean]
30. If I Needed You [VanZandt]
31. Roses in the Snow [Franks]
32. The Boxer [Simon]
33. Wayfaring Stanger [Traditional]
34. Millworker [Taylor]
35. Dimming of the Day [Thompson]
36. Heaven Ain't Ready for You Yet [Kennerley]
37. Juanita [Parsons/Hillman]
38. Born to Run [Kennerley]
39. The Price You Pay [Springsteen]
40. Sweet Chariot [Harris/Kennerley]
41. That Lovin' You Feelin' Again [Orbison/Price]
42. In My Dreams [Kennerley]
43. Love Is [Alternate Mix] [McGarrigle/McGarrig]
44. To Know Him Is to Love Him [Spector]
45. The Pain of Loving You [Parton/Wagoner]
46. Farther Along [Traditional]
47. Angel Band [Traditional]
48. I Still Miss Someone [Cash/Cash]
49. A River for Him [Harris]
50. Heartbreak Hill [Harris/Kennerley]
51. Icy Blue Heart [Hiatt]
52. Gulf Coast Highway [Griffith/Flowers/Ho]
53. We Believe in Happy Endings [McDill]
54. West Texas Waltz [Hancock]
55. Rollin' and Ramblin' (The Death of Hank Williams) [Williams/Williams]
56. Casey's Last Ride [Kristofferson]
57. Hard Times (Come Again No More) [Foster]
58. Calling My Children Home [Lawson/Waller/Yates]
59. Walls of Time [Monroe/Rowan]
60. When I Paint My Masterpiece [Dylan]
61. No Regrets [Rush]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.