Songs of the West (Emmylou Harris album)

Songs of the West
Songs of the West
Compilation album by Emmylou Harris
Released	January 1, 1994
Genre	Country
Length	35:53
Label	Warner Bros.
Producer	Brian Ahern; Paul Kennerley; Emmylou Harris; Allen Reynolds; Richard Bennett
Emmylou Harris chronology

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]
Robert Christgau	^[2]

Songs of the West is a compilation of "western"-themed songs by Emmylou Harris taken from eight of her previous albums originally released between 1975 and 1992.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original album	Length
1.	"I'll Be Your San Antone Rose"	Susanna Clark	Luxury Liner (1976)	3:43
2.	"Even Cowgirls Get the Blues"	Rodney Crowell	Blue Kentucky Girl (1979)	3:56
3.	"Amarillo"	Emmylou Harris, Rodney Crowell	Elite Hotel (1975)	3:05
4.	"The Sweetheart of the Rodeo"	Emmylou Harris, Paul Kennerley	The Ballad of Sally Rose (1985)	3:42
5.	"Queen of the Silver Dollar"	Shel Silverstein	Pieces of the Sky (1975)	5:14
6.	"One Paper Kid" (with Willie Nelson)	Walter Martin Cowart	Quarter Moon in a Ten Cent Town (1978)	2:58
7.	"Rose of Cimarron"	Rusty Young	Cimarron (1981)	4:18
8.	"Spanish Is a Loving Tongue" (with Fayssoux Starling)	Traditional; arranged by Brian Ahern	Cimarron	3:20
9.	"Cattle Call"	Tex Owens	At the Ryman (1992)	2:52
10.	"Montana Cowgirl"	Ray Park	At the Ryman	2:45
Total length:				35:53

Release history

Release history and formats for *Songs of the West*
Region	Date	Format	Label	Ref.
North America	January 1, 1994	CD cassette	Warner Bros. Records	^[3]

References

^ Ankeny, Jason. Songs of the West at AllMusic
^ Christgau, Robert. "Robert Christgau: CG: Emmylou Harris". Retrieved October 20, 2011.
^ Harris, Emmylou (January 1, 1994). "Songs of the West (Liner Notes)". Warner Bros. Records. 9362-45725-2 (CD); 9362-45725-4 (Cassette).

[1] Ankeny, Jason. Songs of the West at AllMusic

[Christgau_review-2] Christgau, Robert. "Robert Christgau: CG: Emmylou Harris". Retrieved October 20, 2011.

[3] Harris, Emmylou (January 1, 1994). "Songs of the West (Liner Notes)". Warner Bros. Records. 9362-45725-2 (CD); 9362-45725-4 (Cassette).

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v t e Emmylou Harris
Albums Singles Awards and Nominations
Studio albums as a solo artist	Gliding Bird (1970) Pieces of the Sky (1975) 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) Evangeline (1981) Cimarron (1981) White Shoes (1983) The Ballad of Sally Rose (1985) Thirteen (1986) Angel Band (1987) Bluebird (1989) Brand New Dance (1990) Cowgirl's Prayer (1993) Wrecking Ball (1995) Red Dirt Girl (2000) Stumble into Grace (2003) All I Intended to Be (2008) Hard Bargain (2011)
Studio albums as a collaboration	Trio (with Dolly Parton and Linda Ronstadt) (1987) Trio II (with Dolly Parton and Linda Ronstadt) (1999) Western Wall: The Tucson Sessions (with Linda Ronstadt) (1999) All the Roadrunning (with Mark Knopfler) (2006) Old Yellow Moon (with Rodney Crowell) (2013) The Traveling Kind (with Rodney Crowell) (2015)
Compilation albums	Profile: Best of Emmylou Harris (1978) Profile II: The Best of Emmylou Harris (1984) Duets (1990) Songs of the West (1994) The Very Best of Emmylou Harris: Heartaches & Highways (2005) The Complete Trio Collection (with Dolly Parton and Linda Ronstadt) (2016)
Live albums	Last Date (1982) At the Ryman (1992) Spyboy (1998) Ramble in Music City: The Lost Concert (with The Nash Ramblers) (2021)
Soundtrack albums	Honeysuckle Rose (1980)
Video albums	Real Live Roadrunning (with Mark Knopfler) (2006)
Box sets	Songbird: Rare Tracks and Forgotten Gems (2007)
Contributions and appearances	Solo contributions Collaborations A–F Collaborations G–K Collaborations L–Q Collaborations R–Z