''Bluebird'' is the fifteenth studio album by American country artist

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, released on January 10, 1989, by

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. Featuring mostly interpretations of work by artists such as the McGarrigle Sisters,

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, it included her most recent top-ten country-charting single, "Heartbreak Hill". The album enjoyed renewed interest in 2004 when "Heaven Only Knows" was used in the first episode of the fifth season of ''

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provided guest vocals on the track "Icy Blue Heart". ''

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'' said in their review of the album that, "Like most of Emmylou Harris' albums, Bluebird is an expertly performed album, featuring some truly startling and affecting tour de forces" (sic).

Track listing

Personnel

* Richard Bennett - acoustic guitar, bass, guitar, mandolin, percussion, electric guitar, 12-string guitar, producer *Ashley Cleveland - background vocals *Donivan Cowart - background vocals, engineer *Paul Dieter - mixing assistant *Glen Duncan - mandolin *Steve Fishell - acoustic guitar, dobro, pedal steel, electric bass, electric guitar * Emory Gordy, Jr. - conductor, string arrangements *Caroline Greyshock - photography *

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- synthesizer, piano *

- acoustic guitar, guitar, percussion, vocals, producer *

Mike Henderson Mike Henderson (born in Independence, Missouri) is an American singer-songwriter. Career Early career Henderson was an original member of blues group the Bel Airs when they formed in Missouri in 1981. They released an album, ''Need Me a Car'' ...

- slide guitar *

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- mandolin * Mary Ann Kennedy - background vocals *

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- acoustic guitar *Janet Levinson - art direction, design *

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- percussion *Carl Marsh - synthesizer, Hammond organ *George Massenburg - mixing *

Anna McGarrigle Anna McGarrigle, CM (born December 4, 1944) is a Canadian folk music singer and songwriter who recorded and performed with her sister, Kate McGarrigle, who died in 2010. Early life Anna McGarrigle studied at the École des beaux-arts de Montréa ...

- background vocals *

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- accordion, background vocals *Glenn Meadows - mastering *

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- mandolin *Eric Paul - assistant engineer *

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- electric bass, acoustic bass, bass violin *

- background vocals, slide guitar *Sharon Rice - mixing assistant *Mark Richardson - engineer *

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- background vocals *

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- background vocals *

Marty Stuart John Marty Stuart (born September 30, 1958) is an American country and bluegrass music singer, songwriter, and musician. Active since 1968, Stuart initially toured with Lester Flatt, and then in Johnny Cash's road band before beginning work as a ...

- mandolin *Barry Tashian - acoustic guitar, background vocals *Billy Thomas - percussion, drums, vocals

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

References

{{Authority control Emmylou Harris albums 1989 albums Albums produced by Richard Bennett (guitarist) Warner Records albums