''Last Date'' is a live
Emmylou Harris
Emmylou Harris (born April 2, 1947) is an American singer, songwriter and musician. She has released dozens of albums and singles over the course of her career and has won 14 Grammys, the Polar Music Prize, and numerous other honors, including ...
album, released in October 1982. Recorded at a series of
honky tonks and other small venues on the west coast, Harris conceived the album as a showcase for her
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. It was composed mostly of country standards. Harris reached No. 1 on the U.S. country charts with the title single, written by
Floyd Cramer, who originally took it to the top ten on the U.S. pop and country charts, as an instrumental in 1960. In 2000, Eminent Records reissued ''Last Date'' for the first time on
CD, complete with new liner notes and two bonus tracks.
Track listing
Personnel
*Emmylou Harris - Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Lead Guitar (12)
*Mike Bowden - Bass
*Steve Fishell - Pedal Steel, Dobro
*Wayne Goodwin - Rhythm Guitar, Fiddle, Mandolin, Sax
*Don Johnson - Keyboards, Harmony Vocals
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Frank Reckard - Lead Guitar, Harmony Vocals
*Barry Tashian - Rhythm Guitar, Banjo, Duet Vocals
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John Ware - Drums
Technical personnel
*Brian Ahern - Producer
*Donivan Cowart, Stuart Taylor, Alan Vachon - Engineer
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
References
* Emmylou Harris ''Last Date'' liner notes
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Emmylou Harris live albums
1982 live albums
Albums produced by Brian Ahern (producer)
Warner Records live albums