Grievous Angel
1974 studio album by Gram Parsons / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Grievous Angel is the second and final solo studio album by Gram Parsons, compiled from summer 1973 sessions and released four months after his death from a morphine and alcohol overdose in September 1973. Prominently featuring a young Emmylou Harris, Grievous Angel received great critical acclaim upon release but failed to find commercial success, a fate shared with Parsons’ previous efforts solo and with The Flying Burrito Brothers. Grievous Angel peaked at number 195 on the Billboard charts.[6] Despite its modest sales, it is viewed as a successful example of the hybrid between country and rock and roll Parsons called "Cosmic American Music".
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Released | January 1974 | |||
Recorded | Summer 1973 | |||
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Genre | Country, country rock | |||
Length | 36:14 | |||
Label | Reprise | |||
Producer | Gram Parsons | |||
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Singles from Grievous Angel | ||||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
Christgau's Record Guide | A[2] |
Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [3] |
Rolling Stone | (favorable)[4] |
Tom Hull | A−[5] |
It was voted number 324 in the third edition of Colin Larkin's All Time Top 1000 Albums (2000).[7] In 2012, the album was ranked number 425 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.[8]