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1989 studio album by Emmylou Harris From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Bluebird is the fifteenth studio album by American country artist Emmylou Harris, released on January 10, 1989, by Warner Records. Featuring mostly interpretations of work by artists such as the McGarrigle Sisters, Tom Rush, and Rodney Crowell, 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 The Sopranos.[1]
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Chicago Tribune | [3] |
| Los Angeles Times |  [4] |
| Bluebird | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | January 10, 1989 | |||
| Recorded | Nashville, 1988 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 39:12 | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. Nashville | |||
| Producer | Richard Bennett, Emmylou Harris | |||
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| Singles from Bluebird | ||||
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Bonnie Raitt provided guest vocals on the track "Icy Blue Heart". Billboard 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). [citation needed]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Heaven Only Knows" | Paul Kennerley | 3:36 |
| 2. | "You've Been on My Mind" | Rodney Crowell | 2:54 |
| 3. | "Icy Blue Heart" (background vocals by Bonnie Raitt) | John Hiatt | 4:08 |
| 4. | "Love Is" | Kate McGarrigle, Anna McGarrigle, Jane McGarrigle | 3:53 |
| 5. | "No Regrets" | Tom Rush | 5:38 |
| 6. | "Lonely Street" | Carl Belew, W.S. Stevenson, Kenny Sowder | 3:14 |
| 7. | "Heartbreak Hill" | Emmylou Harris, Kennerley | 3:12 |
| 8. | "I Still Miss Someone" | Johnny Cash, Roy Cash, Jr. | 2:51 |
| 9. | "A River for Him" | Harris | 5:02 |
| 10. | "If You Were a Bluebird" | Butch Hancock | 4:44 |
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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| Region | Date | Format | Label | Ref. |
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| North America | January 10, 1989 |
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Warner Bros. Records | [7] |
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