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1979 studio album by Emmylou Harris From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Light of the Stable is the first Christmas album by Emmylou Harris. It was originally released in 1979 by Warner Bros. Records but has since gone through several intervening releases. The 1992 Warner release was a remastered version of the original with a different album cover. The latest edition was released in 2004 by Rhino Records. It contains three newly recorded tracks in addition to remastered versions of the ten original tracks. Its cover came from the record sleeve of the original 45-rpm single version of "Light of the Stable" that was released in 1975. The title song featured harmony vocals from Neil Young, Dolly Parton and Linda Ronstadt.
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Light of the Stable | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | November 1979 | |||
Genre | Country, Christmas | |||
Length | 30.20 (LP): 41:32 (2004 CD) | |||
Label | Warner Bros. Nashville / Rhino | |||
Producer | Brian Ahern | |||
Emmylou Harris chronology | ||||
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1992 alternative Cover | ||||
2004 alternative cover | ||||
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [1] |
The Austin Chronicle | [2] |
Mark Deming of AllMusic gives the album 4 out of a possible 5 stars and writes, "Emmylou Harris is an artist with the rare sort of voice that communicates an honest and firmly grounded humanity while possessing a crystalline purity that verges on the angelic. In short, she was a singer born to make a great Christmas album, and in 1979 she did just that with Light of the Stable".[1]
Gavin Edwards lists this album at No, 19 in Rolling Stone's 40 Essential Christmas Albums list. He writes, "Harris has always sung like an angel, and on this 1979 album she played the part, a living herald of joyful Nativity tidings. Some of the other golden-throated seraphim providing backing vocals: Linda Ronstadt, Dolly Parton, and, er, Neil Young."[3]
Jim Caligiuri of The Austin Chronicle gives this album 4 stars and says, "Emmylou Harris possesses the voice of an angel, so it only makes sense that her versions of Christmas classics are unequaled, as are special guests Willie Nelson, Neil Young, and Dolly Parton."[2]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Christmas Time's A-Coming" | Tex Logan | 2:51 |
2. | "O Little Town of Bethlehem" | Phillips Brooks, Lewis H. Redner | 3:40 |
3. | "Away in a Manger" (with Nancy Ahern) | Martin Luther; arr. Jonathan E. Spillman | 2:37 |
4. | "Angel Eyes (Angel Eyes)" | Rodney Crowell | 3:18 |
5. | "The First Noel" | Traditional | 2:40 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Beautiful Star of Bethlehem" | Arthur L. Phipps | 3:05 |
2. | "The Little Drummer Boy" | Katherine K. Davis, Henry Onorati, Harry Simeone | 4:02 |
3. | "Golden Cradle" (with Nancy Ahern) | Traditional; arr. Nancy Ahern | 2:05 |
4. | "Silent Night" | Josef Mohr, Franz Gruber; arr. Brian Ahern | 3:33 |
5. | "Light of the Stable" | Steven Rhymer, Elizabeth Rhymer | 2:29 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Christmas Time's A-Coming" | Tex Logan | 2:51 |
2. | "O Little Town of Bethlehem" | Phillips Brooks. Lewis H. Redner | 3:40 |
3. | "Away in a Manger" (with Nancy Ahern) | Martin Luther; arr. Jonathan E. Spillman | 2:37 |
4. | "Angel Eyes (Angel Eyes)" | Rodney Crowell | 3:18 |
5. | "The First Noel" | Traditional | 2:40 |
6. | "Beautiful Star of Bethlehem" | Arthur L. Phipps | 3:05 |
7. | "Little Drummer Boy" | Katherine K. Davis, Henry Onorati, Harry Simeone | 4:02 |
8. | "There's a Light" (new track) | Beth Nielsen Chapman | 2:54 |
9. | "Cherry Tree Carol" (new track) | Traditional/arr. Kate McGarrigle/Anna McGarrigle | 3:33 |
10. | "Golden Cradle" (with Nancy Ahern) | Traditional/arr. Nancy Ahern | 2:05 |
11. | "Silent Night" | Josef Mohr, Franz Gruber; arr. Brian Ahern | 3:33 |
12. | "Man Is an Island" (new track) | Kate McGarrigle, Anna McGarrigle, Jane McGarrigle | 4:45 |
13. | "Light of the Stable" | Steven Rhymer, Elizabeth Rhymer | 2:29 |
Region | Date | Format | Label | Ref. |
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North America | November 1979 |
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Warner Bros. Records | [6] |
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