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Emmylou Harris – The Ballad Of Sally Rose (VG+/VG+) – LP, AU 1985
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The Ballad Of Sally Rose is an LP by Emmylou Harris from 1985 released on the Warner Bros. Records label.
About this album
The Ballad Of Sally Rose is one of Emmylou Harris’s most ambitious albums, turning her country-rooted artistry into a tightly drawn concept work. Issued in 1985, it follows a narrative arc built around a fictional singer and was widely read as a deeply personal project, even though it is framed as a story. Produced with Daniel Lanois and Brian Ahern, the album blends acoustic country, folk detail and sharpened writing to create something more unified than a standard collection of songs. Its strength lies in Harris’s ability to make character, memory and melody feel inseparable, marking a distinctive peak in her mid-1980s catalogue.
Genre: Country
Review
AllMusic rating:AllMusic users:Artist: Emmylou HarrisLabel: Warner Bros. Records – 25205-1Format: LP, AlbumUnits: 1Country: Australia & New ZealandReleased: 1985Genre: CountryStyle: CountryA1 The Ballad Of Sally Rose
A2 Rhythm Guitar
A3a I Think I Love Him
A3b Instrumental: You Are My Flowers
A3c Heart To Heart
A4 Woman Walk The Line
A5 Bad News
A6 Timberline
B1 Long Tall Sally Rose
B2 White Line
B3 Diamond In My Crown
B4 The Sweetheart Of The Rodeo
K-S-O-S
B6 Sweet Chariot