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Emmylou Harris Album: “Evangeline”
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Release Date:1981-01-01
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Type:Unknown
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Genre:Country, Folk, Beatles Legacy
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Explicit Lyrics:Yes
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UPC:075990350817
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Review - :
Long considered a substandard effort due to its oddly brief running time (it's just barely half an hour long) and scattershot feel (like its sister album, {^Cimarron}, also released in 1981, it primarily consists of outtakes from earlier albums), {^Evangeline} is not as bad as its detractors claim. It's true that the album has more than a couple of clunkers; the synthesizers and California {\rock} guitars of {$Rodney Crowell}'s {&"I Don't Have to Crawl"} and {&"Ashes By Now"} do neither singer nor songs any favors, the version of {$John Fogerty}'s {&"Bad Moon Rising"} adds nothing new to the song, and {$James Taylor}'s {&"Millworker"} simply isn't very good. On the other hand, two recordings from the then-unreleased {^Trio} sessions with {$Dolly Parton} and {$Linda Ronstadt}, a perky {&"Mr. Sandman"} that was a minor {\pop} hit and a reworking of {$Robbie Robertson}'s haunting {&"Evangeline"} featuring some outstanding harmonies from {$Parton}, are outstanding, as are {&"Spanish Johnny,"} a {$Springsteen-ish} {\ballad} sung with {$Waylon Jennings}, and a dazzling version of the {\standard} {&"How High the Moon"} that uses the same pre-{\rock} arrangement style as {&"Mr. Sandman."} So, {^Evangeline} is certainly uneven, but it's not at all worthless. ~ Stewart Mason, All Music Guide
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