"Roses In The Snow" is an album by country music artist Emmylou Harris, released in 1980. While Harris' previous release, 1979's "Blue Kentucky Girl", featured traditional, straight-ahead country, "Roses In The Snow" found Harris performing Bluegrass-inspired music, with material by Flatt and Scruggs, Paul Simon, The Carter Family, and Johnny Cash. Cash, Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt, and Ricky Skaggs and Tony Rice made guest appearances. "Wayfaring Stranger" was released as the first single in 1980. The second single, a remake of a Simon & Garfunkel song, "The Boxer" backing musicians included Albert Lee and Jerry Douglas.
Track listing
01. Roses in the Snow (Ruth Franks) - 2:32
02. Wayfaring Stranger (Traditional/arr. Brian Ahern) - 3:26
03. Green Pastures (Traditional/arr. Brian Ahern) - 3:08
04. The Boxer (Paul Simon) - 3:16
05. Darkest Hour is Just Before Dawn (Ralph Stanley) - 3:22
06. I'll Go Stepping Too (Tom James, Jerry Organ) - 2:16
07. You're Learning (Ira Louvin, Charlie Louvin) - 2:57
08. Jordan
09. Miss the Mississippi
10. Gold Watch and Chain (A.P. Carter) - 3:12
Released: May 1980
Recorded: Nashville
Genre: Country
Length: 29:56
Label: Warner Bros.
Producer: Brian Ahern
Personnel
Emmylou Harris - Vocals, Acoustic Guitar
Brian Ahern - 12-String Guitar, Adamas Guitar, Archtop Guitar, Gut-String Guitar, Bass, Percussion
Bryan Bowers - Autoharp
Johnny Cash - Backing Vocals
Jerry Douglas - Dobro
Emory Gordy, Jr. - Bass
Albert Lee - Electric Guitar, Mandolin
Willie Nelson - Gut-String Guitar
Dolly Parton - Backing Vocals
Tony Rice - Acoustic Guitar, Backing Vocals
Linda Ronstadt - Duet Vocals, Backing Vocals
Ricky Skaggs - Acoustic Guitar, Banjo, Fiddle, Mandolin, Duet Vocals, Backing Vocals
John Ware - Percussion
Buck White - Piano, Backing Vocals
Cheryl White - Backing Vocals
Sharon White - Backing Vocals
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