Roses in the Snow

Roses in the Snow
Studio album by Emmylou Harris
Released May 1980
Recorded Nashville, July 1979
Genre Bluegrass, Country, Americana, Christian Country
Length 29:56
Label Warner Bros.
Producer Brian Ahern
Emmylou Harris chronology
Light of the Stable
(1979)Light of the Stable1979		 Roses in the Snow
(1980)		 Evangeline
(1981)Evangeline1981
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Allmusic [1]

Roses in the Snow is the seventh album by country music artist Emmylou Harris, released in 1980. While Harris' previous release, 1979's Blue Kentucky Girl, featured traditional, straight-ahead country (as opposed to the country-rock of her prior efforts), 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, The Whites, Ricky Skaggs, Willie Nelson and Tony Rice made guest appearances. "Wayfaring Stranger" was released as the first single in 1980 and went to #7 on the Billboard Country charts. The second single, a remake of a Simon & Garfunkel song, "The Boxer" reached #13. Backing musicians included Albert Lee and Jerry Douglas.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Roses in the Snow"Ruth Franks2:32
2."Wayfaring Stranger"Traditional; arr. Brian Ahern3:26
3."Green Pastures"Traditional; arr. Brian Ahern3:08
4."The Boxer"Paul Simon3:16
5."Darkest Hour is Just Before Dawn"Ralph Stanley3:22
6."I'll Go Stepping Too"Tom James, Jerry Organ2:16
7."You're Learning"Ira Louvin, Charlie Louvin2:57
8."Jordan"Traditional; arr. Brian Ahern2:07
9."Miss the Mississippi and You"Bill Halley3:40
10."Gold Watch and Chain"A.P. Carter3:12
11."You're Gonna Change" (bonus track on 2002 CD reissue)Hank Williams2:40
12."Root Like a Rose" (bonus track on 2002 CD reissue)Nancy Ahern4:45

Personnel

Technical personnel

Chart performance

Chart (1980) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums 2
U.S. Billboard 200 26
Canadian RPM Country Albums 2

References

  1. ↑ Ankeny, Jason. Roses in the Snow at AllMusic
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