All I Intended to Be

All I Intended to Be
Studio album by Emmylou Harris
Released	June 10, 2008
Recorded	October 2005 — March 2008
Genre	Country, folk
Label	Nonesuch
Producer	Brian Ahern
Emmylou Harris chronology
Songbird: Rare Tracks and Forgotten Gems (2007) All I Intended to Be (2008) Hard Bargain (2011)

All I Intended to Be is the 25th studio album from Emmylou Harris and her third release on Nonesuch Records. It was released in the United States on June 10, 2008.^[1][2] The album debuted at number 22 on the Billboard 200,^[3] and number four on Top Country Albums, which makes the album Harris’ highest charting solo record on the Billboard 200 since Evangeline was released in 1981.

Album information

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[4]
Billboard	(critics’ choice)[5]
Crawdaddy!	favorable[6]
Entertainment Weekly	(A–)[7]
Mojo	21 May 2008
Orlando Sentinel	[8]
Q	p 103, July 2008
PopMatters	[9]
Slant Magazine	[10]
The Times	[11]
The Austin Chronicle	[12]
Uncut	[13]

Harris stated that “Sailing Round the Room” was inspired by Terri Schiavo and is a celebration of life and death; “How She Could Sing the Wildwood Flower” refers to the relationship between A. P. and Sara Carter and was inspired by a documentary that Harris, together with Kate and Anna McGarrigle, saw on television. The song “Gold” features guest vocals by Dolly Parton and “Old Five and Dimers Like Me” is a duet between Harris and John Starling.

The album was made #49 in Q’s 50 Best Albums of the Year 2008.^[14]

The album has also been nominated for a Grammy Award in the field of Best Contemporary Folk / Americana Album at the 2009 Grammy Awards.^[15]

Track listing

Personnel

• Emmylou Harris – vocals, acoustic guitar (1-13), harmonies (2-4, 6-13)
• Brian Ahern – 12-string guitars (1, 6), baritone electric guitar (4, 7, 12), Tac-Tac bass (5), Afuche (5), Earthwood bass (6, 11), banjo (6)
• Tim Goodman – acoustic guitar (1)
• Emory Gordy, Jr. – bass (1)
• Jim Horn – recorders (1)
• Keith Knudsen – drums (1)
• John McFee – Cordovox and electric guitars (1)
• Bill Payne – keyboards (1)
• Lynn Langham – backing vocals (1)
• Jack Routh – backing vocals (1)
• Randy Sharp – backing vocals, vocal arrangement (1)
• Glen D. Hardin – keyboards (2, 4, 5, 7, 8)
• Greg Leisz – slide electric guitar (2), steel (5, 8, 10, 13), Weisenborn (8, 11), mandocello (11)
• Buddy Miller – backing vocals (1), harmony vocals (2), vocals (8)
• Harry Stinson – drums (2, 4-8, 12)
• Kenny Vaughn – electric guitar (2, 4, 5, 7 8)
• Glenn Worf – bass (2, 4, 5, 7, 8)
• Steve Fishell – steel (3, 7, 12)
• Mary Ann Kennedy – harmony vocals, mandolin (3, 11)
• Phil Madeira – accordion (3, 9, 10, 12, 13)
• David Pomeroy – bass (3, 12)
• Pam Rose – harmony vocals, acoustic guitar (3, 11)
• Patrick Warren – keyboards (3, 6, 11, 12)
• Karen Brooks – backing vocals (1), harmony vocals (4, 7)
• Dolly Parton – harmony vocals (5)
• Vince Gill – harmony vocals (5)
• Kate McGarrigle – vocals (6, 12), gut-string guitar (6, 12), banjo solo (6)
• Anna McGarrigle – vocals (6, 12)
• Mike Auldridge – vocals, Dobro (9, 10, 13)
• John Starling – vocals, acoustic guitar (9, 10, 13)
• Stuart Duncan – mandolin (9, 10, 13)
• Fats Kaplan – mandolin (9)

Release history

Chart performance

References