Elite Hotel

Elite Hotel is the third studio album by American country music artist Emmylou Harris, released in 1975. Elite Hotel was Harris' second album to be released in 1975, preceded by the widely acclaimed Pieces of the Sky. Elite Hotel surpassed it on the Billboard charts, becoming Harris' first #1 country album. The album yielded two #1 country singles: "Together Again" and Harris' version of the Patsy Cline hit "Sweet Dreams", and "One of These Days" made it to the #3 spot. A performance of The Beatles' "Here, There and Everywhere" entered the pop charts at #65. Harris' eclectic musical tastes were reflected in her choice of material by Hank Williams, The Beatles, Gram Parsons and Buck Owens. Harris' vocals on the album earned her the Grammy Award for Best Country Vocal Performance, Female.

Elite Hotel
Studio album by
Released29 December 1975
RecordedJune 1975
StudioEnactron Truck, Los Angeles, California
GenreCountry, country rock, country pop, cajun
Length43:35
LabelReprise
ProducerBrian Ahern
Emmylou Harris chronology
Pieces of the Sky
(1975)
Elite Hotel
(1975)
Luxury Liner
(1976)
Singles from Elite Hotel
  1. "Together Again"
    Released: January 1976
  2. "One of These Days"
    Released: March 6, 1976
  3. "Sweet Dreams"
    Released: 1976
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]
Christgau's Record GuideC+[2]
The Guardian[3]

The cover photograph was taken by Tom Wilkes at 2259 Inyo Street, Mojave, California.[4]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Amarillo"Emmylou Harris, Rodney Crowell3:05
2."Together Again"Buck Owens3:56
3."Feelin' Single, Seein' Double"Wayne Kemp2:34
4."Sin City"Gram Parsons, Chris Hillman3:57
5."One of These Days"Earl Montgomery3:03
6."Till I Gain Control Again"Rodney Crowell5:40
7."Here, There and Everywhere"John Lennon, Paul McCartney3:59
8."Ooh Las Vegas"Gram Parsons, Ric Grech3:47
9."Sweet Dreams"Don Gibson4:03
10."Jambalaya (On The Bayou)"Hank Williams3:05
11."Satan's Jewel Crown"Edgar L. Eden3:13
12."Wheels" (with Jonathan Edwards)Chris Hillman, Gram Parsons3:13
13."You're Running Wild" (with Rodney Crowell) (bonus track for 2004 CD re-issue)Ray Edenton, Don Winters1:44
14."Cajun Born" (with Jo-El Sonnier) (bonus track for 2004 CD re-issue)Jo-El Sonnier, Kermit Goell3:19

Personnel

Technical

  • Brian Ahern - Producer, Engineer
  • Bradley Hartman - Engineer
  • Rudy Hill - Engineer
  • Stuart Taylor - Engineer
  • Miles Wilkinson - Engineer

References

  1. Ankeny, Jason. Elite Hotel at AllMusic
  2. Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: H". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved February 24, 2019 via robertchristgau.com.
  3. Sweeting, Adam (9 April 2004). "Emmylou Harris, Elite Hotel". The Guardian. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
  4. http://www.musicalmaps.com.au/search/label/elitehotelemmylouharris
  • Emmylou Harris Elite Hotel liner notes
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