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"Appalachia circa 1907" is the way they described it after release. It wasn't, of course, but it was as close as you could come in 1987 and still hope to sell the million copies that this ended up selling. The "Three Tenors" of country music juggle leads, complement each other to often haunting effect and subjugate their egos to a greater cause. The songs run the gamut from primordial country favourites like "Rosewood Casket" and "Hobo's Meditation", to 1950s pop (a rather anomalous "To Know Him Is To Love Him") and mainstream country. The instrumentation is restrained, the vocals are unfailingly lovely and the result is a trio that is more than the sum of its parts. --Colin Escott
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DOLLY PARTON LINDA RONSTADT & EMMYLOU HARRIS Trio (1987 US Warner 11-track CD album including To Know Him Is To Love Him Those Memories Of You and Wildflowers. Housed inside a 5? x 12 picture longbox and still sealed)
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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful
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I remember hearing in 1977 that Dolly, Linda and Emmylou planned to record an album together but I was very surprised when it actually happened ten years later after several false starts. It was certainly worth the wait - indeed, I think it is the finest album that any of them have recorded, separately or together. Given how highly I rate so many of their solo albums, that is saying something special.
Some of the songs may be familiar. To know him is to love him is an early Phil Spector song, which was a huge hit in the fifties for the Teddy bears and was successfully revived in the sixties by Peter and Gordon. Both of those versions pale by comparison with the version here.
Making plans is a Johnny Russell song that Dolly previously covered as a duet with Porter Wagoner. They had a number two country hit with it, only being blocked from the top spot by Old flames can't hold a candle to you, a solo single by Dolly.
The pain of loving you, written by Dolly, is another song previously recorded as a duet by Porter and Dolly. Farther along is a gospel standard. It shares the same tune as Green pastures, a song that Emmylou recorded for her Roses in the snow album. My dear companion is a song by Jean Ritchie, who has written several great songs. Rosewood casket is a traditional song of unknown origin. Hobo's meditation is a song from the pen of the singing brakeman, Jimmie Rodgers. Wildflowers is a song that Dolly wrote about leaving her mountain home in a quest for success. Those memories of you is a cover of a hitherto little-known bluegrass song. Telling me lies and I've had enough are also brilliant.
Any fan of traditional country music should listen to this, the best such album I've ever heard or am ever likely to hear.
14 of 15 people found the following review helpful
By Stephen
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In the 70's Ronstadt and Emmylou shared the mike together on many album tracks and they became very good friends. Emmmylou covered a few Dolly songs and in 1981 the 3 queens of country joined together to sing on Evangeline's Mr Sandman. Emmylou got together with the Ronstadt and Parton on The Ballad Of Sally Rose where along with Vince Gill sang together on the whole album. Afer much stalling due to busy careers, Dolly was becoming hugely popular as an actress and Ronstadt was becoming popular for her work with Nelson Riddle and Emmlou was still making hit albums but they soon got the time to make one of countrys finest albums ever made as proof it made the top 100 best country albums. It won a grammy as well as being nominated for album of the year. All the songs on the album are well put together and are well sung. The major hit on the album of course is the number 1 To know him is to love him. It was well worth the wait and now with 6 years since Trio 2 maybe they could do a new one.
12 of 13 people found the following review helpful
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I was given this album as a present and it was the first time I had listened to a country music album, but I absolutely love it and have played it again and again and again (and again, and again).
The harmonies are beautiful and the three voices are wonderful separately and blend together perfectly. The songs are simple but the overall effect is really moving.
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THREE OF THE BEST
With the gentleness of Dolly Parton, the power of Linda Ronstadt and the vibrato of Emmylou Harris, all combined on one CD, where could you possibly go wrong? Read more
Published 5 months ago by ROBIN
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trio
Anyone who enjoys good singing and harmony should buy this cd it ticks all the boxes in my opinion and was bought at a bargain price
Published 9 months ago by R. Cunningham
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Brilliant!
This is,in my opinion,the best of the "TRIO" cds. It features Dlooy Parton,Emmylou Harris and Linda Ronstadt, three of the best traditional country singers. Read more
Published on 21 July 2010 by nannisandi
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Damned by Faint Praise
It's an OK allbum but just that: OK. Don't get me wrong - look at the artists - this is never going to be a bad album but in the context of what I know of Emmylou Harris, Dolly... Read more
Published on 8 July 2009 by Neill
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Trio
Great song choices here though perhaps only 'Telling Me Lies' sounds out of place, it sounds very '80's. What really sells this album is the sheer joy you feel at the harmonies. Read more
Published on 29 May 2008 by Rich
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Exquisite country excursion
This memorable collaboration remains a masterpiece of heavenly harmonies on some timeless songs by Parton, Phil Spector, Jimmie Rodgers, Linda Thompson and Kate McGarrigle plus... Read more
Published on 23 April 2005 by Pieter Uys
5.0 out of 5 stars
close harmonies draw you into the music and tap the emotions
if you thought that country music was all cowboys and trains and good ol` boys,think again! Listen to this superb example of finely crafted musical art and let yourself be... Read more
Published on 25 Jun 2000
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