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.
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| Released | 29 December 1975 | |||
| Recorded | June 1975 | |||
| Studio | Enactron Truck, Los Angeles, California | |||
| Genre | Country, country rock, country pop, cajun | |||
| Length | 43:35 | |||
| Label | Reprise | |||
| Producer | Brian Ahern | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   |
| Christgau's Record Guide | C+[2] |
| The Guardian |  |
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Amarillo" | Emmylou Harris, Rodney Crowell | 3:05 |
| 2. | "Together Again" | Buck Owens | 3:56 |
| 3. | "Feelin' Single, Seein' Double" | Wayne Kemp | 2:34 |
| 4. | "Sin City" | Gram Parsons, Chris Hillman | 3:57 |
| 5. | "One of These Days" | Earl Montgomery | 3:03 |
| 6. | "Till I Gain Control Again" | Rodney Crowell | 5:40 |
| 7. | "Here, There and Everywhere" | John Lennon, Paul McCartney | 3:59 |
| 8. | "Ooh Las Vegas" | Gram Parsons, Ric Grech | 3:47 |
| 9. | "Sweet Dreams" | Don Gibson | 4:03 |
| 10. | "Jambalaya (On The Bayou)" | Hank Williams | 3:05 |
| 11. | "Satan's Jewel Crown" | Edgar L. Eden | 3:13 |
| 12. | "Wheels" (with Jonathan Edwards) | Chris Hillman, Gram Parsons | 3:13 |
| 13. | "You're Running Wild" (with Rodney Crowell) (bonus track for 2004 CD re-issue) | Ray Edenton, Don Winters | 1:44 |
| 14. | "Cajun Born" (with Jo-El Sonnier) (bonus track for 2004 CD re-issue) | Jo-El Sonnier, Kermit Goell | 3:19 |
Personnel
- Brian Ahern - Acoustic Guitar, Bass
- Mike Auldridge - Dobro
- Byron Berline - Fiddle, Mandolin
- Dianne Brooks - Backing Vocals
- James Burton - Electric Guitar
- Rodney Crowell - Electric Guitar, Backing Vocals
- Rick Cunha - Acoustic Guitar
- Nick DeCaro - String Arrangements
- Hank DeVito - Pedal Steel
- Jonathan Edwards - Backing Vocals
- Amos Garrett - Electric Guitar
- Emory Gordy Jr. - Bass, Backing Vocals
- Glen Hardin - Piano, Electric Piano, String Arrangements
- Emmylou Harris - Vocals, Acoustic Guitar
- Ben Keith - Pedal Steel
- Bernie Leadon - Acoustic Guitar, Backing Vocals
- Bill Payne - Piano
- Herb Pedersen - Acoustic Guitar, Banjo, Backing Vocals
- Mickey Raphael - Harmonica
- Linda Ronstadt - Backing Vocals
- Fayssoux Starling - Backing Vocals
- John Starling - Acoustic Guitar, Backing Vocals
- Ron Tutt - Drums
- John Ware - Drums
Technical
- Brian Ahern - Producer, Engineer
- Bradley Hartman - Engineer
- Rudy Hill - Engineer
- Stuart Taylor - Engineer
- Miles Wilkinson - Engineer
References
- Ankeny, Jason. Elite Hotel at AllMusic
- 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.
- Sweeting, Adam (9 April 2004). "Emmylou Harris, Elite Hotel". The Guardian. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
- Emmylou Harris Elite Hotel liner notes