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Emmylou Harris

Emmylou Harris is an American singer-songwriter and musician. In addition to her work as a solo artist and bandleader, both as an interpreter of other composers' works and as a singer-songwriter, she is a sought-after backing vocalist and duet partner, working with numerous other artists including...

 album, released in October 1982. Recorded at a series of honky tonk

Honky tonk

A honky-tonk is a type of bar that provides musical entertainment to its patrons...

s and other small venues on the west coast, Harris conceived the album as a showcase for her Hot Band. It was composed mostly of country standards. Harris reached #1 on the U.S. country charts with the title single, written by Floyd Cramer

Floyd Cramer

Floyd Cramer was an American Hall of Fame pianist who was one of the architects of the "Nashville sound." He popularized the "slip note" piano style where an out-of-tune note slides effortlessly into the correct note...

, who originally took it to the top ten on the U.S. pop and country charts, as an instrumental in 1960. In 2000, Eminent Records reissued Last Date for the first time on CD, complete with new liner notes and two bonus tracks.

Track listing

1. "I'm Movin' On
   I'm Movin' On (Hank Snow song)
   "I'm Moving On" is a 1950 country standard written by Hank Snow. The song, a 12-bar blues, reached #1 on the Billboard country singles chart and stayed there for 21 weeks, tying the record...
   
   " (Hank Snow
   Hank Snow
   Clarence Eugene "Hank" Snow was a Canadian-American country music artist. He charted more than 70 singles on the Billboard country charts from 1950 until 1980...
   
   ) – 3:05
2. "It's Not Love (But It's Not Bad)" (Glenn Martin, Hank Cochran
   Hank Cochran
   Garland Perry "Hank" Cochran was an American country music singer and songwriter. Starting during the 1960s, Cochran was a prolific songwriter in the genre, including major hits by Patsy Cline, Ray Price, Eddy Arnold and others...
   
   ) – 2:49
3. "So Sad (to Watch Good Love Go Bad)" (Don Everly) – 3:20
4. "Return of the Grievous Angel" (Thomas S. Brown, Gram Parsons
   Gram Parsons
   Gram Parsons was an American singer, songwriter, guitarist and pianist. Parsons is best known for his work within the country genre; he also mixed blues, folk, and rock to create what he called "Cosmic American Music"...
   
   ) – 3:50
5. "Restless" (Carl Perkins
   Carl Perkins
   Carl Lee Perkins was an American rockabilly musician who recorded most notably at Sun Records Studio in Memphis, Tennessee, beginning during 1954...
   
   ) – 3:20
6. "Racing in the Street
   Racing in the Street
   "Racing in the Street" is a song by Bruce Springsteen from his 1978 album Darkness on the Edge of Town. In the original vinyl format, it was the last song of side one of the album...
   
   " (Bruce Springsteen
   Bruce Springsteen
   Bruce Frederick Joseph Springsteen , nicknamed "The Boss," is an American singer-songwriter who records and tours with the E Street Band...
   
   ) – 5:24
7. "Long May You Run" (Neil Young
   Neil Young
   Neil Percival Young, OC, OM is a Canadian singer-songwriter who is widely regarded as one of the most influential musicians of his generation...
   
   ) – 3:09
8. "We'll Sweep Out the Ashes in the Morning" (Joyce Allsup) – 2:50
9. "Juanita" (Gram Parsons, Chris Hillman
   Chris Hillman
   Christopher Hillman was one of the original members of The Byrds which in 1965 included Roger McGuinn, Gene Clark, David Crosby, and Michael Clarke....
   
   ) – 3:06
10. "Devil in Disguise" (Gram Parsons, Chris Hillman) – 3:10
11. "(Lost His Love) On Our Last Date" (Conway Twitty
    Conway Twitty
    Conway Twitty , born Harold Lloyd Jenkins, was an American country music artist. He also had success in early rock and roll, R&B, and pop music. He held the record for the most number one singles of any act with 55 No. 1 Billboard country hits until George Strait broke the record in 2006...
    
    , Floyd Cramer
    Floyd Cramer
    Floyd Cramer was an American Hall of Fame pianist who was one of the architects of the "Nashville sound." He popularized the "slip note" piano style where an out-of-tune note slides effortlessly into the correct note...
    
    ) – 3:31
12. "Buckaroo/Love's Gonna Live Here" [medley] (Bob Morris, Buck Owens
    Buck Owens
    Alvis Edgar Owens, Jr. , better known as Buck Owens, was an American singer and guitarist who had 21 No. 1 hits on the Billboard country music charts with his band, the Buckaroos...
    
    ) – 4:19

Bonus tracks

A 2000 CD reissue added two bonus tracks:

1. "Another Pot o' Tea" (Paul Grady) – 3:01
2. "Maybe Tonight" (Shirley Eikhard
   Shirley Eikhard
   Shirley Rose Eikhard is a Canadian singer-songwriter. Her song, "Something to Talk About", was recorded by musician Bonnie Raitt to significant success in the 1990s. She sang the theme song to the movie The Passion of Ayn Rand, "Love is, Love is Not"...
   
   ) – 2:53

Personnel

• Mike Bowden: Bass
• Steve Fishell: Pedal Steel, Dobro
• Wayne Goodwin: Rhythm Guitar, Fiddle, Mandolin, Sax
• Emmylou Harris: Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Lead Guitar (12)
• Don Johnson: Keyboards, Harmony Vocals
• Frank Reckard: Lead Guitar, Harmony Vocals
• Barry Tashian: Rhythm Guitar, Banjo, Duet Vocals
• John Ware: Drums

Technical Personnel

• Brian Ahern: Producer
• Donivan Cowart: Engineer
• Stuart Taylor: Engineer
• Alan Vachon: Engineer

Chart performance

Chart (1982)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	9
U.S. Billboard 200	65

Reference

• Emmylou Harris Last Date liner notes