Quarter Moon in a Ten Cent Town
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Quarter Moon in a Ten Cent Town was a #3 country album for Emmylou Harris
on the Billboard charts, with three charting singles: "To Daddy" (written by Dolly Parton
) at #3, "Two More Bottles of Wine" at #1 (the third #1 of her career), and "Easy from Now On" (co-written by Carlene Carter
, and the song from which the album's title comes) at #12. Also featured are "One Paper Kid", a duet with Willie Nelson
, and Leaving Louisiana in the Broad Daylight
, which the Oak Ridge Boys would reach #1 with in 1980. The painting used for the album cover is by Susanna Clark.
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...
on the Billboard charts, with three charting singles: "To Daddy" (written by Dolly Parton
Dolly Parton
Dolly Rebecca Parton is an American singer-songwriter, author, multi-instrumentalist, actress and philanthropist, best known for her work in country music. Dolly Parton has appeared in movies like 9 to 5, The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, Steel Magnolias and Straight Talk...
) at #3, "Two More Bottles of Wine" at #1 (the third #1 of her career), and "Easy from Now On" (co-written by Carlene Carter
Carlene Carter
Carlene Carter is an American country singer and songwriter. She is the daughter of June Carter and her first husband, Carl Smith....
, and the song from which the album's title comes) at #12. Also featured are "One Paper Kid", a duet with Willie Nelson
Willie Nelson
Willie Hugh Nelson is an American country music singer-songwriter, as well as an author, poet, actor, and activist. The critical success of the album Shotgun Willie , combined with the critical and commercial success of Red Headed Stranger and Stardust , made Nelson one of the most recognized...
, and Leaving Louisiana in the Broad Daylight
Leaving Louisiana in the Broad Daylight
"Leaving Louisiana in the Broad Daylight" is the title of a song written by Rodney Crowell and Donivan Cowart and recorded by The Oak Ridge Boys. "Leaving Louisiana in the Broad Daylight" would be The Oak Ridge Boys second number one country hit...
, which the Oak Ridge Boys would reach #1 with in 1980. The painting used for the album cover is by Susanna Clark.
Side one
- "Easy from Now On" (Susanna Clark, Carlene CarterCarlene CarterCarlene Carter is an American country singer and songwriter. She is the daughter of June Carter and her first husband, Carl Smith....
Routh) – 3:07 - "Two More Bottles of WineTwo More Bottles of Wine"Two More Bottles of Wine" is a song written by Delbert McClinton, which was most famously recorded in 1978, by Emmylou Harris, whose recording topped the U.S. country singles charts.-The song:...
" (Delbert McClintonDelbert McClintonDelbert McClinton is an American blues rock and electric blues singer-songwriter, guitarist, harmonica player, and pianist....
) – 3:08 - "To DaddyTo Daddy"To Daddy" is a country song, written by Dolly Parton. It was also performed by Emmylou Harris in the 1970s, and included on her album Quarter Moon in a Ten Cent Town....
" (Dolly PartonDolly PartonDolly Rebecca Parton is an American singer-songwriter, author, multi-instrumentalist, actress and philanthropist, best known for her work in country music. Dolly Parton has appeared in movies like 9 to 5, The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, Steel Magnolias and Straight Talk...
) – 2:45 - "My Songbird" (Jesse WinchesterJesse WinchesterJesse Winchester is a musician and songwriter who was born and raised in the southern United States. To avoid the Vietnam War draft he moved to Canada in 1967, which is where and when he began his career as a solo artist. His highest charting recordings were of his own tunes, "Yankee Lady" in 1970...
) – 3:07 - "Leaving Louisiana in the Broad DaylightLeaving Louisiana in the Broad Daylight"Leaving Louisiana in the Broad Daylight" is the title of a song written by Rodney Crowell and Donivan Cowart and recorded by The Oak Ridge Boys. "Leaving Louisiana in the Broad Daylight" would be The Oak Ridge Boys second number one country hit...
" (Rodney CrowellRodney CrowellRodney Crowell is a Grammy Award-winning musician, known primarily for his work as a singer and songwriter in country music....
, Donivan Cowart) – 4:21
Side two
- "Defying Gravity" (Winchester) – 4:16
- "I Ain't Living Long Like ThisI Ain't Living Long Like This"I Ain't Living Long Like This" is a song written by Rodney Crowell. "I Ain't Living Long Like This" was first recorded in 1978 by Emmylou Harris as a track for her album, Quarter Moon in a Ten Cent Town.-Waylon Jennings version:...
" (Crowell) – 4:08 - "One Paper Kid" [with Willie Nelson] (Walter Martin Cowart) – 2:58
- "Green Rolling Hills" [with Fayssoux Starling] (Utah PhillipsUtah PhillipsBruce Duncan "Utah" Phillips was a labor organizer, folk singer, storyteller, poet and the "Golden Voice of the Great Southwest". He described the struggles of labor unions and the power of direct action, self-identifying as an anarchist...
) – 3:38 - "Burn That Candle" (Winfield ScottWinfield Scott (songwriter)Winfield Scott was a songwriter who wrote or co-wrote the hit songs "Tweedle Dee" for LaVern Baker and "Return to Sender" for Elvis Presley. "Return to Sender", written for the Presley film Girls! Girls! Girls!, was his biggest hit, selling over 14 million copies in the U.S...
) – 4:27
Bonus tracks
A 2004 CD reissue added two previously unissued bonus tracks taken from live performances:- "New Cut Road" (Guy ClarkGuy ClarkGuy Clark is an American Texas Country artist. In his career, he has released more than twenty albums, primarily on major labels. He has also written singles for other artists, including Ricky Skaggs, Steve Wariner and Rodney Crowell....
) – 4:11 - "LaCassine Special" [with Barry TashianBarry and Holly TashianBarry and Holly Tashian are an American country, folk and bluegrass duo. They are both singer-songwriters and musicians. They have performed and recorded together since 1972...
] (Iry LeJeuneIry LeJeuneIry LeJeune was one of the best selling and most popular Cajun musicians in the mid to late 1940s into the early 1950s....
, Eddie Shuler) – 2:44
Personnel
- Brian Ahern: Acoustic Guitar, 12-String Guitar, Gut-String Guitar, Percussion, Baby Bottle
- Dianne Brooks: Backing Vocals
- James BurtonJames BurtonJames Burton is an American guitarist. A member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame since 2001 , Burton has also been recognized by the Rockabilly Hall of Fame...
: Electric Guitar - Rodney CrowellRodney CrowellRodney Crowell is a Grammy Award-winning musician, known primarily for his work as a singer and songwriter in country music....
: Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar - Rick DankoRick DankoRichard Clare "Rick" Danko was a Canadian musician and singer, best known as a member of The Band.-Early years :...
: Fiddle, Backing Vocals - Hank DeVito: Pedal Steel
- Emory Gordy, Jr.Emory Gordy, Jr.Emory Gordy, Jr., born December 25, 1944, in Atlanta, Georgia, is an American musician and music producer. Since 1989, he has been married to country music artist Patty Loveless. Gordy was inducted into the Georgia Music Hall of Fame in 1992...
: Bass - Glen D. Hardin: Piano, Electric Piano, String Arrangements
- Emmylou Harris: Vocals, Acoustic Guitar
- Garth HudsonGarth HudsonEric Garth Hudson is a Canadian multi-instrumentalist. As the organist, keyboardist and saxophonist for Canadian-American rock group The Band, he was a principal architect of the group's unique sound...
: Accordion, Baritone Sax - Nicolette LarsonNicolette LarsonNicolette Larson was an American pop singer. She is perhaps best known for her work in the late 1970s with Neil Young, as well as her 1978 cover of Young's "Lotta Love". The song, her debut single, was a Number One Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks hit and #8 pop hit that year...
: Backing Vocals - Albert LeeAlbert LeeAlbert William Lee, born 21 December 1943 in Leominster, Herefordshire, England, is an English guitarist known for his fingerstyle and hybrid picking technique. Lee has worked both in the studio and on tour with some of the most famous musicians which stretch through a very wide of genres...
: Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Piano, Mandolin - Willie NelsonWillie NelsonWillie Hugh Nelson is an American country music singer-songwriter, as well as an author, poet, actor, and activist. The critical success of the album Shotgun Willie , combined with the critical and commercial success of Red Headed Stranger and Stardust , made Nelson one of the most recognized...
: Duet Vocals - Mickey RaphaelMickey RaphaelMichael Siegfried "Mickey" Raphael is a professional harmonica player, best known for his work with Willie Nelson. He has recorded with Vince Gill, Emmylou Harris, Elton John, Mötley Crüe, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Wynton Marsalis, Kenny Chesney, U2 and Neil Young.Raphael's style is mostly second...
: Harmonica - Ricky SkaggsRicky SkaggsRickie Lee "Ricky" Skaggs is a country and bluegrass singer, musician, producer, and composer. He primarily plays mandolin; however, he also plays fiddle, guitar, and banjo.-Early career:...
: Fiddle, Viola - John Ware: Drums, Percussion
Technical Personnel
- Brian Ahern: Producer, Engineer
- Donivan Cowart: Engineer
- Bradley Hartman: Engineer