Elite Hotel

Infobox Album |
Name = Elite Hotel
Type = Album
Artist = Emmylou Harris


Released = November 1975
Recorded = California, June 1975
Genre = Country
Length = 43:35
Label = Reprise Records
Producer = Brian Ahern
Reviews = Allmusic Rating|4.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:rf8uak6k5m3c]
Last album = "Pieces of the Sky" (1975)
This album = "Elite Hotel" (1975)
Next album = "Luxury Liner" (1977)

"Elite Hotel" was Emmylou Harris's second album to be released in 1975, following the widely acclaimed success of "Pieces of the Sky", and even bettered its predecessor on the Billboard Music Charts, becoming her first #1 country album. Two of its tracks were also #1 country singles: "Together Again" and Harris' cover of the Patsy Cline hit "Sweet Dreams", while "One of These Days" made it to the #3 spot. A cover version of The Beatles's "Here, There and Everywhere" actually 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.

Track listing

#"Amarillo" (Emmylou Harris/Rodney Crowell) – 3:05
#"Together Again" (Buck Owens) – 3:56
#"Feelin' Single, Seein' Double" (Wayne Kemp) – 2:34
#"Sin City" (Gram Parsons/Chris Hillman) – 3:57
#"One of These Days" (Earl Montgomery) – 3:03
#"Till I Gain Control Again" (Rodney Crowell) – 5:40
#"Here, There, and Everywhere" (John Lennon/Paul McCartney) – 3:59
#"Ooh Las Vegas" (Gram Parsons/Rik Grech) – 3:47
#"Sweet Dreams" (Don Gibson) – 4:03
#"Jambalaya (On The Bayou)" (Hank Williams) – 3:05
#"Satan's Jewel Crown" (Edgar L. Eden) – 3:13
#"Wheels" [with Jonathan Edwards] (Chris Hillman/Gram Parsons) – 3:13

Bonus tracks

A reissue on the Rhino label in 2004 added a couple of bonus tracks:
#"You're Running Wild" (Ray Edenton/Don Winters) – 1:44
#"Cajun Born" (Jo-El Sonnier/Kermit Goell) – 3:19"You're Running Wild" is a duet with Rodney Crowell.

Personnel

*Emmylou Harris - vocals, acoustic guitar
*Hank DeVito - pedal steel
*James Burton - electric guitar
*Herb Pedersen - banjo, backing vocals
*Glen D. Hardin - piano, string arrangement
*Emory Gordy, Jr. - bass, backing vocals
*John Ware - drums
*Brian Ahern - acoustic guitar, bass
*Mickey Raphael - harmonica
*Linda Ronstadt - backing vocals
*Dianne Brooks - backing vocals
*Fayssoux Starling - backing vocals
*Bernie Leadon - acoustic guitar, backing vocals
*Byron Berline - mandolin
*John Starling - acoustic guitar, backing vocals
*Bill Payne - piano
*Rick Cunha - acoustic guitar
*Ben Keith - pedal steel
*Ron Tutt - drums
*Jonathan Edwards - backing vocals
*Nick DeCaro - string arrangement
*Amos Garrett - electric guitar
*Rodney Crowell - rhythm guitar, backing vocals
*Mike Auldridge - dobro

Technical Personnel

*Brian Ahern - producer, engineer
*Bradley Hartman - engineer
*Stuart Taylor - engineer
*Miles Wilkinson - engineer
*Rudy Hill - engineer