Elite Hotel

Elite Hotel
Studio album by Emmylou Harris
Released	29 December 1975
Recorded	California, June 1975
Genre	Country
Length	43:35
Label	Reprise
Producer	Brian Ahern
Emmylou Harris chronology
Pieces of the Sky (1975) Elite Hotel (1975) Luxury Liner (1976)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
The Guardian	[2]
Robert Christgau	C+[3]

Elite Hotel is an album by 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 Music 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's "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.

Track listing

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

Bonus tracks

A 2004 CD reissue added two previously unissued bonus tracks:

1. "You're Running Wild" [with Rodney Crowell] (Ray Edenton, Don Winters) – 1:44
2. "Cajun Born" [with Jo-El Sonnier] (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 D. 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 personnel

• Brian Ahern: Producer, Engineer
• Bradley Hartman: Engineer
• Rudy Hill: Engineer
• Stuart Taylor: Engineer
• Miles Wilkinson: Engineer

References

1. Ankeny, Jason. Elite Hotel at AllMusic
2. Sweeting, Adam (9 April 2004). "Emmylou Harris, Elite Hotel". The Guardian. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
3. Christgau, Robert. "Elite Hotel [Reprise, 1975]". Robert Christgau. Retrieved 24 January 2016.

• Emmylou Harris Elite Hotel liner notes