Emmylou Harris' major-label solo debut quickly establishes the pattern that the vast majority of her subsequent work would follow: Pieces of the Sky is bravely eclectic, impeccably performed, and achingly beautiful. Amid a collection of songs that ranks among her most well-chosen -- ranging from the catalogs of the Beatles ("For No One") to Boudleaux and Felice Bryant ("Sleepless Nights") and the Louvin Brothers (the hit "If I Could Only Win Your Love") -- the record's centerpiece is one of Harris' rare original compositions, "Boulder to Birmingham," her stirring tribute to fallen mentor Gram Parsons. Emmylou Harris' major-label solo debut quickly establishes the pattern that the vast majority of her subsequent work would follow: Pieces of the Sky is bravely eclectic, impeccably performed, and achingly beautiful. Amid a collection of songs that ranks among her most well-chosen -- ranging from the catalogs of the Beatles ("For No One") to Boudleaux and Felice Bryant ("Sleepless Nights") and the Louvin Brothers (the hit "If I Could Only Win Your Love") -- the record's centerpiece is one of Harris' rare original compositions, "Boulder to Birmingham," her stirring tribute to fallen mentor Gram Parsons. false 2026-09-24 08:36:52 1990 1990-01-15 1990-01-15 86 Country Country Rock Rock Reprise Records 113990 2272508 febad00e-33b6-4383-8488-10acacd40f85 35ef61ca-43db-4772-ba27-0489e9ebcb69 f735c43b-aa59-3855-8f4b-fa2cd6af7bbd /config/metadata/library/c7/c7198d77e826421254a9aa04a22889b7/folder.jpg Emmylou Harris Emmylou Harris 1 1 03:17 1 1 03:17 1 2 04:04 1 2 04:04 1 3 02:35 1 3 02:35 1 3 02:50 1 3 02:50 1 3 02:46 1 3 02:46 1 4 03:33 1 4 03:33 1 5 04:43 1 5 04:43 1 6 03:17 1 6 03:17 1 7 03:26 1 7 03:26 1 8 03:42 1 8 03:42 1 9 03:41 1 9 03:41 1 10 04:59 1 10 04:59