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 2025-11-08 08:03:35 2004 2004-01-01 2004-01-01 43 Country 113990 2272508 ad9716aa-c282-43c5-ba70-60c8ba465856 35ef61ca-43db-4772-ba27-0489e9ebcb69 f735c43b-aa59-3855-8f4b-fa2cd6af7bbd /media/data/media4/Music/Emmylou Harris/Pieces of the Sky/folder.jpg Emmylou Harris Emmylou Harris 1 1 03:18 1 2 04:04 1 3 02:38 1 4 03:34 1 5 04:43 1 6 03:18 1 7 03:27 1 8 03:42 1 9 03:42 1 10 04:59 1 11 03:00 1 12 02:46