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All I Intended to Be
Average Customer Review : 4.5/5 based on 86 reviews
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Editorial Reviews
Emmylou Harris has always had a way with woe. On All I Intended To Be, she seems more maudlin than ever as she sings her way through songs about loss, heartbreak, even the odd funeral. Of course, this is the kind of material Harris has always been comfortable with, but as her career and years advance gracefully, so her gliding soprano seems to breathe ever more refinement and soul into her material. All I Intended To Be has been produced by Brian Ahern, her former husband and the man behind her first 11 albums--another reason the album sounds so comfortable and accomplished. Joined by a virtuoso set of players including keyboardist Glen Hardin and multi-instrumentalist Stuart Duncan, plus vocalists Vince Gill, Buddy Miller, and Dolly Parton, Harris blends a handpicked selection of cover versions with her own material. Tracy Chapman's "All That You Have Is Your Soul" gets a honeyed reworking, as does Merle Haggard's "Kern River" and Mark Germino's "Broken Man's Lament". Billy Joe Shaver's "Old Five" and "Dimers Like Me" both get respectfully and sublimely covered too. But her own songs--in particular "Sailing Round the Room" and "Gold"--stand up well to these evergreens. An eclectic and profound set, All I Intended To Be is also one of Harris’ best in recent years.--Danny McKenna
Spotlight Reviews
Super (2008-12-02)
Customer Review : 5
This is a great CD. I haven't bought one of Emmy Lou's albums in quite some time, but this one is vintage Emmy Lou. (Sorry, Emmy Lou! The music is vintage, not you!)
Ipod Music (2008-12-01)
Customer Review : 5
If you have an ipod or any MP3 player, ALL I INTENDED TO BE is the second Emmylou Harris cd you should have! the first being THE VERY BEST OF EMMYLOU HARRIS!
If you listened to the samples without headphones, go back and listen again with headphones!!!
And for all you duds, and you dudetts, if your thinking of just buying downloads, it is worth buying the whole cd just to get the picture of Emmylou that's on the back cover!!!
If It's Emmylou, It's great or so close to great that there isn't a word for it (2008-11-13)
Customer Review : 5
If you don't know Emmylou Harris at all, buy anything she's ever done. The worst that you'll get is really good. This album is lovely, if low-key and sad. There is a strain of American music - the only authentic strain aside from Afro-American - embodied in country, folk and some rock based on the former two that is heart-piercing, but absolutely lovely. And Emmylou Harris - who defies labels - does it best of all (though her version of "Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend" - elsewhere - rocks with a kind of tough cynicism that the Broadway showtune never had.) I've seen her up close in a small concert and she is the very epitome of grace, modesty and beauty. I've been playing this disk for months in my waiting room, and client after client has been struck and asked me about it and her (and Juanes too, but that's another story.)
She still shines (2008-11-11)
Customer Review : 5
I love it. It's more relaxing than others, so if you want rock and roll this is not for you.
She Just Gets Better! (2008-11-10)
Customer Review : 5
This really enjoyable collection of music has something for everyone. Emmylou sounds great and her backup harmonies are well suited.
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