Quarter Moon in a Ten Cent Town

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Quarter Moon in a Ten Cent Town

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  • Artist: Emmylou Harris
  • Rating: StarStarStarStarHalf Star
  • Release Date: 1978
  • Total Time: 35:55
  • Type: Lyrics are included with the album
  • Genre: Country

Review

Quarter Moon in a Ten Cent Town is a transitional effort that bridges the curveballs of Emmylou Harris' earliest solo work with the more traditional country albums that comprise the bulk of the second phase of her career. For the first time, she covers no Gram Parsons tunes or pop music chestnuts, relying instead on newly exited Hot Band member Rodney Crowell for two songs ("Leaving Louisiana in the Broad Daylight" and "I Ain't Living Long Like This") and Dolly Parton for another (the devastating "To Daddy"); the highlight is a gorgeous cover of Jesse Winchester's "Defying Gravity." ~ Jason Ankeny, Rovi

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Quarter Moon in a Ten Cent Town

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Quarter Moon in a Ten Cent Town
Studio album by Emmylou Harris
Released January 1978
Genre Country
Length 34:55
Label Warner Bros.
Producer Brian Ahern
Emmylou Harris chronology
Luxury Liner
(1977)
Quarter Moon in a Ten Cent Town
(1978)
Blue Kentucky Girl
(1979)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 4/5 stars....[1]

Quarter Moon in a Ten Cent Town is an album by country music artist Emmylou Harris, released in 1978. The album reached number 3 on the Billboard charts, with three charting singles: "To Daddy" (written by Dolly Parton) at #3, "Two More Bottles of Wine" at #1 (the third #1 of Harris' career), and "Easy from Now On" (co-written by Carlene Carter, and the song from which the album's title comes) at #12. Also featured are "One Paper Kid", a duet with Willie Nelson, and "Leaving Louisiana in the Broad Daylight", which the Oak Ridge Boys would reach #1 with in 1980. The painting used for the album cover is by Susanna Clark.[2]

Contents

Track listing

Side One
No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "Easy From Now On"   Susanna Clark, Carlene Carter Routh 3:07
2. "Two More Bottles of Wine"   Delbert McClinton 3:07
3. "To Daddy"   Dolly Parton 2:47
4. "My Songbird"   Jesse Winchester 3:09
5. "Leaving Louisiana in the Broad Daylight"   Rodney Crowell, Donivan Cowart 4:20
Side Two
No. Title Writer(s) Length
6. "Defying Gravity"   Jesse Winchester 4:16
7. "I Ain't Living Long Like This"   Rodney Crowell 4:06
8. "One Paper Kid" (with Willie Nelson) Walter Martin Cowart 2:57
9. "Green Rolling Hills" (with Fayssoux Starling) Utah Phillips 3:40
10. "Burn That Candle"   Winfield Scott 4:27
2004 CD Reissue Bonus Tracks
No. Title Writer(s) Length
11. "New Cut Road"   Guy Clark 4:10
12. "LaCassine Special" (with Barry Tashian) Iry LeJeune, Eddie Shuler 2:44

Personnel

Technical Personnel

  • Brian Ahern: Producer, Engineer
  • Donivan Cowart: Engineer
  • Bradley Hartman: Engineer

References

Emmylou Harris Quarter Moon in a Ten Cent Town liner notes

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ Liner notes from the CD

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