Emmylou Harris & Rodney Crowell - The Traveling Kind (2015)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/88,2 kHz | Time - 40:41 minutes | 816 MB
Studio Master, Official Digital Download | Artwork: Digital booklet
Produced by Grammy Award winner Joe Henry (Billy Bragg, Elvis Costello, Aimee Mann), "The Traveling Kind" comprises 11 duet tracks, including six new songs written by Harris and Crowell with co-writing by Mary Carr, Cory Chisel, Will Jennings, and Larry Klein. Also featured are new renditions of previous Crowell cuts including "No Memories Hanging Around" as well as new interpretations of Lucinda Williams' "I Just Wanted to See You So Bad" and Amy Allison's "Her Hair Was Red". This album is Country & Bluegrass, 2016 Grammy Nominees.
Maybe it was just a matter of momentum. It took Emmylou Harris and Rodney Crowell close to four decades to get around to making a duets album after the two first started working together in the mid-'70s, when he became a guitarist and frequent songwriter with her Hot Band. But just two years after releasing 2013's Old Yellow Moon, Harris and Crowell have the ball rolling again with The Traveling Kind, another album built around their easy but heartfelt creative interplay as both vocalists and songwriters. Harris and Crowell co-wrote six of The Traveling Kind's 11 songs, and tunes like "You Can't Say We Didn't Try" and the title track reflect Harris' sweet, firm, very human tone as well as Crowell's outwardly cocky but inwardly perceptive voice, and the sweet and sour push and pull complements them both. Harris has been singing Crowell's songs for years, but their collaborative efforts have a special sort of gravity when they bring their voices together, as her heavenly tone merges with his earthier instrument. Harris and Crowell also throw a few covers into the mix, and their interpretations of Lucinda Williams' "I Just Wanted to See You So Bad" and Amy Allison's "Her Hair Was Red" are sung with the enthusiasm and care of fans who love and respect the material they're bringing to life. And though several of the cuts reflect the moodier, more atmospheric sound Harris first embraced with Wrecking Ball (the loose, ghostly sound of "The Weight of the World" is one of the album's most satisfying moments), they still find room for some rough and sweet honky tonk workouts, and "If You Lived Here, You'd Be Home Now" would be a C&W hit in an earlier, better era. Old Yellow Moon didn't sound like the event some people were expecting it to be, and the same can be said of The Traveling Kind, but that's mainly because, good as it is, The Traveling Kind never sounds fussed over. Instead, this is the work of two close friends and trusted collaborators who readily fall into a groove when they work together. They don't appear to be aiming for a masterpiece; instead, they wanted to write some good songs and let them shine in the studio, and on that level, The Traveling Kind is a rousing success and a deeply satisfying work.
Tracklist:
01 - The Traveling Kind
02 - No Memories Hanging Round
03 - Bring It On Home To Memphis
04 - You Can't Say We Didn't Try
05 - The Weight Of The World
06 - Higher Mountains
07 - I Just Wanted To See You So Bad
08 - Just Pleasing You
09 - If You Lived Here You'd Be Home Now
10 - Her Hair Was Red
11 - Le Danse de la Joie
Analyzed: Emmylou Harris & Rodney Crowell / The Traveling Kind
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR7 -0.15 dB -8.87 dB 3:41 01-The Traveling Kind
DR6 -0.14 dB -7.89 dB 3:41 02-No Memories Hanging Round
DR6 -0.08 dB -7.19 dB 3:37 03-Bring It On Home To Memphis
DR7 -0.16 dB -8.67 dB 3:27 04-You Can't Say We Didn't Try
DR6 -0.16 dB -8.31 dB 4:34 05-The Weight Of The World
DR8 -0.02 dB -11.75 dB 4:12 06-Higher Mountains
DR6 0.00 dB -7.03 dB 3:03 07-I Just Wanted To See You So Bad
DR7 -0.17 dB -9.52 dB 4:21 08-Just Pleasing You
DR7 -0.15 dB -8.13 dB 3:00 09-If You Lived Here You'd Be Home Now
DR9 -0.20 dB -11.45 dB 2:43 10-Her Hair Was Red
DR6 -0.09 dB -8.49 dB 4:22 11-Le Danse de la Joie
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Number of tracks: 11
Official DR value: DR7
Samplerate: 88200 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 2684 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR7 -0.15 dB -8.87 dB 3:41 01-The Traveling Kind
DR6 -0.14 dB -7.89 dB 3:41 02-No Memories Hanging Round
DR6 -0.08 dB -7.19 dB 3:37 03-Bring It On Home To Memphis
DR7 -0.16 dB -8.67 dB 3:27 04-You Can't Say We Didn't Try
DR6 -0.16 dB -8.31 dB 4:34 05-The Weight Of The World
DR8 -0.02 dB -11.75 dB 4:12 06-Higher Mountains
DR6 0.00 dB -7.03 dB 3:03 07-I Just Wanted To See You So Bad
DR7 -0.17 dB -9.52 dB 4:21 08-Just Pleasing You
DR7 -0.15 dB -8.13 dB 3:00 09-If You Lived Here You'd Be Home Now
DR9 -0.20 dB -11.45 dB 2:43 10-Her Hair Was Red
DR6 -0.09 dB -8.49 dB 4:22 11-Le Danse de la Joie
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Number of tracks: 11
Official DR value: DR7
Samplerate: 88200 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 2684 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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