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Brand New Dance

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Brand New Dance
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 16, 1990
RecordedNashville, 1990
GenreCountry
Length37:32
LabelWarner Bros. Nashville
ProducerRichard Bennett, Allen Reynolds
Emmylou Harris chronology
Bluebird
(1989)
Brand New Dance
(1990)
At the Ryman
(1992)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Chicago Tribune[2]
Entertainment WeeklyA[3]
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide[4]
Select[5]

Brand New Dance is an album which Emmylou Harris released on October 16, 1990. Produced by Richard Bennett and Allan Reynolds, the album mixed a rather eclectic collection of covers, including Bruce Springsteen's "Tougher Than the Rest", and Dave Mallett's "Red, Red Rose". Though it sold reasonably well, it was Harris' first studio album in fifteen years to yield no top forty country singles, and marked the beginning of a commercial decline for the singer, which would ultimately lead her to redirect her music away from mainstream country, a few years later.

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Wheels of Love"Marjy Plant2:41
2."Tougher Than the Rest"Bruce Springsteen4:59
3."In His World"Kostas, Leigh Reynolds4:14
4."Sweet Dreams Of You"Paul Kennerley, John David3:55
5."Easy for You to Say"Jack Wesley Routh, Randy Sharp3:21
6."Rollin' and Ramblin' (The Death of Hank Williams)"Robin Williams, Linda Williams, Jerome Clark3:27
7."Better Off Without You"Marshall Chapman, Dennis Walker, Fontaine Brown5:15
8."Never Be Anyone Else But You"Baker Knight2:20
9."Brand New Dance"Paul Kennerley3:24
10."Red Red Rose"David Mallett3:56

Personnel

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  • Richard Bennett – Acoustic & Electric Guitar, Bass, Mandolin, Tambourine, Producer, 6-String Bass
  • Mary Black – Harmony Vocals
  • Bruce Bouton – Steel Guitar
  • Marshall Chapman – Harmony Vocals
  • Kathy Chiavola – Harmony Vocals
  • Charles Cochran – String Arrangements
  • Iris DeMent – Harmony Vocals
  • Stuart Duncan – Fiddle, Mandolin
  • Connie Ellisor – Strings
  • Peter Gorisch – Cello
  • Carl Gorodetzky – Strings
  • Jim Grosjean – Strings
  • Emmylou Harris – Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, Harmony Vocals
  • James Hollihan Jr. – Slide Guitar
  • Roy M. "Junior" Husky – Bass
  • John Jarvis – Piano
  • Kieran Kane – Harmony Vocals
  • Dolores Keane – Harmony Vocals
  • Kostas – Harmony Vocals
  • Lee Larrison – Strings
  • Chris Leuzinger – Acoustic & Electric Guitar
  • Laura LiPuma – Art Direction, Design
  • Claire Lynch – Harmony Vocals
  • Ted Madsen – Strings
  • Kenny Malone – Percussion, Drums
  • Robert Mason – Strings
  • Mark Miller – Engineer, Mixing
  • Dennis Molchan – Strings
  • Laura Molyneaux – Strings
  • Melba Montgomery – Harmony Vocals
  • Peter Nash – Photography
  • Nashville String Machine – Strings, Group
  • Liam O'Flynn – Whistle (Human), Uilleann pipes
  • Jamie O'Hara – Harmony Vocals
  • Wayland Patton – Harmony Vocals
  • Dave Pomeroy – Bass
  • Denny Purcell – Mastering
  • Allen Reynolds – Producer
  • Pamela Sixfin – Strings
  • Milton Sledge – Percussion, Drums
  • Jo-El Sonnier – Triangle, French Accordion
  • Davy Spillane – Whistle (Human), Uilleann pipes
  • Harry Stinson – Drums
  • Garry Tallent – Bass
  • Mark Tanner – Strings
  • Barry Tashian – Harmony Vocals
  • Gary VanOsdale – Strings
  • Pete Wasner – Piano
  • Kristin Wilkinson – Strings
  • Bobby Wood – Organ, Piano, Keyboards, Electric Piano
  • Glenn Worf – Bass
  • Bob Wray – Bass
  • Cindy Reynolds Wyatt – Harp

Chart performance

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Chart (1990) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums 45

Release history

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Release history and formats for Brand New Dance
Region Date Format Label Ref.
North America October 16, 1990
  • LP
  • CD
  • cassette
Reprise Records [6]

References

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  1. ^ https://www.allmusic.com/album/r92541
  2. ^ Hurst, Jack (17 December 1990). "Review: Emmylou Harris Brand New Dance (Warner/Reprise)". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on September 27, 2012. Retrieved 11 May 2011.
  3. ^ Nash, Alanna (25 January 1991). "Brand New Dance (1990) Emmylou Harris". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 23 June 2013. Retrieved 11 May 2011.
  4. ^ Graff, Gary; Durchholz, Daniel, eds. (1999). MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Farmington Hills, MI: Visible Ink Press. p. 529. ISBN 1-57859-061-2.
  5. ^ Kirsch, Michele (November 1990). "Emmylou Harris Brand New Dance". Select. p. 101.
  6. ^ Harris, Emmylou (October 16, 1990). "Brand New Dance (Liner Notes)". Reprise Records. 9-26309-1 (LP); 9-26309-2 (CD); 4-26309 (Cassette).