Last Date (Emmylou Harris album)

Last Date is a live Emmylou Harris album, released in October 1982. Recorded at a series of honky tonks and other small venues on the west coast, Harris conceived the album as a showcase for her Hot Band. It was composed mostly of country standards. Harris reached No. 1 on the U.S. country charts with the title single, written by Floyd Cramer, who originally took it to the top ten on the U.S. pop and country charts, as an instrumental in 1960. In 2000, Eminent Records reissued Last Date for the first time on CD, complete with new liner notes and two bonus tracks.

Last Date
Live album by
ReleasedOctober 1982
RecordedMid 1982
Venueseveral dates in California
GenreCountry
LabelWarner Bros. Nashville
ProducerBrian Ahern
Emmylou Harris chronology
Cimarron
(1981)
Last Date
(1982)
White Shoes
(1983)
Emmylou Harris live chronology
Last Date
(1982)
At the Ryman
(1992)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]
The Austin Chronicle [2]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."I'm Movin' On"Hank Snow3:05
2."It's Not Love (But It's Not Bad)"Glenn Martin, Hank Cochran2:49
3."So Sad (To Watch Good Love Go Bad)"Don Everly3:20
4."Return of the Grievous Angel"Thomas S. Brown, Gram Parsons3:50
5."Restless"Carl Perkins3:20
6."Racing in the Street"Bruce Springsteen5:24
7."Long May You Run"Neil Young3:09
8."We'll Sweep Out the Ashes in the Morning"Joyce Allsup2:50
9."Juanita"Gram Parsons, Chris Hillman3:06
10."Devil in Disguise"Gram Parsons, Chris Hillman3:10
11."(Lost His Love) On Our Last Date"Floyd Cramer, Conway Twitty3:31
12."Buckaroo" / "Love's Gonna Live Here" (medley)Bob Morris, Buck Owens4:19
13."Another Pot o' Tea" (bonus track added to 2000 CD re-issue)Paul Grady3:01
14."Maybe Tonight" (bonus track added to 2000 CD re-issue)Shirley Eikhard2:53
Total length:47:47

Personnel

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  • Emmylou Harris - Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Lead Guitar (12)
  • Mike Bowden - Bass
  • Steve Fishell - Pedal Steel, Dobro
  • Wayne Goodwin - Rhythm Guitar, Fiddle, Mandolin, Sax
  • Don Johnson - Keyboards, Harmony Vocals
  • Frank Reckard - Lead Guitar, Harmony Vocals
  • Barry Tashian - Rhythm Guitar, Banjo, Duet Vocals
  • John Ware - Drums

Technical personnel

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  • Brian Ahern - Producer
  • Donivan Cowart, Stuart Taylor, Alan Vachon - Engineer

Charts

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Release history

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Release history and formats for Last Date
Region Date Format Label Ref.
North America October 1982
  • LP
  • cassette
Warner Bros. Records [6]

References

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  • Emmylou Harris Last Date liner notes
  1. ^ Ruhlmann, William. "Allmusic review". Allmusic. All Media Guide. Retrieved June 30, 2011.
  2. ^ Gray, Christopher. "Emmylou Harris - Music Review". The Austin Chronicle. The Austin Chronicle. Retrieved June 30, 2011.
  3. ^ "Emmylou Harris Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved January 29, 2021.
  4. ^ "Emmylou Harris Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved January 29, 2021.
  5. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1983". Billboard. Retrieved January 29, 2021.
  6. ^ Harris, Emmylou (October 1982). "Last Date (Liner Notes)". Warner Bros. Records. 1-23740 (LP); 4-23740 (Cassette).