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Quarter Moon in a Ten Cent Town

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1978 studio album by Emmylou Harris
Quarter Moon in a Ten Cent Town
Studio album by
Released1978
Recorded1977
StudioThe Enactron Truck, Beverly Hills, California
Genre Country
Length35:48 (42:43 2004 CD)
Label Warner Bros. Nashville
Producer Brian Ahern
Emmylou Harris chronology
Luxury Liner
(1976) Quarter Moon in a Ten Cent Town
(1978) Profile: Best of Emmylou Harris
(1978)
Singles from Quarter Moon in a Ten Cent Town
  1. "To Daddy"
    Released: December 3, 1977
  2. "Two More Bottles of Wine"
    Released: April 15, 1978
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic [1]
The Guardian [2]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide [3]

Quarter Moon in a Ten Cent Town is the fifth studio album by American country music artist Emmylou Harris, released in 1978. The album reached No. 3 on the Billboard charts, with three charting singles: "To Daddy" (written by Dolly Parton) at No. 3, "Two More Bottles of Wine" at No. 1 (the third No. 1 of Harris' career), and "Easy From Now On" (co-written by Carlene Carter, and Susanna Clark and the song from which the album's title comes) at No. 12. Also featured are "One Paper Kid", a duet with Willie Nelson, "Leaving Louisiana in the Broad Daylight", which the Oak Ridge Boys would reach No. 1 with in 1980 and "I Ain't Living Long Like This", which Waylon Jennings would reach No. 1 with in 1980 as well. The painting used for the album cover is by Susanna Clark.[4]

At the 21st Annual Grammy Awards, the album was nominated for Best Female Country Vocal Performance but the award went to Dolly Parton for Here You Come Again .

Track listing

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Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
6."Defying Gravity"Winchester4:15
7."I Ain't Living Long Like This"Crowell4:05
8."One Paper Kid" (with Willie Nelson)Walter Martin Cowart2:57
9."Green Rolling Hills" (with Fayssoux Starling)Utah Phillips 3:39
10."Burn That Candle"Winfield Scott 4:26
2004 CD Reissue Bonus Tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
11."New Cut Road"Guy Clark 4:11
12."LaCassine Special" (with Barry Tashian)Iry LeJeune, Eddie Shuler 2:44

Personnel

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Technical

  • Brian Ahern - Producer, Engineer
  • Donivan Cowart - Engineer
  • Bradley Hartman - Engineer
  • Michael Hollyfield - design
  • Ed Thrasher - photography

Release history

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Release history and formats for Quarter Moon in a Ten Cent Town
Region Format Label Ref.
North America
  • LP
  • cassette
Warner Bros. Records [4]

References

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  1. ^ AllMusic review
  2. ^ Sweeting, Adam (9 April 2004). "Emmylou Harris, Quarter Moon in a Ten-Cent Town". The Guardian . Retrieved 24 January 2016.
  3. ^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. pp. 307, 308.
  4. ^ a b Harris, Emmylou. Quarter Moon in a Ten Cent Town (Liner Notes). Warner Bros. Records. BSK-3141 (LP); BSK-3141 (Cassette).
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