Western Wall: The Tucson Sessions
1999 studio album by Linda Ronstadt and Emmylou Harris
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Western Wall: The Tucson Sessions is a 1999 duet album by American singer, songwriter, and producer Linda Ronstadt and singer, songwriter, and guitarist Emmylou Harris, who had previously collaborated on two albums with Dolly Parton.
ReleasedAugust 24, 1999
Recorded1999, Tucson, Arizona
Studios
- Arizona Inn and Jim Brady's Studio (Tucson, Arizona)
- Skyline Studios (New York City, New York)
- Studio Frisson (Montreal, Canada)
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| Released | August 24, 1999 | |||
| Recorded | 1999, Tucson, Arizona | |||
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| Genres | Country, folk, folk rock | |||
| Length | 52:47 | |||
| Label | Asylum Nashville | |||
| Producer | Glyn Johns | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| The A.V. Club | (favorable) [2] |
| Entertainment Weekly | A− [3] |
| Los Angeles Times |  [4] |
| People | (favorable) [5] |
| Q | [6] |
| Robert Christgau |  [7] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [8] |
The album was well received critically, and it made several year-end Top Ten lists. The disc was recorded at the Arizona Inn in Tucson, Arizona.
This album hit #6 on Billboard's Country albums chart and #73 on Billboard's main album chart. The two artists teamed for a concert tour in support of the disc in late 1999. It was nominated for several Grammy Awards.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Loving the Highway Man" | Andy Prieboy | 3:30 |
| 2. | "Raise the Dead" | Emmylou Harris | 3:18 |
| 3. | "For a Dancer" | Jackson Browne | 4:43 |
| 4. | "Western Wall" | Rosanne Cash | 2:35 |
| 5. | "1917" | David Olney | 5:24 |
| 6. | "He Was Mine" | Paul Kennerley | 3:19 |
| 7. | "Sweet Spot" | Emmylou Harris, Jill Cunniff | 3:34 |
| 8. | "Sisters of Mercy" | Leonard Cohen | 3:58 |
| 9. | "Falling Down" | Patty Griffin | 3:15 |
| 10. | "Valerie" | Patti Scialfa | 4:04 |
| 11. | "This Is to Mother You" | Sinéad O'Connor | 3:16 |
| 12. | "All I Left Behind" | Emmylou Harris, Kate McGarrigle, Anna McGarrigle | 3:23 |
| 13. | "Across the Border" | Bruce Springsteen | 6:20 |
| Total length: | 52:47 | ||
Personnel
- Linda Ronstadt – lead vocals (1, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 11, 13), harmony vocals (1, 2, 5, 9–12), backing vocals (7)
- Emmylou Harris – lead vocals (1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10–12), harmony vocals (1–3, 6, 9, 11, 13), electric guitar (2), acoustic guitar (3, 4, 6, 9, 12), backing vocals (7)
- Paul Wickens – accordion (5, 8, 13)
- Andy Fairweather Low – electric guitar (1, 9, 13), bass guitar (1, 10), acoustic guitar (8), backing vocals (13)
- Ethan Johns – acoustic guitar (1, 6), electric guitar (1, 6, 9, 11), drums (1, 3, 6, 7, 9–13), percussion (1, 2, 6, 7, 9, 11), baritone guitar (2), slide guitar (2), mandocello (4), Spanish guitar (5), marxophone (5), bass guitar (6), guitars (7), Optigan (8), dulcimer (9), synth bass (11)
- Greg Leisz – acoustic guitar (1, 5, 6, 8), electric guitar (1, 9, 10), mandola (2), Weissenborn guitar (4), pedal steel guitar (6, 13), mandolin (8, 11), bass guitar (9, 13), mandocello (12), backing vocals (13)
- Bernie Leadon – electric guitar (2, 13), acoustic guitar (3, 6, 8), bass guitar (3), mandolin (4), synthesized acoustic bass (5), guitarrón (8), mandolin (8), electric 12-string guitar (10), mandocello (11, 13), 6-string bass (12), backing vocals (13)
- Michel Pepin – bass guitar (12), cymbals (12)
- Neil Young – harmonica (3, 13), harmony vocals (3, 13)
- Samantha Rowe – cello (4)
- Paul Kennerley – backing vocals (1), electric guitar (6)
- Anna McGarrigle – backing vocals (5, 8), harmony vocals (12)
- Kate McGarrigle – backing vocals (5, 8), harmony vocals (12)
- Kate Aumonier – backing vocals (9)
- Helen Watson – backing vocals (9)
Production
- Glyn Johns – producer, engineer
- George Massenburg – vocal recording for Linda Ronstadt (3, 6, 9)
- John Nowland – vocal and harmonica recording for Neil Young and Emmylou Harris (3, 13)
- James "Jumbo" Aumonier – assistant engineer
- Michel Pepin – additional recording (12)
- Jim Brady – technical support
- Stephen Marcussen – mastering at A&M Studios (Hollywood, California)
- Chris Walters – production coordinator
- Meghann Ahern – production assistant
- Alli Truch – art direction, design
- Caroline Greyshock – photography
Chart performance
Release history
| Region | Date | Format | Label | Ref. |
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| North America | August 24, 1999 |
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Asylum Records | [10] |