Linda Ronstadt’s rich alto and Emmylou Harris’ crystalline soprano intertwine to mesmerising effect on these covers and originals. The duo reinterpret Sinead O’Connor’s “This Is to Mother You” as a tinkling lullaby with a heartbeat rhythm, while Leonard Cohen’s “Sisters of Mercy” sways to mandolin, accordion and sweet, sweet harmonies. Things get turned up a notch with the shuddering vibrato guitar of “Falling Down”, while “Sweet Spot”, a sly and spacious groove driven by stuttering bass, is co-written by Harris and Luscious Jackson’s Jill Cunniff.
- 1983
- Rosanne Cash
- Nanci Griffith
- Iris DeMent
- Lucinda Williams
- Kate Wolf
- Kimmie Rhodes