- Audio CD (Sep 23 2003)
- Number of Discs: 1
- Label: Nonesuch
- ASIN: B0000AKNEN
- Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (73 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #30,012 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
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Track Listings
| 1. Here I Am |
| 2. I Will Dream |
| 3. Little Bird |
| 4. Time in Babylon |
| 5. Can You Hear Me Now |
| 6. Strong Hand (Just One Miracle) |
| 7. Jupiter Rising |
| 8. O Evangeline |
| 9. Plaisir d'Amour |
| 10. Lost Unto This World |
| 11. Here I Am (Reprise) |
| 12. Cup of Kindness |
Product Description
From Amazon.com
Twenty-eight years after her major label debut, Emmylou Harris remains as vital, electric, and bold an artist as the young woman who moved to Nashville in the early ‘70s. But where she once carried on Gram Parsons’ vision of wedding hardcore country to contemporary rhythms, for the past decade Harris has explored an acoustic sonic landscape rooted in folk, yet set apart by driving percussion, world-music elements, and gauzy and ethereal vocals. Stumble Into Grace follows the Grammy-winning Red Dirt Girl with an even bleaker and beautiful collection of songs, almost all of which she wrote or co-wrote. Two songs concern themselves with social commentary, the slant-eyed "Time In Babylon" (co-written with Jill Cuniff of Luscious Jackson), poking a stick in the eye of designer fashions and TV culture, and the affecting "Lost Unto This World" framing scenes of female genocide throughout the ages. Yet much of the program has an Emily Dickinson quality about it, as if told from the point of view of a woman looking back on her past life, realizing it is almost over, and finding herself nearly crazed from lost opportunity, lost loves, and loneliness. Even her elegy to June Carter Cash, "Strong Hand," where Linda Ronstadt guests, centers on the "miracle of how one soul finds another." A poetic spirituality lifts up even the most hopeless lyric, as do the otherworldly background vocals (Julie Miller, Kate and Anna McGarrigle, and Jane Siberry) and producer Malcolm Burn’s haunting instrumental touches (a Cuban churanga and a deftly-placed accordion, which offers a sympathetic wheeze). At 57, Harris may be square in the middle stages of chronological life, but as a performer, she is still in the forefront of genre-transcending artistry. --Alanna Nash
Chronique amazon.fr
Avec le même duo de producteurs visionnaires – même si Daniel Lanois apparaît ici plus discret que pour ses 2 précédents albums studios – Emmylou Harris poursuit son projet atmosphérique. Et tandis que sa voix pure monte au-dessus de la bruine des guitares, les claviers et les percussions les plus félines bruissent autour. Depuis qu’Emmylou s’est mise à composer ses propres chansons, elle explore un monde sombre et tourné vers l’au-delà. C’est cet univers blanc, à la profondeur infinie, que va trouver l’écho qui remplit l’espace. Les musiciens et chanteurs qui soutiennent l’effort de la reine du country-rock (Buddy et Julie Miller, toujours fidèles, Malcolm Burn, Gillian Welch, Linda Ronstadt...) restent dans leur rôle d’invité, et au coin d’un couplet, on entendra la guitare de Kevin Salem ("Lost Unto This World") ou l’accordéon de Kate Mc Garrigle ("O Evangeline"). C’est le même accordéon, poignant d’émotion, qui va venir jouer avec le violon sur la version inspirée de "Plaisir d’Amour". "Stumble Into Grace" est un travail de sobriété en apparence mais il renferme une densité et une âme, à l’image de cette dame peu ordinaire, qui lui a donné vie. --José Ruiz
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Another jewel in her crown,
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This review is from: Stumble Into Grace (Audio CD)
Although it differs in tone from her masterpieces Wrecking Ball and Red Dirt Girl, Stumble Into Grace is another treasure trove of her post-country magic. It may be more intimate and lack the sweeping ballads like Blackhawk or Michelangelo from those two albums, but the melodies and the poetry remain enchanting.Both I Will Dream and Little Bird were co-written by Kate and Anna McGariggle; the first is graced with the backing vocals of Jane Siberry, one of my favorite female vocalists, and the second has the legendary folk sisters lending their voices. A highlight of the album is I Will Dream with its beautiful imagery and poetic lines referring to swallows coming back from Capistrano. The song Can You Hear Me Now? is a gripping ballad with the most moving lyrics borne aloft by full but delicately arranged instrumentation and embellished by the voices of inter alia Daniel Lanois and Siberry. Linda Ronstadt shares backing vocals with Emmylou on the simple but inspiring Strong Hand. There's a joyous sensuality in the uptempo Jupiter Rising with its catchy tune and buoyant rhythm, whilst the lilting and melodious Evangeline sees Harris in full inspirational mood again. She also does a fine interpretation of the old song Plaisir d'Amour. The final gem is the deeply spiritual Cup Of Kindness, a typical Harris son of transcendence. The contribution of Daniel Lanois can be heard in the songs Jupiter Rising, Can You Hear Me Now? and Lost Unto This World but it is the heavenly voices of the Canadian nightingales Jane Siberry and the McGarrigle sisters that make the music special for me. Of the aforementioned albums, Red Dirt Girl remains my number one, with this one and Wrecking Ball tied in second place. Stumble Into Grace is more delicate in style and personal in imagery, but it radiates a magic of its own.
1.0 out of 5 stars
One Song Does Not an Album Make,
By "wmcswegin" (Eastern PA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Stumble Into Grace (Audio CD)
Emmylou Harris is a wonderful singer, but after listening to this album, she should continue singing other people's songs, and stop writing her own (All of these songs were written or co-written by her except "Plaisir d'Amour" which she arranged). All of these cuts sound almost the same. There is one marvelous song, the next to the last one on the album: "Lost Unto the World" which has passion and character. As for the rest of the songs, the lyrics are poetic, but thin and the music is lyrical, but without a winning tune in the batch. I love most of her work, but this one is a LARGE disappointment.
5.0 out of 5 stars
complex and haunting,
By claude bourgeois (dieppe, nb Canada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Stumble Into Grace (Audio CD)
Forget the nay-sayers. To say this gem is a masterpiece is a huge understatement. I have been a fan of Ms Harris since "Cowgirl's Prayer" and have bought every album she has dished out since. After "Wrecking Ball", I thought Emmylou had reached perfection, but alas, the follow up to "Red Dirt Girl", "Stumble unto Grace" reaches even higher heights and continues to amaze me to this day. I have played it every day since buying it and every day is a new discovery. Don't look for "hits" on this album. The critics say this album lacks hits-and you know what, this album is too complex, too deep, and just too genius to have mere "hits". Remember, songs like "The Macarena" and "She Bangs" were hits. This album won't be fully appreciated or understood the first few times you play it. The first time I played it, I was quite disappointed-I thought the songs had no melody and sounded all the same and I had a hard time listening to it in full the first time at all. However, like all masterpieces, the more you listen it, the more the melodies come alive and the more the songwriting reaches you deep in your heart. I am to the point to say this could easily be the best album in the past decade. "Here I Am" is so powerful and moving it's almost like having a conversation with God. "I Will Dream" is a haunting love song which will stick in your head indefinitely. "Little Bird" is a cute little surprise with its cheery Celtic-inspired rythm-the most powerful moment of the album is the instrumentation at the end of this song which increases in intensity and takes your soul for a ride. "Time in Babylon" is a song you must listen to quite a few times before appreciating, but once you're there, the song is brilliant and again the instrumentation and the vocals are beyond reproach. "Can you hear me now" is quite competent,"Strong Hand" is ripe full of imagery and is somewhat of an anthem for love and spirituality. "Jupiter Rising" is another pleasant uptempo song in inimitable Emmylou style-you won't find songs like this anywhere else. Being an Acadian, and knowing Evangeline as the heroine of the French Canadians being deported by the British in 1755, the song "Evangeline" is particularly bittersweet and touching for me-Emmylou writes "in your tongue there is no word for home"-a fact I didn't realize before listening to this great anthem of survival over adversity. "Plaisir D'Amour" is another gem for an Acadian such as myself-understated but perfect and very "artsy". "Lost Unto this World" haunts me everytime I hear it-beautiful melody and great vocals, along with a powerful message without ever being patronizing or pretentious. Finally, "Cup of Kindness" is a spiritual quest and a great personal lesson. Artists in their 'autumn years" of their careers such as Emmylou should not be dismissed -case in point (American IV-The Man Comes Around) from Johnny Cash, "Wildest Dreams" from Tina Turner, and "What a Wonderful World" by Anne Murray are all brilliant works of art from artists who some thought their time had passed-think again ! Emmylou and others will keep amazing us with their brilliance.
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