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Gliding Bird
Folk · 1970 · 10 tracks

Gliding Bird

Emmylou Harris

A rare glimpse of a future icon in her purest folk form. Acoustic guitars and light orchestration support a voice that is already undeniably crystalline.

1970 · Jubilee

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A bright and hopeful clarity that feels like a morning fog lifting off a meadow.

Tracklist · 10 Tracks
01
I'll Be Your Baby Tonight
2:45
02
Fugue for the Ox
2:23
03
I Saw the Light
2:40
04
Clocks
3:00
05
Black Gypsy
5:50
06
Gliding Bird
2:50
07
Everybody’s Talkin’
2:03
08
Bobbie's Gone
4:05
09
I'll Never Fall in Love Again
2:22
10
Waltz of the Magic Man
4:15
Moments Worth Waiting For
The delicate, bird-like trill in the title track where her voice reaches its highest, purest register.
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Where This Album DepartsEach spoke is a trait. The orange shape shows where this album pulls away from — or holds to — the rest of the artist’s catalogue. Tap for more.

How does Gliding Bird sound next to the rest of Emmylou Harris's catalogue?

Love Romantic+1.9σ

The writing leans notably further into love romantic than the rest of the catalogue.

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