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Red Dirt Girl
Folk · 2000 · 12 tracks

Red Dirt Girl

Emmylou Harris

A haunting pivot toward original songwriting. Shimmering reverb and swampy percussion frame a silver soprano exploring grief, memory, and the southern landscape.

September 12, 2000 · Nonesuch

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A heavy, humid, and deeply spiritual exploration of loss and the southern landscape.

Tracklist · 12 Tracks
01
The Pearl
5:02
02
Michelangelo
5:15
03
I Don’t Wanna Talk About It Now
4:48
04
Tragedy
4:25
05
Red Dirt Girl
4:20
06
My Baby Needs a Shepherd
4:39
07
Bang the Drum Slowly
4:51
08
J’ai fait tout
5:32
09
One Big Love
4:34
10
Hour of Gold
5:01
11
My Antonia
3:44
12
Boy From Tupelo
3:49
Moments Worth Waiting For
The heavy, industrial-leaning percussion on the title track that grounds the tragic narrative of a lost friend.
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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 Red Dirt Girl sound next to the rest of Emmylou Harris's catalogue?

Grief+2.4σ

The writing leans far further into grief than the rest of the catalogue.

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