Quarter Moon in a Ten Cent Town
Quarter Moon in a Ten Cent Town is an album by country music artist Emmylou Harris, released in 1978. The album reached number 3 on the Billboard charts, with three charting singles: "To Daddy" (written by Dolly Parton) at #3, "Two More Bottles of Wine" at #1 (the third #1 of Harris' career), and "Easy from Now On" (co-written by Carlene Carter, and the song from which the album's title comes) at #12. Also featured are "One Paper Kid", a duet with Willie Nelson, and "Leaving Louisiana in the Broad Daylight", which the Oak Ridge Boys would reach #1 with in 1980. The painting used for the album cover is by Susanna Clark.[3]
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| Released | January 1978 | |||
| Genre | Country Rock | |||
| Length | 34:55 | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. Nashville | |||
| Producer | Brian Ahern | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| The Guardian | [2] |
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Easy From Now On" | Susanna Clark, Carlene Carter | 3:07 |
| 2. | "Two More Bottles of Wine" | Delbert McClinton | 3:08 |
| 3. | "To Daddy" | Dolly Parton | 2:47 |
| 4. | "My Songbird" | Jesse Winchester | 3:09 |
| 5. | "Leaving Louisiana in the Broad Daylight" | Rodney Crowell, Donivan Cowart | 4:20 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 6. | "Defying Gravity" | Winchester | 4:16 |
| 7. | "I Ain't Living Long Like This" | Crowell | 4:06 |
| 8. | "One Paper Kid" (with Willie Nelson) | Walter Martin Cowart | 2:57 |
| 9. | "Green Rolling Hills" (with Fayssoux Starling) | Utah Phillips | 3:40 |
| 10. | "Burn That Candle" | Winfield Scott | 4:27 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 11. | "New Cut Road" | Guy Clark | 4:10 |
| 12. | "LaCassine Special" (with Barry Tashian) | Iry LeJeune, Eddie Shuler | 2:44 |
Personnel
- Brian Ahern - Acoustic Guitar, 12-String Guitar, Gut-String Guitar, Percussion, Baby Bottle
- Dianne Brooks - Backing Vocals
- James Burton - Electric Guitar
- Rodney Crowell - Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar
- Rick Danko - Fiddle, Backing Vocals
- Hank DeVito - Pedal Steel
- Emory Gordy Jr. - Bass
- Glen Hardin - Piano, Electric Piano, String Arrangements
- Emmylou Harris - Vocals, Acoustic Guitar
- Garth Hudson - Accordion, Baritone Saxophone
- Nicolette Larson - Backing Vocals
- Albert Lee - Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Piano, Mandolin
- Willie Nelson - Duet Vocals
- Mickey Raphael - Harmonica
- Ricky Skaggs - Fiddle, Viola
- John Ware - Drums, Percussion
Technical
- Brian Ahern - Producer, Engineer
- Donivan Cowart - Engineer
- Bradley Hartman - Engineer
- Michael Hollyfield - design
- Ed Thrasher - photography
References
- Allmusic review
- Sweeting, Adam (9 April 2004). "Emmylou Harris, Quarter Moon in a Ten-Cent Town". The Guardian. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
- Liner notes from the CD
- Emmylou Harris Quarter Moon in a Ten Cent Town liner notes
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