At the Ryman is a 1992 live album by Emmylou Harris and her then-newly formed acoustic backing band, The Nash Ramblers, recorded at the one-time home of the Grand Ole Opry, Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee.
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| Released | January 10, 1992 | |||
| Recorded | April 30–May 2, 1991 | |||
| Venue | Ryman Auditorium, Nashville, Tennessee | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 60:46 | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. Nashville | |||
| Producer | Allen Reynolds, Richard Bennett | |||
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| Emmylou Harris live chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Robert Christgau |  [2] |
| Entertainment Weekly | A[3] |
| Orlando Sentinel | [4] |
| Rolling Stone | (not rated)[5] |
The Nash Ramblers:
- Sam Bush – Fiddle, mandolin and vocals
- Roy Huskey Jr. – Double bass and vocals
- Larry Atamanuik – Drums
- Al Perkins – Banjo, guitar, resonator guitar and vocals
- John Randall Stewart – Guitar, mandolin and vocals
A companion video recording of the concert was released on VHS.
The concerts' and album's high acclaim are given near-universal credit for the renewed interest in reviving the dilapidated Ryman Auditorium as an active venue after nearly 20 years of dormancy. Soon after, the building was completely renovated and has since become a concert hall.[6]
The album won Harris and the Ramblers a Grammy Award for Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal at the 34th ceremony. In 2017, At the Ryman was released on vinyl to celebrate 25 years since the original release, Harris reunited with the Nash Ramblers to perform the album in its entirety.[7][8]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Guitar Town" | Steve Earle | 2:56 |
| 2. | "Half as Much" | Curley Williams | 3:00 |
| 3. | "Cattle Call" | Tex Owens | 3:11 |
| 4. | "Guess Things Happen That Way" | Jack Clement | 2:25 |
| 5. | "Hard Times" | Stephen Foster | 3:25 |
| 6. | "Mansion on the Hill" | Bruce Springsteen | 4:25 |
| 7. | "Scotland" | Bill Monroe | 2:57 |
| 8. | "Montana Cowgirl" | Ray Park | 3:08 |
| 9. | "Like Strangers" | Boudleaux Bryant | 4:56 |
| 10. | "Lodi" | John Fogerty | 3:06 |
| 11. | "Calling My Children Home" | Doyle Lawson, Charles Waller, Robert Yates | 3:14 |
| 12. | "If I Could Be There" | Kieran Kane, Jamie O'Hara | 3:30 |
| 13. | "Walls of Time" | Bill Monroe, Peter Rowan | 4:45 |
| 14. | "Get Up John" | Bill Monroe, Marty Stuart, Jerry Sullivan | 4:25 |
| 15. | "It's a Hard Life Wherever You Go" / "Abraham, Martin and John" | Nanci Griffith / Richard Holler | 7:07 |
| 16. | "Smoke Along the Track" | Alan Rose | 4:16 |
| Total length: | 60:46 | ||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 17. | "Rollin' and Ramblin' (The Death of Hank Williams)" | Robin Williams, Linda Williams / Jerome Clark | 3:34 |
| 18. | "The Nash Ramble" | Emmylou Harris, Larry Atamanuik, Roy Huskey Jr., Sam Bush, Al Perkins & Jon Randall Stewart | 3:34 |
| Total length: | 67:54 | ||
Chart performance
edit| Chart (1992) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 32 |
| U.S. Billboard 200 | 184 |
Release history
edit| Region | Date | Format | Label | Ref. |
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| North America | January 10, 1992 |
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Warner Bros. Nashville | [9] |
References
edit- ^ Mansfield, Brian. At the Ryman at AllMusic
- ^ Christgau, Robert. "Robert Christgau: CG: Emmylou Harris". Retrieved October 20, 2011.
- ^ "Entertainment Weekly review". Archived from the original on 2013-06-23. Retrieved 2011-05-11.
- ^ Orlando Sentinel review
- ^ Rolling Stone review[dead link]
- ^ Cooper, Peter (January 19, 2012). "Peter Cooper On Music: Emmylou Harris celebrates 20 years with Opry". Tennessean.com. Archived from the original on March 6, 2015. Retrieved June 30, 2015.
- ^ Rollingstone
- ^ Rollingstone
- ^ Harris, Emmylou (October 16, 1990). "At the Ryman (Liner Notes)". Reprise Records. 9-26664-2 (CD); 4-26664 (Cassette).