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Quarter Moon in a Ten Cent Town

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Quarter Moon in a Ten Cent Town
Studio album by
Emmylou Harris
Released1978
Recorded1977
StudioThe Enactron Truck, Beverly Hills, California
GenreCountry
Length35:48 (42:43 2004 CD)
LabelWarner Bros. Nashville
ProducerBrian Ahern
Emmylou Harris chronology
Luxury Liner
(1976) 		Quarter Moon in a Ten Cent Town
(1978) 		Profile: Best of Emmylou Harris
(1978)
Singles from Quarter Moon in a Ten Cent Town
  1. "To Daddy"
    Released: December 3, 1977
  2. "Two More Bottles of Wine"
    Released: April 15, 1978
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Guardian[2]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[3]

Quarter Moon in a Ten Cent Town is the fifth studio album by American 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 Susanna Clark and the song from which the album's title comes) at #12. Also featured are "One Paper Kid", a duet with Willie Nelson, "Leaving Louisiana in the Broad Daylight", which the Oak Ridge Boys would reach #1 with in 1980 and "I Ain't Living Long Like This", which Waylon Jennings would reach #1 with in 1980 as well. The painting used for the album cover is by Susanna Clark.[4]

At the 21st Annual Grammy Awards, the album was nominated for Best Female Country Vocal Performance but the award went to Dolly Parton for the Here You Come Again album.

Track listing

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Side One
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Easy From Now On"Susanna Clark, Carlene Carter3:06
2."Two More Bottles of Wine"Delbert McClinton3:06
3."To Daddy"Dolly Parton2:46
4."My Songbird"Jesse Winchester3:08
5."Leaving Louisiana in the Broad Daylight"Rodney Crowell, Donivan Cowart4:20
Side Two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
6."Defying Gravity"Winchester4:15
7."I Ain't Living Long Like This"Crowell4:05
8."One Paper Kid" (with Willie Nelson)Walter Martin Cowart2:57
9."Green Rolling Hills" (with Fayssoux Starling)Utah Phillips3:39
10."Burn That Candle"Winfield Scott4:26
2004 CD Reissue Bonus Tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
11."New Cut Road"Guy Clark4:11
12."LaCassine Special" (with Barry Tashian)Iry LeJeune, Eddie Shuler2:44

Personnel

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Technical

  • Brian Ahern - Producer, Engineer
  • Donivan Cowart - Engineer
  • Bradley Hartman - Engineer
  • Michael Hollyfield - design
  • Ed Thrasher - photography

Release history

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Release history and formats for Quarter Moon in a Ten Cent Town
Region Format Label Ref.
North America
  • LP
  • cassette
 Warner Bros. Records [4]

References

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  1. ^ AllMusic review
  2. ^ Sweeting, Adam (9 April 2004). "Emmylou Harris, Quarter Moon in a Ten-Cent Town". The Guardian. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
  3. ^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. pp. 307, 308.
  4. ^ a b Harris, Emmylou. Quarter Moon in a Ten Cent Town (Liner Notes). Warner Bros. Records. BSK-3141 (LP); BSK-3141 (Cassette).
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