Western Wall: The Tucson Sessions

Western Wall: The Tucson Sessions
Western Wall: The Tucson Sessions
Studio album by Linda Ronstadt and Emmylou Harris
Released	August 24, 1999
Recorded	1999, Tucson, Arizona
Studio	Arizona Inn and Jim Brady's Studio (Tucson, Arizona); Skyline Studios (New York City, New York); Studio Frisson (Montreal, Canada);
Genre	Country, folk
Length	52:47
Label	Asylum Nashville
Producer	Glyn Johns
Linda Ronstadt chronology
Emmylou Harris chronology

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
The A.V. Club	(favorable) ^[2]
Entertainment Weekly	A− ^[3]
Los Angeles Times	^[4]
People	(favorable) ^[5]
Q	^[6]
Robert Christgau	^[7]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	^[8]

Western Wall: The Tucson Sessions is a 1999 duet album by American singer, songwriter, and producer Linda Ronstadt and singer, songwriter, and guitarist Emmylou Harris, who had previously collaborated on two albums with Dolly Parton.

The album was well received critically, and it made several year-end Top Ten lists. The disc was recorded at the Arizona Inn in Tucson, Arizona.

This album hit #6 on Billboard's Country albums chart and #73 on Billboard's main album chart. The two artists teamed for a concert tour in support of the disc in late 1999. It was nominated for several Grammy Awards.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Loving the Highway Man"	Andy Prieboy	3:30
2.	"Raise the Dead"	Emmylou Harris	3:18
3.	"For a Dancer"	Jackson Browne	4:43
4.	"Western Wall"	Rosanne Cash	2:35
5.	"1917"	David Olney	5:24
6.	"He Was Mine"	Paul Kennerley	3:19
7.	"Sweet Spot"	Emmylou Harris, Jill Cunniff	3:34
8.	"Sisters of Mercy"	Leonard Cohen	3:58
9.	"Falling Down"	Patty Griffin	3:15
10.	"Valerie"	Patti Scialfa	4:04
11.	"This Is to Mother You"	Sinéad O'Connor	3:16
12.	"All I Left Behind"	Emmylou Harris, Kate McGarrigle, Anna McGarrigle	3:23
13.	"Across the Border"	Bruce Springsteen	6:20
Total length:			52:47

Personnel

Linda Ronstadt – lead vocals (1, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 11, 13), harmony vocals (1, 2, 5, 9-12), backing vocals (7)
Emmylou Harris – lead vocals (1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10-12), harmony vocals (1-3, 6, 9, 11, 13), electric guitar (2), acoustic guitar (3, 4, 6, 9, 12), backing vocals (7)
Paul Wickens – accordion (5, 8, 13)
Andy Fairweather Low – electric guitar (1, 9, 13), bass guitar (1, 10), acoustic guitar (8), backing vocals (13)
Ethan Johns – acoustic guitar (1, 6), electric guitar (1, 6, 9, 11), drums (1, 3, 6, 7, 9-13), percussion (1, 2, 6, 7, 9, 11), baritone guitar (2), slide guitar (2), mandocello (4), Spanish guitar (5), marxophone (5), bass guitar (6), guitars (7), Optigan (8), dulcimer (9), synth bass (11)
Greg Leisz – acoustic guitar (1, 5, 6, 8), electric guitar (1, 9, 10), mandola (2), Weissenborn guitar (4), pedal steel guitar (6, 13), mandolin (8, 11), bass guitar (9, 13), mandocello (12), backing vocals (13)
Bernie Leadon – electric guitar (2, 13), acoustic guitar (3, 6, 8), bass guitar (3), mandolin (4), synthesized acoustic bass (5), guitarrón (8), mandolin (8), electric 12-string guitar (10), mandocello (11, 13), 6-string bass (12), backing vocals (13)
Michel Pepin – bass guitar (12), cymbals (12)
Neil Young – harmonica (3, 13), harmony vocals (3, 13)
Samantha Rowe – cello (4)
Paul Kennerley – backing vocals (1), electric guitar (6)
Anna McGarrigle – backing vocals (5, 8), harmony vocals (12)
Kate McGarrigle – backing vocals (5, 8), harmony vocals (12)
Kate Aumonier – backing vocals (9)
Helen Watson – backing vocals (9)

Production

Glyn Johns – producer, engineer
George Massenburg – vocal recording for Linda Ronstadt (3, 6, 9)
John Nowland – vocal and harmonica recording for Neil Young and Emmylou Harris (3, 13)
James "Jumbo" Aumonier – assistant engineer
Michel Pepin – additional recording (12)
Jim Brady – technical support
Stephen Marcussen – mastering at A&M Studios (Hollywood, California)
Chris Walters – production coordinator
Meghann Ahern – production assistant
Alli Truch – art direction, design
Caroline Greyshock – photography

Chart performance

Chart (1999)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	6
U.S. Billboard 200	73

Release history

Release history and formats for *Western Wall: The Tucson Sessions*
Region	Date	Format	Label	Ref.
North America	August 24, 1999	CD cassette	Asylum Records	^[9]

References

^ LaVeck, Theresa E.. Western Wall: The Tucson Sessions at AllMusic
^ The A.V. Club review
^ Entertainment Weekly review
^ "Adventurous, Rewarding Ride". Los Angeles Times. 1999-08-15. Archived from the original on 2017-10-14.
^ People review
^ Album reviews at CD Universe
^ Robert Christgau Consumer Guide
^ Brackett, Nathan; Christian Hoard (2004). The Rolling Stone Album Guide. New York City, New York: Simon and Schuster. p. 701. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8. rolling stone linda ronstadt album guide.
^ Harris, Emmylou; Ronstadt, Linda (August 24, 1999). "Western Wall: The Tucson Sessions (Liner Notes)". Asylum Records. 62408-2 (CD); 62408-4 (Cassette).

[1] LaVeck, Theresa E.. Western Wall: The Tucson Sessions at AllMusic

[2] The A.V. Club review

[3] Entertainment Weekly review

[4] "Adventurous, Rewarding Ride". Los Angeles Times. 1999-08-15. Archived from the original on 2017-10-14.

[5] People review

[6] Album reviews at CD Universe

[7] Robert Christgau Consumer Guide

[8] Brackett, Nathan; Christian Hoard (2004). The Rolling Stone Album Guide. New York City, New York: Simon and Schuster. p. 701. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8. rolling stone linda ronstadt album guide.

[9] Harris, Emmylou; Ronstadt, Linda (August 24, 1999). "Western Wall: The Tucson Sessions (Liner Notes)". Asylum Records. 62408-2 (CD); 62408-4 (Cassette).

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v t e Emmylou Harris
Albums Singles Awards and Nominations
Studio albums as a solo artist	Gliding Bird (1970) Pieces of the Sky (1975) Elite Hotel (1975) Luxury Liner (1976) Quarter Moon in a Ten Cent Town (1978) Blue Kentucky Girl (1979) Light of the Stable (1979) Roses in the Snow (1980) Evangeline (1981) Cimarron (1981) White Shoes (1983) The Ballad of Sally Rose (1985) Thirteen (1986) Angel Band (1987) Bluebird (1989) Brand New Dance (1990) Cowgirl's Prayer (1993) Wrecking Ball (1995) Red Dirt Girl (2000) Stumble into Grace (2003) All I Intended to Be (2008) Hard Bargain (2011)
Studio albums as a collaboration	Trio (with Dolly Parton and Linda Ronstadt) (1987) Trio II (with Dolly Parton and Linda Ronstadt) (1999) Western Wall: The Tucson Sessions (with Linda Ronstadt) (1999) All the Roadrunning (with Mark Knopfler) (2006) Old Yellow Moon (with Rodney Crowell) (2013) The Traveling Kind (with Rodney Crowell) (2015)
Compilation albums	Profile: Best of Emmylou Harris (1978) Profile II: The Best of Emmylou Harris (1984) Duets (1990) Songs of the West (1994) The Very Best of Emmylou Harris: Heartaches & Highways (2005) The Complete Trio Collection (with Dolly Parton and Linda Ronstadt) (2016)
Live albums	Last Date (1982) At the Ryman (1992) Spyboy (1998) Ramble in Music City: The Lost Concert (with The Nash Ramblers) (2021)
Soundtrack albums	Honeysuckle Rose (1980)
Video albums	Real Live Roadrunning (with Mark Knopfler) (2006)
Box sets	Songbird: Rare Tracks and Forgotten Gems (2007)
Contributions and appearances	Solo contributions Collaborations A–F Collaborations G–K Collaborations L–Q Collaborations R–Z

v t e Linda Ronstadt
Albums Singles Performances
Stone Poneys albums	The Stone Poneys featuring Linda Ronstadt Evergreen, Volume 2 Linda Ronstadt, Stone Poneys and Friends, Vol. III
Studio albums	Hand Sown ... Home Grown Silk Purse Linda Ronstadt Don't Cry Now Heart Like a Wheel Prisoner in Disguise Hasten Down the Wind Simple Dreams Living in the USA Mad Love Get Closer What's New Lush Life For Sentimental Reasons Canciones de Mi Padre Cry Like a Rainstorm, Howl Like the Wind Mas Canciones Frenesí Winter Light Feels Like Home Dedicated to the One I Love We Ran A Merry Little Christmas Hummin' to Myself
Collaborations	Trio Santiago Trio II Western Wall: The Tucson Sessions Adieu False Heart The Complete Trio Collection
Compilations	Different Drum Greatest Hits Greatest Hits, Volume 2 The Very Best of Linda Ronstadt Mi Jardin Azul: Las Canciones Favoritas Duets
Live Albums	Live in Hollywood
Hit singles	"Different Drum" "Long, Long Time" "Silver Threads and Golden Needles" "You're No Good"/"I Can't Help It (If I'm Still in Love with You)" "When Will I Be Loved"/"It Doesn't Matter Anymore" "Heat Wave"/"Love Is a Rose" "The Tracks of My Tears" "That'll Be the Day" "Someone to Lay Down Beside Me" "Lose Again" "Crazy" "Blue Bayou" "It's So Easy" "Poor Poor Pitiful Me" "Tumbling Dice" "Back in the U.S.A." "Ooo Baby Baby" "Just One Look" "Love Me Tender" "Alison" "How Do I Make You" "Hurt So Bad" "I Can't Let Go" "I Knew You When" "What's New?" "Somewhere Out There" "Don't Know Much" "All My Life" "When Something Is Wrong With My Baby" "Close Your Eyes" "Walk On"
Other songs	"Carmelita" "Desperado" "Mr. Sandman"
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