Sal’s Boutique

As I sit at my desk looking at the inner sleeve of this record, I can’t help but think that Emmylou Harris is one of the most beautiful women to ever attach her voice to a song.

There she sits, in front of the standard issue photographer’s backdrop, wearing jeans and a Danskin and looking as breathtaking as any woman ever photographed. Fast forward to 2009, as she turns 62 years old this coming April 2nd, and you’ll see not much has changed over the past 30 years: she remains as stunningly beautiful as ever.

Putting my crush aside, what about the music on this, the fourth album she did for the Warner Brothers group (and the first to actually bear the Warner Brothers name).
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