Trio, the 1987 collaboration between Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt, and Emmylou Harris, is one of the most successful albums at the intersection of country, folk, and bluegrass traditions in the decade, winning the Grammy for Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group. The three voices blend with an ease that belies the different commercial trajectories of their careers: Parton's mountain-clear soprano, Ronstadt's deep, pliant alto, and Harris's pure country middle voice create harmonies that call back to the sister-act singing of early country radio. "Those Memories of You" and "Wildflowers" are the kind of songs the three singers were born to interpret, and "Making Plans" brings a classic country sensibility to a gathering that was never in danger of becoming earnest.
Tracklist
- 1 The Pain of Loving You - 2015 Remaster 2:34
- 2 Making Plans Source Recording 3:38
- 3 To Know Him Is to Love Him - 2015 Remaster 3:47
- 4 Hobo's Meditation - 2015 Remaster 3:19
- 5 Wildflowers Source Recording 3:36
- 6 Telling Me Lies (with Dolly Parton & Emmy Lou Harris) - 2015 Remaster 4:25
- 7 My Dear Companion - 2015 Remaster 2:57
- 8 Those Memories of You Source Recording 4:00
- 9 I've Had Enough - 2015 Remaster 3:33
- 10 Rosewood Casket - 2015 Remaster 3:02
- 11 Farther Along alt version 4:10
- 12 Lover's Return - 2015 Remaster 4:00
- 13 High Sierra alt version 4:22
- 14 Do I Ever Cross Your Mind - 2015 Remaster 3:17
- 15 After the Gold Rush - 2015 Remaster 3:32
- 16 The Blue Train - 2015 Remaster 4:59
- 17 I Feel the Blues Moving In alt version 3:43
- 18 You'll Never Be the Sun - 2015 Remaster 4:44
- 19 He Rode All the Way to Texas - 2015 Remaster 3:08
- 20 Feels Like Home - 2015 Remaster 4:50
- 21 When We're Gone, Long Gone - 2015 Remaster 4:00
- 22 Wildflowers Source Recording 3:36
- 23 Waltz Across Texas Tonight - Unreleased 1994 3:51
- 24 Lover's Return - Alternate Mix 4:01
- 25 Softly and Tenderly 5:23
- 26 Pleasant as May 2:36
- 27 My Dear Companion - Alternate Take 1986 2:58
- 28 My Blue Tears 2:43
- 29 Making Plans Source Recording 3:38
- 30 I've Had Enough - Alternate Mix 1986 3:33
- 31 Grey Funnel Line 2:09
- 32 You Don't Knock 3:26
- 33 Where Will the Words Come From 2:53
- 34 Do I Ever Cross Your Mind - Dolly Lead - Alternate Take 1994 3:33
- 35 Are You Tired of Me 2:35
- 36 Even Cowgirls Get the Blues 3:52
- 37 Mr. Sandman 2:20
- 38 Handful of Dust 3:00
- 39 Calling My Children Home - A Cappella, 1986 3:11
- 40 In a Deep Sleep 3:03
- 41 Farther Along alt version 4:07
