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 2:34
- 2 Making Plans Source Recording 3:38
- 3 To Know Him Is to Love Him 3:47
- 4 Hobo's Meditation 3:19
- 5 Wildflowers Source Recording 3:36
- 6 Telling Me Lies (with Dolly Parton & Emmy Lou Harris) 4:25
- 7 My Dear Companion 2:57
- 8 Those Memories of You Source Recording 4:00
- 9 I've Had Enough 3:33
- 10 Rosewood Casket 3:02
- 11 Farther Along alt version 4:10
