Rhino Records asked producer
Brian Ahern to select his favorite tracks from the
Emmylou Harris albums he helmed -- he produced her first 11 studio offerings for Reprise Records. That's quite a daunting task when you consider that some of those recordings were
Elite Hotel,
Luxury Liner,
Quarter Moon in a Ten Cent Town, and
Pieces of the Sky, just to name a few. But
Ahern rose to the task and put together a solid, aesthetically perfect set here, highlighting many different aspects of
Harris' career at the time: from her trademark, utterly pure singing voice, to her song selection, to the sound of her band and the studio she recorded in, this is a top-notch set from start to finish and serves as an excellent introduction to her early work for the newcomer.