Post by the Scribe on May 22, 2021 9:55:29 GMT
“Across The Border,” Western Wall: The Tuscon Sessions (1999)
“If I Should Fall Behind” wasn’t the only time that Ronstadt tackled a Springsteen tune. Teaming up with her old friend Emmylou Harris, fresh off the success of the second Trio album, the pair moved away from the pure country of the Trio records covering the likes of Jackson Browne, Leonard Cohen, Sinéad O’Connor, Patti Scialfa (who just happens to be Mrs Springsteen) and some beautiful Emmylou Harris originals for their only duet album together.
Ronstadt admits that Harris chose all the material for Western Wall, one of the only times she has done this, but says she connected with Harris’ superb selections immediately and couldn’t bear to lose even one for a song choice of her own. Good thing too or else we may have never heard Ronstadt tenderly sing Springsteen’s “Across The Border” from his Ghost Of Tom Joad album, featuring a subject close to Ronstadt’s heart, which is particularly relevant in recent years: immigration to America. The track is also notable for featuring Neil Young on harmony vocals: so good that’s it’s a shame we never got a Harris, Ronstadt and Young trio record!
“If I Should Fall Behind” wasn’t the only time that Ronstadt tackled a Springsteen tune. Teaming up with her old friend Emmylou Harris, fresh off the success of the second Trio album, the pair moved away from the pure country of the Trio records covering the likes of Jackson Browne, Leonard Cohen, Sinéad O’Connor, Patti Scialfa (who just happens to be Mrs Springsteen) and some beautiful Emmylou Harris originals for their only duet album together.
Ronstadt admits that Harris chose all the material for Western Wall, one of the only times she has done this, but says she connected with Harris’ superb selections immediately and couldn’t bear to lose even one for a song choice of her own. Good thing too or else we may have never heard Ronstadt tenderly sing Springsteen’s “Across The Border” from his Ghost Of Tom Joad album, featuring a subject close to Ronstadt’s heart, which is particularly relevant in recent years: immigration to America. The track is also notable for featuring Neil Young on harmony vocals: so good that’s it’s a shame we never got a Harris, Ronstadt and Young trio record!