The Trio: LIVE FROM CHICAGO

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I don't think any of us were prepared for what the sound was the first time we heard it. It blew us all away. It was a serendipitous combination of voices that was stunning!” Before GRAMMY awards were presented, before millions of records were sold and before hearts were ever touched by the musical harmony that can easily leave poets at a loss for words, there was a phone call. In the March 14, 1987 issue of Cashbox a review was published that said, "The long-awaited collaboration of three of country/pop’s greatest voices is an unqualified success. The near-perfect song selection gives the three ample room to develop subtleties and nuance that in places is heart rending (listen to "Telling Me Lies"). These three singular voices blend together in seamless harmony, floating over the sweetest country melodies and poignant understated lyrics. Augmented by an assemblage of some of the best sidemen available, including Albert Lee and Mark O’Connor among them." [5] Commercial performance edit

Now, nearly 30 years after the release of the first Trio album, Emmylou has championed the highly anticipated “Trio Collection,” which features newly remastered Trio and Trio II albums, plus a third disc filled with rare, unreleased music! Billboard 200 Albums - Year-End Charts (1987)". Billboard. Archived from the original on 8 March 2021 . Retrieved 2 December 2020.GRAMMY Hall Of Fame Welcomes 2021 Inductions: A Tribe Called Quest, Billie Holiday, Journey, Patti Smith, Bruce Springsteen And More". Recording Academy . Retrieved 16 February 2021. Billboard - May 23, 1987" (PDF). American Radio History. Billboard. p. 157 . Retrieved 21 May 2019. NZ Heatseekers Albums Chart". Recorded Music NZ. September 19, 2016 . Retrieved September 16, 2016. It all started with one phone call all those years ago. Little did Emmylou know it would be a call to us all, not only to listen to the sisterhood of song, but more importantly to hear the harmony of heart. THE COMPLETE TRIO COLLECTION LISTEN: “Do I Ever Cross Your Mind” (Dolly Lead – Alternate Take 1994) Swedishcharts.com – Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt & Emmylou Harris – Trio". Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 February 2022.

Albert Lee – acoustic guitar solo (1), acoustic guitar (2, 3, 6, 10, 11), high-strung guitar (2, 11), mandolin (5, 7), lead acoustic guitar (8) Although all three have extremely unique and recognizable vocal stylings of their own, they couldn’t have anticipated the heavenly blend of their combined voices. When Emmylou Harris decided to share the joy of a visit with another songstress friend of hers, history was in the making and an extraordinary union was set in motion. When she telephoned Linda Ronstadt to invite her to her home for a visit with Dolly Parton, none of the three ever anticipated how harmonious that meeting would be. Linda recalls the phone ringing in her Malibu cottage, Mark O'Connor – viola (1, 2, 5, 7), fiddle (2, 8), acoustic guitar (5), lead acoustic guitar (7), mandolin (10)Charts.nz – Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt & Emmylou Harris – Trio". Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 February 2022. Dutchcharts.nl – Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt & Emmylou Harris – Trio" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 February 2022. No one can sing with Parkinson’s disease, no matter how hard you try. My life is very different. That’s all there is to it.” Billboard Top Country Albums - Year-End Charts (1988)". Billboard. Archived from the original on 18 May 2021 . Retrieved 2 December 2020. Top 100 Albums of '87". RPM. Vol. 47, no. 12. 26 December 1987. p. 9. ISSN 0033-7064 – via Library and Archives Canada.

Twelve years later, Trio fans around the world were elated when the friends reunited for another spectacular recording and released Trio II, which won the supergroup another GRAMMY for Best Country Collaboration with Vocals. The album peaked at No. 6 on the main U.S. Billboard Top 200 Album chart. It peaked at No. 1 on the U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums chart for five weeks. In Canada, the album peaked at No. 4 on the RPM Top Albums chart. In Sweden, it peaked at No. 29 on the Sverigetopplistan Albums Top 60 chart, and in the U.K. it peaked at No. 60 on the Official Charts Company UK Albums Chart.Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 230. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.

Finally, a collaboration effort came to fruition, being produced by George Massenburg. When Trio was released in March 1987, it spawned four hit singles–including a remake of Phil Spector's 1958 hit by the Teddy Bears, " To Know Him Is to Love Him". Dutchcharts.nl – Dolly Parton / Emmylou Harris / Linda Ronstadt – Trio – The Complete Trio Collection" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 16, 2016. Ultratop.be – Dolly Parton / Emmylou Harris / Linda Ronstadt – Trio – The Complete Trio Collection" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 16, 2016. Timing is everything indeed! The first Trio project was hailed as one of the greatest collaborative efforts in American music history, garnering four huge hit singles and crossing genres and generations to remain at the top of the charts for five consecutive weeks. The album also won two GRAMMY Awards, one for Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals and the other for Best Country Collaboration with Vocals.

I was living at the beach, about 45 minutes from Emmy's house, when she called to tell me that Dolly was coming over and asked if I wanted to come too. I think I made it to her house in about 20 minutes!" Evangeline" – recorded in 1978 and featured on Harris' 1981 album of the same name, along with "Mr. Sandman", which is included on this set. Light of the Stable" – recorded and released as a single in 1975 featuring additional harmony vocals from Neil Young, it was also included on Harris' 1979 album of the same name.