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Western Wall: The Tucson Sessions is a 1999 duet album by American singer, songwriter, and producer Linda Ronstadt and singer, songwriter, and guitarist Emmylou Harris, who had previously collaborated on two albums with Dolly Parton.

Western Wall: The Tucson Sessions
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 24, 1999
Recorded1999, Tucson, Arizona
GenreCountry, folk
Length52:47
LabelAsylum Nashville
ProducerGlyn Johns
Linda Ronstadt chronology
Trio II
(1999)
Western Wall: The Tucson Sessions
(1999)
A Merry Little Christmas
(2000)
Emmylou Harris chronology
Trio II
(1999)
Western Wall: The Tucson Sessions
(1999)
Red Dirt Girl
(2000)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic [1]
The A.V. Club(favorable) [2]
Entertainment WeeklyA− [3]
Los Angeles Times [4]
People(favorable) [5]
Q [6]
Robert Christgau [7]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide [8]

The album was well received critically, and it made several year-end Top Ten lists. The disc was recorded at the Arizona Inn in Tucson, Arizona.

This album hit #6 on Billboard's Country albums chart and #73 on Billboard's main album chart. The two artists teamed for a concert tour in support of the disc in late 1999. It was nominated for several Grammy Awards.


Track listing


No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Loving the Highway Man"Andy Prieboy3:30
2."Raise the Dead"Emmylou Harris3:18
3."For a Dancer"Jackson Browne4:43
4."Western Wall"Rosanne Cash2:35
5."1917"David Olney5:24
6."He Was Mine"Paul Kennerley3:19
7."Sweet Spot"Emmylou Harris, Jill Cunniff3:34
8."Sisters of Mercy"Leonard Cohen3:58
9."Falling Down"Patty Griffin3:15
10."Valerie"Patti Scialfa4:04
11."This Is to Mother You"Sinéad O'Connor3:16
12."All I Left Behind"Emmylou Harris, Kate McGarrigle, Anna McGarrigle3:23
13."Across the Border"Bruce Springsteen6:20
Total length:52:47

Personnel


Production

  • Glyn Johns – Producer, Engineer
  • George Massenburg – Engineer

Chart performance


Chart (1999) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums 6
U.S. Billboard 200 73

References


  1. LaVeck, Theresa E.. Western Wall: The Tucson Sessions at AllMusic
  2. The A.V. Club review
  3. Entertainment Weekly review
  4. Los Angeles Times review
  5. People review
  6. Album reviews at CD Universe
  7. Robert Christgau Consumer Guide
  8. Brackett, Nathan; Christian Hoard (2004). The Rolling Stone Album Guide. New York City, New York: Simon and Schuster. p. 701. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8. rolling stone linda ronstadt album guide.



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