Elite Hotel

Elite Hotel
Studio album by Emmylou Harris
Released	December 29, 1975
Recorded	June 1975
Studio	Enactron Truck, Los Angeles, California
Genre	Country
Length	43:35
Label	Reprise
Producer	Brian Ahern
Emmylou Harris chronology
Pieces of the Sky (1975) Elite Hotel (1975) Luxury Liner (1976)
Singles from Elite Hotel
"Together Again" Released: January 1976 "One of These Days" Released: March 6, 1976 "Sweet Dreams" Released: 1976

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Christgau's Record Guide	C+[2]
The Guardian	[3]

Elite Hotel is the third studio album by American country music artist Emmylou Harris, released in 1975. Elite Hotel was Harris' second album to be released in 1975, preceded by the widely acclaimed Pieces of the Sky. Elite Hotel surpassed it on the Billboard charts, becoming Harris' first number one country album. The album yielded two number one country singles: "Together Again" and Harris' version of the Patsy Cline hit "Sweet Dreams". The song "One of These Days" made it to the number three spot. A performance of the Beatles' "Here, There and Everywhere" entered the pop charts at number 65. Harris' eclectic musical tastes were reflected in her choice of material by Hank Williams, The Beatles, Gram Parsons and Buck Owens. Harris' vocals on the album earned her the Grammy Award for Best Country Vocal Performance, Female.

The cover photograph was taken by Tom Wilkes at 2259 Inyo Street, Mojave, California.^[4]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Amarillo"	Emmylou Harris, Rodney Crowell	3:05
2.	"Together Again"	Buck Owens	3:56
3.	"Feelin' Single, Seein' Double"	Wayne Kemp	2:34
4.	"Sin City"	Gram Parsons, Chris Hillman	3:57
5.	"One of These Days"	Earl Montgomery	3:03
6.	"Till I Gain Control Again"	Rodney Crowell	5:40
7.	"Here, There and Everywhere"	John Lennon, Paul McCartney	3:59
8.	"Ooh Las Vegas"	Gram Parsons, Ric Grech	3:47
9.	"Sweet Dreams"	Don Gibson	4:03
10.	"Jambalaya (On the Bayou)"	Hank Williams	3:05
11.	"Satan's Jewel Crown"	Edgar L. Eden	3:13
12.	"Wheels" (with Jonathan Edwards)	Chris Hillman, Gram Parsons	3:13
13.	"You're Running Wild" (with Rodney Crowell) (bonus track for 2004 CD re-issue)	Ray Edenton, Don Winters	1:44
14.	"Cajun Born" (with Jo-El Sonnier) (bonus track for 2004 CD re-issue)	Jo-El Sonnier, Kermit Goell	3:19

Personnel

• Emmylou Harris - vocals, acoustic guitar
• Brian Ahern - acoustic guitar, bass
• Mike Auldridge - dobro
• Byron Berline - fiddle, mandolin
• Dianne Brooks - backing vocals
• James Burton - electric guitar
• Rodney Crowell - electric guitar, backing vocals
• Rick Cunha - acoustic guitar
• Nick DeCaro - string arrangements
• Hank DeVito - pedal steel
• Jonathan Edwards - backing vocals
• Amos Garrett - electric guitar
• Emory Gordy Jr. - bass, backing vocals
• Glen Hardin - piano, electric piano, string arrangements
• Ben Keith - pedal steel
• Bernie Leadon - acoustic guitar, backing vocals
• Bill Payne - piano
• Herb Pedersen - acoustic guitar, banjo, backing vocals
• Mickey Raphael - harmonica
• Linda Ronstadt - backing vocals
• Fayssoux Starling - backing vocals
• John Starling - acoustic guitar, backing vocals
• Ron Tutt - drums
• John Ware - drums

Technical

• Brian Ahern - Producer, Engineer
• Bradley Hartman - Engineer
• Rudy Hill - Engineer
• Stuart Taylor - Engineer
• Miles Wilkinson - Engineer

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1976) Peak position US Billboard 200[5] 25 US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[6] 1

Year-end charts Chart (1976) Position US Billboard 200[7] 97 US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[8] 4

Release history

Release history and formats for Elite Hotel

Region	Date	Format	Label	Ref.
North America	December 29, 1975	LP cassette	Reprise Records	[9]

References

1. Ankeny, Jason. Elite Hotel at AllMusic
2. Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: H". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved February 24, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
3. Sweeting, Adam (April 9, 2004). "Emmylou Harris, Elite Hotel". The Guardian. Retrieved January 24, 2016.
4. "Musical Maps".
5. "Emmylou Harris Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved July 19, 2021.
6. "Emmylou Harris Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 19, 2021.
7. "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1976". Billboard. Retrieved July 19, 2021.
8. "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1976". Billboard. Retrieved July 19, 2021.
9. Harris, Emmylou (December 29, 1975). "Elite Hotel (Liner Notes)". Reprise Records. MS-2236 (LP); M5-2286 (Cassette).

• Emmylou Harris Elite Hotel liner notes