Emmylou Harris - Cowgirl's Prayer

Emmylou Harris has aged more gracefully than any other country artist and 1993's Cowgirl's Prayer showcases this maturity in a collection of songs that share wisdom, offer forgiveness, make amends, and explore spirituality.

As always, Harris's voice is angelic and sad, her phrasing languid and lonesome. Lucinda Williams's Crescent City glows with tragic bar-room neon while the classic You Don't Know Me takes on a deeper meaning, as if sung perhaps to an old friend or a lost relative.

And while spoken-word delivery often falls flat, Jerusalem Tomorrow tells such a compelling story - and Harris's delivery is so knowing - that it haunts you long after it's over. ~ Alexandra Russell

• A Ways To Go
• The Light
• High Powered Love
• You Don't Know Me
• Prayer In Open D
• Crescent City
• Lovin' You Again
• Jerusalem Tomorrow
• Thanks To You
• I Hear A Call
• Ballad Of A Runaway Horse