Delia Bell – Delia Bell (1983) (24/44 Vinyl Rip)

Review:
This recording is the best example of pure Country/Bluegrass I know of. Delia Bell's voice comes straight from the front porch and is honest through and through. The great vocals of Delia Bell with Emmylou Harris singing back-up are beautifully produced by Emmylou Harris herself. Just about perfect.

Biography from Allmusic:
With her Texas drawl and straight-from-the-soil sensibilities, Delia Bell has helped to preserve the singing styles of the American West. Singing with Oklahoma's "grand old man of bluegrass," Bill Grant, since 1959, Bell continues to reverberate the sounds of Americana through her performances and recordings. Bell and Grant reached their apex, during the 1980s, when they recorded three memorable albums for the Rounder label that featured musical accompaniment and vocal harmonies by members of the Johnson Mountain Boys, dobro ace Roger Williams, and Del and Jerry McCoury. Tunes from the three albums were collected on the best-of album Dreaming in 1989.

Tracks
01. Coyote song 02:34
02. Don't cheat in our hometown 02:30
03. I forgot more (than you'll ever know about him) 03:21
04. Back street affair 02:57
05. Wildwood flower 03:29
06. Weary heart 02:10
07. Flame in my heart 02:52
08. Good Lord a'mighty 02:29
09. Lone pilgrim 03:00
10. Will you miss me 05:01
Total time: 30:19

Musicians
Delia Bell: Lead Vocals
Emmylou Harris: Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Percussion, Producer, Arranger
Carl Jackson: Vocals, Lead Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Banjo, Mandolin
Holly Tashian, John Anderson: Vocals
Chet Atkins: Lead Guitar
Steve Fishell: Resonator Guitar, Pedal Steel Guitar
Barry Tashian: Rhythm Guitar
Byron Berline: Fiddle, Mandolin
Glen D. Hardin: Piano, Rhodes
Emory Gordy: Bass
Don Heffington: Drums