All I Intended to Be explained

All I Intended to Be
Type:	studio
Artist:	Emmylou Harris
Cover:	All I Intended to Be.jpg
Released:	June 10, 2008
Recorded:	October 16, 2005 – March 17, 2008
Studio:	Easter Island Surround, Nashville
Genre:	Country Folk, Americana
Length:	55.25
Label:	Nonesuch
Producer:	Brian Ahern
Prev Year:	2007
Next Title:	Hard Bargain
Next Year:	2011

All I Intended to Be is the 25th studio album from Emmylou Harris and her third release on Nonesuch Records. It was released in the United States on June 10, 2008.^{[1] [2]} The album debuted at number 22 on the Billboard 200,^[3] and number four on Top Country Albums, which makes the album Harris’ highest charting solo record on the Billboard 200 since Evangeline was released in 1981. As of 2014 it has sold 153,973 copies in United States according to Nielsen SoundScan.^[4]

Album information

Harris stated that “Sailing Round the Room” was inspired by Terri Schiavo and is a celebration of life and death; “How She Could Sing the Wildwood Flower” refers to the relationship between A. P. and Sara Carter and was inspired by a documentary that Harris, together with Kate and Anna McGarrigle, saw on television. The song “Gold” features guest vocals by Dolly Parton and Vince Gill, while “Old Five and Dimers Like Me” and "Beyond the Great Divide" are duets with John Starling. “Moon Song” was written by Harris' close friend Patty Griffin and appeared as an iTunes bonus track on her 2007 album Children Running Through.

The album was made #49 in Q’s 50 Best Albums of the Year 2008.^[5]

The album was also nominated for a Grammy Award in the field of Best Contemporary Folk / Americana Album at the 2009 Grammy Awards.^[6]

The title is taken from the closing line of the track "Old Five and Dimers Like Me."

Personnel

• Emmylou Harris – vocals, acoustic guitar (1-13), harmonies (2-4, 6-13)
• Brian Ahern – 12-string guitars (1, 6), baritone electric guitar (4, 7, 12), Tac-Tac bass (5), Afuche (5), Earthwood bass (6, 11), banjo (6)
• Tim Goodman – acoustic guitar (1)
• Emory Gordy Jr. – bass (1)
• Jim Horn – recorders (1)
• Keith Knudsen – drums (1)
• John McFee – Cordovox and electric guitars (1)
• Bill Payne – keyboards (1)
• Lynn Langham – backing vocals (1)
• Jack Routh – backing vocals (1)
• Randy Sharp – backing vocals, vocal arrangement (1)
• Glen D. Hardin – keyboards (2, 4, 5, 7, 8)
• Greg Leisz – slide electric guitar (2), steel (5, 8, 10, 13), Weisenborn (8, 11), mandocello (11)
• Buddy Miller – backing vocals (1), harmony vocals (2), vocals (8)
• Harry Stinson – drums (2, 4-8, 12)
• Kenny Vaughan – electric guitar (2, 4, 5, 7 8)
• Glenn Worf – bass (2, 4, 5, 7, 8)
• Steve Fishell – steel (3, 7, 12)
• Mary Ann Kennedy – harmony vocals, mandolin (3, 11)
• Phil Madeira – accordion (3, 9, 10, 12, 13)
• David Pomeroy – bass (3, 12)
• Pam Rose – harmony vocals, acoustic guitar (3, 11)
• Patrick Warren – keyboards (3, 6, 11, 12)
• Karen Brooks – backing vocals (1), harmony vocals (4, 7)
• Dolly Parton – harmony vocals (5)
• Vince Gill – harmony vocals (5)
• Kate McGarrigle – vocals (3, 6, 12), gut-string guitar (6, 12), banjo solo (6)
• Anna McGarrigle – vocals (3, 6, 12)
• Mike Auldridge – vocals, Dobro (9, 10, 13)
• John Starling – vocals, acoustic guitar (9, 10, 13)
• Stuart Duncan – mandolin (9, 10, 13)
• Fats Kaplin – mandolin (9)
• Marc Bell – sound engineer (6, 12)

Release history

Region	Date
Netherlands	6 June 2008
Belgium
Ireland
United Kingdom	9 June 2008
Norway
Denmark
Portugal
Greece
United States	10 June 2008
Canada
Sweden	11 June 2008
Germany	13 June 2008
Italy
Switzerland
Austria
Australia	14 June 2008
New Zealand

Charts

Year-end charts

Release history

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Date	Format	Label	Ref.
North America	June 10, 2008		Nonesuch Records	^[9] ^[10]

Notes and References

1. Cohen, Jonathan (April 7, 2008). Billboard Bits: New Kids/Zootopia, River To River, Emmylou Harris. Billboard. Retrieved on June 12, 2008.
2. http://www.nonesuch.com/albums/all-i-intended-to-be More about this album
3. Hasty, Katie. "Lil Wayne Crushes The Competition To Debut At No. 1". Billboard. June 18, 2008.
4. Web site: September 17 & 23 releases . . September 2014 . 59 . November 24, 2019 . Scribd.
5. January 2009. The 50 Best Albums of 2008. 81. Q.
6. Web site: The 51st Annual Grammy Awards List . Grammy.com . https://web.archive.org/web/20090331072352/http://www.grammy.com/grammy_awards/51st_show/list.aspx . March 31, 2009 . February 8, 2009 . dead.
7. 125.
8. Top Country Albums – Year-End 2008. Billboard. December 2, 2020.
9. Harris . Emmylou . All I Intended to Be (Liner Notes) . . June 10, 2008 . 79805-2 (CD).
10. Web site: All I Intended to Be by Emmylou Harris . . 22 July 2023.