Wrecking Ball (Emmylou Harris album)

Wrecking Ball
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 26, 1995
Recorded1995
Studio
  • Kingsway (New Orleans)
  • Woodland (Nashville)
  • Natoma (San Francisco)
Genre
Length53:05
Label
ProducerDaniel Lanois
Emmylou Harris chronology
Cowgirl's Prayer
(1993)
Wrecking Ball
(1995)
Spyboy
(1998)
Singles from Wrecking Ball
  1. "Where Will I Be"
    Released: September 11, 1995
  2. "Wrecking Ball"
    Released: January 1996
  3. "Goodbye"
    Released: 1996 (radio promo only)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic
Chicago Tribune
Christgau's Consumer GuideB
Entertainment WeeklyA−
The Guardian
The Irish Times
Los Angeles Times
Pitchfork8.8/10
Rolling Stone
Uncut9/10

Wrecking Ball is the eighteenth studio album by American country artist Emmylou Harris, released on September 26, 1995, through Elektra Records. Moving away from her traditional acoustic sound, Harris collaborated with producer Daniel Lanois and engineer Mark Howard. The album has been noted for its atmospheric feel, and featured guest performances by Steve Earle, Larry Mullen Jr., Kate & Anna McGarrigle, Lucinda Williams and Neil Young, who wrote the title song.