Wrecking Ball

Friday is about music so there’s playlists and links. Today, a celebration of the album that reimagined and updated Emmylou Harris

In 1995, Emmylou Harris released Wrecking Ball. It was her 18th album, and she had maintained a regular release schedule across the 80s and into the 90s. But Wrecking Ball was absolutely the start of something new — she had her sound overhauled and updated by the genius Daniel Lanois. The producer, multi-instrumentalist and singer/songwriter had re-focu…