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Elite Hotel

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{{Infobox album

| name = Elite Hotel

| type = Album

| artist = Emmylou Harris

| cover = EmmylouHarrisEliteHotel.jpg

| alt =

| released = December 29, 1975

| recorded = June 1975

| venue =

| studio = Enactron Truck, Los Angeles, California

| genre = Country

| length = 43:35

| label = Reprise

| producer = Brian Ahern

| prev_title = Pieces of the Sky

| prev_year = 1975

| next_title = Luxury Liner

| next_year = 1976

| misc = {{Singles

| name = Elite Hotel

| type = studio

| single1 = Together Again

| single1date = January 1976

| single2 = One of These Days

| single2date = March 6, 1976

| single3 = Sweet Dreams

| single3date = 1976

}}

}}

{{Music ratings

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1Score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r92548|first=Jason|last=Ankeny}}

|rev2 = Christgau's Record Guide

|rev2Score = C+{{cite book|last=Christgau|first=Robert|author-link=Robert Christgau|year=1981|title=Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies|publisher=Ticknor & Fields|isbn=089919026X|chapter=Consumer Guide '70s: H|chapter-url=https://www.robertchristgau.com/get_chap.php?k=H&bk=70|access-date=February 24, 2019|via=robertchristgau.com}}

| rev3 =The Guardian

| rev3Score ={{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2004/apr/09/popandrock.shopping3|title=Emmylou Harris, Elite Hotel|last=Sweeting|first=Adam|work=The Guardian|date=April 9, 2004|access-date=January 24, 2016}}

}}

Elite Hotel is the third studio album by American country music artist Emmylou Harris, released in 1975. Elite Hotel was Harris' second album to be released in 1975, preceded by the widely acclaimed Pieces of the Sky. Elite Hotel surpassed it on the Billboard charts, becoming Harris' first number one country album. The album yielded two number one country singles: "Together Again" and Harris' version of the Patsy Cline hit "Sweet Dreams". The song "One of These Days" made it to the number three spot. A performance of the Beatles' "Here, There and Everywhere" entered the pop charts at number 65. Harris' eclectic musical tastes were reflected in her choice of material by Hank Williams, The Beatles, Gram Parsons and Buck Owens. Harris' vocals on the album earned her the Grammy Award for Best Country Vocal Performance, Female.

The cover photograph was taken by Tom Wilkes at 2259 Inyo Street, Mojave, California.{{Cite web|url=http://www.musicalmaps.com.au/search/label/elitehotelemmylouharris|title=Musical Maps}}

Track listing

{{track listing

|title1= Amarillo

|writer1=Emmylou Harris, Rodney Crowell

|length1=3:05

|title2= Together Again

|writer2=Buck Owens

|length2=3:56

|title3= Feelin' Single, Seein' Double

|writer3=Wayne Kemp

|length3=2:34

|title4= Sin City

|writer4=Gram Parsons, Chris Hillman

|length4=3:57

|title5= One of These Days

|writer5=Earl Montgomery

|length5=3:03

|title6= Till I Gain Control Again

|writer6=Rodney Crowell

|length6=5:40

|title7= Here, There and Everywhere

|writer7=John Lennon, Paul McCartney

|length7=3:59

|title8= Ooh Las Vegas

|writer8=Gram Parsons, Ric Grech

|length8=3:47

|title9= Sweet Dreams

|writer9=Don Gibson

|length9=4:03

|title10= Jambalaya (On the Bayou)

|writer10=Hank Williams

|length10=3:05

|title11= Satan's Jewel Crown

|writer11=Edgar L. Eden

|length11=3:13

|title12= Wheels

|writer12=Chris Hillman, Gram Parsons

|length12=3:13

|note12=with Jonathan Edwards

|title13= You're Running Wild

|writer13=Ray Edenton, Don Winters

|length13=1:44

|note13=with Rodney Crowell) (bonus track for 2004 CD re-issue

|title14= Cajun Born

|writer14=Jo-El Sonnier, Kermit Goell

|length14=3:19

|note14=with Jo-El Sonnier) (bonus track for 2004 CD re-issue

}}

Personnel

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Technical

  • Brian Ahern - Producer, Engineer
  • Bradley Hartman - Engineer
  • Rudy Hill - Engineer
  • Stuart Taylor - Engineer
  • Miles Wilkinson - Engineer

Charts

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=Weekly charts=

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scope="col"| Chart (1976)

! scope="col"| Peak
position

{{album chart|Billboard200|25|artist=Emmylou Harris|rowheader=true|access-date=July 19, 2021}}
{{album chart|BillboardCountry|1|artist=Emmylou Harris|rowheader=true|access-date=July 19, 2021}}

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=Year-end charts=

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scope="col"| Chart (1976)

! scope="col"| Position

scope="row"| US Billboard 200{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1976/top-billboard-200-albums|title=Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1976|magazine=Billboard|access-date=July 19, 2021}}

| 97

scope="row"| US Top Country Albums (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1976/top-country-albums|title=Top Country Albums – Year-End 1976|magazine=Billboard|access-date=July 19, 2021}}

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Release history

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|+ Release history and formats for Elite Hotel

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!scope="col"| Date

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!scope="col"| Label

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scope="row"| North America

| December 29, 1975

| {{hlist|LP|cassette}}

| Reprise Records

| {{cite journal |last1=Harris |first1=Emmylou |title=Elite Hotel (Liner Notes) |journal=Reprise Records |date=December 29, 1975 |id=MS-2236 (LP); M5-2286 (Cassette)}}

References

{{Reflist}}

  • Emmylou Harris Elite Hotel liner notes

{{Emmylou Harris}}

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Category:Emmylou Harris albums

Category:1975 albums

Category:Albums produced by Brian Ahern (producer)

Category:Reprise Records albums