"Wrecking Ball" - Harris, Emmylou

Remastered Album

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Disc 1:

  • Where Will I Be?
  • Goodbye
  • All My Tears
  • Wrecking Ball
  • Goin’ Back to Harlan
  • Deeper Well
  • Every Grain of Sand
  • Sweet Old World
  • May This Be Love
  • Orphan Girl
  • Blackhawk
  • Waltz Across Texas Tonight

Disc 2 – Deeper Well: The Wrecking Ball Outtakes:

  • Still Water
  • Where Will I Be
  • All My Tears
  • How Will I Ever Be Simple Again
  • Deeper Well
  • The Stranger Song
  • Sweet Old World
  • Gold
  • Blackhawk
  • May This Be Love
  • Goin’ Back to Harlan
  • Where Will I Be
  • Deeper Well

Background Information

In 1994 after the long Zoo TV tour ended, Larry Mullen took some time off, moved to New York, and worked on his drumming skills. He was invited to participate in some recording sessions with Emmylou Harris by producer Daniel Lanois. Those sessions became the album Wrecking Ball, originally released in late 1995. Mullen featured on nine of the tracks on the original album.

In 2014, to mark the 20th anniversary of the recording of the album, Wrecking Ball<em> was remastered and re-released with a second disc of demo tracks, recorded during the original <em>Wrecking Ball recording sessions. This new disc is titled Deeper Well: The Wrecking Ball Outtakes. These tracks include six additional tracks featuring Larry Mullen. Four of these tracks are demos of songs that would be released in their final form on the Wrecking Ball album. The other two tracks are “Gold” and “Still Water”. “Still Water” is a cover of a song by Daniel Lanois featured on his album Acadie. On the original 1989 recording by Lanois on Acadie, Larry Mullen is also featured on drums.

A third disc is included in this set, which is a DVD, featuring a documentary which was filmed during the recording of the album. On the DVD you see Larry Mullen in the opening credits, and playing a few times throughout out, once while recording “Sweet Old World” and once just riffing in a group with Lanois and the others all sitting around…Lanois talks about recording Larry Mullen at another point in the documentary. The footage was used in 1996 for television, and this is the first time it has been released.

Liner Notes

Goodbye:
Written by Steve Earle. Daniel Lanois: Mandolin, electric guitar, acoustic guitar. Malcom Burn: Piano. Larry Mullen, Jr.: Hand drum, drum kit. Tony Hall: Shaker, bass. Steve Earle: Finger picking, acoustic guitar.

All My Tears:
Written by Julie Miller. Emmylous Harris: Acoustic guitar. Daniel Lanois: Bass, electric guitar, mandolin, chant vocal. Malcolm Burn: Piano. Larry Mullen Jr.: Drums. Daryl Johnson: Keyboard bass, harmony vocal, chant vocal.

Wrecking Ball:
Written by Neil Young. Daniel Lanois: Electric guitar, percussion. Malcolm Burn: Piano, tambourine, vibes. Larry Mullen Jr.: Drums, cymbal. Sam O’Sullivan: Roto wheel. Tony Hall: Bass. Neil Young: Harmony vocal.

Deeper Well:
Written by Dave Olney, Daniel Lanois, Emmylou Harris. Daniel Lanois: Electric guitar. Malcolm Burn: Keyboards. Larry Mullen Jr: Drums. Tony Hall: Bass. Daryl Johnson: Harmonic bass.

Every Grain of Sand:
Written by Bob Dylan. Daniel Lanois: Acoustic guitar. Malcolm Burn: Organ. Larry Mullen Jr.: Drums. Tony Hall: Bass. Emmylou Harris: Acoustic guitar. Steve Earle: Acoustic guitar.

Sweet Old World:
Written by Lucinda Williams. Daniel Lanois: Guitar, mandolin, bass pedals. Malcolm Burn: Slide guitar, piano. Larry Mullen Jr: Drums. Lucinda Williams: Acoustic guitar. Steve Earle: Acoustic guitar. Richard Bennett: Tremolo guitar. Neil Young: Harmony vocal, harmonica.

May This Be Love:
Written by Jimi Hendrix. Daniel Lanois: Electric guitar, duet vocal. Larry Mullen Jr.: Drums.

Orphan Girl:
Written by Gillian Welch. Daniel Lanois: Mandolin, dulcimer. Emmylou Harris: Acoustic guitar, harmony vocal. Malcolm Burn: Tambourine. Larry Mullen Jr.: Hand drum. Tony Hall: Stick drum. Daryl Johnson: Harmony vocal.

Waltz Across Texas Tonight:
Written by Rodney Crowell, Emmylou Harris. Daniel Lanois: Mandolin, electric guitar. Malcolm Burn: Piano, slide guitar. Emmylou Harris: Acoustic guitar. Larry Mullen Jr: Drums. Tony Hall: Bass. Kate McGarrigle: Harmony vocal. Anna McGarrigle: Harmony vocal.

Still Water (Demo):
Written by Daniel Lanois. Emmylou Harris: Vocal. Daniel Lanois: Guitar. Malcolm Burn: Piano. Larry Mullen Jr.: Drums. Tony Hall: Bass.

Where Will I Be (Demo):
Written by Daniel Lanois. Emmylou Harris: Vocal. Daniel Lanois: Mandolin, Bass. Larry Mullen Jr.: Drums

All My Tears (Demo):
Written by Julie Miller. Emmylou Harris Vocal. Daniel Lanois: Mandolin. Malcolm Burn: Piano. Larry Mullen Jr.: Drums.

Sweet Old World (Demo):
Written by Lucinda Williams. Emmylou Harris: Acoustic guitar, Vocals. Daniel Lanois: Electric guitar. Larry Mullen Jr.: Hand drums. Daryl Johnson: Bass. Lucinda Williams: Acoustic Guitar.

Gold (Demo):
Written by Emmylou Harris. Emmylou Harris: Acoustic guitar, Vocal. Daniel Lanois: Guitar, bass pedals. Malcolm Burn: Piano. Larry Mullen Jr.: Hand drums.

May This Be Love (Demo):
Written by Jimi Hendrix. Emmylou Harris: Vocal. Daniel Lanois: Acoustic Guitar, Duet Vocal. Larry Mullen Jr.: Percussion. Tony Hall: Bass.

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