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.
Track listing
Personnel
Emmylou Harris - vocals, acoustic guitar Brian Ahern - acoustic guitar, bass Mike Auldridge - dobro Byron Berline - fiddle, mandolin Dianne Brooks - backing vocals James Burton - electric guitar Rodney Crowell - electric guitar, backing vocals Rick Cunha - acoustic guitar Nick DeCaro - string arrangements Hank DeVito - pedal steel Jonathan Edwards - backing vocals Amos Garrett - electric guitar Emory Gordy Jr. - bass, backing vocals Glen Hardin - piano, electric piano, string arrangements Ben Keith - pedal steel Bernie Leadon - acoustic guitar, backing vocals Bill Payne - piano Herb Pedersen - acoustic guitar, banjo, backing vocals Mickey Raphael - harmonica Linda Ronstadt - backing vocals Fayssoux Starling - backing vocals John Starling - acoustic guitar, backing vocals Ron Tutt - drums John Ware - drums
Technical Brian Ahern - Producer, Engineer Bradley Hartman - Engineer Rudy Hill - Engineer Stuart Taylor - Engineer Miles Wilkinson - Engineer
Charts
Weekly charts Chart (1976) Peakposition
Year-end charts Chart (1976) Position US Billboard 200 97 US Top Country Albums (Billboard) 4
Release history + Release history and formats for Elite Hotel Region Date Format Label Ref. North America December 29, 1975 Reprise Records
References
Emmylou Harris Elite Hotel liner notes