The Ballad of Sally Rose

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The Ballad of Sally Rose is a 1985 concept album by Emmylou Harris that tells a semi-autobiographical, narrative-driven country story inspired in part by her relationship with Gram Parsons.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf concept album
studio album
artist Emmylou Harris
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
followedBy Thirteen
format LP record
cassette
compact disc
genre country
country rock
hasBackingVocalist Dolly Parton
Gail Davies
Linda Ronstadt
Rosemary Butler
hasCollaborator Paul Kennerley
hasMusician Albert Lee
Emory Gordy Jr.
James Burton
hasPart Bad News
surface form: "Bad News"

"Diamond in My Crown"
Heart to Heart
surface form: "Heart to Heart"

"I Think I Love Him"
"K-S-O-S"
Long Tall Sally
surface form: "Long Tall Sally Rose"

"Rhythm Guitar"
"Sweet Chariot"
Sweetheart of the Rodeo
surface form: "Sweetheart of the Rodeo"

The Ballad of Sally Rose self-linksurface differs
surface form: "The Ballad of Sally Rose" (title track)

"Timberline"
White Line
surface form: "White Line"

"Woman Walk the Line"
inNarrativeRoleOf fictionalized Emmylou Harris
inspiredBy Emmylou Harris and Gram Parsons relationship
Gram Parsons
label Warner Bros. Records
language English
mainCharacter Sally Rose
narrativeForm concept album narrative
narrativeTheme life of a female country singer
love and loss
music and touring life
partlyAutobiographical true
performer Emmylou Harris
precededBy Profile II: The Best of Emmylou Harris
producer Emmylou Harris
Paul Kennerley
recordedIn 1984
releaseDate 1985
songwriter Emmylou Harris
Paul Kennerley

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Emmylou Harris notableWork The Ballad of Sally Rose
The Ballad of Sally Rose hasPart The Ballad of Sally Rose self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: "The Ballad of Sally Rose" (title track)