Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt, Emmylou Harris

• Trio [Warner Bros., 1987] B+
• Trio II [Asylum, 1999]

See Also:

• Emmylou Harris
• Kris Kristofferson, Willie Nelson, Dolly Parton, Brenda Lee
• Loretta/Dolly/Tammy
• Dolly Parton
• Linda Ronstadt
• Linda Ronstadt & Emmylou Harris
• Porter Wagoner & Dolly Parton
• merge all

Consumer Guide Reviews:

Trio [Warner Bros., 1987]
By devoting herself to Nelson Riddle and operetta, Sun City scab Linda Ronstadt has made boycotting painless, but her long-promised hookup with Dolly Parton and Emmylou Harris will be hard to resist if the vocal luxuries of the mainstream biz make you swoon. Acoustic country delving from "Farther Along" and Jimmie Rodgers to Kate McGarrigle and Linda Thompson, it's a slightly scholarly yet sometimes thrilling apotheosis of harmony--three voices that have triumphed in the winner-take-all of the marketplace making a go of cooperation. Free of tits, glitz, and syndrums for the first time in a decade, Parton's penetrating purity dominates the one-off as it once did country music history. The only one of the three who's had the courage of her roots recently, Harris sounds as thoughtful up front as she does in the backup roles that are her forte. And while Linda's plump soprano will always hint of creamed corn, she's a luscious side dish in this company. B+

Trio II [Asylum, 1999]