David Lindley – mandolin (1, 2, 3, 8), Kona Hawaiian guitar (3), autoharp (5, 7), harpolek (5), acoustic guitar (6), dulcimer (10) You always know when it's the right time when you listen close to your heart, and timing is everything!” GRAMMY Hall Of Fame Welcomes 2021 Inductions: A Tribe Called Quest, Billie Holiday, Journey, Patti Smith, Bruce Springsteen And More". Recording Academy . Retrieved 16 February 2021. Evangeline" – recorded in 1978 and featured on Harris' 1981 album of the same name, along with "Mr. Sandman", which is included on this set.

Billboard - March 14, 1972" (PDF). American Radio History. Billboard. p. 72 . Retrieved 22 May 2019. In the March 14, 1987 issue of Cashbox a review was published that said, "The long-awaited collaboration of three of country/pop’s greatest voices is an unqualified success. The near-perfect song selection gives the three ample room to develop subtleties and nuance that in places is heart rending (listen to "Telling Me Lies"). These three singular voices blend together in seamless harmony, floating over the sweetest country melodies and poignant understated lyrics. Augmented by an assemblage of some of the best sidemen available, including Albert Lee and Mark O’Connor among them." [5] Commercial performance edit Albert Lee – acoustic guitar solo (1), acoustic guitar (2, 3, 6, 10, 11), high-strung guitar (2, 11), mandolin (5, 7), lead acoustic guitar (8) Ultratop.be – Dolly Parton / Emmylou Harris / Linda Ronstadt – Trio – The Complete Trio Collection" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 16, 2016. While the album liner notes state "My Blue Tears" is an unreleased recording from 1998, it is actually a recording from 1978 that was originally released on Ronstadt's 1982 album Get Closer.

Harmony of Heart & the Sisterhood of Song

Before GRAMMY awards were presented, before millions of records were sold and before hearts were ever touched by the musical harmony that can easily leave poets at a loss for words, there was a phone call. It all started with one phone call all those years ago. Little did Emmylou know it would be a call to us all, not only to listen to the sisterhood of song, but more importantly to hear the harmony of heart. THE COMPLETE TRIO COLLECTION LISTEN: “Do I Ever Cross Your Mind” (Dolly Lead – Alternate Take 1994) Now, nearly 30 years after the release of the first Trio album, Emmylou has championed the highly anticipated “Trio Collection,” which features newly remastered Trio and Trio II albums, plus a third disc filled with rare, unreleased music!

Swisscharts.com – Dolly Parton / Emmylou Harris / Linda Ronstadt – Trio – The Complete Trio Collection". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 21, 2016. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 230. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.

No one can sing with Parkinson’s disease, no matter how hard you try. My life is very different. That’s all there is to it.” a b "Cashbox - March 28, 1987" (PDF). American Radio History. Cashbox. pp. 7, 24 . Retrieved 22 May 2019. Billboard Top Country Albums - Year-End Charts (1988)". Billboard. Archived from the original on 18 May 2021 . Retrieved 2 December 2020. Billboard - March 26, 1988" (PDF). American Radio History. Billboard. p. 191 . Retrieved 21 May 2019. Mark O'Connor – viola (1, 2, 5, 7), fiddle (2, 8), acoustic guitar (5), lead acoustic guitar (7), mandolin (10)

Billboard - September 12, 1987" (PDF). American Radio History. Billboard. p. 81 . Retrieved 21 May 2019. Fortunately, they did more than just talk during that visit…they sang together, and what they discovered was more than just three part harmony.Dutchcharts.nl – Dolly Parton / Emmylou Harris / Linda Ronstadt – Trio – The Complete Trio Collection" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 16, 2016. Charts.nz – Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt & Emmylou Harris – Trio". Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 February 2022. The album peaked at No. 6 on the main U.S. Billboard Top 200 Album chart. It peaked at No. 1 on the U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums chart for five weeks. In Canada, the album peaked at No. 4 on the RPM Top Albums chart. In Sweden, it peaked at No. 29 on the Sverigetopplistan Albums Top 60 chart, and in the U.K. it peaked at No. 60 on the Official Charts Company UK Albums Chart. Simply stated, there are moments in life that are destined to be, and in that moment they knew they not only shared a melodious connection between the three of them, but they also realized that beautiful connection needed to be shared with the world. Although they had to wait several years to coordinate their schedules, Dolly says,

Billboard - May 23, 1987" (PDF). American Radio History. Billboard. p. 157 . Retrieved 21 May 2019. I don't think any of us were prepared for what the sound was the first time we heard it. It blew us all away. It was a serendipitous combination of voices that was stunning!” Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt, Emmylou Harris - To Know Him Is To Love Him" . Retrieved 21 May 2019. Parton and Ronstadt also recorded a version of the traditional ballad "I Never Will Marry", which appeared on Ronstadt's 1977 Simple Dreams album, though that was recorded separately from these sessions, as was Ronstadt's cover of Hank Williams' " I Can't Help It (If I'm Still in Love with You)", from Heart Like a Wheel, on which she was joined by Harris. During this time, Ronstadt and Harris also covered a number of Parton's compositions — Harris covered " Coat of Many Colors" and " To Daddy", and Ronstadt recorded " I Will Always Love You"—for inclusion on their various solo albums during the mid- to late-1970s. Parton, in turn, covered Harris' " Boulder to Birmingham", including it on her 1976 album, All I Can Do.The "Trio Collection" holds a special place in the hearts of these friends and their fans due to Linda’s battle with Parkinson’s disease. She shares, The album's first single, " To Know Him Is to Love Him", was released in January 1987 [6] [7] and peaked at No. 1 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles chart. The single also peaked at No. 1 in Canada on the RPM Country Singles chart. The second single, " Telling Me Lies", was released in May 1987 [8] and peaked at No. 3 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles chart, No. 35 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary chart and No. 6 in Canada on the RPM Country Singles chart. " Those Memories of You" was released as the third single in August 1987 [9] and it peaked at No. 5 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles chart and No. 1 in Canada on the RPM Country Singles chart. The album's fourth and final single, " Wildflowers", was released in March 1988 [10] and peaked at No. 6 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles chart and No. 8 in Canada on the RPM Country Singles chart. Light of the Stable" – recorded and released as a single in 1975 featuring additional harmony vocals from Neil Young, it was also included on Harris' 1979 album of the same name.