Stumble into Grace is the twentieth studio album by American singer/songwriter Emmylou Harris, released on September 23, 2003, by Nonesuch Records. It peaked at No. 6 on the Billboard country albums chart. Like its immediate predecessor, Red Dirt Girl, the album contained a significant number of Harris' own compositions.

Stumble into Grace
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 23, 2003
RecordedFebruary–June 2003
StudioKingston, New York; Nashville, Tennessee
GenreCountry, pop
Length44:57
LabelNonesuch
ProducerMalcolm Burn
Emmylou Harris chronology
Red Dirt Girl
(2000)
Stumble into Grace
(2003)
The Very Best of Emmylou Harris: Heartaches & Highways
(2005)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic87/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Entertainment WeeklyA[3]
The Guardian[4]
The Independent[5]
Mojo[6]
The Observer[7]
Q[8]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[9]
Uncut[10]
USA Today[11]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Here I Am"Emmylou Harris3:46
2."I Will Dream"Harris, Kate McGarrigle, Anna McGarrigle4:59
3."Little Bird"Harris, Kate McGarrigle, Anna McGarrigle3:14
4."Time in Babylon"Harris, Jill Cunniff4:37
5."Can You Hear Me Now"Harris, Malcolm Burn5:35
6."Strong Hand (For June)"Harris3:15
7."Jupiter Rising"Harris, Paul Kennerley3:02
8."O Evangeline"Harris5:41
9."Plaisir d'Amour"Traditional arranged by Harris, Kate & Anna McGarrigle2:21
10."Lost Unto This World"Harris, Daniel Lanois4:34
11."Cup of Kindness"Harris3:53
Total length:44:57

Personnel

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Charts

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Release history

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Release history and formats for Stumble into Grace
Region Date Format Label Ref.
North America September 23, 2003 CD Nonesuch Records [16]

References

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  1. ^ "Stumble Into Grace by Emmylou Harris Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved September 11, 2021.
  2. ^ Deming, Mark. "Stumble into Grace – Emmylou Harris". AllMusic. Retrieved May 11, 2020.
  3. ^ Feliciano, Kristina (September 26, 2003). "Emmylou Harris: Stumble into Grace". Entertainment Weekly. No. 730. p. 94.
  4. ^ Peschek, David (September 19, 2003). "Emmylou Harris, Stumble Into Grace". The Guardian. Retrieved January 24, 2016.
  5. ^ Sturges, Fiona (September 19, 2003). "Album: Emmylou Harris". The Independent. Archived from the original on September 23, 2009. Retrieved May 11, 2020.
  6. ^ Simmons, Sylvie (November 2003). "Emmylou Harris: Stumble into Grace". Mojo. No. 120. p. 128.
  7. ^ Harris, John (September 21, 2003). "Emmylou Harris, Stumble into Grace". The Observer. Archived from the original on September 14, 2021. Retrieved September 11, 2021.
  8. ^ "Emmylou Harris: Stumble into Grace". Q. No. 207. October 2003. p. 104.
  9. ^ Coleman, Mark; Kemp, Mark (2004). "Emmylou Harris". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 365–367. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
  10. ^ "Emmylou Harris: Stumble into Grace". Uncut. No. 77. October 2003. p. 110.
  11. ^ Mansfield, Brian (September 22, 2003). "Emmylou Harris, Stumble Into Grace". USA Today. Archived from the original on October 25, 2012. Retrieved May 11, 2020.
  12. ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 125.
  13. ^ "Emmylou Harris Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 31, 2020.
  14. ^ "Emmylou Harris Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 31, 2020.
  15. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2003". Billboard. Retrieved October 31, 2020.
  16. ^ Harris, Emmylou (September 23, 2003). "Stumble into Grace (Liner Notes)". Nonesuch Records. 79805-2 (CD).