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Iris DeMent's latest CD Lifeline was released on November 2, 2004.
(Released January 16, 1992 on Philo/Rounder and May 25, 1993 on Warner Brothers Records)
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LIFELINE
1. I've Got That Old Time
Religion In My Heart
2. Blessed Assurance
3. Fill My Way With Love
4.
Hide Thou Me
5. The Old Gospel Ship
6. Sweet Hour of Prayer
7. That
Glad Reunion Day
8. Leaning On the Everlasting Arms
9. He Reached
Down
10. Near the Cross
11. I Never Shall Forget the Day
12. I Don't
Want to Get Adjusted (To This World)
13. God Walks the Dark
Hills
INFAMOUS ANGEL
Let the Mystery Be
These Hills
Hotter
Than Mojave in My Heart
When Love Was Young
Our Town
Fifty Miles of
Elbow Room
Infamous Angel
Sweet Forgiveness
After You're Gone
Mama's
Opry
Higher Ground (lead vocal by Flora Mae DeMent) |
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(Released April 12, 1994 on Warner Brothers Records)
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MY LIFE
Sweet Is the Melody
You've Done Nothing
Wrong
Calling for You
Childhood Memories
No Time to Cry
Troublesome
Waters
Mom and Dad's Waltz
Easy's Gettin' Harder Every Day
The Shores
of Jordan
My Life |
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(Released October 8, 1996 on Warner Brothers Records)
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THE WAY I SHOULD
When My Mornin' Comes Around
There's a Wall
in Washington
Wasteland of the Free
I'll Take My Sorrow Straight
This
Kind of Happy
The Way I Should
Letter to Mom
Keep Me God
Quality
Time
Walkin' Home
Trouble (duet with Delbert
McClinton) |
CD SINGLES &
PROMOS (thanks Woody!)
WORDS & MUSIC
(Warner Brothers promotional product; WM1000; 1993, US; no cover
art) |
40 minutes of interview material interspersed
with snippets of songs from "Infamous Angel" |
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OUR TOWN
(WEA
International Inc.; WO194CD 9362-41030-2; 1993, Germany) |
Our Town (album version)
God May Forgive You
(But I Won't) (by Harlan Howard/Bobby Braddock)
Heart's Highway (by Eddie
Miller/Alice Harper) |
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MY LIFE
(Limited
Edition CD) |
"My Life" packaged to look like a miniature
photo album |
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SWEET IS THE MELODY
(WEA International Inc.; WO248CD 9362-41580-2; 1994,
Germany) |
Sweet is the Melody (album version)
French
Boy (a.k.a. J'ai Besoin de Mon Garçon Français)
Keep on the Sunny Side (by
A.P. Carter of The Carter Family)
(note: tracks 2 & 3 were recorded
live at The Diamond Circle Theatre, Durango, CO 2/12/94) |
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WASTELAND OF THE FREE
(WEA International Inc.; WO392CD 9362-43835-2; 1997,
Germany) |
Wasteland of the Free (edit, 4:05)
The Way I
Should (album version)
Letter to Mom (album version)
Wasteland of the Free
(album version) |
GUEST
APPEARANCES
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Jann Browne : TELL ME
WHY
(Released 2/20/90,
WEA/Atlantic/Curb) |
Lovebird
[Harmony
vocals] |
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(click
image)
Emmylou Harris: BRAND NEW DANCE
(Released 10/16/90, WEA/Warner Brothers) |
Brand New Dance
Wheels of Love
[Harmony vocals] |
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Jann Browne: IT ONLY HURTS
WHEN I LAUGH
(Released 1991)
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song(s)?
[Backing
vocals] |
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(click image)
Nanci Griffith: OTHER VOICES, OTHER ROOMS
(Released 2/16/93, WEA/Elektra) |
Ten Degrees and Getting Colder
Are You Tired
of Me My Darling
[Harmony vocals] |
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Tom Paxton: WEARING
THE TIME
(Released 10/27/94, Sugar
Hill)
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Along the Verdigris
[Backing
vocals] |
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(click
image)
Various Artists: BEST OF MOUNTAIN STAGE LIVE, VOL.
6
(Released 2/21/94, Blue Plate Records; other
artist include Bruce Hornsby, Cracker, R.E.M., Nanci Griffith, Me Phi Me,
Jeffrey Gaines, Paul Brady, Barenaked Ladies, Col. Bruce Hampton and The
Aquarium Rescue Unit) |
After You're Gone (live) |
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Various Artists: TULARE DUST: A SONGWRITER'S TRIBUTE
TO MERLE HAGGARD
(Released 11/8/94,
WEA/Atlantic/Rhino/Hightone; other artists include Joe Ely, Lucinda Williams,
Marshall Crenshaw, Peter Case, Dwight Yoakam Tom Russell, Robert Earl Keen &
The Sunshine Boys, Rosie Flores, Barrence Whitfield, Billy Joe Shaver, Katy
Moffatt, John Doe, Dave Alvin and Steve Young) |
Big City |
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Merle Haggard: 1996
(Released 1/23/96, WEA/Atlantic/Curb) |
No Time to Cry
[Piano and, of course,
songwriting] |
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(click image)
John McCutcheon: SPROUT WINGS AND FLY
(Released 3/11/97, Rounder Records) |
(The Carter Family's) Over the Garden
Wall
[Harmony vocals] |
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(click
image)
Various Artists: FOLK LIVE FROM MOUNTAIN
STAGE
(Released 4/22/97, Blue Plate Records;
other artists include Richard Thompson, The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Richie
Havens, John Hartford, Taj Mahal, Delevantes, Steve Forbert, Bill Morrissey,
Cheryl Wheeler and Holly Near) |
Sweet is the Melody (live) |
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Various Artists: THE SONGS OF JIMMIE RODGERS: A
TRIBUTE
(Released 8/19/97, Sony/Egyptian
Records; a great collection of artists contribute to to this album in honor of
the "The Singing Brakeman", Jimmie Rodgers; Other artists include Bono, Alison
Krauss, Bob Dylan, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Dickie Betts, David Ball, Steve Earle,
Aaron Neville, Van Morrison, John Mellencamp, Jerry Garcia, Willie Nelson and
Dwight Yoakam) |
Hobo Bill's Last Ride |
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Tom Russell: THE LONG WAY AROUND
(Released 5/6/97, WEA/Atlantic/Rhino/Hightone; this album
features Tom performing with the likes of Nanci Griffith, Dave Alvin, Katy
Moffatt, Jimmie Dale Gilmore and, of course, Iris) |
Big Water
Box of Visions
[Duets] |
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Various Artists: KSGR BROADCASTS
VOL. 5
(Released 1997; A double-CD benefit
album put out by an Austin, TX radio station)
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Let the Mystery Be (live)
[recorded at
KSGR on February 25, 1997] |
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The Beautiful South: "LIAR'S BAR" CD
SINGLE
(Released late-1997, A&M/GO! Discs
Ltd.; a live recording taken from the British television show "Later With Jools
Holland"; The Beautiful South were the featured artist of the evening and Iris
was one of several guests) |
You've Done Nothing Wrong (live)
[Harmony vocals on the chorus, singer for band sings lead] |
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Various Artists: WOMEN
IN COUNTRY
(1997; released in the UK by The
Hit Label Ltd.; a compilation of album tracks by various female
artists)
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I'll Take My Sorrow Straight (album
version) |
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Various
Artists: IN THE COUNTRY OF COUNTRY: PEOPLE AND PLACES IN AMERICAN
MUSIC
(Released 3/25/97, Compass Records;
companion CD to the book of the same title)
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Easy's Gettin' Harder Every Day (album
version) |
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Various Artists: UPROOTED: THE
BEST OF ROOTS COUNTRY SINGER-SONGWRITERS
(Released 4/21/98, Shanachie; Iris' contribution comes from the Tom
Russell album "The Long Way Around", see the above entry; other artists on this
album include Ana Egge, Libbi Bosworth, Amy Rigby, Paul Burch, Wayne Hancock,
Gyvil Owen, Kevin Gordon, Trish Murphy, R.B. Morris, Robbie Fulchs, Dale Watson,
Don Walser and Kelly Willis)
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Box of Visions
[Duet with Tom Russell
(see above)] |
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Various Artists: THE HORSE WHISPERER: SONGS FROM AND
INSPIRED BY THE MOTION PICTURE
(Released
4/7/98, MCA/Nashville; also includes Gillian Welch, Emmylou Harris, The
Flatlanders, Lucinda Williams, Allison Moorer, Dwight Yoakam, The Mavericks, Don
Walser, Steve Earle, Don Edwards and George Strait) |
Whispering Pines |
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image)
Various Artists: THE FOLKSCENE COLLECTION: FROM THE
HEART OF STUDIO A
(Released 4/21/98, Red House
Records; other artists include of David Wilcox, Dave Alvin, Lowen & Navarro,
Kate & Anna McGarrigle, Bruce Cockburn, Dar Williams, Dillon O'Brian, Maura
O'Connell, John Gorka, Tish Hinojosa, Richard Thompson and Mary
Black) |
Our Town (live)
[recorded at KPFK
Studios] |
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Jeff Black: BIRMINGHAM ROAD
(Released 7/14/98, BMG/Arista) |
Uniontown
Ghosts in the Graveyard
[Backing vocals] |
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Randy Scruggs: CROWN OF
JEWELS
(Released 7/14/98, WEA/Warner Brothers;
Randy, who produced "The Way I Should", invited Iris and an amazing array of
other artists to join him on this album including Travis Tritt, Emmylou Harris,
Bruce Hornsby, John Prine, John Hiatt, Matraca Berg, Amy Grant, Vince Gill, Joan
Osborne, Trisha Yearwood, Lee Roy Parnell, Rosanne Cash, Sam Bush, Mary Chapin
Carpenter, Gary Chapman, Jerry Douglas, Stuart Duncan, Jeff Hanna, Delbert
McClinton, Roger McGuinn, Tammy Rogers, Earl Scruggs, Harry Stinson and Marty
Stuart)
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Wildwood Flower
[Duet with Emmylou
Harris]
City of New Orleans
[Backing vocals] |
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Solas: THE WORDS THAT REMAIN
(Released 10/20/98, Shanachie) |
Song of Choice
[Duet] |
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image)
Various Artists: REAL-THE TOM T. HALL
PROJECT
(Released 12/8/98, Warner; other
artists include Johnny Cash, Kelly Willis, Richard Buckner, R.B. Morris, Freedy
Johnston, Jonny Polonsky, Ron Sexsmith, Calexico, Syd Straw & The Skeletons,
Joel R.L. Phelps, Joe Henry, Ralph Stanley featuring Ralph Stanley II, The Mary
Janes, Mary Cutrufello, Whiskeytown, and Mark Olson with Victoria
Williams) |
I Miss a Lot of Trains |
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Steve Earle & The Del McCoury Band: THE
MOUNTAIN
(Released 2/23/99, E-Squared Records;
other artists appearing on the album include Gillian Welch & David Rawlings,
Emmylou Harris, Cowboy Jack Clement, Sam Bush, Tim O'Brien, Marty Stuart and
Kathy Chiavola) |
I'm Still in Love With You
[Duet with
Steve Earle] |
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Tom Russell: THE MAN FROM GOD KNOWS WHERE
(Released 3/15/99, Hightone Records) |
Wayfarin' Stranger
[Lead
vocal]
Patrick Russell
[Duet with Tom Russell]
Ambrose Larsen
[Duet with Sondre Bratland]
Acres of Corn
[Lead vocal]
The Old
Rugged Cross
[Piano & duet with Kari Bremnes]
When Irish Girls
Grow Up
[Duet with Dolores Keane]
Throwin' Horseshoes at the Moon
[Duet with Tom Russell]
Wayfarin' Stranger (revisited)
[Lead
vocal]
Love Abides
[Duet with Tom Russell] |
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Various Artists: BLEECKER STREET: GREENWICH VILLAGE
IN THE '60s
(Released 5/29/99, Astor Place;
other artists include Jonatha Brooke, Marshall Crenshaw, Chrissie Hynde, Curtis
Stigers, Ron Sexsmith, Jules Shear, Suzzy & Maggie Roche, Patty Larkin, Cry
Cry Cry, John Cale & Suzanne Vega, John Gorka, Larry Kirwin & Black 47,
Beth Nielsen Chapman, Paul Brady) |
Pack Up Your Sorrows
[Duet with Loudon
Wainwright III] |
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John Prine: IN SPITE OF OURSELVES
(Released 9/14/99, Oh Boy! Records; this album features
John doing duets with Emmylou Harris, Lucinda Williams, Trisha Yearwood, Connie
Smith, Melba Montgomery, Patty Loveless, Dolores Keane and Fiona
Prine) |
We're Not the Jet Set
[Duet]
Let's
Invite Them Over
[Duet]
We Could
[Duet]
In Spite of
Ourselves
[Duet] |
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Various Artists: STUDIO CUTS FROM NPR VOL.
1
(Released 8/28/00, NPR Classics; taken from
a performance on the weekly NPR radio progam "Anthem"; other artists include
Robbie Fulks, Keb' Mo', Medeski Martin & Wood, Geno Delafose, Patty Grffin,
Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder, Mariachi Reyna de Los Angeles, Robert Earl
Keen, Richard Buckner, G. Love, BR5-49, Lambchop, Ron Sexsmith, The Waco
Brothers and Poncho Sanchez) |
That's the Way Love Goes |
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Delbert McClinton: NOTHING PERSONAL
(Released 3/6/01, New West) |
Birmingham Tonight
[Harmony
vocal] |
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Soundtrack: SONGCATCHER
(Released 5/8/01, Vanguard Records; other artists include Emmylou
Harris, Gillian Welch, David Rawlings, Maria McKee, Roseanne Cash, Emmy Rossum,
Allison Moorer, Dolly Parton, Hazel Dickens, David Mansfield, Pat Carroll, Sara
Evans, Deana Carter, Patty Loveless, Julie Miller) |
Pretty Saro |
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Keith Sykes: DON'T COUNT US OUT
(Released 8/01, Syren Records; other guests include John
Prine, Todd Snider, Rodney Crowell and Susan Marshall) |
Lavender Blue
[duet vocal]
It's Just
You
[duet vocal] |
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Ralph Stanley & Friends: CLINCH MOUNTAIN
SWEETHEARTS
(Released 9/25/01, Rebel Records;
other guests include Gillian Welch, Pam Tillis, Dolly Parton, Maria Muldaur,
Joan Baez, Sara Evans, Patty Mitchell, Chely Wright, Melba Montgomery, Jeannie
Seely, Lucinda Williams, Gail Davies, Kristi Stanley and Valerie
Smith) |
Ridin' That Midnight Train
[duet
vocal]
Trust Each Other
[duet vocal] |
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Various Artists: GOING DRIFTLESS: AN ARTISTS' TRIBUTE
TO GREG BROWN
(Released 9/10/02, Red House
Records: This album also features songs performed by Gillian Welch,
Lucinda Williams, Ani DiFranco, Ferron, Eliza Gilkyson, Pieta, Zoe & Constie
Brown (Greg's daughters), Lucy Kaplansky, Victoria Williams, Karen Savoca, Robin
Lee Berry, Leandra Peak, Mary Chapin Carpenter and Shawn Colvin) |
The Train Carrying Jimmie Rodgers
Home |
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The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band :
WILL THE CIRCLE BE UNBROKEN VOL. 3 [2 Discs, Enhanced]
(Released 10/1/02, Capitol Records; also featuring the talents of
Emmylou Harris, Johnny & June Carter Cash, Alison Krauss, Willie Nelson,
Dwight Yoakam, Tom Petty, The Nashville Bluegrass Band, Del, Ronnie & Robbie
McCoury, Doc & Richard Watson, Josh Graves, Jimmy Martin, Earl & Randy
Scruggs, Sam Bush, Jaime Hanna, Jonathan McEuen, Taj Mahal, Vassar Clements,
Matraca Berg, Vince Gill, Jerry Douglas, Glen Duncan, Tony Rice, Rodney Dillard
and Ricky Skaggs)
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Mama's Opry |
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Various Artists : WE ARE EACH OTHER'S ANGELS [2
Discs]
(Released 11/1/03, Hungry for Music;
other artists include Nanci Griffith, Delbert McClinton, Peter Case, June Carter
Cash, Chris Thomas King, Ron Sexsmith, Alejandro Escovedo, The Subdudes, Billy
Joe Shaver, Radney Foster and many others) |
Infamous Angel (album version) |
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VIDEO
APPEARANCES
Nanci Griffith: OTHER VOICES, OTHER ROOMS
(Released 1993 by Elektra Entertainment; Live concert at
The Paramount Theatre, Austin, TX April 27-28, 1993; other artists appearing
include Emmylou Harris, Townes Van Zandt, Guy Clark, Don Edwards, Carolyn
Hester, Nina Gerber, Odetta, Tom Paxton, Jim Rooney, Jerry Jeff Walker and
Jimmie Dale Gilmore) |
Are You Tired of Me Darling
[Backing vocals w/Emmylou Harris]
(short interview about
Nanci)
Wimoweh
[Backing vocals]
It's a Hard Life Wherever You
Go
[Backing vocals] |
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THE SOUL OF CHRISTMAS: A CELTIC
MUSIC CELEBRATION WITH THOMAS MOORE
(Released
by Miramar Records; other artists appearing include Kathy Mattea and Jane
Siberry)
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The Cherry Tree
Carol |
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JOHN PRINE: SESSIONS AT WEST 54TH
(Released by Oh Boy! Records) |
Milwaukee Here I Come
[Duet
vocals]
(We're Not) The Jet Set
[Duet vocals]
Let's Invite Them
Over Again
[Duet vocals]
When Two Worlds Collide
[Duet
vocals]
In Spite of Ourselves
[Duet vocals]
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