Discography


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)

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)


 

(Released April 12, 1994 on Warner Brothers Records)

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


 

(Released October 8, 1996 on Warner Brothers Records)

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"
 

 

 

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)
 

 

 

MY LIFE
(Limited Edition CD)

"My Life" packaged to look like a miniature photo album
 

 

 

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)
 

 

 

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

 

Jann Browne : TELL ME WHY
(Released 2/20/90, WEA/Atlantic/Curb)

Lovebird
   [Harmony vocals]
 

 

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Emmylou Harris: BRAND NEW DANCE
(Released 10/16/90, WEA/Warner Brothers)

Brand New Dance
Wheels of Love
    [Harmony vocals]
 

 

 

Jann Browne: IT ONLY HURTS WHEN I LAUGH
(Released 1991)

song(s)?
    [Backing vocals]
 

 

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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]
 

 

 

Tom Paxton: WEARING THE TIME
(Released 10/27/94, Sugar Hill)

Along the Verdigris
    [Backing vocals]
 

 

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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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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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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]
 

 

 

Various Artists: KSGR BROADCASTS VOL. 5
(Released 1997; A double-CD benefit album put out by an Austin, TX radio station)

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]
 

 

 

Various Artists: WOMEN IN COUNTRY
(1997; released in the UK by The Hit Label Ltd.; a compilation of album tracks by various female artists)

I'll Take My Sorrow Straight (album version)
 

 

 

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)

Easy's Gettin' Harder Every Day (album version)
 

 

 

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)

Box of Visions
    [Duet with Tom Russell (see above)]
 

 

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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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]
 

 

 

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)

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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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
 

 

 

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)

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)
   
   



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]
 

 

 

THE SOUL OF CHRISTMAS: A CELTIC MUSIC CELEBRATION WITH THOMAS MOORE
(Released by Miramar Records; other artists appearing include Kathy Mattea and Jane Siberry)

The Cherry Tree Carol
 

 

 

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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