"Born to Run" is a song written by Paul Kennerley, and recorded by American country music artist Emmylou Harris. It was released in May 1982 as the third single from the album Cimarron.
| "Born to Run" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Emmylou Harris | ||||
| from the album Cimarron | ||||
| B-side | "Colors of Your Heart" | |||
| Released | May 29, 1982 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 3:48 | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. Nashville | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Paul Kennerley | |||
| Producer(s) | Brian Ahern | |||
| Emmylou Harris singles chronology | ||||
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The song takes its melody from "The Death of Me," a song from The Legend of Jesse James, a concept album written by Kennerley. This version was performed by Johnny Cash and Levon Helm.[1]
The song reached number 3 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.[2] The song was covered by country Music Artist Lee Ann Womack in 2016 on The Life & Songs Of Emmylou Harris: An All-Star Concert Celebration (Live). It was later covered by Irish actress Jessie Buckley for the 2019 country music drama film Wild Rose.
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editReferences
edit- ^ "Paul Kennerley | Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 153.
- ^ "Emmylou Harris Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
- ^ "Hot Country Songs – Year-End 1982". Billboard. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
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