5 Ways Daniel Lanois Shaped Emmylou Harris's Wrecking Ball
- Lanois produced the album, bringing his signature reverb-heavy sound from his work with U2 and Peter Gabriel.
- He stripped back Harris’s traditional country arrangements, replacing them with sparse, atmospheric textures.
- Lanois encouraged Harris to sing in a lower, more intimate register, giving the album a haunting quality.
- He brought in unconventional instruments like pedal steel and ambient electronics, blending folk with experimental production.
- Lanois’s approach transformed Harris’s sound, making Wrecking Ball a landmark departure from her earlier work.