Usually viewed in a country context, Emmylou Harris is in fact one of the most distinctive and visionary voices in all of popular music to emerge over the last three decades. A 13-time Grammy winner and Billboard Century Award recipient, Harris’ contribution as a singer and songwriter spans 40 years.

Nonesuch Records is reissuing five of Harris’ classic albums recorded from 1975-78, including Elite Hotel, Quarter Moon In A Ten Cent Town, Blue Kentucky Girl, Pieces of the Sky and Luxury Liner.

Each historic album is digitally remastered and expanded with rare bonus material, masterfully supervised for reissue by original producer Brian Ahem. Upgraded booklets feature all-new notes and vintage, previously unseen photos.

A No. 1 country LP and Harris’ best-selling album to date, 1977’s Luxury Liner features the Gram Parsons-penned title track, Townes Van Zandt’s “Pancho And Lefty,” with previously unreleased versions of “Me And Willie” and “Night Flyer.”

Harris has recorded more than 25 albums and has lent her talents to countless fellow artists’ recordings. In recognition of her remarkable career, Harris was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2008. Her most recent solo album, 2011’s Hard Bargain, debuted in the top 20 on the Billboard 200 chart and received tremendous critical acclaim-the Associated Press called it “gorgeous” and said Harris’ “silvery soprano is in fine form,” while USA Today praised “exquisite … her unmistakable soprano, at once grainy and ethereal, still wraps itself around a lyric with an angel’s delicate warmth.”