▁found ▁in ▁her ▁later ▁work . ▁The ▁album ▁contains ▁five ▁fol ky ▁Harris ▁original s ▁( with ▁influ ences ▁from ▁Joan ▁B ae z ▁and ▁J oni ▁Mitchell ) ▁plus ▁the ▁country ▁rock ▁of ▁Bob ▁D yl an ▁and ▁Fred ▁Neil , ▁classic ▁country ▁of ▁H ank ▁Williams ▁and ▁a ▁folk - pop ▁rend ition ▁of ▁a ▁D ion ne ▁War wick / B ach ar ach / David ▁hit . ▁Not ▁until ▁ 1 9 8 5 ' s ▁The ▁Ball ad ▁of ▁S ally ▁Rose ▁would ▁another ▁Harris ▁album ▁contain ▁more ▁than ▁two ▁of ▁her ▁own ▁compos itions . ▁ ▁J ub ile e ▁Records ▁fol ded ▁shortly ▁after ▁the ▁release ▁of ▁this ▁album , ▁thus ▁ce asing ▁any ▁distribution ▁or ▁promotion ; ▁its ▁catalog ue ▁was ▁purchased ▁by ▁Rou lette ▁Records . ▁Ne ither ▁of ▁the ▁singles ▁released ▁from ▁the ▁album ▁made ▁any ▁of ▁the ▁Billboard ▁Music ▁Ch arts . ▁The ▁title ▁song ▁" G l iding ▁Bird ," ▁was ▁written ▁by ▁her ▁then - hus band , ▁Tom ▁S loc um . ▁The ▁album ▁was ▁later ▁released ▁on ▁the ▁Em us ▁label ▁as ▁ES - 1 2 0 5 2 , ▁with ▁a ▁different ▁cover . ▁ ▁Though ▁techn ically ▁Harris ' ▁first ▁album , ▁she ▁subsequently ▁dis owned ▁the ▁record ▁and ▁regards ▁ 1 9 7 5 ' s ▁Pie ces ▁of ▁the ▁Sky ▁as ▁her ▁first ▁" o fficial " ▁album . ▁ ▁However , ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁on ▁the ▁Song bird ▁box ed