(Federal FED 0528-2) 2003
This is a compilation designed to cash-in on the success of the 'Oh Brother' soundtrack, with half of the tracks drawn from The Stanley brothers King/Starday era and the remainder taken from Ralph's Brand New Country Songs, Over The Sunset Hill and Hills Of Home albums from the late '60s and the Live At The Smithsonian Vol. 2 1974 recording
With several good anthologies nowadays available, this CD is pretty much redundant.
As might be expected with such a compilation, there is scant information about the source of the material, and only brief liner notes.
In some ways, it's kind of funny that Oh Death gave Ralph's career such a boost in his mid-70s. The attention it gets is I think disproportionate to the strength of the song, especially compared to many popular and lesser-known tracks in the Stanley back-catalogue.
Rounder records Ken Irwin on the BGRASS-L email list commented that "Ralph Stanley had what I think was his best-selling album right after O'Brother scanning over 66,000 copies (and) Ralph (also) won the CMA award for Male Vocalist of the Year."
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1 |
I'm A Man Of Constant Sorrow |
02:00 |
10 Mar 1974 |
Live At The Smithsonian |
Ralph Stanley |
Curly Ray Cline |
Roy Lee Centers |
Ricky Lee |
Jack Cooke |
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R.D. Burnett |
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2 |
Oh Death |
02:00 |
01 Apr 1964 |
Hymns Of The Cross |
Ralph Stanley |
Carter Stanley |
George Shuffler |
Chick Stripling |
Earl Taylor |
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P.D. |
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3 |
Shout LIttle Lulie |
02:00 |
13 Aug 1963 |
America's Finest 5-String Banjo Hootenanny |
Ralph Stanley |
Ralph Mayo |
Carter Stanley |
George Shuffler |
Henry Dockery |
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P.D. |
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4 |
I Only Exist |
02:00 |
14 Jul 1969 |
Hills Of Home |
Ralph Stanley |
Curly Ray Cline |
Larry Sparks |
Jimmy Martin |
Jim McCall |
Jimmy Martin |
Joyce Morris / Jimmie Stanley |
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5 |
Medicine Springs |
02:00 |
14 Jul 1969 |
Hills Of Home |
Ralph Stanley |
Curly Ray Cline |
Larry Sparks |
Jimmy Martin |
Jim McCall |
Jimmy Martin |
Bill Grant / R. Stanley |
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6 |
Going Up Home To Live In Green Pastures |
02:00 |
21 Feb 1968 |
Over The Sunset Hill |
Ralph Stanley |
Curly Ray Cline |
Larry Sparks |
Melvin Goins |
George Shuffler |
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Avril Gearheart / R. Stanley |
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7 |
Hills Of Home |
02:00 |
15 Jul 1969 |
Hills Of Home |
Ralph Stanley |
Curly Ray Cline |
Larry Sparks |
Jimmy Martin |
Jim McCall |
Jimmy Martin |
Wendy Smith / R. Stanley |
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8 |
Little Maggie |
02:00 |
?? May 1960 |
Mountain Music Sound |
Ralph Stanley |
Ralph Mayo |
Carter Stanley |
Curley Lambert |
Audie Webster |
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P.D. |
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9 |
Clinch Mountain Backstep |
02:00 |
01 Oct 1958 |
The Stanley Brothers & The CMB's |
Ralph Stanley |
Ralph Mayo |
Carter Stanley |
Al Elliott |
Bill Napier |
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Ruby Rakes | ||||||||||
10 |
Little Birdie |
02:00 |
29 Jan 1963 |
Folk Concert |
Ralph Stanley |
Ralph Mayo |
Carter Stanley |
Vernon Derrick |
Curley Lambert |
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P.D. |
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11 |
Hemlock And Primroses |
02:00 |
19 May 1967 |
Brand New Country Songs |
Ralph Stanley |
Curly Ray Cline |
Larry Sparks |
Melvin Goins |
Jim McCall |
Earl Taylor |
Landon Messer |
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12 |
Little Willie |
02:00 |
15 Jan 1961 |
Sings The Songs They Like Best |
Ralph Stanley |
Art Stamper |
Carter Stanley |
George Shuffler |
Curley Lambert |
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P.D. |