Ralph Stanley & Joe Isaacs - A Gospel Gathering

(Freeland Recording Co. FRC-CD642) 1995

This 1995 Gospel collaboration between Ralph and The Isaacs was recorded at Big Mo studios in Kensington, Md. and Horizon Studio, Asheville, Nc.

Joe Isaacs had briefly been a CMB in 1969, inbetween Larry Sparks and Roy Lee Centers.^[1]

The album features different aggregations of musicians on each track, ostensibly starting with the CMB's and ending with The Isaacs. Ralph's lead vocalist at the time, Kenneth Davis, only gets to sing on the first track - Step Off On That Beautiful Shore which was written by DJ/Songwriter and Lester Flatt biographer Jake Lambert.

I think this is probably the first time Ralph has sung with a band featuring a dobro...

The CD comes with a fold-out booklet with lyrics to the songs and liner notes by Mike Kelley.

There was also a promotional CD single from the album featuring the album version of Satan's Chains and an alternate version, which is almost indistinguisable (Freeland Recording Co. FRC-S325) 1995

Ralph Stanley
Joe Isaacs
Mike Auldridge
John Bowman
Dudley Connell
Jack Cooke
Kenneth Davis
Al Domingue
Shelton Feazell
Becky Isaacs
Sonya Isaacs
Ben Isaacs
Lily Isaacs
David Johnson
Tony Rice
James Alan Shelton
Rickie Simpkins
Steve Sparkman
Art Stamper
Ralph II Stanley
Tim Surrett
Jeff Tolbert

Track:	Title:
CD:	(38:09)
1	Step Off On That Beautiful Shore
	Jake Lambert
2	Satan's Chains
	Carl Goodman
3	Purple Robe
	O'dell McCloud
4	Jonah And The Whale
	W.E. Sewell / Nell Bland
5	Another Mile
	M. McMillion
6	We'd Always Ask Mama To Pray
	R. Stanley / Michael Tew
7	We Shall Meet
	T. Teddie
8	Cast The First Stone
	Joe Isaacs
9	Keep Walking
	Joe Isaacs
10	Have You Someone (In Heaven Awaiting)
	C. Stanley
11	Restore Thy Brother
	Joe Isaacs
12	Jacob's Vision
	P.D.

^{[1] Quote from Ralph in the liner notes to Clinch Mountain Country.}