(Rebel REB-CD-1114) 1991
Released the year after Ralph's first CD compilation (Classic Bluegrass), one can only assume that the public were keen to buy more of Ralph's music on CD.
This compilation with 20 tracks and a running time of 48:41 minutes, includes mostly material from the early seventies, when Roy Lee Centers was with the band. Roy Lee being regarded by most fans as the closest singer Ralph has had to Carter. It's perhaps not unsurprising then that roughly 2/3rds of the songs are re-recordings of old Stanley Brothers numbers.
The album has some well thought out liner notes by Ralph Stanley biographer, John Wright.
There's no duplication of material with Classic Bluegrass, so together they make a fine introduction to the 'Stanley Sound'.
The front cover photo is the same as that used on the 1985 I Can Tell You The Time LP taken by Richard Boyd.
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Banjo: |
Fiddle: |
Guitar/Lead vocal: |
Guitar: |
Bass: |
Mandolin: |
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1 |
Shout Little Lulie |
02:01 |
22 Mar 1973 |
A Man And His Music |
Ralph Stanley |
Curly Ray Cline |
Roy Lee Centers |
Ricky Lee |
Jack Cooke |
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P.D. |
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2 |
Little Birdie |
02:18 |
22 Mar 1973 |
A Man And His Music |
Ralph Stanley |
Curly Ray Cline |
Roy Lee Centers |
Ricky Lee |
Jack Cooke |
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P.D. |
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3 |
Maple On The Hill |
02:00 |
31 Aug 1971 |
Plays Requests |
Ralph Stanley |
Curly Ray Cline |
Roy Lee Centers |
Jack Cooke |
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Gussie L. Davis |
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4 |
What About You |
03:04 |
18 Feb 1973 |
The Stanley Sound Around The World |
Ralph Stanley |
Curly Ray Cline |
Roy Lee Centers |
Ricky Lee |
Jack Cooke |
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Johnnie Wright / Jack Anglin |
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5 |
The Lonesome River |
02:53 |
22 Mar 1973 |
A Man And His Music |
Ralph Stanley |
Curly Ray Cline |
Roy Lee Centers |
Ricky Lee |
Jack Cooke |
John Duffey |
C. Stanley |
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6 |
I'll Remember You Love In My Prayers |
02:28 |
24 Feb 1971 |
Play Requests |
Ralph Stanley |
Curly Ray Cline |
Roy Lee Centerss |
Ricky Lee |
Jack Cooke |
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William S. Hays |
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7 |
God Gave You To Me |
02:47 |
31 Aug 1971 |
Play Requests |
Ralph Stanley |
Curly Ray Cline |
Roy Lee Centers |
Jack Cooke |
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R. Stanley |
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8 |
Gold Watch And Chain |
01:59 |
23 Mar 1973 |
A Man And His Music |
Ralph Stanley |
Curly Ray Cline |
Roy Lee Centers |
Ricky Lee |
Jack Cooke |
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A.P. Carter |
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9 |
Rocky Island |
01:53 |
22 Mar 1973 |
A Man And His Music |
Ralph Stanley |
Curly Ray Cline |
Roy Lee Centers |
Ricky Lee |
Jack Cooke |
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P.D. |
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10 |
Old Time Pickin' |
01:48 |
23 Feb 1971 |
Rebel F-310 |
Ralph Stanley |
Curly Ray Cline |
Roy Lee Centers |
Keith Whitley |
Jack Cooke |
Ricky Skaggs |
R. Stanley |
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11 |
Riding The Midnight Train |
01:55 |
18 Feb 1973 |
The Stanley Sound Around The World |
Ralph Stanley |
Curly Ray Cline |
Roy Lee Centers |
Ricky Lee |
Jack Cooke |
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R. Stanley |
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12 |
Man Of Constant Sorrow |
02:52 |
31 Aug 1971 |
Plays Requests |
Ralph Stanley |
Curly Ray Cline |
Roy Lee Centers |
Jack Cooke |
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R.D. Burnett |
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13 |
Will You Miss Me? |
02:58 |
30 Jun 1971 |
Something Old, Something New |
Ralph Stanley |
Curly Ray Cline |
Roy Lee Centers |
Keith Whitley |
Jack Cooke |
Ricky Skaggs |
A.P. Carter |
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14 |
Katy Daley |
02:09 |
30 Jun 1971 |
Something Old, Something New |
Ralph Stanley |
Curly Ray Cline |
Roy Lee Centers |
Keith Whitley |
Jack Cooke |
Ricky Skaggs |
Eamon O'Shea arr Paul Mullins |
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15 |
Bound To Ride |
01:47 |
22 Mar 1973 |
A Man And His Music |
Ralph Stanley |
Curly Ray Cline |
Roy Lee Centers |
Ricky Lee |
Jack Cooke |
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Arthur Leroy Smith |
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16 |
Pretty Polly |
03:36 |
31 Aug 1971 |
Play Requests |
Ralph Stanley |
Curly Ray Cline |
Roy Lee Centers |
Jack Cooke |
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P.D. |
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17 |
Going To Georgia |
02:27 |
30 Jun 1971 |
Something Old, Something New |
Ralph Stanley |
Curly Ray Cline |
Roy Lee Centers |
Keith Whitley |
Jack Cooke |
Ricky Skaggs |
R. Stanley |
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18 |
Hemlocks And Primroses |
02:57 |
16 Feb 1976 |
Old Home Place |
Ralph Stanley |
Curly Ray Cline |
Keith Whitley |
Danny Marshall |
Jack Cooke |
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Landon Messes / Curly Ray Cline / R. Stanley |
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19 |
The Orphan Girl |
02:59 |
23 Mar 1973 |
A Man And His Music |
Ralph Stanley |
Curly Ray Cline |
Roy Lee Centers |
Curly Ray Cline |
Jack Cooke |
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R. Stanley |
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20 |
Nobody's Love Is Like Mine |
01:49 |
18 Feb 1973 |
The Stanley Sound Around The World |
Ralph Stanley |
Curly Ray Cline |
Roy Lee Centers |
Ricky Lee |
Jack Cooke |
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C. Stanley |