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(King S-7 1612) c1961
This is one of five 7" 33⅓ stereo singles that were taken from the Stanley Brothers' In Person LP, although Sweet Thing also appeared earlier on the Sings Everybody's Country Favorites album.
The singles were created for juke box use[1] and issued together with juke-box strips and a reproduction of the In Person sleeve. Most copies I've seen have been offered for sale as individual discs, but recently a complete set went on ebay for $125.
Let Me Love You One More Time is credited to Ralph[2]. He later re-recorded the song on the Wango Reunion: Featuring George Shuffler & James King CD, and as a duet with Tim O'Brien on his Clinch Mountain Country 2xCD.
Sweet Thing was probably brought to the band by King, who had recorded a version by Cowboy Copas in 1947.[3] Prior to this, the Callahan Brothers had recorded a version in 1941,[4] but according to Gary B. Reid's The Music Of The Stanley Brothers book, the original version was cut by The Franklin Brothers as Sweetheart.[5]
Both sides of the single can now be found on the The Early Starday/King Years, 1958-1961 4xCD set.
Thanks to Gary Reid for the correction.
For a detailed breakdown and background to the Stanley's sessions, check Gary B. Reid's The Music Of The Stanley Brothers book, 100-102, 111-112, 142-143 and 150.
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A-1 |
Let Me Love You One More Time |
02:05 |
11 Jul 1960 |
In Person | Carter Stanley |
Ralph Stanley |
Vernon Derrick |
George Shuffler |
Curley Lambert |
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R. Stanley |
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B-1 |
Sweet Thing |
02:45 |
14 Sep 1959 |
Sings Everybody's Country Favorites | Carter Stanley |
Ralph Stanley |
George Shuffler |
Bill Napier |
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Buddy Starcher |
In a separate interview with Gary Reid on 26th March 1981 they discussed the the BU article:-
GR: I think you mentioned two songs in the article that you helped write or you were with them when they were writing them. I forget the title of one of 'em, Could You Love Me One More Time or Let Me Love You One More Time.
LW: Right, that's the one Ricky Skaggs redid not long ago.
As Skaggs released Could You Love Me One More Time as a single on Sugar Hill in 1979, it's almost certainly this song Lester was referencing, as opposed to Let Me Love You One More Time.
[3] Cowboy Copas - Texas Red / Sweet Thing (King 630) Jul 1947. See: http://www.45worlds.com/78rpm/record/nc551049us and youtube: https://youtu.be/mNaUYlf-L7E