The Stanley Brothers & The Clinch Mountain Boys - The Complete Mercury Recordings [2CD Remastered Set] (2003)

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Artist: The Stanley Brothers & The Clinch Mountain Boys
Title: The Complete Mercury Recordings
Year Of Release: 2003
Label: Mercury / Universal Music [B0000534-02]
Genre: Country, Folk, Bluegrass, Singer/Songwriter
Quality: CBR 320 kbps / FLAC (tracks,cue,log)
Total Time: 1:58:28
Total Size: 271 mb / 490 mb
WebSite: Album Preview

After waxing their seminal Rich-R-Tone and Columbia recordings from 1947 to 1952, Carter and Ralph Stanley actually broke up their band; Carter even joined Bill Monroe's Blue Grass Boys for a short stretch while Ralph recuperated from a car accident. By 1953, they were back recording for Mercury and for the most part continuing to fuse the raw mountain music they grew up on with Monroe's more progressive propulsive style--although the duo does branch out a bit stylistically across these 48 tracks. Still, when it comes to two-part bluegrass harmonies, the Stanleys were without question the pair to beat: The blend of Carter's rich, warm voice with Ralph's crude, coarse moans stands as one of bluegrass's most distinctive sounds. Whether singing about the home folks (both living and deceased), the Lord, or the lover (both faithful and not), the Stanleys imparted a blunt, emotionally honest, soul-baring intensity. Along with the Rich-R-Tone and Columbia sets, this record is an essential collection of not only the Stanley Brothers' work, but of bluegrass in general. --Marc Greilsamer

:: TRACKLIST ::

Disc 1
1. (Say) Won't You Be Mine (02:49)
2. This Weary Heart You Stole Away (Wake Up, Sweetheart) (02:41)
3. I'm Lonesome Without You (02:33)
4. Our Last Goodbye (02:39)
5. Poison Lies (02:42)
6. Dickson County Breakdown (02:16)
7. I Long To See The Old Folks (03:06)
8. A Voice From On High (02:35)
9. Memories Of Mother (02:23)
10. Could You Love Me (One More Time) (02:37)
11. Nobody's Love Is Like Mine (02:29)
12. I Just Got Wise (02:35)
13. Harbor Of Love (02:20)
14. Blue Moon Of Kentucky (02:15)
15. Calling From Heaven (02:19)
16. Close By (02:08)
17. Hard Times (02:47)
18. Baby Girl (02:20)
19. Say You'll Take Me Back (02:00)
20. I Worship You (02:27)
21. You're Still On My Mind (02:02)
22. I Hear My Savior Calling (02:12)
23. Just A Little Talk With Jesus (02:17)
24. So Blue (02:22)

Disc 2
1. You'd Better Get Right (02:26)
2. Tragic Love (02:29)
3. Lonesome And Blue (02:19)
4. Orange Blossom Special (02:29)
5. Clinch Mountain Blues (02:04)
6. Will He Wait A Little Longer (02:24)
7. Big Tilda (02:03)
8. Angel Band (02:18)
9. Who Will Call You Sweetheart (02:56)
10. The Cry From The Cross (02:53)
11. I'm Lost, I'll Never Find The Way (01:59)
12. Let Me Walk, Lord, By Your Side (02:53)
13. A Lonesome Night (02:54)
14. Fling Ding (02:09)
15. I'll Never Grow Tired Of You (02:12)
16. Loving You Too Well (02:13)
17. Daybreak In Dixie (02:00)
18. If That's The Way You Feel (02:33)
19. A Life Of Sorrow (02:34)
20. I'd Rather Be Forgotten (02:19)
21. The Flood (03:10)
22. No School Bus In Heaven (02:51)
23. Maple On The Hill (02:44)
24. Little Maggie (02:44)

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