Track Listing

Disc 1:

1. (Say) Won't You Be Mine
2. This Weary Heart You Stole Away
3. I'm Lonesome Without You
4. Our Last Goodbye [Take 4]
5. Poison Lies
6. Dickson Country Breakdown [Instrumental]
7. I Long to See the Old Folks
8. Voice from on High
9. Memories of Mother
10. Could You Love Me (One More Time)
11. Nobody's Love Is Like Mine
12. I Just Got Wise
13. Blue Moon of Kentucky
14. Close By
15. Calling from Heaven
16. Harbor of Love
17. Hard Times [Instrumental]
18. Baby Girl
19. Say You'll Take Me Back
20. I Worship You
21. You're Still on My Mind
22. I Hear My Savior Calling
23. Just a Little Talk With Jesus
24. So Blue
25. Our Last Goodbye

Disc 2:

1. You'd Better Get Right
2. Tragic Love
3. Lonesome and Blue
4. Orange Blossom Special
5. Clinch Mountain Blues [Instrumental]
6. Big Tilda [Instrumental]
7. Will He Wait a Little Longer
8. Angel Band
9. Cry from the Cross
10. Who Will Call You Sweetheart
11. I'm Lost, I'll Never Find the Way
12. Let Me Walk, Lord, By Your Side
13. Lonesome Night
14. Flood
15. Fling Ding [Instrumental]
16. I'll Never Grow Tired of You
17. Loving You Too Well
18. Daybreak in Dixie [Instrumental]
19. If That's the Way You Feel
20. Life of Sorrow
21. I'd Rather Be Forgotten
22. No School Bus in Heaven
23. Meet Me Tonight
24. Nobody's Business

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #87502 in Music
• Released on: 1993-11-08
• Number of discs: 2
• Formats: Box set, Import
• Dimensions: .41 pounds

Customer Reviews

The best recordings by the Stanleys
These recordings by the Stanley Brothers are by far the finest recordings, in my opinion. These are Mercury recordings from the 50's, which marks the prime of the Stanleys.
Many of these recordings include twin fiddles, which really stand out on "Lonesome Night," recorded in 1956, and released for the first time on this Bear Family collection.
Being a Stanley Brothers fan, I appreciate the fine vocals and instrumentation in these recordings. I strongly reccomend this double cd of not only great classic bluegrass, but a booklet explaining the pesonals of each track, and the very dates of each recording. It definitely is not worth passing up!

A stunning set with great sound quality...
The pace picks up a bit on these mid-to-late '50s recordings, made for the Mercury and Blue Ridge labels after the Stanley Brothers had established themselves as co-equals in the bluegrass pantheon, alongsode Bill Monroe and Flatt&Scruggs. This is a sweeping 2-CD set, packed full of Stanley songs that are now standards in the bluegrass canon. A young Art Stamper (who still plays with Ralph Stanley) plays fiddle on about half of these sessions, along with a slew of other hotshot pickers and plunkers. Ralph steps to the fore as well, contributing a fair number of original songs and instrumentals, although admittedly Carter is still the main creative force. The boys also cover a few Bill Monroe tunes (including a couple co-written by Carter Stanley), showing the continuing cross-pollination of these legendary artists. This is a really great, essential collection, with the stellar sound quality that is the trademark of the Bear Family label. HIGHLY recommended.

Best in bluegrass
You can't go wrong for getting this cd or any other cd by the Stanley Brothers,they are just simpley the best in bluegrass,a must for every bluegrass lovers collection.