The Definitive Collection (1947-1966)

~ Release by The Stanley Brothers (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

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#TitleRatingLength
1Little Glass of Wine
recording of:
Little Glass of Wine
writer:
Carter Stanley and Ralph Stanley (US bluegrass singer and banjo player)
2:57
2The Old Home
producer:
Don Law and Art Satherly
banjo:
Ralph Stanley (US bluegrass singer and banjo player) (on 1949-11-20)
double bass:
Ernie Newton (contrabassist) (on 1949-11-20)
fiddle:
Les Woodie (on 1949-11-20)
guitar and lead vocals:
Carter Stanley (on 1949-11-20)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Darrell "Pee Wee" Lambert (on 1949-11-20)
recorded at:
Castle Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1949-11-20)
recording of:
The Old Home (on 1949-11-20)
writer:
Carter Stanley and Ralph Stanley (US bluegrass singer and banjo player)
2:22
3The White Dove
producer:
Don Law and Art Satherly
banjo and tenor vocals:
Ralph Stanley (US bluegrass singer and banjo player) (on 1949-03-01)
double bass:
James "Jay" Hughes (on 1949-03-01)
fiddle:
Robert "Bobby" Sumner (on 1949-03-01)
guitar and lead vocals:
Carter Stanley (on 1949-03-01)
mandolin and baritone vocals [high baritone vocals]:
Darrell "Pee Wee" Lambert (on 1949-03-01)
recorded at:
Castle Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1949-03-01)
recording of:
White Dove (on 1949-03-01)
lyricist, writer and composer:
Carter Stanley
3:18
4The Fields Have Turned Brown
recording of:
The Fields Have Turned Brown
writer:
Carter Stanley and Ralph Stanley (US bluegrass singer and banjo player)
2:35
5The Lonesome River
producer:
Don Law and Art Satherly
banjo:
Ralph Stanley (US bluegrass singer and banjo player) (on 1950-11-03)
double bass:
Ernie Newton (contrabassist) (on 1950-11-03)
fiddle:
Les Woodie (on 1950-11-03)
guitar and lead vocals:
Carter Stanley (on 1950-11-03)
mandolin and baritone vocals [high baritone vocals]:
Darrell "Pee Wee" Lambert (on 1950-11-03)
vocals:
Ralph Stanley (US bluegrass singer and banjo player) (on 1950-11-03)
recorded at:
Castle Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1950-11-03)
recording of:
The Lonesome River (on 1950-11-03)
writer:
Carter Stanley and Ralph Stanley (US bluegrass singer and banjo player)
2:47
6Get Down on Your Knees and Pray
recording of:
Get Down on Your Knees and Pray
composer:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”)
3:02
7I’m Lonesome Without You
2:32
8This Weary Heart You Stole Away (Wake Up, Sweetheart)
recording of:
This Weary Heart You Stole Away
lyricist and composer:
Carter Stanley
2:42
9Our Last Goodbye
recording of:
Our Last Goodbye
lyricist and composer:
Carter Stanley
2:39
10Say, Won’t You Be Mine
recording of:
(Say) Won't You Be Mine
lyricist and composer:
Carter Stanley
2:49
11A Voice From on High
recording of:
A Voice From on High
lyricist and composer:
Bessie Lee Mauldin and Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”)
2:36
12I Just Got Wise
recording of:
I Just Got Wise
lyricist and composer:
Carter Stanley
2:36
13Blue Moon of Kentucky
recording of:
Blue Moon of Kentucky
lyricist and composer:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (in 1946)
publisher:
APRS (American Performing Rights Society, Inc.(BMI)), Peer International Corporation (BMI), Southern Music Publishing ((ASCAP) tradename Peermusic), Southern Music Publishing Company Limited and ピアーミュージック (Peer Music Japan, Japan, subsidiary of Nichion)
2:15
14Hard Times
recording of:
Hard Times
composer:
Ralph Stanley (US bluegrass singer and banjo player)
2:47
15If That’s the Way You Feel
recording of:
If That's the Way You Feel
writer:
Peggy Stanley and Ralph Stanley (US bluegrass singer and banjo player)
2:33
16Orange Blossom Special
2:30
17Nobody’s Love Is Like Mine
recording of:
Nobody's Love Is Like Mine
lyricist and composer:
Carter Stanley
2:28
18Angel Band
banjo:
Ralph Stanley (US bluegrass singer and banjo player) (on 1955-12-19)
bass:
Bill Lowe (US bluegrass and country musician) (on 1955-12-19)
fiddle:
Art Stamper (on 1955-12-19)
guitar and lead vocals:
Carter Stanley (on 1955-12-19)
mandolin:
Curley Lambert (on 1955-12-19)
vocals:
Curley Lambert (on 1955-12-19), Bill Lowe (US bluegrass and country musician) (on 1955-12-19) and Ralph Stanley (US bluegrass singer and banjo player) (on 1955-12-19)
arranger:
Ralph Stanley (US bluegrass singer and banjo player)
recorded at:
Bradley Recording Studios (aka the "Quonset Hut") in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1955-12-19)
recording of:
Angel Band (on 1955-12-19)
lyricist:
Jefferson Hascall
composer:
William Batchelder Bradbury (composer of popular hymns) (in 1862)
3.352:18
19Who Will Call You Sweetheart
recording of:
Who Will Call You Sweetheart
writer:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) and Ralph Stanley (US bluegrass singer and banjo player)
2:56
20The Cry From the Cross
recording of:
The Cry From the Cross
lyricist and composer:
Johnnie Masters (US gospel singer and songwriter)
2:51
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