Hymns of the Cross

~ Release by The Stanley Brothers with George Shuffler (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

Tracklist

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#TitleRatingLength
1John Three-Sixteen
banjo and tenor vocals:
Ralph Stanley (US bluegrass singer and banjo player) (on 1964-04-02)
double bass:
Chick Stripling (US fiddler, bassist, and comedian) (on 1964-04-02)
guitar and lead vocals:
Carter Stanley (on 1964-04-02)
guitar [lead guitar] and baritone vocals:
George Shuffler (on 1964-04-02)
mandolin:
Earl Taylor (bluegrass musician) (on 1964-04-02)
recorded at:
King Studios in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States (on 1964-04-02)
1:57
2I Just Dropped By
banjo and tenor vocals:
Ralph Stanley (US bluegrass singer and banjo player) (on 1964-04-01)
double bass:
Chick Stripling (US fiddler, bassist, and comedian) (on 1964-04-01)
guitar and lead vocals:
Carter Stanley (on 1964-04-01)
guitar [lead guitar] and baritone vocals:
George Shuffler (on 1964-04-01)
mandolin:
Earl Taylor (bluegrass musician) (on 1964-04-01)
recorded at:
King Studios in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States (on 1964-04-01)
recording of:
I Just Dropped By (on 1964-04-01)
lyricist and composer:
John Reedy (bluegrass/gospel musician and songwriter)
2:15
3Will the Circle Be Unbroken
banjo and tenor vocals:
Ralph Stanley (US bluegrass singer and banjo player) (on 1964-04-01)
double bass:
Chick Stripling (US fiddler, bassist, and comedian) (on 1964-04-01)
guitar and lead vocals:
Carter Stanley (on 1964-04-01)
guitar [lead guitar] and baritone vocals:
George Shuffler (on 1964-04-01)
mandolin:
Earl Taylor (bluegrass musician) (on 1964-04-01)
recorded at:
King Studios in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States (on 1964-04-01)
recording of:
Can the Circle Be Unbroken (By and By) (on 1964-04-01)
publisher:
Charles M. Alexander, Chicago, Illinois (gospel) (on 1907-04-30)
additional lyricist and additional composer:
A.P. Carter
lyricist:
Ada Ruth Habershon (in 1907)
composer:
Charles Hutchinson Gabriel (in 1907)
publisher:
Southern Music Publishing Co., Inc. ((ASCAP) tradename Peermusic) (on 1935-06-22)
version of:
Will the Circle Be Unbroken?
recording of:
Will the Circle Be Unbroken? (on 1964-04-01)
publisher:
Charles M. Alexander, Chicago, Illinois (gospel) (on 1907-04-30)
lyricist:
Ada Ruth Habershon (in 1907)
composer:
Charles Hutchinson Gabriel (in 1907)
publisher:
Skyhill Music
2:34
4How Beautiful Heaven Must Be
banjo and tenor vocals:
Ralph Stanley (US bluegrass singer and banjo player) (on 1964-04-02)
double bass:
Chick Stripling (US fiddler, bassist, and comedian) (on 1964-04-02)
guitar and lead vocals:
Carter Stanley (on 1964-04-02)
guitar [lead guitar] and baritone vocals:
George Shuffler (on 1964-04-02)
harmonica and mandolin:
Earl Taylor (bluegrass musician) (on 1964-04-02)
recorded at:
King Studios in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States (on 1964-04-02)
recording of:
How Beautiful Heaven Must Be (on 1964-04-02)
writer:
A.S. Bridgewater (US gospel songwriter) and A.P. Bland (US gospel songwriter)
2:33
5He's Passing This Way
banjo and tenor vocals:
Ralph Stanley (US bluegrass singer and banjo player) (on 1964-04-02)
double bass:
Chick Stripling (US fiddler, bassist, and comedian) (on 1964-04-02)
guitar and lead vocals:
Carter Stanley (on 1964-04-02)
guitar [lead guitar] and baritone vocals:
George Shuffler (on 1964-04-02)
harmonica and mandolin:
Earl Taylor (bluegrass musician) (on 1964-04-02)
recorded at:
King Studios in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States (on 1964-04-02)
recording of:
He's Passing This Way (on 1964-04-02)
lyricist and composer:
Harkins Frye (US gospel songwriter)
2:58
6Oh Death
producer:
Ray Pennington
banjo and tenor vocals:
Ralph Stanley (US bluegrass singer and banjo player) (on 1964-04-01)
double bass:
Chick Stripling (US fiddler, bassist, and comedian) (on 1964-04-01)
guitar:
Carter Stanley (on 1964-04-01)
guitar [lead guitar] and baritone vocals:
George Shuffler (on 1964-04-01)
mandolin:
Earl Taylor (bluegrass musician) (on 1964-04-01)
lead vocals:
Carter Stanley (on 1964-04-01) and Ralph Stanley (US bluegrass singer and banjo player) (on 1964-04-01)
recorded at:
King Studios in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States (on 1964-04-01)
recording of:
O Death (on 1964-04-01)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 4933)
2:59
7Shoutin' on the Hills of Glory
banjo and tenor vocals:
Ralph Stanley (US bluegrass singer and banjo player) (on 1964-04-01)
double bass:
Chick Stripling (US fiddler, bassist, and comedian) (on 1964-04-01)
guitar and lead vocals:
Carter Stanley (on 1964-04-01)
guitar [lead guitar] and baritone vocals:
George Shuffler (on 1964-04-01)
mandolin:
Earl Taylor (bluegrass musician) (on 1964-04-01)
recorded at:
King Studios in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States (on 1964-04-01)
recording of:
Shouting on the Hills of Glory (on 1964-04-01)
lyricist and composer:
Carter Stanley
2:52
8No Burdens Pass Through
banjo and tenor vocals:
Ralph Stanley (US bluegrass singer and banjo player) (on 1964-04-02)
double bass:
Chick Stripling (US fiddler, bassist, and comedian) (on 1964-04-02)
guitar and lead vocals:
Carter Stanley (on 1964-04-02)
guitar [lead guitar] and baritone vocals:
George Shuffler (on 1964-04-02)
mandolin:
Earl Taylor (bluegrass musician) (on 1964-04-02)
recorded at:
King Studios in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States (on 1964-04-02)
2:57
9Jesus Savior, Pilot Me
banjo and tenor vocals:
Ralph Stanley (US bluegrass singer and banjo player) (on 1964-04-01)
double bass:
Chick Stripling (US fiddler, bassist, and comedian) (on 1964-04-01)
guitar and lead vocals:
Carter Stanley (on 1964-04-01)
guitar [lead guitar] and baritone vocals:
George Shuffler (on 1964-04-01)
mandolin:
Earl Taylor (bluegrass musician) (on 1964-04-01)
recorded at:
King Studios in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States (on 1964-04-01)
recording of:
Jesus, Savior, Pilot Me (on 1964-04-01)
lyricist:
Edward Hopper (lyricist of "Jesus, Saviour, Pilot Me") (in 1871)
composer:
John Edgar Gould (in 1871)
2:43
10Beautiful Star of Bethlehem
banjo and tenor vocals:
Ralph Stanley (US bluegrass singer and banjo player) (on 1964-04-01)
double bass:
Chick Stripling (US fiddler, bassist, and comedian) (on 1964-04-01)
guitar and lead vocals:
Carter Stanley (on 1964-04-01)
guitar [lead guitar] and baritone vocals:
George Shuffler (on 1964-04-01)
mandolin:
Earl Taylor (bluegrass musician) (on 1964-04-01)
recorded at:
King Studios in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States (on 1964-04-01)
recording of:
Beautiful Star of Bethlehem (on 1964-04-01)
lyricist and composer:
R. Fisher Boyce (in 1938)
3:49
11A Crown He Wore
banjo and tenor vocals:
Ralph Stanley (US bluegrass singer and banjo player) (on 1964-04-02)
double bass:
Chick Stripling (US fiddler, bassist, and comedian) (on 1964-04-02)
guitar and lead vocals:
Carter Stanley (on 1964-04-02)
guitar [lead guitar] and baritone vocals:
George Shuffler (on 1964-04-02)
harmonica:
Earl Taylor (bluegrass musician) (on 1964-04-02)
recorded at:
King Studios in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States (on 1964-04-02)
2:01
12Building on That Rock
banjo and tenor vocals:
Ralph Stanley (US bluegrass singer and banjo player) (on 1964-04-02)
double bass:
Chick Stripling (US fiddler, bassist, and comedian) (on 1964-04-02)
guitar and lead vocals:
Carter Stanley (on 1964-04-02)
guitar [lead guitar] and baritone vocals:
George Shuffler (on 1964-04-02)
mandolin:
Earl Taylor (bluegrass musician) (on 1964-04-02)
recorded at:
King Studios in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States (on 1964-04-02)
recording of:
Are You Building on the Rock (on 1964-04-02)
lyricist and composer:
Barney Elliott Warren (Hymn Writer)
2:20