(Columbia Harmony HL-7291) Apr 1961
This was the first album to appear featuring material from The Stanley Brothers years at Columbia. Apart from A Life Of Sorrow, all the tracks had previously been released on singles.
The 'Harmony' label was a budget imprint of Columbia, that specialised in reissued material.[1]
All 22 of the songs The Stanley Brothers recorded for Columbia can now be found on The Complete Columbia Stanley Brothers CD.
For detailed information on these songs / sessions, check Gary B. Reid's The Music Of The Stanley Brothers book, pages 23-30, 32-33, and 36-38.
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A-1 |
The White Dove |
03:12 |
01 Mar 1949 |
Columbia 20577 | Carter Stanley |
Ralph Stanley |
Bobby Sumner |
Pee Wee Lambert |
James 'Jay' Hughes |
C. Stanley |
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A-2 |
We'll Be Sweethearts In Heaven |
02:37 |
20 Nov 1949 |
Columbia 20735 | Carter Stanley |
Ralph Stanley |
Les Woodie |
Pee Wee Lambert |
Ernest 'Ernie' Newton |
C. Stanley |
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A-3 |
I Love No One But You |
02:36 |
20 Nov 1949 |
Columbia 20697 | Carter Stanley |
Ralph Stanley |
Les Woodie |
Pee Wee Lambert |
Ernest 'Ernie' Newton |
C. Stanley |
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A-4 |
The Drunkard's Hell |
02:36 |
20 Nov 1949 |
Columbia 20735 | Carter Stanley |
Ralph Stanley |
Les Woodie |
Pee Wee Lambert |
Ernest 'Ernie' Newton |
C. Stanley |
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A-5 |
The Lonesome River |
02:43 |
03 Nov 1950 |
Columbia 20816 | Carter Stanley |
Ralph Stanley |
Les Woodie |
Pee Wee Lambert |
Ernest 'Ernie' Newton |
C. Stanley |
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B-1 |
Pretty Polly |
02:49 |
03 Nov 1950 |
Columbia 20770 | Carter Stanley |
Ralph Stanley |
Les Woodie |
Pee Wee Lambert |
Ernest 'Ernie' Newton |
P.D. |
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B-2 |
A Life Of Sorrow |
02:42 |
11 Apr 1952 |
The Stanley Brothers | Carter Stanley |
Ralph Stanley |
Art Wooten |
George Shuffler |
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C. Stanley |
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B-3 |
Sweetest Love |
02:21 |
11 Apr 1952 |
Columbia 20953 | Carter Stanley |
Ralph Stanley |
Art Wooten |
George Shuffler |
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C. Stanley |
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B-4 |
Gathering Flowers For The Master's Bouquet |
02:48 |
01 Mar 1949 |
Columbia 20577 | Carter Stanley |
Ralph Stanley |
Bobby Sumner |
Pee Wee Lambert |
James 'Jay' Hughes |
M.E. Baumgardner |
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B-5 |
A Vision Of Mother |
02:58 |
01 Mar 1949 |
Columbia 20647 | Carter Stanley |
Ralph Stanley |
Bobby Sumner |
Pee Wee Lambert |
James 'Jay' Hughes |
C. Stanley |