Ralph Stanley - Almost Home

(Rebel REB-CD-1707) 1992

This is a Gospel album of a cappella singing, i.e. no instrumentation at all. Eight of the cuts were newly recorded at two sessions at Maggard Studios in 1992, with three recycled from the Charlie Sizemore era and one from the early '70s with Roy Lee.

The album is not currently available on CD, which may indicate that it didn't sell well in comparison to Ralph's other releases. It is however available as a digital download.

36 minutes of a cappella, especially with fairly mediocre songs, is a tough one for me... Only Village Church Yard from Old Country Church hit's the spot.

Track:	Title:	Time:	Date:	Original Release:	Lead:	Baritone:	Tenor:	Bass:
1	Got Put A Rainbow In The Clouds	01:58	04 Jun 1992	Previously Unreleased	Ralph Stanley	Ernie Thacker	Jack Cooke	Junior Blankenship
	Andrew Jenkins / M.L. Spain
2	Old Ship Of Zion	02:10	23 Apr 1992	Previously Unreleased	Ralph Stanley	Ernie Thacker	Jack Cooke	Junior Blankenship
	R. Stanley
3	Almost Home	04:33	04 Jun 1992	Previously Unreleased	Ralph Stanley	Ernie Thacker	Jack Cooke	Junior Blankenship
	C. Copas / M. Pack
4	Thy Will Be Done	03:13	6 Feb 1985	I Can Tell You The Time	Ralph Stanley	Charlie Sizemore	Jack Cooke	Junior Blankenship
	Thomas Hastings
5	It's Heaven On Earth To Walk With The Lord	01:52	23 Apr 1992	Previously Unreleased	Ralph Stanley	Ernie Thacker	Jack Cooke	Junior Blankenship
	R. Stanley
6	Village Church Yard	05:33	11 Dec 1971	Old Country Church	Ralph Stanley	Roy Lee Centers	Ricky Skaggs	Keith Whitley
	P.D.
7	I'll Live In Glory	01:31	04 Jun 1992	Previously Unreleased	Ralph Stanley	Ernie Thacker	Jack Cooke	Junior Blankenship
	John M. Henson
8	I've Got To Cross That Lonely River	01:43	23 Apr 1992	Previously Unreleased	Ralph Stanley	Ernie Thacker	Jack Cooke	Junior Blankenship
	Alton Delmore
9	The Day Is Past And Gone	03:41	23 Apr 1992	Previously Unreleased	Ralph Stanley	Ernie Thacker	Jack Cooke	Junior Blankenship
	R. Stanley
10	They Shall Walk With Me In White	01:50	23 Apr 1992	Previously Unreleased	Ralph Stanley	Ernie Thacker	Jack Cooke	Junior Blankenship
	R. Stanley
11	Life's Other Side	02:15	09 Mar 1979	I'll Wear A White Robe	Ralph Stanley	Charlie Sizemore	Jack Cooke	Junior Blankenship
	Russell Lee Wilson
12	Jerusalem, My Happy Home	05:12	06 Feb 1985	I Can Tell You The Time	Ralph Stanley	Charlie Sizemore	Jack Cooke	Junior Blankenship
	C. Stanley