Five Classic Albums plus Bonus Singles

~ Release by Bill Monroe (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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1Cry Cry Darling
producer:
Paul Cohen
banjo:
Don Stover (on 1957-05-14)
double bass:
Bessie Lee Mauldin (on 1957-05-14)
fiddle:
Tommy Jackson (on 1957-05-14), Dale Potter (on 1957-05-14) and Gordon Terry (on 1957-05-14)
guitar:
Joe Stuart (on 1957-05-14)
mandolin and lead vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1957-05-14)
recorded at:
Bradley Recording Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1957-05-14)
recording of:
Cry Cry Darling (on 1957-05-14)
composer:
Jimmy C. Newman
cover recording of:
Cry Cry Darling
composer:
Jimmy C. Newman
2:22
2Roane County Prison
producer:
Paul Cohen
banjo:
Don Stover (on 1957-05-15)
double bass:
Bessie Lee Mauldin (on 1957-05-15)
fiddle:
Dale Potter (on 1957-05-15), Joe Stuart (on 1957-05-15) and Gordon Terry (on 1957-05-15)
guitar:
Leslie Sandy (on 1957-05-15)
mandolin and lead vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1957-05-15)
recorded at:
Bradley Recording Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1957-05-15)
recording of:
The Hills of Roane County (on 1957-05-15)
lyricist:
Willis Maberry
composer:
Joe Ahr
is based on:
Roane County Prisoner
3:11
3Goodbye Old Pal
producer:
Paul Cohen
banjo:
Don Stover (on 1957-05-15)
double bass:
Bessie Lee Mauldin (on 1957-05-15)
fiddle:
Dale Potter (on 1957-05-15), Joe Stuart (on 1957-05-15) and Gordon Terry (on 1957-05-15)
guitar:
Leslie Sandy (on 1957-05-15)
mandolin and lead vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1957-05-15)
recorded at:
Bradley Recording Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1957-05-15)
recording of:
Goodbye Old Pal (on 1957-05-15)
composer:
Bill Monroe
publisher:
APRS and Bill Monroe Music
2:05
4Out In The Cold World
producer:
Paul Cohen
banjo:
Don Stover (on 1957-05-15)
double bass:
Bessie Lee Mauldin (on 1957-05-15)
fiddle:
Dale Potter (on 1957-05-15), Joe Stuart (on 1957-05-15) and Gordon Terry (on 1957-05-15)
guitar:
Leslie Sandy (on 1957-05-15)
mandolin and lead vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1957-05-15)
recorded at:
Bradley Recording Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1957-05-15)
recording of:
Out in the Cold World (on 1957-05-15)
composer:
Joe Ahr
2:35
5A Good Womans Love
producer:
Paul Cohen
banjo:
Don Stover (on 1957-05-14)
double bass:
Bessie Lee Mauldin (on 1957-05-14)
fiddle:
Tommy Jackson (on 1957-05-14), Dale Potter (on 1957-05-14) and Gordon Terry (on 1957-05-14)
guitar:
Joe Stuart (on 1957-05-14)
mandolin and lead vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1957-05-14)
recorded at:
Bradley Recording Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1957-05-14)
recording of:
A Good Woman’s Love (on 1957-05-14)
lyricist and composer:
Cy Coben
2:20
6In Despair
producer:
Paul Cohen
banjo and lead vocals:
Don Stover (on 1957-05-15)
double bass:
Bessie Lee Mauldin (on 1957-05-15)
fiddle:
Dale Potter (on 1957-05-15), Joe Stuart (on 1957-05-15) and Gordon Terry (on 1957-05-15)
guitar:
Leslie Sandy (on 1957-05-15)
mandolin and lead vocals and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1957-05-15)
baritone vocals:
Joe Stuart (on 1957-05-15)
recorded at:
Bradley Recording Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1957-05-15)
recording of:
In Despair (on 1957-05-15)
composer:
Joe Ahr and Juanita Pennington
2:17
7Come Back To Me In My Dreams
producer:
Paul Cohen
banjo:
Don Stover (on 1957-05-15)
double bass:
Bessie Lee Mauldin (on 1957-05-15)
fiddle:
Dale Potter (on 1957-05-15), Joe Stuart (on 1957-05-15) and Gordon Terry (on 1957-05-15)
guitar:
Leslie Sandy (on 1957-05-15)
mandolin and lead vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1957-05-15)
recorded at:
Bradley Recording Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1957-05-15)
recording of:
Come Back to Me in My Dreams (on 1957-05-15)
composer:
Bill Monroe
2:25
8A Lonesome Road
producer:
Paul Cohen
banjo:
Jimmy Elrod (on 1957-12-15)
double bass:
Bessie Lee Mauldin (on 1957-12-15)
fiddle:
Kenny Baker (on 1957-12-15) and Joe Stuart (on 1957-12-15)
guitar:
Doug Kershaw (on 1957-12-15)
mandolin and lead vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1957-12-15)
recorded at:
Bradley Recording Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1957-12-15)
recording of:
A Lonesome Road (To Travel) (on 1957-12-15)
lyricist and composer:
Joe Stuart
2:40
9Sally-Jo
producer:
Paul Cohen
banjo:
Jimmy Elrod (on 1957-12-15)
double bass:
Bessie Lee Mauldin (on 1957-12-15)
fiddle:
Kenny Baker (on 1957-12-15) and Joe Stuart (on 1957-12-15)
guitar:
Doug Kershaw (on 1957-12-15)
mandolin and lead vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1957-12-15)
recorded at:
Bradley Recording Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1957-12-15)
recording of:
Sally Jo (on 1957-12-15)
writer and composer:
Doug Kershaw and Rusty Kershaw
2:39
10Brand New Shoes
producer:
Paul Cohen
banjo:
Jimmy Elrod (on 1957-12-15)
double bass:
Bessie Lee Mauldin (on 1957-12-15)
fiddle:
Kenny Baker (on 1957-12-15) and Joe Stuart (on 1957-12-15)
guitar:
Doug Kershaw (on 1957-12-15)
mandolin and lead vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1957-12-15)
recorded at:
Bradley Recording Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1957-12-15)
recording of:
Brand New Shoes (on 1957-12-15)
composer:
Lester Blackwell
2:12
11Molly And Tenbrooks
producer:
Paul Cohen
banjo:
Don Stover (on 1957-05-15)
double bass:
Bessie Lee Mauldin (on 1957-05-15)
fiddle:
Dale Potter (on 1957-05-15), Joe Stuart (on 1957-05-15) and Gordon Terry (on 1957-05-15)
guitar:
Leslie Sandy (on 1957-05-15)
mandolin and lead vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1957-05-15)
recorded at:
Bradley Recording Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1957-05-15)
recording of:
Molly and Tenbrooks (on 1957-05-15)
composer:
Bill Monroe
publisher:
Bill Monroe Music
is based on:
Molly and Tenbrooks
2:23
12I'm Sittin' On Top Of The World
producer:
Paul Cohen
banjo:
Don Stover (on 1957-05-14)
double bass:
Bessie Lee Mauldin (on 1957-05-14)
fiddle:
Tommy Jackson (on 1957-05-14), Dale Potter (on 1957-05-14) and Gordon Terry (on 1957-05-14)
guitar:
Joe Stuart (on 1957-05-14)
mandolin and lead vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1957-05-14)
recorded at:
Bradley Recording Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1957-05-14)
cover recording of:
Sitting on Top of the World (“Now she’s gone, I don’t worry…”)
writer:
Lonnie Carter and Walter Vinson
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., E. H. Morris & Co., Inc. and Mayfair Music Corp.
2:19
13I Saw The Light
producer:
Owen Bradley
double bass:
Bessie Lee Mauldin (on 1958-02-25)
guitar and lead vocals:
Edd Mayfield (on 1958-02-25)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1958-02-25)
baritone vocals:
Kenny Baker (on 1958-02-25)
bass vocals:
Gordon Terry (on 1958-02-25)
recorded at:
Bradley Recording Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1958-02-25)
recording of:
I Saw the Light (on 1958-02-25)
lyricist and composer:
Lewis E. Jones and Hank Williams
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Music Ltd. (from 1948 to present), Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (from 1948 to present) and Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (on 1948-11-16)
2:31
14I'll Meet You In The Morning
producer:
Owen Bradley
double bass:
Bessie Lee Mauldin (on 1958-03-19)
guitar:
Edd Mayfield (on 1958-03-19)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1958-03-19)
baritone vocals:
Kenny Baker (on 1958-03-19)
bass vocals:
Culley Holt (on 1958-03-19)
lead vocals:
Edd Mayfield (on 1958-03-19) and Bill Monroe (on 1958-03-19)
recorded at:
Bradley Recording Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1958-03-19)
recording of:
I'll Meet You in the Morning (on 1958-03-19)
composer:
Albert E. Brumley
2:12
15Lifes Railway To Heaven
producer:
Owen Bradley
double bass:
Culley Holt (on 1958-03-19) and Bessie Lee Mauldin (on 1958-03-19)
guitar and lead vocals [co-lead vocals]:
Edd Mayfield (on 1958-03-19)
mandolin, lead vocals [co-lead vocals] and tenor vocals and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1958-03-19)
organ:
Owen Bradley (on 1958-03-19)
baritone vocals:
Kenny Baker (on 1958-03-19)
bass vocals:
Culley Holt (on 1958-03-19)
lead vocals:
Edd Mayfield (on 1958-03-19) and Bill Monroe (on 1958-03-19)
recorded at:
Bradley Recording Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1958-03-19)
recording of:
Life’s Railway to Heaven (on 1958-03-19)
writer:
[traditional]
arranger:
Barry "Byrd" Burton
2:50
16Lord Lead Me On
producer:
Owen Bradley
double bass:
Bessie Lee Mauldin (on 1958-02-25)
guitar and lead vocals:
Edd Mayfield (on 1958-02-25)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1958-02-25)
baritone vocals:
Kenny Baker (on 1958-02-25)
bass vocals:
Gordon Terry (on 1958-02-25)
recorded at:
Bradley Recording Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1958-02-25)
recording of:
Lord, Lead Me On (on 1958-02-25)
composer:
Kenneth Tuttle
2:27
17Wayfaring Stranger
producer:
Owen Bradley
double bass:
Culley Holt (on 1958-03-20) and Bessie Lee Mauldin (on 1958-03-21)
guitar:
Edd Mayfield (on 1958-03-20, on 1958-03-21)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1958-03-20, on 1958-03-21)
organ:
Owen Bradley (on 1958-03-21)
baritone vocals:
Kenny Baker (on 1958-03-20, on 1958-03-21)
bass vocals:
Culley Holt (on 1958-03-20, on 1958-03-21)
lead vocals:
Edd Mayfield (on 1958-03-20, on 1958-03-21) and Bill Monroe (on 1958-03-21)
recorded at:
Bradley Recording Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1958-03-21)
recording of:
Wayfaring Stranger (on 1958-03-20)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional]
publisher:
Copyright Control
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 3339)
recording of:
Wayfaring Stranger (on 1958-03-21)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional]
publisher:
Copyright Control
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 3339)
3:07
18A Beautiful Life
producer:
Owen Bradley
double bass:
Bessie Lee Mauldin (on 1958-03-21)
guitar and lead vocals:
Edd Mayfield (on 1958-03-21)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1958-03-21)
baritone vocals:
Kenny Baker (on 1958-03-21)
bass vocals:
Culley Holt (on 1958-03-21)
recorded at:
Bradley Recording Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1958-03-21)
recording of:
A Beautiful Life (on 1958-03-21)
lyricist and composer:
William Golden
2:27
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