Will the Circle Be Unbroken

~ Release by The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (see all versions of this release, 8 available)

Annotation

This is the original 3xLP set from 1972. The sides were arranged as follows:
Record 1:
Will the Circle Be Unbroken (side 1)
Will the Circle Be Unbroken (side 6)
Record 2:
Will the Circle Be Unbroken (side 2)
Will the Circle Be Unbroken (side 5)
Record 3:
Will the Circle Be Unbroken (side 3)
Will the Circle Be Unbroken (side 4)

Annotation last modified on 2019-02-07 20:57 UTC.

Tracklist

1▶12" Vinyl
2▶12" Vinyl
3▶12" Vinyl
4▶12" Vinyl
5▶12" Vinyl
6▼12" Vinyl
#TitleRatingLength
F1I’m Thinking Tonight of My Blue Eyes
producer:
William E. McEuen
banjo:
Earl Scruggs (from 1971-08-06 until 1971-08-11)
double bass [bass]:
Junior Huskey (father of Roy Huskey, Jr.) (from 1971-08-06 until 1971-08-11)
fiddle:
Vassar Clements (from 1971-08-06 until 1971-08-11)
guitar:
Mother Maybelle Carter (from 1971-08-06 until 1971-08-11) and Merle Travis (from 1971-08-06 until 1971-08-11)
mandolin:
John McEuen (from 1971-08-06 until 1971-08-11)
resonator guitar [dobro]:
Pete "Oswald" Kirby (from 1971-08-06 until 1971-08-11)
background vocals:
Jeff Hanna (from 1971-08-06 until 1971-08-11), Jimmy Ibbotson (from 1971-08-06 until 1971-08-11), Gary Scruggs (from 1971-08-06 until 1971-08-11) and Les Thompson (US country-rock guitar/mandolin, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band member) (from 1971-08-06 until 1971-08-11)
lead vocals:
Mother Maybelle Carter (from 1971-08-06 until 1971-08-11)
recorded at:
Woodland Sound Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (from 1971-08-06 until 1971-08-11)
recording of:
I’m Thinking Tonight of My Blue Eyes (from 1971-08-06 until 1971-08-11)
lyricist and composer:
A.P. Carter
publisher:
APRS (American Performing Rights Society, Inc.(BMI))
4:25
F2I Am a Pilgrim
2:55
F3Wildwood Flower
producer:
William E. McEuen
autoharp and lead vocals:
Mother Maybelle Carter (from 1971-08-06 until 1971-08-11)
banjo:
John McEuen (from 1971-08-06 until 1971-08-11)
double bass [bass]:
Junior Huskey (father of Roy Huskey, Jr.) (from 1971-08-06 until 1971-08-11)
fiddle:
Vassar Clements (from 1971-08-06 until 1971-08-11)
guitar:
Jimmy Ibbotson (from 1971-08-06 until 1971-08-11) and Earl Scruggs (from 1971-08-06 until 1971-08-11)
mandolin:
Les Thompson (US country-rock guitar/mandolin, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band member) (from 1971-08-06 until 1971-08-11)
recorded at:
Woodland Sound Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (from 1971-08-06 until 1971-08-11)
recording of:
Wildwood Flower (Carter family version) (from 1971-08-06 until 1971-08-11)
lyricist and composer:
A.P. Carter
publisher:
APRS (American Performing Rights Society, Inc.(BMI)) and Peer International Corporation (BMI)
version of:
I'll Twine 'mid the Ringlets (parlour song, source for Wildwood Flower)
3:34
F4Soldier’s Joy
2:05
F5Will the Circle Be Unbroken
producer:
William E. McEuen
autoharp and lead vocals [first verse]:
Mother Maybelle Carter (from 1971-08-06 until 1971-08-11)
banjo:
Earl Scruggs (from 1971-08-06 until 1971-08-11)
double bass [bass]:
Junior Huskey (father of Roy Huskey, Jr.) (from 1971-08-06 until 1971-08-11)
fiddle:
Vassar Clements (from 1971-08-06 until 1971-08-11)
guitar:
Jimmy Martin (US bluegrass musician) (from 1971-08-06 until 1971-08-11), Merle Travis (from 1971-08-06 until 1971-08-11) and Doc Watson (US guitarist, singer & songwriter) (from 1971-08-06 until 1971-08-11)
harmonica [harp]:
Jimmie Fadden (from 1971-08-06 until 1971-08-11)
mandolin:
John McEuen (from 1971-08-06 until 1971-08-11)
background vocals:
Chet Flippo (from 1971-08-06 until 1971-08-11), Gloria Belle (US bluegrass vocalist) (from 1971-08-06 until 1971-08-11), Jeff Hanna (from 1971-08-06 until 1971-08-11), Jimmy Ibbotson (from 1971-08-06 until 1971-08-11), Ray Martin (US bluegrass musician, son of Jimmy Martin) (from 1971-08-06 until 1971-08-11), Larry Murray (from 1971-08-06 until 1971-08-11), Gary Scruggs (from 1971-08-06 until 1971-08-11), Louise Scruggs (from 1971-08-06 until 1971-08-11), Randy Scruggs (from 1971-08-06 until 1971-08-11), Steve Scruggs (from 1971-08-06 until 1971-08-11), Les Thompson (US country-rock guitar/mandolin, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band member) (from 1971-08-06 until 1971-08-11), Timmy Martin (US bluegrass musician, aka Timmy Martin) (from 1971-08-06 until 1971-08-11) and Doc Watson (US guitarist, singer & songwriter) (from 1971-08-06 until 1971-08-11)
lead vocals [second verse]:
Jimmy Martin (US bluegrass musician) (from 1971-08-06 until 1971-08-11)
lead vocals [third verse]:
Roy Acuff (from 1971-08-06 until 1971-08-11)
recorded at:
Woodland Sound Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (from 1971-08-06 until 1971-08-11)
cover recording of:
Can the Circle Be Unbroken (By and By) (from 1971-08-06 until 1971-08-11)
publisher:
Charles M. Alexander, Chicago, Illinois (gospel) (on 1907-04-30)
additional lyricist and additional composer:
A.P. Carter
lyricist:
Ada Ruth Habershon (christian hymnist and writer) (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:
Can the Circle Be Unbroken (By and By)
publisher:
Charles M. Alexander, Chicago, Illinois (gospel) (on 1907-04-30)
additional lyricist and additional composer:
A.P. Carter
lyricist:
Ada Ruth Habershon (christian hymnist and writer) (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?
44:50
F6Both Sides Now
2:15