Bluegrass Gospel Favorites, recorded for Starday in 1965, documents the Stanley Brothers near the end of their recording career together — Carter Stanley would die the following year — in material that had always been central to their identity and their audience. The Clinch Mountain Boys were expert at the close, modal harmonies that give mountain gospel its otherworldly quality, and recordings like "Farther Along" demonstrate the full measure of that gift. Carter's lead voice, already showing the strain of his illness, carries a vulnerability that gives the performances an unplanned poignancy. Ralph's banjo maintains its characteristic bare-knuckle drive. The album is among the essential documents of mountain sacred music.
Tracklist
- 1 Rank Stranger alt version 3:08
- 2 I’ll Fly Away alt version 3:57
- 3 Farther Along Source Recording 3:05
- 4 I’m a Man of Constant Sorrow alt version 2:55
- 5 Where the Soul Never Dies alt version 1:31
- 6 I Saw the Light alt version 2:43
- 7 That Home Far Away alt version 2:08
- 8 Will the Circle be Unbroken alt version 5:38
- 9 Leaning on the Everlasting Arms alt version 2:53
- 10 Who Will Sing for Me alt version 2:08
- 11 Over In The Gloryland 2:32
- 12 Wicked Path of Sin alt version 2:38
- 13 The White Dove alt version 3:00
- 14 I Feel Like Traveling On alt version
- 15 Keep on the Sunny Side alt version
- 16 Precious Memories alt version
