For the Good People is a Stanley Brothers recording from 1960 for King Records, capturing Ralph and Carter at the center of their most productive decade. The King catalog documents the Stanleys across their most creative period, and albums from this era capture the full Stanley sound — the close harmonies shaped by Baptist church singing, the driving rhythm of the Clinch Mountain Boys, and Carter's songwriting instinct for material that balanced sentiment with the hard realities of mountain life. By 1960 the Stanleys had established the label relationship that would define their catalog. The album title reflects the community-oriented ethos the brothers brought to their music, addressed explicitly to the working-class Virginia and West Virginia audiences who formed their core following and for whom the music was a living cultural expression rather than a historical artifact.
Tracklist
- 1 When Jesus Beckons Me Home 2:08
- 2 Four Books In the Bible 2:19
- 3 I’ll Not Be a Stranger alt version 3:06
- 4 Over in the Glory Land alt version 2:32
- 5 Lonely Tombs 2:58
- 6 Jacob’s Vision alt version 2:15
- 7 From the Manger to the Cross 2:21
- 8 Jordan 2:02
- 9 Mother Left Me Her Bible 2:23
- 10 Purple Robe 2:39
- 11 Pass Me Not 2:38
- 12 My Main Trial is Yet to Come alt version 3:04
