"Mountain Sweetheart," recorded in March 1979 at Tamara King Studio in Heist op den Berg, Belgium, was released on Racoon Records (LPRR-118 L) — a small Belgian independent label run by bassist Jef Van Gool, who participated in the sessions. Moore is backed by a local ensemble including Peter Van Eyck (banjo, dobro, vocals) and other Belgian pickers under the name Smoketown Strut. The record documents a characteristic late-1970s phenomenon: European bluegrass enthusiasts bringing visiting American artists over to record with local musicians. It stands among Moore's final recordings — he died in December 1979 — and was later reissued by Old Homestead in 1989 (OHS-90184), reaching an American audience that had little access to the original Belgian pressing.
Tracklist
- 1 Tragic Love 2:27
- 2 Mountain Sweetheart 2:47
- 3 I'll Never Love Another 3:38
- 4 Fireball 1:55
- 5 She'll Never Wear a Drunkards Ring 2:40
- 6 I’ll Never Shed Another Tear alt version 3:03
- 7 Wolverton Mountain 2:52
- 8 I Wouldn’t Change You If I Could alt version 2:01
- 9 Wooden Heart 2:27
- 10 Wreck of the Old 97 alt version 2:30
- 11 Lord I’m Coming Home alt version 2:47
- 12 Little Georgia Rose alt version 2:56
