One Woman Man, recorded in 1983, finds Jimmy Martin and the Sunny Mountain Boys working in the style Martin had sustained essentially unchanged since the mid-1950s — hard-driving, ensemble bluegrass built around his powerful lead vocals and a tight, experienced band. Martin had long been a champion of an unmodernized traditional approach at a time when progressive bluegrass, newgrass, and country-influenced hybrids were pulling the genre in new directions. That stubbornness was both his limitation commercially and the source of his integrity. "What a Way to Go" is representative of the album's energy and straightforwardness. Martin's sense of rhythm — he was celebrated among musicians for his bandstand timing — keeps the performances driving forward with an insistence that makes the recordings feel live even in studio settings.
Tracklist
- 1 One woman man 2:39
- 2 I can't give my heart again 3:38
- 3 Ocean of Diamonds alt version 2:40
- 4 Please play the juke box 2:24
- 5 20-20 Vision alt version 2:23
- 6 Water the flowers 2:52
- 7 I Know You’re Married But I Love You Still alt version 2:31
- 8 Will you be lovin' another man 2:00
- 9 Down the Road alt version 1:59
- 10 What a Way to Go Source Recording 2:50
