Paradise (Opryland Records 1001) is a studio album from Jim and Jesse McReynolds, the Coeburn, Virginia brothers who brought their characteristic split-string mandolin technique and close sibling harmony to a program that includes a bluegrass treatment of John Prine's "Paradise" — the Kentucky coal-mining lament — performed with Willie Nelson as a guest vocalist. Jim McReynolds plays guitar and sings; Jesse McReynolds plays mandolin and sings; Vic Jordan plays banjo; Brian Rittenberry plays fiddle; Dave Shipley holds the bass; and Willie Nelson sings. Opryland Records, the label associated with Nashville's Opryland USA entertainment complex, provided the recording context for this collaboration connecting two of country music's most enduring traditions — the brothers' bluegrass ensemble work and Nelson's outlaw country identity — in the shared territory of American roots songwriting.
Tracklist
- 1 Paradise alt version 2:31
- 2 Bring back your sweet love 2:36
- 3 Wedding bells 2:58
- 4 I'm in love with Martha White 2:15
- 5 The magic little garden 2:17
- 6 Billy, don't be a hero 2:58
- 7 I Know You’re Married alt version 2:14
- 8 Love is a fading rose 2:33
- 9 Yonder comes a sucker 2:04
- 10 Ain't no place for a country boy 2:30
