Reunion, released on Wango in 1997, brings Ralph Stanley back together with two musicians woven through his long history: George Shuffler, the guitarist whose cross-picking defined the Stanley Brothers' sound in their later years, and James King, the powerful lead singer who carried the hard Stanley tradition into his own career. The album trades on that shared lineage, revisiting the mountain repertoire and the stark, modal harmony Stanley always called old-time mountain music rather than bluegrass. Shuffler's distinctive guitar and King's full-throated lead give the set its character, framed by Stanley's clawhammer-rooted banjo and unmistakable presence. Reunion is less a comeback than a gathering of kindred players — a document of the deep continuity running through Ralph Stanley's circle, made decades into a career built on refusing to let the old sound fade.
Tracklist
- 1 Say you'll take me back
- 2 Too late to cry
- 3 Little Glass of Wine alt version 2:56
- 4 A life of sorrow
- 5 I love no one but you
- 6 Sweetest love
- 7 I’ll Take the Blame alt version 2:19
- 8 The Old Home alt version
- 9 Let me love you one more time
- 10 Ralph's medley
- 11 Darkest hour is just before dawn
- 12 Sally Ann alt version 3:01
