Stanley Sound Around the World documents Ralph Stanley and the Clinch Mountain Boys on an international tour in the early 1970s, capturing a working band in the repertoire they performed nightly — a combination of classic Stanley Brothers material, gospel, and hard-driving traditional bluegrass. "Poison Love," a Johnnie and Jack song that had long been part of the bluegrass and country repertoire, illustrates the Stanley band's ability to deliver emotionally direct performances without ornament. International touring was still relatively unusual for bluegrass acts at this point, and the album is a document of the genre's reach beyond its American regional base. Ralph's singing — modal, severe, and deeply rooted in the church music of his Virginia upbringing — is as distinctive here as on any of his studio recordings.
Tracklist
- 1 Love Me Darling Just Tonight alt version 2:13
- 2 Could You Love Me One More Time alt version 3:03
- 3 Flood Of 57 2:59
- 4 The Fields Have Turned Brown alt version 2:48
- 5 A Little Boy Called Joe 3:04
- 6 Loving You Too Well 1:52
- 7 Reuben alt version 2:53
- 8 Poor Rambler 2:50
- 9 Old Richmond Prison 2:16
- 10 No Schoolbus In Heaven 2:40
- 11 John Henry alt version 3:12
- 12 Little Maggie alt version 2:44
- 13 Your Worries & Troubles Are Mine 2:35
- 14 Rank Stranger alt version 3:08
- 15 Lonesome and Blue 2:16
- 16 Poison Love Source Recording 2:18
- 17 Little Glass of Wine alt version 2:56
- 18 On and On alt version 2:29
- 19 I’m Lonesome Without You alt version 3:21
- 20 Gonna Paint the Town alt version 1:49
- 21 I Wonder How the Old Folks are at Home alt version
