Yesterday Today and the Osborne Brothers, released on Decca in 1968, captures Bobby and Sonny Osborne at the peak of their commercial success and at the most controversial point of their artistic evolution. The brothers had embraced electric instruments, drums, and lush Nashville production values in a deliberate bid for country crossover, and the resulting sound divided the bluegrass community sharply. Whatever one's position on the experiment, the vocal prowess on display is undeniable — Bobby's high lead and the brother harmonies remain extraordinary — and the album documents an important moment when bluegrass's boundaries were being tested from within by ambitious, commercially minded artists.
Tracklist
- 1 Will You Be Loving Another Man alt version 2:10
- 2 Molly and Tenbrooks alt version 2:34
- 3 I’ll Never Shed Another Tear alt version 2:19
- 4 My Little Girl in Tennessee alt version 2:22
- 5 I'll never love another 3:00
- 6 I’ll Go Stepping Too alt version 2:53
- 7 Rocky Top alt version 2:40
- 8 Gal, you got a job to do 2:46
- 9 My favorite memory 2:42
- 10 Driving Nails in My Coffin alt version 2:50
- 11 If I could count on you 2:44
