Bill Monroe - Bill Monroe at His Best

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Album Details

Title: Bill Monroe at His Best
Artist: Bill Monroe
Release Date: 1989
Re-Released On: 8/16/1994
Label: Hollywood Records
Album Type(s): Greatest Hits
UPC: 012676040921
Genre: Country
Styles: Gospel, Traditional Bluegrass, Old-Timey, Traditional Country, Bluegrass, Bluegrass-Gospel
Moods: Earthy, Plaintive, Rustic, Earnest, Exuberant, Organic, Bittersweet, Freewheeling, Passionate, Rousing, Sad, Sweet, Yearning, Sentimental, Fun, Pastoral, Rollicking, Spiritual, Amiable/Good-Natured, Reflective
Total Copies: 0
Members Wishing: 1
Number of Discs/SwapaCD Credits: 1

Track Listings

Orange Blossom Special
Uncle Pen
Footprints in the Snow
Bluegrass Breakdown
I Saw the Light
Shady Grove
Shenandoah Breakdown
Mule Skinner Blues
The Prisoner's Song
Blue Moon of Kentucky
Can't You Hear Me Callin'
Nine Pound Hammer

Additional Releases

Year	Type	Label	Catalog #
1994	CD	Hollywood Records	409

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Album Review

The title of Bill Monroe At His Best is a bit of a misnomer. Although this is fine Monroe -- and he never was particularly bad -- it isn't the best way to hear him, since the audio quality is terrible and none of these performances are among his best-known. Still, Monroe was never particularly bad, and the music itself on the collection is entertaining, thanks to the presence of such songs as "Muleskinner Blues," "Blue Moon of Kentucky," "Uncle Pen," "I Saw the Light" and "Bluegrass Breakdown." ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide

Credits

Name	Credits
Bill Monroe	Vocals, Mandolin
Chuck Young	Art Direction