The Louvin Brothers - When I Stop Dreaming: The Best of the Louvin Brothers

Title: When I Stop Dreaming: The Best of the Louvin Brothers Artist: The Louvin Brothers Release Date: 1995 Re-Released On: 5/23/1995 Label: Razor & Tie Music Album Type(s): Greatest Hits UPC: 793018206822 Genre: Country Styles: Gospel, Traditional Bluegrass, Traditional Country, Bluegrass, Close Harmony, Bluegrass-Gospel Moods: Autumnal, Bittersweet, Organic, Plaintive, Distraught, Dramatic, Earnest, Earthy, Searching, Spooky, Springlike, Amiable/Good-Natured, Intimate, Melancholy, Poignant, Reflective, Sad, Sentimental, Wistful Total Copies: 0 Members Wishing: 6 Number of Discs/SwapaCD Credits: 1

1. Broadminded
2. The Family Who Prays
3. When I Stop Dreaming
4. Pitfall
5. Don't Laugh
6. I Don't Believe You've Met My Baby
7. Hoping That You're Hoping
8. The First One to Love You [*]
9. In the Pines
10. Knoxville Girl
11. Cash on the Barrelhead
12. You're Running Wild
13. My Baby's Gone
14. I Wish It Had Been a Dream
15. While You're Cheating on Me [*]
16. If I Could Only Win Your Love [*]
17. You're Learning [*]
18. The River of Jordan [*]
19. The Kneeling Drunkard's Plea
20. Southern Moon
21. Gonna Lay Down My Old Guitar [*]
22. The Great Atomic Power
23. Wreck on the Highway
24. Stuck up Blues

Year Type Label Catalog # 1995 CD Razor & Tie Music 82068

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In the 1950s, a time when Nashville was beginning to sand off the rough edges of country music and move in a more "modern" and pop-influenced direction, the Louvin Brothers were at once a breath of fresh air and a reminder of the music's Appalachian traditions. The close harmonies of Ira and Charlie Louvin reflected the influence of earlier family harmony acts such as the Delmore Brothers, and Bill and Charlie Monroe, but few (if any) duos in country history brought their voices together with such thrilling and heart-tugging clarity as the Louvins. Whether they were singing about the pain of heartbreak or the trials of sin and redemption, their performances spoke of a plain and unaffected sincerity that's uncommonly moving. Despite the group's importance and lasting influence, When I Stop Dreaming: The Best Of The Louvin Brothers was the first genuinely comprehensive single-disc collection of the duo's most memorable work, and while it focuses strictly on their recordings for Capitol Records without referring to their earlier sides for M-G-M and Decca, only the most rabid completist is likely to mind. The 24 tracks included capture the Louvin Brothers at the very peak of their abilities, and features not only their biggest charts hits but a handful of superb album cuts; if there was ever a best-of album that lived up to its billing, this is it. Beautifully remastered and featuring a fine biographical essay by Marshall Crenshaw, When I Stop Dreaming is the best way to introduce yourself to the Louvin Brothers and their music short of the eight-disc Bear Family anthology Close Harmony; and as a sampler, it's far more affordable (and portable). ~ Mark Deming, All Music Guide

Name Credits Brigid Pearson Design, Artwork Charlie Louvin Vocals, Guitar Chet Atkins Guitar (Electric) Don Helms Guitar (Steel) Eddie Hill Guitar (Rhythm) Floyd Chance Bass George McCormick Guitar (Rhythm), Vocal Harmony Hank Garland Guitar Harold Bradley Guitar Howdy Forrester Fiddle Hugh Wyatt Producer Ira Louvin Guitar (Acoustic), Vocals, Mandolin Jimmy Capps Guitar Jimmy Riddle Harmonica Ken Nelson Producer Kevin Gray Mastering Assistant Lloyd Copas Guitar Marshall Crenshaw Compilation, Liner Notes Marvin Hughes Piano Murray Harman, Jr. Drums Paul Yandell Guitar (Electric), Guitar Ray Edenton Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Rhythm) Rob Kemp Project Coordinator Shot Jackson Dobro Smiley Wilson Guitar (Rhythm) Steve Hoffman Mastering Victor Battista Bass