Ralph Stanley - Cry from the Cross

Title: Cry from the Cross Artist: Ralph Stanley Release Date: 5/22/2001 Re-Released On: 0/0/2001 Label: Rebel UPCs: 032511149923, 032511149947 Genre: Country Styles: Gospel, Traditional Bluegrass, Traditional Country, Bluegrass, Contemporary Bluegrass, Truck Driving Country, Bluegrass-Gospel Moods: Bittersweet, Earthy, Organic, Plaintive, Amiable/Good-Natured, Earnest, Reflective, Spiritual, Intimate, Passionate, Poignant, Precious, Rousing, Sentimental, Yearning Total Copies: 0 Members Wishing: 2 Number of Discs/SwapaCD Credits: 1

1. Cry from the Cross
2. You're Drifting On
3. Will He Wait a Little Longer
4. Bright Morning Star
5. Death Is Only a Dream
6. Come on Little Children
7. Take Your Shoes off Moses
8. Stairway to Heaven
9. I Am the Man, Thomas
10. Step Out in the Sunshine
11. Sinner Man
12. Two Coats

Year Type Label Catalog # 2001 CD Rebel 1499

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Originally released on LP in 1972, this was the first album Ralph Stanley recorded with what many still consider the best band he ever had, one that included not only lead singer Roy Lee Centers (whose vocal similarity to Stanley's late brother, Ralph, was positively eerie), fiddler Curly Ray Cline, and bassist Jack Cooke, but also the young mandolinist Ricky Skaggs and guitarist Keith Whitley. Stanley had discovered Skaggs and Whitley playing old-timey brother duets in a club and was so taken with them that he invited them to tour with him, thus creating one of bluegrass history's legendary lineups. The material on Cry From the Cross is rendered expertly, but without any slickness; Stanley's rough-edged tenor voice dominates, as always, and the instrumental backing tends to be minimal. "Bright Morning Star" and "Sinner Man" are both performed a cappella, and the gripping "Two Coats," which would go on to become a staple of the Stanley repertoire, is here given a sharp-edged modal delivery that perfectly complements the song's stern moral message. This album is clearly a must for Stanley fans and will also serve as a good introduction for newcomers. ~ Rick Anderson, All Music Guide

Name Credits Charles R. Freeland Producer Cliff Waldron Clapping Clinch Mountain Boys Performer Curley Ray Cline Fiddle David Glasser Mastering Ed Ferris Bass Gary B. Reid Liner Notes Jack Cooke Bass, Clapping, Vocals Keith Whitley Guitar, Vocals Mark Freeman Production Coordination Ralph Stanley Banjo, Tenor (Vocal) Ricky Skaggs Fiddle, Mandolin Ronnie Bucke Photography Roy Homer Engineer Roy Lee Centers Vocals, Guitar