Format: CD, Compilation
Country: UK
Released: 2011
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Folk & Country
[Tracklist]
01 Wildwood Flower (3:14)
02 My Clinch Mountain Home (3:12)
03 The Foggy Mountain Top (3:00)
04 Keep On The Sunnyside (2:54)
05 I'm Thinking Tonight Of My Blues Eyes (3:03)
06 Jimmy Brown The Newsboy (2:34)
07 John Hardy Was A Desperate Little Man (2:57)
08 Lula Wall (2:53)
09 Wabash Cannonball (3:00)
10 Worried Man Blues (2:46)
11 Carters Blues (3:00)
12 Diamonds In The Rough (3:25)
13 Church In The Wildwood (3:15)
14 Lonesome Pine Special (3:00)
15 The Cannonball (3:00)
16 I Never Will Marry (2:38)
17 Lonesome Valley (2:42)
18 Sweet Fern (Sweet Fern) (3:09)
[Credits]
Sara Carter (guitar/autoharp/vocals) Maybelle Carter (guitar/vocals) A.P. Carter (vocals)
[Notes]
Fans looking for more than ASV/Living Era's Wildwood Flower collection but scared off by Bear Family's massive 12-disc box could comfortably pick up this five-disc budget compilation. At 126 songs, it covers all of their RCA Victor recordings in chronological order, omitting only alternate takes. The remastering isn't necessarily better than other Carter Family issues -- rather than clean up the crackle, the engineers have simply boosted the sound level, and while that does bring out some nuances, the ever-present hiss is louder than usual. That and the scanty liner notes mean that casual fans could probably do perfectly well with Wildwood Flower, but this music is going to be an outstanding addition to any collection, especially at a price this low. -- AllMusic Review by Jim Smi
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