The Browns, Jim Ed and sisters Maxine and Bonnie, rose to the top of the country and pop charts in 1959 with their recording of 'The Three Bells'. One of the finest harmony groups in country music, the Browns were part of the transition from hillbilly music to the Nashville sound, with a little rock 'n' roll on the side. This retrospective covers the Browns from their earliest recordings for Fabor in 1954, including the hit Looking Back To See, and follows their RCA career through such giant hits as I Heard The Bluebirds Sing, I Take The Chance, The Old Lamplighter, Scarlet Ribbons and of course The Three Bells under producer-guitarist Chet Atkins's guiding hand. This is essential listening for those who love close family harmony singing.
Track Listing
Disc 1:
- Looking Back To See
- Itsy Witsy Bitsy Me
- Why Am I Falling
- Draggin' Main Street
- Your Love Is As Wild As The West Wind
- Cool Green
- Do Memories Haunt Me
- It's Love I Guess
- I'm Your Man, I'm Your Gal
- Set The Dawgs On `Em
- Jungle Magic
- You Thought, I Thought
- Here Today And Gone Tomorrow
- The Grass Is Green
- Lookin' On
- I Take The Chance
- I Can't See For Lookin'
- I'm In Heaven
- Goo Goo Dada
- Just As Long As You Love Me
- Getting Used To Being Lonely
- A Man With A Plan
- (Just As Lot Of) Sweet Talk
- Don't Tell Me Your Troubles
- The Last Thing That I Want
- Preview Of The Blues
- My Isle Of Golden Dreams
- I Guess I'm Crazy
- Sky Princess
- I'll Hold You In My Heart
Disc 2:
- I Heard The Bluebirds Sing
- It Takes A Long,Long Train With A Red Caboose
- Don't Use The Word Lightly
- Waltz Of The Angels
- The Table Next To Me
- Money
- You'll Always Be In My Heart
- Behave Yourself, Jose
- Just In Time
- The Man In The Moon
- Ain't No Way In This World
- Crazy Dreams
- True Love Goes Far Beyond
- Only One Way To Love You
- Be My Love
- Land Of Golden Dreams
- Love Is In Season
- Would You Care'
- The Trot
- Beyond The Shadow
- This Time I Would Know
- The Three Bells
- Wake Up Jonah
- Heaven Fell Last Night
- Your Pretty Blue Eyes
- Unchained Melody
- Indian Love Call
- Blues Stay Away From Me
- Dream On (She'll Break Your Heart)
- Where Did The Sunshine Go'
- We Should Be Together
Disc 3:
- I Still Do
- Only The Lonely
- Hi De Ank Tum
- Love Me Tender
- Put On An Old Pair Of Shoes
- Blue Bells Ring
- Scarlet Ribbons (For Her Hair)
- Red Sails In The Sunset
- That's My Desire
- That Little Boy Of Mine
- Halfway To Heaven
- Teen-Ex
- Oh! My Papa
- Margo (The Ninth Of May)
- Cool Water
- True Love
- The Enchanted Sea
- The Old Lamplighter
- Billy McCoy
- Am I That Easy To Forget'
- The Whiffenpoof Song
- Streamlined Cannonball
- My Adobe Hacienda
- Pledge Of Love
- Wabash Blues
- Who's Gonna Buy You Ribbons (When I'm Gone)
- Chandelier Of Stars
- Eternally
- Brighten The Corner Where You Are
- The Blue Skirt Waltz
- Have You Ever Been Lonely
Disc 4:
- The Wayward Wind
- The Old Village Choir
- High Noon
- Lavender Blue
- Blues In My Heart
- Chandlier Of Stars
- Blue Christmas
- This Land Is Your Land
- In The Pines
- Greenwillow Christmas
- Remember Me
- The Twelfth Of Never
- Nevada
- Where I Was (When We Became Strangers)
- You're So Much A Part Of Me
- Revenge
- The Bandit
- Send Me The Pillow You Dream On
- Down In The Valley
- Shenandoah
- Columbus Stockade Blues
- Clementine
- Poor Wayfaring Stranger
- Ground Hog
- Poor Wildwood Flower
- Who's Gonna Shoe Your Pretty Little Feet
- John B. Sails
- My Pretty Quadroon
- Down On The Old Plantation
Disc 5:
- Alpha And Omega
- Foolish Pride
- Angel's Dolly
- My Baby's Gone
- Whispering Wine
- Lord I'm Coming Home
- How Great Thou Art
- Child Of The King
- Just As I Am
- The Church In The Wildwood
- An Evening Prayer
- In The Garden
- Whispering Hope
- When They Ring Those Golden Bells
- Where No One Stands Alone
- My Latest Sun Is Sinking Fast
- Faith Unlocks The Door
- It's Just A Little Heartache
- No Love At All
- Buttons And Bows
- The Old Master Painter
- They Call The Wind Maria
- Forty Shades Of Green
- Is It Make Believe
- Everlasting
- The Twelfth Rose
- Watching My World Fall Apart
- Oh, No!
- Dear Teresa
Disc 6:
- The Great Speckled Bird
- Don't Let The Stars Get In Your Eyes
- Sugarfoot Rag
- Fair And Tender Ladies
- Tragic Romance
- Four Walls
- You Nearly Lose Your Mind
- Mansion On The Hill
- Wondering
- Mommy Please Stay Home With Me
- Anna
- Pirogue
- The Happy Fool
- The Grass Is Red
- Circuit Ridin' Preacher
- Halfbreed
- The Young Land
- The Gun, The Gold, The Girl
- Mister And Mississippi
- Blowin' In The Wind
- Tobacco Road
- Then I'll Stop Loving You
- You're Easy To Remember
- I Know My Place
- My Baby Doesn't Love Me Anymore
- Love Didn't Pass Me By
- The Outskirts Of Town
- Tangled Web
- My Destiny
- Johnny, I Hardly Knew You
Disc 7:
- Everybody's Darlin' Plus Mine
- Meadowgreen
- One Take Away One
- No Sad Songs For Me
- I Feel Like Crying
- The Big Blizzard
- Watch The Roses Grow
- A Little Too Much To Dream
- Little Boy Blue
- Maybe Tomorrow
- I Can Stand It (As Long As You Can)
- Gone
- This Heart Of Mine (Can Never Say Goodbye)
- I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry
- Yesterday's Gone
- You Can't Grow Peaches On A Cherry Tree
- Two Of A Kind
- Springtime
- When I Stop Dreaming
- Too Soon To Know
- Now I Can Live Again
- I Will Bring You Water
- June Is As Cold As December
- I'd Just Be Fool Enough
- Maker Of Raindrops And Roses
- Making Plans
- Born To Be With You
- A Million Miles From Nowhere
- Bid Daddy
Disc 8:
- Coming Back To You
- (I Prithee) Do Not Ask For Love
- Gigawackem
- Rhythm Of The Rain
- Greener Pastures
- After Losing You
- The Tip Of My Fingers
- Four Strong Winds
- Sorry I Never Knew You
- The Old Country Church
- They Tore The Old Country Church Down
- Though Your Sins Be As Scarlet
- He Will Set Your Fields On Fire
- The Night Watch
- When I Lift Up My Head
- Taller Than Trees
- The Mocking Bird
- Jezebel
- A Rusty Old Halo
- The Weapon Of Prayer
- I Hear It Now
- Ride, Ride, Ride
- Country Boy's Dream
- All Of Me Belongs To You
- Where Does The Good Times Go
- I'm A Lonesome Fugitive
- Once
- Walk Through This World With Me
- Happy Tracks
- Misty Blue
- If The Whole World Stopped Lovin'
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