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Tragic Songs of Life is an album by American country music duo The Louvin Brothers, released in 1956.[1]
Having previously recorded one single for Apollo Records and a series of sides for Decca, the Louvin's signed with Capitol Records in 1952. They recorded over ten singles for Capitol, with the earliest all Gospel songs, before "When I Stop Dreaming" became their first secular release in 1955. Their Capitol album debut, Tragic Songs of Life is somewhat of a concept album, drawing heavily on artists they admired such as Bill Monroe, The Monroe Brothers, The Blue Sky Boys, and The Callahan Brothers.[2][3] The majority of the songs are tragic heartbreak and misfortune songs and classic murder ballads.
"Knoxville Girl" was released as a single three years later and reached number 19 on the Billboard Country Singles chart.
Mark Deming stated in his Allmusic review "...this is a landmark of traditional country music that remains powerful more than fifty years after it was recorded."
Reissues
- In 1992, all of the tracks from Tragic Songs of Life were included in the Close Harmony 8-CD box set issued by Bear Family Records.
- Tragic Songs of Life was reissued on CD by Capitol in 1996.
- Tragic Songs of Life was reissued on CD by Raven records in 2007 along with Satan Is Real. Four bonus tracks were included.[4]
Track listing
- "Kentucky" (Karl Davis) – 2:40
- "I'll Be All Smiles Tonight" (A. P. Carter) – 3:14
- "Let Her Go, God Bless Her" (Traditional) – 2:55
- "What Is Home Without Love" (Traditional) – 3:00
- "A Tiny Broken Heart" (Charlie Louvin, Ira Louvin, Eddie Hill) – 2:34
- "In the Pines" (Traditional, Alan Riggs) – 3:15
- "Alabama" (C. Louvin, I. Louvin, Hill) – 2:43
- "Katie Dear" (William Bolick) – 2:34
- "My Brother's Will" (Ken Nelson) – 3:16
- "Knoxville Girl" (Traditional) – 3:49
- "Take the News to Mother" (Walter "Joe" Callahan, Homer "Bill" Callahan, W. R. Caloway) – 2:48
- "Mary of the Wild Moor" (Traditional, Dennis Turner) – 3:11
Personnel
- Charlie Louvin – vocals, guitar
- Ira Louvin – vocals, mandolin
- Paul Yandell – guitar
Production notes:
- Ken Nelson – producer
- John Johnson – reissue producer
References
- ^ Allmusic entry for Tragic Songs of Life Retrieved November 2009.
- ^ Yates, Don (Sept-Oct, 1996). "Louvin Brothers". Retrieved January 23, 2010.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "Louvin Brothers - Singles Discography". Retrieved January 23, 2010.
- ^ Reissue of Tragic Songs of Life/Satan Is Real Retrieved November 2009.
External links
- Rabin, Nathan. The Louvin Brothers’ tragic songs of Satan’s realness Retrieved January 23, 2010.