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RALPH STANLEY - CLINCH MOUNTAIN SWEETHEARTS (REB-1770, 2001)

Musicians
Ralph Stanley: Vocals
James Alan Shelton: Lead Guitar
John Rigsby: Mandolin
Steve Sparkman: Banjo
Ralph Stanley II: Rhythm Guitar
James Price: Fiddle, Bass on Tracks 6, 12, Bass Vocal on track 2
Jack Cooke: Bass, Baritone Vocal on Track 2
George Shuffler: Bass on Track 9
Mark Fain: Bass on Tracks 3, 4, 5, 11, 13


Guest Vocals:
Iris Dement: Vocal on Tracks 1 & 11
Pam Tillis: Vocal on Track 2
Patty Mitchell: Vocal on Track 3
Gillian Welch: Vocal on Track 4
Dolly Parton: Vocal on Track 5
Maria Muldaur: Vocal on Track 6
Sara Evans: Vocal on Track 7
Joan Baez: Vocal on Track 8
Kristi Stanley: Vocal on Track 9
Gail Davies: Vocal on Track 10
Chely Wright: Vocal on Track 12
Melba Montgomery: Vocal on Track 13
Jeannie Seely: Vocal on Track 14
Lucinda Williams: Vocal on Track 15
Valerie Smith: Vocal on Track 16
Terry Eldredge: Baritone Vocal on Track 10 & 12
Shelton Feazell: Bass Vocal on Tracks 10, 12, 14
Cheryl White: High Baritone on Track 14

Production Credits

Produced and Engineered by Bil VornDick
Recorded and Mixed at: Masterlink Studios Nashville, TN
Additional Recording at: Quad Studios Nashville, TN
Different Fur Studio San Francisco, CA
Production Assistant: Chris Skinker
Assistant Engineers: Johnny Drake, Chad Hailey, Marc Lacuesta, Justin Lieberman and Chris Scherbak
Interns: Lew Card (MTSU), Rob Clark (MTSU), Constance Lewis (MTSU), Brando Marcus (MTSU), Chris Mihalcik (MTSU), and Phillip Stein (Belmont University)
Mastered by: Randy LeRoy at Final Stage, Nashville, TN
Executive Producer: Dave Freeman
Production Coordinator: Mark Freeman

Ralph Stanley brings us another collaborative project featuring duets with fifteen excellent female artists. This album is every bit as impressive and enjoyable as Dr. Stanley's other epic collabrative projects thanks to a varied and stellar cast, the wonderful backing provided by the Clinch Mountain Boys, and Dr. Stanley's ever-enthralling tenor vocals.