Seven Year Blues - The Louvin Brothers, Hill, Eddie
(I'm Changing the Words To) My Love Song of You - The Louvin Brothers, Louvin, Charlie
The Get Acquainted Waltz - The Louvin Brothers, Louvin, Charlie
Weapon of Prayer - The Louvin Brothers, Louvin, Charlie
They've Got the Church Outnumbered - The Louvin Brothers, Louvin, Charlie
Do You Live What You Preach - The Louvin Brothers, Louvin, Charlie
You'll Be Rewarded Over There - The Louvin Brothers, Louvin, Charlie
I'll Live With God (To Die No More) - The Louvin Brothers, Hill, Eddie
Robe of White - The Louvin Brothers, Hill, Eddie
The Great Atomic Power - The Louvin Brothers, Bain, Buddy
Insured Beyond the Grave - The Louvin Brothers, Louvin, Charlie
The Gospel Way - The Louvin Brothers, Louvin, Charlie
The Sons and Daughters of God - The Louvin Brothers, Louvin, Charlie
Broad Minded - The Louvin Brothers, Louvin, Charlie
The Family Who Prays - The Louvin Brothers, Louvin, Charlie
I Know What You're Talking About - The Louvin Brothers, Louvin, Charlie
Let Us Travel On - The Louvin Brothers, Louvin, Charlie
I Love God's Way of Living - The Louvin Brothers, Louvin, Charlie
Born Again - The Louvin Brothers, Louvin, Charlie
Preach the Gospel - The Louvin Brothers, Louvin, Charlie
From Mother's Arms to Korea - The Louvin Brothers, Louvin, Charlie
If We Forget God - The Louvin Brothers, Louvin, Charlie
Satan and the Saint - The Louvin Brothers, Louvin, Charlie
Satan Lied to Me - The Louvin Brothers, Louvin, Charlie
God Bless Her ('Cause She's My Mother) - The Louvin Brothers, Hill, Eddie
Last Chance to Pray - The Louvin Brothers, Louvin, Charlie
Track Listings (28) - Disc #2
No One to Sing for Me - The Louvin Brothers, Hill, Eddie
Swing Low, Sweet Chariot - The Louvin Brothers, Traditional
Nearer, My God, To Thee - The Louvin Brothers, Mason, Lowell
Make Him a Soldier - The Louvin Brothers, Louvin, Charlie
I Can't Say No - The Louvin Brothers, Louvin, Charlie
Just Rehearsing - The Louvin Brothers, Louvin, Charlie
Love Thy Neighbor as Thy Self - The Louvin Brothers, Louvin, Charlie
Where Will You Build - The Louvin Brothers, Louvin, Charlie
Pray for Me - The Louvin Brothers, Louvin, Charlie
When I Stop Dreaming - The Louvin Brothers, Louvin, Charlie
Pitfall - The Louvin Brothers, Smith, Smitty [1]
Alabama - The Louvin Brothers, Hill, Eddie
Memories and Tears - The Louvin Brothers, Rule, Jimmy
Don't Laugh - The Louvin Brothers, Gedge, David
I Don't Believe You've Met My Baby - The Louvin Brothers, Inman, Autry
Childish Love - The Louvin Brothers, Louvin, Charlie
In the Middle of Nowhere - The Louvin Brothers, Louvin, Charlie
Hoping That You're Hoping - The Louvin Brothers, Harrison, Betty E.
The First One to Love You - The Louvin Brothers, Carter, Helen
I Cried After You Left - The Louvin Brothers, Cunningham, Faye
That's All He's Asking of Me - The Louvin Brothers, Louvin, Charlie
I'll Be All Smiles Tonight - The Louvin Brothers, Carter, A.P.
In the Pines - The Louvin Brothers, Ledbetter, Huddie
What Is Home Without Love - The Louvin Brothers, Traditional
Mary of the Wild Moor - The Louvin Brothers, Traditional
Knoxville Girl - The Louvin Brothers, Paul, Henry
Kentucky - The Louvin Brothers, Davis, Karl
Katie Dear - The Louvin Brothers, Bolick, William
Track Listings (28) - Disc #3
My Brother's Will - The Louvin Brothers, Nelson, Ken [1]
Take the News to Mother - The Louvin Brothers, Callahan, Homer "Bi
Let Her Go, God Bless Her - The Louvin Brothers, Traditional
A Tiny Broken Heart - The Louvin Brothers, Hill, Eddie
Plenty of Everything But You - The Louvin Brothers, Louvin, Charlie
Cash on the Barrelhead - The Louvin Brothers, Louvin, Charlie
You're Running Wild - The Louvin Brothers, Edenton, Ray
The New Partner Waltz - The Louvin Brothers, Louvin, Charlie
I Won't Have to Cross Jordan Alone - The Louvin Brothers, Durham, Charles E.
Praying - The Louvin Brothers, Houser, Hazel
Wait a Little Longer, Please Jesus - The Louvin Brothers, Houser, Hazel
This Little Light of Mine - The Louvin Brothers, Traditional
I Steal Away and Pray - The Louvin Brothers, Louvin, Charlie
There's No Excuse - The Louvin Brothers, Louvin, Charlie
Are You Washed in the Blood - The Louvin Brothers, Traditional
Lord, I'm Coming Home - The Louvin Brothers, Traditional
Thankful - The Louvin Brothers, Louvin, Charlie
Take Me Back into Your Heart - The Louvin Brothers, Autry, Gene
Here Today and Gone Tomorrow - The Louvin Brothers, Fowler, W.
We Could - The Louvin Brothers, Bryant, Felice
Tennessee Waltz - The Louvin Brothers, King, Pee Wee
Too Late - The Louvin Brothers, Wakely, Jimmy
Are You Teasing Me - The Louvin Brothers, Louvin, Charlie
Nobody's Darling But Mine - The Louvin Brothers, Davis, Jimmie
Don't Let Your Sweet Love Die - The Louvin Brothers, Manners, Zeke
I Wonder Where You Are Tonight - The Louvin Brothers, Bond, Johnny
Why Not Confess - The Louvin Brothers, Hamrick, Ralph
Making Believe - The Louvin Brothers, Work, Jimmy
Track Listings (29) - Disc #4
Have I Stayed Away Too Long - The Louvin Brothers, Loesser, Frank
Call Me - The Louvin Brothers, Louvin, Charlie
I Wish You Knew - The Louvin Brothers, Louvin, Charlie
Dog Sled - The Louvin Brothers, Louvin, Charlie
When I Loved You - The Louvin Brothers, Louvin, Charlie
My Baby's Gone - The Louvin Brothers, Houser, Hazel
She Didn't Even Know I Was Gone - The Louvin Brothers, Louvin, Charlie
My Baby Came Back - The Louvin Brothers, Louvin, Charlie
Are You Wasting My Time - The Louvin Brothers, Louvin, Charlie
My Curly Headed Baby - The Louvin Brothers, Traditional
Lorene - The Louvin Brothers, Louvin, Charlie
I Wish It Had Been a Dream - The Louvin Brothers, Louvin, Charlie
While You're Cheating on Me - The Louvin Brothers, Louvin, Charlie
If I Could Only Win Your Love - The Louvin Brothers, Louvin, Charlie
You're Learning - The Louvin Brothers, Louvin, Charlie
Blue from Now On - The Louvin Brothers, Leisy, Jim
Today - The Louvin Brothers, Clarks [1]
My Heart Was Trampled on the Street - The Louvin Brothers, Louvin, Charlie
Send Me the Pillow That You Dream On - The Louvin Brothers, Locklin, Hank
On My Way to the Show - The Louvin Brothers, Louvin, Charlie
Read What's in My Heart - The Louvin Brothers, Shirley, Dell
Red Hen Hop - The Louvin Brothers, Louvin, Charlie
She Will Get Lonesome - The Louvin Brothers, Louvin, Charlie
I Wonder If You Know - The Louvin Brothers, Barrett, Ella
Blue - The Louvin Brothers, Becker, Jason
The Angels Rejoiced Last Night - The Louvin Brothers, Louvin, Charlie
Dying from Home, and Lost - The Louvin Brothers, Traditional
Satan's Jeweled Crown - The Louvin Brothers, Eden, Edgar
The River of Jordan - The Louvin Brothers, Houser, Hazel
Track Listings (28) - Disc #5
I'm Ready to Go Home - The Louvin Brothers, Houser, Hazel
The Kneeling Drunkard's Plea - The Louvin Brothers, Carter, Anita
Satan Is Real - The Louvin Brothers, Louvin, Charlie
The Christian Life - The Louvin Brothers, Louvin, Charlie
Are You Afraid to Die - The Louvin Brothers, Hill, Eddie
He Can Be Found - The Louvin Brothers, Barrett, Ella
There's a Higher Power - The Louvin Brothers, Louvin, Charlie
The Drunkard's Doom - The Louvin Brothers, Louvin, Charlie
I See a Bridge - The Louvin Brothers, Louvin, Charlie
Just Suppose - The Louvin Brothers, Louvin, Charlie
The Stagger - The Louvin Brothers, Louvin, Charlie
Nellie Moved to Town - The Louvin Brothers, Louvin, Charlie
What a Change One Day Can Make - The Louvin Brothers, Cole, Grady
Ruby's Song - The Louvin Brothers, Louvin, Charlie
The Last Old Shovel - The Louvin Brothers, Scott, Jim [Enginee
Midnight Special - The Louvin Brothers, Fogerty, John
Brown's Ferry Blues - The Louvin Brothers, Delmore, Alton
Southern Moon - The Louvin Brothers, Delmore, Alton
Sand Mountain Blues - The Louvin Brothers, Delmore, Alton
Nashville Blues - The Louvin Brothers, Delmore, Alton
Blues Stay Away from Me - The Louvin Brothers, Delmore, Alton
When It's Time for the Whippoorwill to Sing - The Louvin Brothers, Delmore, Alton
Put Me on the Train to Carolina - The Louvin Brothers, Delmore, Alton
Freight Train Blues - The Louvin Brothers, Nabors, Jim
Weary Lonesome Blues - The Louvin Brothers, Delmore, Alton
Gonna Lay Down My Old Guitar - The Louvin Brothers, Delmore, Alton
It's Christmas Time - The Louvin Brothers, Louvin, Charlie
Santa's Big Parade - The Louvin Brothers, Louvin, Charlie
Track Listings (26) - Disc #6
Love Is a Lonely Street - The Louvin Brothers, Barrett, Ella
If You Love Me Stay Away - The Louvin Brothers, Louvin, Charlie
I Ain't Gonna Work Tomorrow - The Louvin Brothers, Louvin, Charlie
I Love You Best of All - The Louvin Brothers, Louvin, Charlie
I Can't Keep You in Love With Me - The Louvin Brothers, Louvin, Charlie
Scared of the Blues - The Louvin Brothers, Louvin, Charlie
I Have Found the Way - The Louvin Brothers, Traditional
He Set Me Free - The Louvin Brothers, Brumley, Albert E.
Kneel at the Cross - The Louvin Brothers, Moody, Charles E.
Leaning on the Everlasting Arms - The Louvin Brothers, Hoffman, Rev. E.H.
O Why Not Tonight? - The Louvin Brothers, Bonar
You Can't Find the Lord Too Soon - The Louvin Brothers, Johnson, Bobby [1]
Keep Your Eyes on Jesus - The Louvin Brothers, Louvin, Charlie
Almost Persuaded - The Louvin Brothers, Bliss, Philip
I Feel Better Now - The Louvin Brothers, Louvin, Charlie
O Who Shall Be Able to Stand - The Louvin Brothers, Brown, Dale
If Today Was the Day - The Louvin Brothers, Louvin, Charlie
You'll Meet Him in the Clouds - The Louvin Brothers, Louvin, Charlie
You'll Meet Him in the Clouds - The Louvin Brothers, Louvin, Charlie
Away in a Manger - The Louvin Brothers, J. R. Murray
The Friendly Beasts - The Louvin Brothers, Ives, Burl
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing - The Louvin Brothers, Mendelssohn, Felix
Good Christian Men, Rejoice - The Louvin Brothers, Traditional
While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks - The Louvin Brothers, Traditional
The First Noel - The Louvin Brothers, Sandys, William
It Came Upon a Midnight Clear - The Louvin Brothers, Sears, Edmund Hamil
Track Listings (26) - Disc #7
O Come All Ye Faithful - The Louvin Brothers, Oakeley, Frederick
O Little Town of Bethlehem - The Louvin Brothers, Brooks, Phillip [1]
Silent Night - The Louvin Brothers, Gruber, Franz
Deck the Halls - The Louvin Brothers, Traditional
Joy to the World - The Louvin Brothers, Mason, Lowell
It Hurts Me More (The Second Time Around) - The Louvin Brothers, Anderson, Bill [1]
How's the World Treating You - The Louvin Brothers, Atkins, Chet
Every Time You Leave - The Louvin Brothers, Louvin, Charlie
Time Goes So Slow - The Louvin Brothers, Davis, Skeeter
I Died for the Red, White and Blue - The Louvin Brothers, Traditional
From Mother's Arms to Korea - The Louvin Brothers, Louvin, Charlie
Searching for a Soldier's Grave - The Louvin Brothers, Acuff, Roy
At Mail Call Today - The Louvin Brothers, Autry, Gene
Soldier's Last Letter - The Louvin Brothers, Stewart, Redd
There's a Star Spangled Banner Waving Somewhere - The Louvin Brothers, Darnell
There's a Grave in the Wave of the Ocean - The Louvin Brothers, Jones, Grandpa
Mother I Thank You for the Bible You Gave Me - The Louvin Brothers, Traditional
The Great Atomic Power - The Louvin Brothers, Bain, Buddy
A Seaman's Girl - The Louvin Brothers, Barrett, Ella
Robe of White - The Louvin Brothers, Hill, Eddie
The Weapon of Prayer - The Louvin Brothers, Louvin, Charlie
Broken Engagement - The Louvin Brothers, Louvin, Charlie
The First Time in Life - The Louvin Brothers, Louvin, Charlie
There Is No Easy Way - The Louvin Brothers, Louvin, Charlie
Love Turned to Hate - The Louvin Brothers, Davis, Skeeter
Must You Throw Dirt in My Face - The Louvin Brothers, Anderson, Bill [1]
Track Listings (27) - Disc #8
Great Speckled Bird - The Louvin Brothers, Carter, Roy
Wabash Cannonball - The Louvin Brothers, Carter, A.P.
Lonely Mound of Clay - The Louvin Brothers, Acuff, Roy
Wreck on the Highway - The Louvin Brothers, Dixon, Dorsey
Wait for the Light to Shine - The Louvin Brothers, Rose, Fred
Low and Lonely - The Louvin Brothers, Jenkins
We Live in Two Different Worlds - The Louvin Brothers, Rose, Fred
The Precious Jewel - The Louvin Brothers, Acuff, Roy
The Great Judgement Morning - The Louvin Brothers, Traditional
Branded Wherever I Go - The Louvin Brothers, Acuff, Roy
Not a Word from Home - The Louvin Brothers, Acuff, Roy
Stuck Up Blues - The Louvin Brothers, Acuff, Roy
Don't Let Them Take the Bible Out of Our School Rooms - The Louvin Brothers, McGraw, G.D.
I'm Glad That I'm Not Him - The Louvin Brothers, Louvin, Charlie
A Message to Your Heart - The Louvin Brothers, Louvin, Charlie
Thank God for My Christian Home - The Louvin Brothers, Louvin, Ira
I'll Never Die - The Louvin Brothers, Louvin, Ira
The Price of the Bottle - The Louvin Brothers, Louvin, Ira
I've Known a Lady - The Louvin Brothers, Louvin, Charlie
He Included Me - The Louvin Brothers, Louvin, Ira
Keep Watching the Sky - The Louvin Brothers, Louvin, Ira
Now Lord, What Can I Do for You - The Louvin Brothers, Louvin, Ira
Way Up On the Mountain - The Louvin Brothers, Louvin, Ira
Gonna Shake Hands With Mother Over There - The Louvin Brothers, Louvin, Charlie
He Was Waiting at the Altar - The Louvin Brothers, Louvin, Ira
Oh Lord, My God - The Louvin Brothers, Hagen, Tommy
What Would You Give in Exchange for My Soul - The Louvin Brothers, Berry, J.J.
Of all the great harmonies in country music, the greatest belong to Ira and Charlie Louvin. Born three years apart on a red-clay Alabama farm, the Louvin Brothers took the sisterly harmonies of the Carter Family and the br... more »otherly tightness of the Monroe and Callahan brothers to new, chilling heights. They redefined duo harmony by interweaving and switching tenor and alto parts, finding fresh, undiscovered colors along the way. The German label Bear Family has compiled an unprecedented history of the Louvins, the only thorough source for the brothers' early, hard-to-find, but exquisite Apollo and MGM recordings. The sonic quality, gorgeous color photography, precise and extensive discography, and notes by country music scholar Charles Wolfe set a new standard for the meticulous Bear boxes. Even at 220 songs, Close Harmony is essential, start to finish. --Roy Kasten« less
Of all the great harmonies in country music, the greatest belong to Ira and Charlie Louvin. Born three years apart on a red-clay Alabama farm, the Louvin Brothers took the sisterly harmonies of the Carter Family and the brotherly tightness of the Monroe and Callahan brothers to new, chilling heights. They redefined duo harmony by interweaving and switching tenor and alto parts, finding fresh, undiscovered colors along the way. The German label Bear Family has compiled an unprecedented history of the Louvins, the only thorough source for the brothers' early, hard-to-find, but exquisite Apollo and MGM recordings. The sonic quality, gorgeous color photography, precise and extensive discography, and notes by country music scholar Charles Wolfe set a new standard for the meticulous Bear boxes. Even at 220 songs, Close Harmony is essential, start to finish. --Roy Kasten