Give Me The Roses While I Live: Their Complete Victor Recordings - 1932-1933

Carter Family | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 11, 1997)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Rounder / Umgd
• ASIN: B0000002S8
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #152,056 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Sweet as the Flowers in May Time

2. Will the Roses Bloom in Heaven

3. My Little Home in Tennessee

4. The Sun of the Soul

5. If One Won't Another One Will

6. The Broken Hearted Lover

7. Two Sweethearts

8. The Winding Stream

9. I Wouldn't Mind Dying

10. The Spirit of Love Watches Over Me

11. The Church in the Wildwood

12. Give Me Roses While I Live

13. I Never Will Marry

14. On the Sea of Galilee

15. Home by the Sea

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5.0 out of 5 stars The Gospel of Country, Pt. 6, April 1, 2000

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This review is from: Give Me The Roses While I Live: Their Complete Victor Recordings - 1932-1933 (Audio CD)

Mainly lesser known gospel work, though several Carter classics were recorded at these sessions, including "I Never Will Marry" (beautifully redone by Linda Ronstadt in the early '70s with Dolly Parton on harmony), the lovely "On The Sea Of Galilee", a superb version of "I Wouldn't Mind Dying" and, of course, "Church In The Wildwood" ( Many years ago, my non-church going, though music-loving father, would, from time to time, without explanation, close his eyes and unleash a low, rumbling, horrifyingly off-key "Oh, come, come, come, come..."- much to the amazed consternation of his young hippie son. I know now where those strange noises derived from. Thanks a lot, A.P.). By this point in their recording career, A.P. was delving more and more into old Negro gospel and blues, which would also place him as one of the pioneers of ... rock and roll? A version of "Broken-Hearted Lover" was immaculately covered by the Cox Family a few years ago, more proof that Rounder should keep this material in print indefinately.