My Baby's Gone: Essential Louvin Brothers 1955-64

Louvin Brothers | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 14, 2006)
• Original Release Date: 2006
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Raven [Australia]
• ASIN: B000GCG5RE
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #46,829 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. When I Stop Dreaming

2. I Don’T Believe You’Ve Met My Baby

3. Don't Laugh

4. Let Us Travel, Travel On

5. Hoping That You’Re Hoping

6. Knoxville Girl

7. Kentucky

8. Katie Dear

9. Let Her Go, God Bless Her

10. Plenty Of Everything But You

11. Cash On The Barrelhead

12. You’Re Running Wild

13. New Partner Waltz

14. Are You Teasing Me

15. I Wish You Knew

16. My Baby’S Gone

17. She Didn’T Even Know I Was Gone

18. My Baby Came Back

19. Lorene

20. I Wish It Had Been A Dream

See all 30 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Essential Louvin Brothers, October 1, 2007

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Essential American roots music. Many great songs here ("Must You Throw Dirt in My Face," etc.) Worth the price for "Christian Life" alone -- it can bring tears to the eyes of an atheist like me. If you are only familiar with the versions of "Christian Life" on "Sweetheart of the Rodeo" by the Byrds, this is the real deal. Five stars in red, white, and blue.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars What a great find..., March 18, 2011

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For those of you who don't like lengthy reviews, stop here and purchase this item. I cannot imagine anyone not liking this album.

As for those still here, this album is simply incredible. I purchased it on a whim, as I love to explore all forms of American music, and somehow the Louvin Brothers have eluded me for many years, although I have been peripherally aware of them for some time now.

I guess the recent passing of Charlie Louvin finally caught my attention enough to seek out their music, and boy, am I glad I did. This album is truly essential for anyone that likes harmony vocals, good bluegrass, gospel, murder ballads, upbeat funny songs, and oh so much more.

One of my favorite Allison Kraus songs. I Don't Believe You've Met My Baby, is actually a cover of the Louvins original included herein. Also, when you listen to this music, you can't help but notice how many of the great harmonizers must have been influenced by these guys. Unfortunately, Ira Louvin died all too young, and the duo ceased to exist, although the late Charlie Louvin performed up until his recent passing.

This truly is an essential album, and thus deserves 5 stars.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Cash on the Barrelhead, December 6, 2011

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tourist in the city (New York City) - See all my reviews

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Another excellent compilation by Raven Records in Australia (see Loretta Lynn or Gene Clark: American Dreamer or Jose Feliciano). Raven: "high quality anthologies compiled and prepared with knowledge, integrity and attention to detail."

There are many Louvin collections at the moment; Raven produced three! This one includes 30 songs from their Capitol recordings, including Charlie Louvin's 1964 solo hit `I Don't Love You Anymore'. The songs are here that Gram Parsons (`The Christian Life') and Emmylou Harris (`If I Could Only Win Your Love') and together (`Cash on the Barrelhead' and "The Angels Rejoiced Last Night") let us love. Almost all the songs covered on the marvellous Light In The Attic tribute are here: Livin', Lovin', Losin'.