Will the Circle Be Unbroken, Volume III

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Will the Circle Be Unbroken, Volume III
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Studio album by
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
Released2002
Studio Scruggs Sound (Berry Hill, Tennessee) [1]
Genre Country, country rock, folk rock, bluegrass
Length103:15
Label Capitol Nashville
Producer Randy Scruggs, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band chronology
Bang Bang Bang
(1999)		Will the Circle Be Unbroken, Volume III
(2002)		 Welcome to Woody Creek
(2004)
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Will the Circle Be Unbroken, Volume III is the 2002 album from The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band. This album reached 18 on the US Country chart. Earlier albums in the series include Will the Circle Be Unbroken and Will the Circle Be Unbroken: Volume II .

Contents

Track listing

Disc 1

  1. "Take Me in Your Lifeboat" (Traditional) – 3:42
  2. "Milk Cow Blues" (Kokomo Arnold) – 5:05
  3. "I Find Jesus" (Jimmy Ibbotson) – 3:55
  4. "Hold Whatcha Got" (Jimmy Martin) – 2:56
  5. "Mama's Opry" (Iris DeMent) – 4:23
  6. "Diamonds in the Rough" (A. P. Carter, Maybelle Carter, Sara Carter) – 3:40
  7. "Lonesome River" (Carter Stanley) – 4:24
  8. "Some Dark Holler" (Traditional) – 3:20
  9. "The Lowlands" (Gary Scruggs) – 3:51
  10. "Love, Please Come Home" (Leon Jackson) – 2:50
  11. "Goodnight Irene" (Huddie Ledbetter, John A. Lomax) – 4:31
  12. "I Know What It Means to be Lonesome" (James Brockman, James Kendis, Nathaniel Vincent) – 3:50
  13. "I'll Be Faithful to You" (Paul Kennerley) – 2:34
  14. "Tears in the Holston River" (John R. Cash) – 4:15

Disc 2

  1. "Fishin' Blues" (Traditional) – 4:32
  2. "Save It, Save It" (Charles Rufus Shoffner) – 1:59
  3. "Wheels" (Chris Hillman, Gram Parsons) – 3:16
  4. "Roll in My Sweet Baby's Arms" (Traditional) – 3:57
  5. "Oh Cumberland" (Matraca Berg, Gary Harrison) – 4:22
  6. "I Am a Pilgrim" (Traditional) – 4:10
  7. "Sallie Ann" (Earl Scruggs) – 2:38
  8. "Catfish John" (Bob McDill, Alan Reynolds) – 4:08
  9. "Roll the Stone Away" (Jeff Hanna, Marcus Hummon) – 4:11
  10. "All Prayed Up" (Vince Gill) – 3:11
  11. "Return to Dismal Swamp II" (Walter McEuen, William McEuen) – 3:18
  12. "There is a Time" (Mitchell Jayne, Rodney Dillard) – 3:33
  13. "Will the Circle Be Unbroken/Glory, Glory" (A. P. Carter, Traditional) – 4:40
  14. "Farther Along" (Traditional) – 1:30

Enhanced CD Extras
Disc 2 also contains a behind the scenes video of the song "Take Me in Your Lifeboat".

Personnel


Featured Lead vocalists


Special guest musicians

Chart performance

Chart (2002)Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums18
U.S. Billboard 200134

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References

All information is from the album liner notes unless otherwise noted. [3]

  1. ↑ Lawless, John (April 6, 2020). "Randy Scruggs' Scruggs Sound Studios reopens in Nashville". Bluegrass Today. Retrieved November 19, 2024.
  2. ↑ "Will the Circle Be Unbroken, Vol. 3 – The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band – Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.
  3. ↑ Will The Circle Be Unbroken, Volume III, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Capitol Records 7243-40177-0-4 (2002) CD
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