Carter Family discography
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| Carter Family discography | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Studio albums | 32 |
| EPs | 17 |
| Compilation albums | 62 |
| Singles | 33 |
This is a discography of the Carter Family[1]—Sara Carter, her husband A.P. Carter, and their sister-in-law Maybelle Carter—often cited as "the most influential group in country music history":[2] (For recordings by the second generation of the Carter Family see The Carter Sisters.)
Singles
[edit]| Year | A-side | B-side | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1927 | "The Poor Orphan Child" | "The Wandering Boy" | Victor (20877) |
| "Single Girl, Married Girl" | "The Storms Are on the Ocean" | Victor (20937) | |
| "Bury Me Under the Weeping Willow" | "Little Log Cabin by the Sea" | Victor (21074) | |
| 1928 | "River of Jordan" | "Keep on the Sunny Side" | Victor (21434) |
| "Chewing Gum" | "I Ain't Goin' to Work Tomorrow" | Victor (21517) | |
| "Will You Miss Me When I'm Gone?" | "Little Darling, Pal of Mine" | Victor (21638) | |
| 1929 | "Wildwood Flower" | "Forsaken Love" | Victor (V-40000) |
| "I Have No One to Love (But the Sailor on the Deep Blue Sea)" | "Anchored in Love" | Victor (V-40036) | |
| "My Clinch Mountain Home" | "The Foggy Mountain Top" | Victor (V-40058) | |
| "Engine One-Forty-Three" | "I'm Thinking Tonight of My Blue Eyes" | Victor (V-40089) | |
| "Little Moses" | "God Gave Noah the Rainbow Sign" | Victor (V-40110) | |
| "Sweet Fern" | "Lulu Wall" | Victor (V-40126) | |
| "Diamonds in the Rough" | "The Grave on the Green Hillside" | Victor (V-40150) | |
| "John Hardy Was a Desperate Little Man" | "Bring Back My Blue-Eyed Boy to Me" | Victor (V-40190) | |
| 1930 | "The Homestead on the Farm" | "The Cyclone of the Ryecove" | Victor (V-40207) |
| "When the Roses Bloom in Dixieland" | "No Telephone in Heaven" | Victor (V-40229) | |
| "Western Hobo" | "A Distant Land to Roam" | Victor (V-40255) | |
| "The Lover's Farewell" | "Kitty Waltz" | Victor (V-40277) | |
| "When the World's on Fire" | "When the Springtime Comes Again" | Victor (V-40293) | |
| "Worried Man Blues" | "The Cannon Ball" | Victor (V-40317) | |
| "Don't Forget This Song" | "The Little Log Hut in the Lane" | Victor (V-40328) | |
| 1931 | "On the Rock Where Moses Stood" | "Darling Nellie Across the Sea" | Victor (23513) |
| "Where Shall I Be?" | "No More the Moon Shines on Lorena" | Victor (23523) | |
| "Lonesome Valley" | "The Birds Were Singing of You" | Victor (23541) | |
| "There's Someone Awaiting for Me" | "Jimmie Brown, the Newsboy" | Victor (23554) | |
| "Can't Feel at Home" | "When I'm Gone" | Victor (23569) | |
| "Jimmie Rodgers Visits the Carter Family" (Jimmie Rodgers assisted by the Carter Family) |
"Moonlight and Skies" (Jimmie Rodgers) |
Victor (23574) | |
| "Fond Affection" | "Sow 'Em on the Mountain" | Victor (23585) | |
| "My Old Cottage" | "Lonesome for You" | Victor (23599) | |
| "Let the Church Roll On" | "Room in Heaven for Me" | Victor (23618) | |
| 1932 | "Sunshine in the Shadows" | "Weary Prodigal Son" | Victor (23626) |
| "The Dying Soldier" | "Motherless Children" | Victor (23641) | |
| "Tell Me That You Love Me" | "I Never Loved But One" | Victor (23656) | |
| "Where We'll Never Grow Old" | "We Will March Through the Streets of the City" | Victor (23672) | |
| "Picture on the Wall" | "'Mid the Green Fields of Virginia" | Victor (23686) | |
| "Happiest Days of All" | "Amber Tresses" | Victor (23701) | |
| "Carter's Blues" | "Lonesome Pine Special" | Victor (23716) | |
| "Meet Me by Moonlight, Alone" | "Wabash Cannonball" | Victor (23731) | |
| 1933 | "Will the Roses Bloom in Heaven" | "The Spirit of Love Watches Over Me" | Victor (23748) |
| "Sweet as the Flowers in May Time" | "If One Won't Another One Will" | Victor (23761) | |
| "The Sun of the Soul" | "The Church in the Wildwood" | Victor (23776) | |
| "Two Sweethearts" | "The Broken-Hearted Lover" | Victor (23791) | |
| "The Winding Stream" | "I Wouldn't Mind Dying" | Victor (23807) | |
| "Gold Watch and Chain" | "Give Me Roses While I Live" | Victor (23821) | |
| "I Loved You Better Than You Knew" | "See That My Grave Is Kept Green" | Victor (23835) | |
| "On the Sea of Galilee" | "This Is Like Heaven to Me" | Victor (23845) | |
| 1934 | "Hello, Central! Give Me Heaven" | "I'll Be All Smiles Tonight" | Bluebird (B-5529) |
| "Darling Daisies" | "Lover's Return" | Bluebird (B-5586) | |
| "Happy or Lonesome" | "The East Virginia Blues" | Bluebird (B-5650) | |
| "I'm Working on a Building" | "When the Roses Bloom in Dixieland" | Bluebird (B-5716) |
Selected 78 rpm records
[edit]The Carter Family's career predated any sort of best-selling chart of country music records. (Billboard did not have a country best sellers chart until 1944.) Below is a select list of their 78 rpm releases.
- "Anchored in Love"
- "I'll Be All Smiles Tonight"
- "Keep on the Sunny Side"
- "Little Moses"
- "Mid the Green Fields of Virginia"
- "My Clinch Mountain Home"
- "Picture on the Wall"
- "Wabash Cannonball"
- "Wildwood Flower"
- "Worried Man Blues"
- "Lonesome Pine Special"
- "Two Sweethearts"
- "Where We'll Never Grow Old"
- "Coal Miner Blues"
- "Hello Stranger"
- "My Dixie Darling"
- "You Are My Flower"
- "Bury Me Beneath the Weeping Willow"
- "Foggy Mountain Top"
- "Gold Watch and Chain"
- "I'm Thinking Tonight of My Blue Eyes"
- "Keep on the Firing Line"
- "My Old Cottage Home"
- "On the Sea of Gallee"
- "The Church in the Wildwood"
- "The Storms Are on the Ocean"
- "Broken Hearted Love"
- "Can the Circle Be Unbroken"
Selected vinyl albums
[edit]The long-playing album did not debut until several years after the Carter Family disbanded. Most of the full-length LPs issued under "the Carter Family" were budget albums as was traditional on most vintage recordings.
| Year | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | All Time Favorites | ACME Records |
| 1962 | The Original and Great Carter Family | RCA Camden Records |
| 1963 | Mid the Green Fields of Virginia | RCA Victor Records |
| 1964 | More Favorites by The Carter Family | Decca Records |
| 1965 | Great Sacred Songs | Harmony Records |
| 1966 | Home Among the Hills | Harmony Records |
| The Happiest Days of All | RCA Camden Records | |
| 1967 | More Golden Gems | |
| 1972 | Lonesome Pine Special | |
| 1973 | My Old Cottage Home | |
| 1974 | Legendary Performers | RCA Records |
| 2017 | American Epic: The Best of The Carter Family | Lo-Max, Sony Legacy, Third Man |
Rounder CD compilations
[edit]Boxed sets
[edit]| Year | Album | Notes | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | In The Shadow of Clinch Mountain | Complete recorded works for Victor, ARC, Decca, APS, Columbia and Bluebird Records on 12 CDs, as well as interviews with group members all packaged with a hardcover booklet of 220 pages. | Bear Family Records |
| 2002 and 2003 | The Carter Family Volume 1: 1927-1934 and The Carter Family Volume 2: 1935-1941 | Two boxed sets, each with five CDs of original recordings remastered. Volume 1 of 127 songs originally recorded for RCA Victor from 1927-1934 and Volume 2 of 130 songs recorded for RCA Victor plus ARC and Decca labels (Decca owned both) from 1935-1941. | JSP Records |
Singles & EPs
[edit]- River Of Jordan / Keep On the Sunny Side (Shellac, 10") Victor 21434 1927
- I Have No One To Love Me (Shellac, 10") Victor V-40036 1928
- Will You Miss Me When I'm Gone? / Little Darling, Pal Of Mine (Shellac, 10") Victor 21638 1928
- Engine One-Forty-Three / I'm Thinking To-Night Of My Blue Eyes (Shellac, 10") Victor V-40089 1929
- Wildwood Flower / Forsaken Love (Shellac, 10") Victor V-40000 1929
- My Clinch Mountain Home / The Foggy Mountain Top (Shellac, 10") Victor V-40058 1929
- Worried Man Blues / The Cannon Ball (Shellac, 10") Victor V-40317 1930
- Sweet As The Flowers In May Time / If One Won't Another One Will (Shellac, 10", Single) Victor 23761 1932
- Will The Roses Bloom In Heaven / We Will March Through The Streets Of The City (Shellac, 10") Bluebird (3) B-5161 1933
- When The Springtime Comes Again / I'm Thinking To-Night Of My Blue Eyes (Shellac, 10") Bluebird (3) B-5122 1933
- Happy Or Lonesome / The East Virginia Blues (Shellac, 10") Bluebird (3) B-5650 1934
- Hello, Central! Give Me Heaven / I'll Be All Smiles Tonight (Shellac, 10") Bluebird (3) B-5529 1934
- Can the Circle Be Unbroken (By and By) / Glory To The Lamb (Shellac, 10") Perfect (3) 13155 1935
- My Texas Girl (Shellac, 10") Banner 17481 1935
- He Took A White Rose From Her Hair (Shellac, 10") Melotone 13429 1935
- Little Darling Pal Of Mine (Shellac, 10") Romeo 17504 1935
- Diamonds In The Rough / John Hardy Was A Desperate Little Man (Shellac, 10") Bluebird (3) B-6033 1935
- Can The Circle Be Unbroken / Glory To The Lamb (Shellac, 10") Conqueror 8529 1935
- The Homestead On The Farm (Shellac, 10") Perfect (3) 17520 1937
- Just A Few More Days / Little Joe (Shellac, 10") Decca 5632 1939
- Wabash Cannonball / I Never Will Marry (Shellac, 10") Bluebird (3) B-8350 1939
- Heaven's Radio / Meeting In The Air (Shellac, 10") Okeh 05931 1940
- The Wave On The Sea / The Rambling Boy (Shellac, 10") Bluebird (3) 33-0512 1944
- When The World's On Fire / Keep On The Sunny Side (Shellac, 10") Bluebird (3) 33-0537 1945
- Jealous Hearted Me / Lay My Head Beneath The Rose (Shellac, 10") Decca 46005 1946
- Picture On The Wall / Keep On The Sunny Side (Shellac, 10") RCA Victor 20-3259 1948
- Mountain Music Volume 2 (7", EP) Brunswick OE 9168 1956
- The Original And Great Carter Family Vol. 3 2 versions RCA Victor, RCA Victor 1962
- The Original And Great Carter Family Vol. 1 (7", EP, Mono) RCA Victor RCX-7100 1962
- The Original And Great Carter Family Vol. 2 (7", EP, Mono) RCA Victor, RCA Victor RCX-7101, 45-RCX-7101 1962
- The Original And Great Carter Family Vol. 6 (7", Mono) RCA Victor RCX-7111 1963
- The Original And Great Carter Family Vol. 5 (7", EP, Mono) RCA Victor RCX-7110 1963
- The Original And Great Carter Family Vol. 4 (7", EP, Mono) RCA Victor RCX-7109 1963
- Jealous Hearted Me (7", EP) Decca ED 2788 1965
- Anchored In Love (7", EP) Acme Records (6) DF-103 Unknown
- The Titanic (7", EP) Acme Records (6) DF-102 Unknown
- Sweet Fern (7", EP) RCA Victor 20369 Unknown
- Get Up Early In The Morning / Fourteen Carat Nothing (7", Promo) Liberty F55501 Unknown
- Picture On The Wall / Will You Miss Me When I'm Gone? (Shellac, 10") Montgomery Ward M-4228 Unknown
- No More The Moon Shines On Lorena / Jimmie Brow, The Newsboy (Shellac, 10") Montgomery Ward m-5027 Unknown
- The Spirit Of Her Watches Over Me / When The Springtime Comes Again (10") Montgomery Ward M-4227 Unknown
- Tell Me That You Love Me / I‘m Thinking Tonight Of My Blue Eyes (Shellac, 10") Montgomery Ward M-4230 Unknown
- Honey In The Rock (Shellac, 10") Montgomery Ward 8024 Unknown
- Two Sweethearts / The Broken-hearted Lover (Shellac, 10") Montgomery Ward M-4433 Unknown
Albums
[edit]- Keep On The Sunny Side: In Memory Of A P Carter (LP) Acme Records (6) LP No. 2 1961
- The Carter Family Album 3 versions Liberty 1962
- The Original And Great Carter Family 5 versions RCA Camden 1962
- The Original And Great Carter Family (LP, Mono) RCA Camden CAL 586 1962
- A Collection Of Favorites By The Carter Family 3 versions Decca 1963
- Great Original Recordings By The Carter Family (LP, Album, Mono) Harmony (4) HL 7300 1963
- More Favorites By The Carter Family (LP, Album, Mono) Decca DL 4557 1965
- The Famous Carter Family 2 versions Harmony (4) 1970
- More Golden Gems From The Original Carter Family (LP) RCA CAS-2554 (e) 1972
- 'Mid The Green Fields Of Virginia 3 versions RCA 1963
- The Original Carter Family From 1936 Radio Transcripts 2 versions Old Homestead Records 1975
- The Original Carter Family Legendary Performers, Volume 1 (LP) RCA CPM1-2763 1979
- Clinch Mountain Treasures 2 versions County Records, Sony Music Special Products 1991
- Carter Family Favorites (CD, Album, Alb) Jasmine Records JASMCD 3592 2009
- A. P. Carter Memorial Album (7", Album) Acme Records (6) CF-105 Unknown
- Country Favorites (LP, Album, Mono) Sunset Records SUM-1153 Unknown
- The Carter Family In Texas Volume 7 (LP) Old Homestead Records OHCS 139 Unknown
- Look! (LP) Old Time Classics 6001 Unknown
- Country Sounds Of The Original Carter Family (LP, Mono) Harmony (4) HL 7422 Unknown
- Home Among The Hills (LP, Album) Harmony (4) HL 7344 Unknown
- Diamonds In The Rough (LP, Album) Copper Creek Records CCLP-0107 Unknown
- Great Sacred Songs (LP) Harmony (4) HL 7396 Unknown
- Gold Watch And Chain Vol. 3 (LP) Anthology Of Country Music ACM 22 Unknown
- A Sacred Collection (LP) Anthology Of Country Music ACM - 8 Unknown
- Early Classics (LP) Anthology Of Country Music ACM-15 Unknown
Compilations
[edit]- Carter Family, The, Uncle Dave Macon, Gid Tanner & Riley Puckett - Authentic Country Music (LP, Comp, Mono) RCA Camden CDN-5111 1963
- Blackwood Brothers Quartet*, Stuart Hamblen, Original Carter Family, The*, Statesmen Quartet, The, Porter Wagoner, Speer Family, The - All-Night Sing (LP, Comp) RCA Camden CAL 767 1963
- The Best Of 3 versions Columbia 1965
- Carter Family, The Featuring A. P. Carter - Lonesome Pine Special 2 versions RCA Camden 1971
- My Old Cottage Home 2 versions RCA Camden 1973
- The Legendary Collection (1927-'34, '41) (10xLP, Comp, Mono + Box) RCA RA5641-50 1974
- Original Carter Family, The* Featuring A.P. Carter* - The Happiest Days Of All (LP, Comp, RM) RCA Camden ACL1-0501(e) 1974
- The Original Carter Family In Texas Volume 2 2 versions Old Homestead Records 1978
- Gospel Songs By The Carter Family In Texas / Volume 3 (LP, Comp, Mono) Old Homestead Records OHCS 116 1978
- Country & Western Classics (3xLP, Comp + Box) Time Life Records TLCW-06 1982
- The Original Carter Family In Texas Volume 5 (LP, Comp, Ltd) Old Homestead Records OHCS 130 1984
- The Original Carter Family In Texas Volume I (LP, Comp) Old Homestead Records OHCS 111 1984
- Volume 4 (LP, Comp) Old Homestead Records OHCS-117 1984
- 20 Of The Best (LP, Comp) RCA International NL 89369 1984
- The Country Music Hall Of Fame (CD, Comp) MCA Records MCAD-10088 1991
- The Country Music Hall Of Fame (CD, Comp, Club) MCA Records MCAD-10088 1991
- My Clinch Mountain Home: Their Complete Victor Recordings (1928-1929) (CD, Comp) Rounder Records CD 1065 1993
- Anchored in Love: Their Complete Victor Recordings (1927-1928) (CD, Comp) Rounder Records CD 1064 1993
- Worried Man Blues: Their Complete Victor Recordings (1930) (CD, Comp) Rounder Records CD 1067 1995
- When the Roses Bloom in Dixieland: Their Complete Victor Recordings (1929-1930) (CD, Comp) Rounder Records CD 1066 1995
- On Border Radio, Vol. 1 (CD, Comp) Arhoolie Records, Arhoolie Records CD 411, 411 1995
- Sunshine in the Shadows: Their Complete Victor Recordings (1931-1932) (CD, Comp) Rounder Records CD 1068 1996
- Greatest Hits (CD, Comp) KRB Music Companies KRB5155-2 1997
- Give Me the Roses While I Live: Their Complete Victor Recordings (1932-1933) (CD, Comp) Rounder Records CD 1069 1997
- Best Of The Best Of The Original Carter Family (CD, Comp) King Records (3), King Records (3), BMG Special Products KCD-1478, KSCD-1478, DRC11839 1997
- On Border Radio, Vol. 2 (CD, Comp) Arhoolie Records, Arhoolie Records CD 412, 412 1997
- Last Sessions: Their Complete Victor Recordings (1934-1941) (CD, Comp) Rounder Records CD 1072 1998
- Longing for Old Virginia: Their Complete Victor Recordings (1934) (CD, Comp) Rounder Records CD 1071 1998
- Gold Watch and Chain: Their Complete Victor Recordings (1933-1934) (CD, Comp) Rounder Records CD 1070 1998
- On Border Radio, Vol. 3 (CD, Comp) Arhoolie Records, Arhoolie Records CD 413, 413 1999
- The Best Of The Carter Family (CD, Comp) Prism Leisure PLATCD 548 1999
- Can The Circle Be Unbroken: Country Music's First Family 2 versions Columbia, Legacy 2000
- Famous Country Music Makers (CD, Comp) Castle Pulse PLS CD 358 2000
- The Best Of The Carter Family Volume Two (Wildwood Flower) (CD, Comp) Country Stars CTS 55465 2000
- In The Shadow Of Clinch Mountain (12xCD, Comp + Box) Bear Family Records BCD 15865 LK 2000
- Wildwood Flower (CD, Comp, Mono) ASV, Living Era CD AJA 5323 2000
- 1927-1934 3 versions JSP Records 2001
- The Decca Sessions Volume One (1936) (CD, Comp) Catfish Records KATCD188X 2001
- The Decca Sessions Vol. II (CD, Comp) Catfish Records KATCD218 2002
- Country & Folk Roots (CD, Comp) Castle Pulse PLSCD 651 2003
- Volume 2: 1935-1941 (5xCD, Comp, RM + Box) JSP Records JSP7708 2003
- RCA Country Legends (CD, Album, Comp) BMG Heritage 82876 59266 2 2004
- A Proper Introduction To The Carter Family - Keep On The Sunny Side (CD, Comp, RM) Proper Records Ltd. INTRO CD 2060 2004
- The Best Of The Carter Family (2xCD, Comp) Performance (7) 38126 2005
- The Best Of The Carter Family (CD, Comp, Club) MCA Nashville, Decca B0004544-02 2005
- Can The Circle Be Unbroken (2xCD, Comp, RM) Primo (2), Primo (2) PRMCD 6014, PRMCD6014 2006
- The Carter Family (CD, Comp) Direct Source Special Products Inc. AD 59012 2006
- Wildwood Flower (CD, Comp) Weton-Wesgram LATA188 2007
- Country Folk (4xCD, Comp, Album + Box) Proper Records Ltd. PROPERBOX 127 2007
- Wildwood Flower (2xCD, Comp) Not Now Music NOT2CD280 2008
- The Carter Family (Roots Of Country) (2xCD, Comp) Music Club Deluxe MCDLX102 2009
- I'm Thinking Tonight Of My Blue Eyes (LP, Comp) Monk (4) MK314 2010
- Bring Back My Blue-Eyed Boy To Me (LP, Comp) Monk (4) MK332 2010
- Greatest Hits 1927-1934 (CDr, Comp) Fabulous (3) FABCD146 2011
- American Epic: The Best of The Carter Family (Digital download) Lo-Max, Sony Legacy 2017
- The Carter Family On Border Radio (LP, Comp, Mono) John Edwards Memorial Foundation JEMF 101 Unknown
- The Original Carter Family In Texas Volume 6 (LP, Comp, Ltd) Old Homestead Records OHCS 136 Unknown
- Volume 3 (LP, Comp) CMH Records CMH 116 Unknown
- Volume 2 (LP, Comp) CMH Records CMH 112 Unknown
- Famous Country-Music Makers (2xLP, Comp, Gat) RCA DPM 2046 Unknown
- Volume 1 (LP, Comp) CMH Records CMH 107 Unknown
- Volume 4 (LP, Comp) CMH Records CMH 118 Unknown
- Famous Country Music Makers (LP, Comp, Mono) RCA Victor DPM 2046 Unknown