In November 1972, “United Artists” label released “Will the Circle be Unbroken”, the seventh Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (The) album. It was recorded in 1971, and was produced by William McEuen.
Pertsonnel:
- Jimmy Martin – lead vocal, guitar
- John McEuen – banjo, mandolin
- Randy Scruggs – autoharp, guitar, background vocals
- Jim Ibbotson – guitar, drums, snare, background vocals
- Roy Acuff – lead vocal
- Merle Travis – lead and background vocals
- Vassar Clements – fiddle
- Les Thompson – mandolin, background vocals
- Jimmie Fadden – harmonica
- Roy “Junior” Huskey – bass
- Elis Padget – bass
- Jeff Hanna – washboard, background vocals
- Gary Scruggs, Ray Martin, Timmy Martin, Betty Travis, Fred Cross, Gloria Belle, Louise Scruggs, Steve Scruggs, Chet Flippo, Martha Flippo, Larry Murray, Mike Carr, Alice McEuen – background vocals
- Mother Maybelle Carter – lead vocal, guitar
- Doc Watson – guitar, background vocals
- Pete “Oswald” Kirby – dobro
- Norman Blake – dobro
- Earl Scruggs – banjo
- Rex Collier, Rick Horton – recording
- Dino Lappas – engineer
- Garry Mullen – mixing
- Arnie Acosta, Douglas Sax – mastering
- William E. McEuen – art direction, design, photography
- Kittyhawk Graphics – graphics
- Dean O. Torrence – graphics, design
- Jack Hurst – liner notes
- Chet Flippo – liner notes
- Alice McEuen – producer assistant
Track listing:
- Grand Ole Opry Song – Hylo Brown
- Keep on the Sunny Side – A.P. Carter, Gary Garett
- Nashville Blues – Earl Scruggs
- You Are My Flower – A.P. Carter
- The Precious Jewel – Roy Acuff
- Dark as a Dungeon – Merle Travis
- Tennessee Stud – Jimmie Driftwood
- Black Mountain Rag – traditional
- Wreck on the Highway – Dorsey Dixon
- The End of the World – Fred Rose
- I Saw the Light – Hank Williams
- Sunny Side of the Mountain – Byron Gregory, Harry McAuliffe
- Nine-Pound Hammer – Merle Travis
- Losin’ You (Might Be the Best Thing Yet) – Edria A. Humphrey, Jimmy Martin
- Honky Tonkin’ – Hank Williams
- You Don’t Know My Mind – Jimmie Skinner
- My Walkin’ Shoes – Jimmy Martin, Paul Williams
- Lonesome Fiddle Blues – Vassar Clements
- Cannonball Rag – Merle Travis
- Avalanche – Millie Clements
- Flint Hill Special – Earl Scruggs
- Togary Mountain – Walter McEuen
- Earl’s Breakdown – Earl Scruggs
- Orange Blossom Special – Ervin T. Rouse
- Wabash Cannonball – A.P. Carter
- Lost Highway – Leon Payne
- Doc Watson & Merle Travis First Meeting (Dialogue)
- Way Downtown – traditional, Doc Watson
- Down Yonder – arr. Doc Watson
- Pins and Needles (In My Heart) – Floyd Jenkins
- Honky Tonk Blues – Hank Williams
- Sailin’ on to Hawaii – Beecher Kirby
- I’m Thinking Tonight of My Blue Eyes – A.P. Carter
- I am a Pilgrim – traditional
- Wildwood Flower – A.P. Carter
- Soldier’s Joy – John McEuen, Earl Scruggs
- Will the Circle Be Unbroken – A.P. Carter
- Both Sides Now – Joni Mitchell