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:

1. Grand Ole Opry Song – Hylo Brown
2. Keep on the Sunny Side – A.P. Carter, Gary Garett
3. Nashville Blues – Earl Scruggs
4. You Are My Flower – A.P. Carter
5. The Precious Jewel – Roy Acuff
6. Dark as a Dungeon – Merle Travis
7. Tennessee Stud – Jimmie Driftwood
8. Black Mountain Rag – traditional
9. Wreck on the Highway – Dorsey Dixon
10. The End of the World – Fred Rose
11. I Saw the Light – Hank Williams
12. Sunny Side of the Mountain – Byron Gregory, Harry McAuliffe
13. Nine-Pound Hammer – Merle Travis
14. Losin’ You (Might Be the Best Thing Yet) – Edria A. Humphrey, Jimmy Martin
15. Honky Tonkin’ – Hank Williams
16. You Don’t Know My Mind – Jimmie Skinner
17. My Walkin’ Shoes – Jimmy Martin, Paul Williams
18. Lonesome Fiddle Blues – Vassar Clements
19. Cannonball Rag – Merle Travis
20. Avalanche – Millie Clements
21. Flint Hill Special – Earl Scruggs
22. Togary Mountain – Walter McEuen
23. Earl’s Breakdown – Earl Scruggs
24. Orange Blossom Special – Ervin T. Rouse
25. Wabash Cannonball – A.P. Carter
26. Lost Highway – Leon Payne
27. Doc Watson & Merle Travis First Meeting (Dialogue)
28. Way Downtown – traditional, Doc Watson
29. Down Yonder – arr. Doc Watson
30. Pins and Needles (In My Heart) – Floyd Jenkins
31. Honky Tonk Blues – Hank Williams
32. Sailin’ on to Hawaii – Beecher Kirby
33. I’m Thinking Tonight of My Blue Eyes – A.P. Carter
34. I am a Pilgrim – traditional
35. Wildwood Flower – A.P. Carter
36. Soldier’s Joy – John McEuen, Earl Scruggs
37. Will the Circle Be Unbroken – A.P. Carter
38. Both Sides Now – Joni Mitchell