''Cryin' Holy Unto the Lord'' is a 1991 album and the last studio album by

Bill Monroe William Smith Monroe ( ; September 13, 1911 – September 9, 1996) was an American mandolinist, singer, and songwriter who created the bluegrass music genre. Because of this, he is often called the " Father of Bluegrass". The genre takes its n ...

& the Blue Grass Boys, released by

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, now

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. This album was produced by President of Opry Entertainment, Steve Buchanan.

Critical reception

Michael McCall of

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writes, "An all-gospel album propped up with some stellar guests, it includes

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, the

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, Jim & Jesse McReynolds, and

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." Stewart Evans writes in his review, "Ultimately, this album is not one of Monroe's all-time greats, but it's quite a nice work, all the more impressive considering the length of Monroe's career."

Track listing

Musicians

– Mandolin (All Tracks), Tenor Vocal (Track 1 through 8, 10), Lead Vocal (Track 9) *Tom Ewing – Acoustic Guitar (All tracks except 6), Lead Vocal (Track 1, 3, 5, 7), Baritone Vocal (Track 6) *Clarence "Tater" Tate – Fiddle (Track 1 through 8, 10), Bass Vocal (Track 1 through 7, 9, 10), Banjo (Track 8), Baritone Vocal (Track 8) *Blake Williams – Banjo (Track 1 through 5, 7, 8, 10), Baritone Vocal (Track 1, 3, 5, 7) *

– Lead Vocal (Track 2) *

– Acoustic Guitar (Track 2, 6), Baritone Vocal (Track 2), Lead Vocal (Track 6) *Billy Rose – Acoustic Bass (Track 2 Through 10) *Jim Campbell – Fiddle (Track 2, 7, 10) * Bobby Osborne – Mandolin, Lead Vocal (Track 4) * Sonny Osborne – Banjo, Baritone Vocal (Track 4) *

– Acoustic Guitar, Lead Vocal (Track 8) * Jim McReynolds – Lead Vocal (Track 10) *

Jesse McReynolds Jesse Lester McReynolds (July 9, 1929 – June 23, 2023) was an American bluegrass musician. He was best known for his innovative crosspicking and split-string styles of mandolin playing. Biography McReynolds was born in Coeburn, Virginia. He ...

– Mandolin, Baritone Vocal (Track 10)

Production

*Produced by Steve Buchanan *Recorded and Mixed by David Parrish *Recording Assistance: Gene Wooten *Recorded at Reflections Studio, Sound Emporium, and Digital Recorders *Mixed at Masterlink Studio, Reflections Studio *Mastered by Glenn Meadows at Masterfonics, Nashville, Tennessee *Art Direction: Simon Levy *Photography: Jim DeVault Track information and credits verified from the album's liner notes. Album credits can also be found at ''

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References

External links

Universal Records Official Site
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