Flowers on the Wall: The Essential Statler Brothers

• Artist: The Statler Brothers
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• Release Date: 1996 03
• Total Time: 41:37
• Type: Compilation (best of)
• Genre: Country

Review

The Statler Brothers started their recording career at Columbia Records and cut eight albums for the label in five years, scoring eight country singles chart entries, including the Top Ten hits "Ruthless," "You Can't Have Your Kate and Edith, Too," and the pop Top Ten crossover "Flowers on the Wall." This 18-track compilation includes all those hits, along with standards like "The Wreck of the Old '97," "Green Grass," and the gospel pop song "Oh Happy Day," and one previously unreleased track, "Half a Man," which, despite having been recorded two years later, sounds like the logical follow-up to "Flowers on the Wall." The influence of the Statlers' employer, Johnny Cash, is apparent, especially on "Hammer and Nails," on which he appears. At this early stage, without losing the sound of the classic country quartet, the Statlers also sang pop, folk, and gospel well. The only complaint to be made about this set is that, in the CD age, a running time of 42:15 is short for a compilation (if typical of country music). But nothing essential is missing. ~ William Ruhlmann, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Wreck of the Old '97	Norman Blake, Johnny Cash, Bob Johnson	The Statler Brothers	(2:16)
Hammers and Nails		Johnny Cash, The Statler Brothers	(2:38)
I Still Miss Someone	Johnny Cash, Roy Cash	The Statler Brothers	(2:30)
Flowers on the Wall	Lew DeWitt	The Statler Brothers	(2:19)
This Ole House	Stuart Hamblen	The Statler Brothers	(1:45)
My Darling Hildegarde	Don Reid	The Statler Brothers	(1:42)
Green Grass	Roger Cook, Roger Greenaway	The Statler Brothers	(2:07)
The Right One	Jack Clement	The Statler Brothers	(1:57)
That'll Be the Day	Don Reid	The Statler Brothers	(2:04)
Half a Man [#]	Sorrells Pickard	The Statler Brothers	(2:03)
Ruthless	Bobby Braddock	The Statler Brothers	(2:08)
Shenandoah	Lew DeWitt, Philip Balsley, Harold Reid	The Statler Brothers	(3:19)
You Can't Have Your Kate and Edith, Too	Bobby Braddock, Curly Putman	The Statler Brothers	(2:15)
Jump for Joy	Bobby Braddock	The Statler Brothers	(1:35)
Sissy	Don Reid	The Statler Brothers	(3:59)
I'm the Boy	Lew DeWitt	The Statler Brothers	(2:06)
Less of Me	Glen Campbell	The Statler Brothers	(2:14)
Oh, Happy Day	Edwin Hawkins	The Statler Brothers	(2:40)

Credits

Johnny Cash (Performer), Jim Bessman (Liner Notes), The Statler Brothers (Main Performer), Bob Johnston (Producer), Frank Jones (Producer), Don Law (Producer), George Richey (Producer), Bob Irwin (Compilation Producer), Vic Anesini (Mastering), Vic Anesini (Mixing), Julian Peploe (Art Direction), Julian Peploe (Design)