Name: Ghost Train (The Studio B Sessions)
Brand: Stuart, Marty
SKU: 61524
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Ghost Train

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Album: Ghost Train (The Studio B Sessions)
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Branded (written by Marty Stuart)	More Info...
2)	Country Boy Rock & Roll (written by Don Reno)	More Info...
3)	Drifting Apart (written by Marty Stuart)	More Info...
4)	Bridge Washed Out (written by Warner Mack)	More Info...
5)	A World Without You (written by Marty Stuart and Connie Smith)	More Info...
6)	Hummingbyrd (written by Marty Stuart)	More Info...
7)	Hangman (written by Marty Stuart and Johnny Cash)	More Info...
8)	Ghost Train Four-Oh-Ten (written by Marty Stuart)	More Info...
9)	Hard Working Man (written by Marty Stuart)	More Info...
10)	I Run To You (written by Marty Stuart and Connie Smith)	More Info...
11)	Crazy Arms (written by Ralph E. Mooney and Charles P. Seals)	More Info...
12)	Porter Wagoner's Grave (written by Marty Stuart)	More Info...
13)	Little Heartbreaker (written by Marty Stuart and Ralph E. Mooney)	More Info...
14)	Mississippi Railroad Blues (written by Marty Stuart)	More Info...

Album: Ghost Train (The Studio B Sessions)
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Branded (written by Marty Stuart)	More Info...
2)	Country Boy Rock & Roll (written by Don Reno)	More Info...
3)	Drifting Apart (written by Marty Stuart)	More Info...
4)	Bridge Washed Out (written by Warner Mack)	More Info...
5)	A World Without You (written by Marty Stuart and Connie Smith)	More Info...
6)	Hummingbyrd (written by Marty Stuart)	More Info...
7)	Hangman (written by Marty Stuart and Johnny Cash)	More Info...
8)	Ghost Train Four-Oh-Ten (written by Marty Stuart)	More Info...
9)	Hard Working Man (written by Marty Stuart)	More Info...
10)	I Run To You (written by Marty Stuart and Connie Smith)	More Info...
11)	Crazy Arms (written by Ralph E. Mooney and Charles P. Seals)	More Info...
12)	Porter Wagoner's Grave (written by Marty Stuart)	More Info...
13)	Little Heartbreaker (written by Marty Stuart and Ralph E. Mooney)	More Info...
14)	Mississippi Railroad Blues (written by Marty Stuart)	More Info...

Performer Notes

Personnel: Marty Stuart (acoustic guitar, electric guitar, mandolin); Kenny Vaughan (vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar); Paul Martin (vocals, piano, upright bass, electric bass); Harry Stinson (vocals, drums); Connie Smith, Louis Dean Nunley (vocals); Gary Carter, Kayton Roberts, Ralph Mooney, Robby Turner, Fred Newell, Tommy White (steel guitar); Karen Winkelmann, Pamela Sixfin (violin); Monisa Angell (viola); Sarighani Reist (cello); Hargus "Pig" Robbins (piano).
Audio Mixer: Mick Conley.
Liner Note Author: Marty Stuart.
Recording information: RCA Studio B, Nashville, TN; The Clubhouse, Inlight, Hendersonville, TN.
Photographers: O. Winston Link; James Minchin; Adam Smith .
Singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist Marty Stuart has born the torch for historic country music since his career began. He's literally spent most of his life making and producing records and writing songs that reflect that. Stuart's made some wildly innovative and eclectic recordings that nonetheless bear the watermark of authentic country. Ghost Train is his first studio offering since 2005's twin concept albums Souls' Chapel and Badlands. His last outing was 2006's excellent Live at the Ryman. In his wonderful liner essay, Stuart claims that the inspiration for Ghost Train: The Studio B Sessions occurred on August 29, 2005, in an empty train station in Philadelphia, MS after he heard the news of Hurricane Katrina's arrival in the Gulf. He went and stood on the empty tracks until he heard a northbound train, then moved and stood as close as his courage would allow and had an epiphany. The result is this program of 14 songs, all in the hardcore country tradition, mostly recorded in the famed RCA Studio B in Nashville. Stuart wrote or co-wrote 11 -- three with wife Connie Smith, one with Johnny Cash, and another with Ralph Mooney, whose "Crazy Arms" is here. The other cover is Don Reno's classic "Country Boy Rock & Roll." Stuart is backed by the Superlatives -- guitarist Kenny Vaughan, drummer Harry Stinson, and bassist Paul Martin -- with a host of pedal steel players. There isn't a weak track on the set, but there are some real standouts: the Reno cut is one, as is the stomping opener and single, "Branded." The ballad "Drifting Apart" has harmonies worthy of the Louvin Brothers and a pedal steel solo by Mooney that'll make you weep. "Hangman," co-written with Cash, is a spooky ballad in the old-school storytelling tradition; while Stuart does a fine job singing it, one can hear Cash's ghost rambling through the lyrics. The country boogie of "Ghost Train Four Oh Ten" is a punchy hillbilly rocker, while the instrumental "Hummingbyrd" is a killer tribute to the guitar genius of both Don Rich and Clarence White. "A World Without You," a duet with Smith, is as moving and true as country ballads get. Stuart may not sell millions of records anymore, but he can still make fine records that will stand the test of time; Ghost Train is among the very best of them. ~ Thom Jurek

Professional Reviews

Uncut (p.89) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "[I]t's a testament to his deep love and intuitive grasp of the genre that this set works wonderfully."