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1.StopGrand Ole Opry Song – The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band 03:10
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2.StopKeep on the Sunny Side – The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band 04:27
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3.StopNashville Blues – The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band 03:15
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4.StopYou Are My Flower – The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band 03:39
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5.StopThe Precious Jewel – The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band 04:09
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6.StopDark as a Dungeon – The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band 02:47
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7.StopTennessee Stud – The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band 04:50
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8.StopBlack Mountain Rag – The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band 02:40
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9.StopWreck on the Highway – The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band 03:25
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10.StopThe End of the World – The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band 03:54
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11.StopI Saw the Light – The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band 04:21
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12.StopSunny Side of the Mountain – The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band 02:50
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13.StopNine Pound Hammer – The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band 02:53
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14.StopLosin' You (Might Be the Best Thing Yet) – The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band 02:49
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15.StopHonky Tonkin' – The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band 02:32
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16.StopYou Don't Know My Mind – The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band 02:47
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17.StopMy Walkin' Shoes – The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band 02:53
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18.StopLonesome Fiddle Blues – The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band 02:43
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19.StopCannonball Rag – The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band 01:16
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20.StopAvalanchie – The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band 02:52
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21.StopFlint Hill Special – The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band 02:13
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22.StopTogary Mountian – The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band 02:28
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23.StopEarl's Breakdown – The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band 02:37
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24.StopOrange Blossom Special – The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band 02:12
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25.StopWabash Cannonball – The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band 02:03
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26.StopLost Highway – The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band 03:48
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27.StopDoc Watson and Merle Travis: First Meeting – The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band 01:52
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28.StopWay Downtown – The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band 03:35
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29.StopDown Yonder – The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band 03:45
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30.StopPins and Needles (In My Heart) – The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band 02:54
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31.StopHonky Tonk Blues – The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band 02:23
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32.StopSailin' on to Hawaii – The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band 02:09
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33.StopI'm Thinking Tonight of My Blue Eyes – The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band 04:26
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34.StopI Am a Pilgrim – The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band 03:54
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35.StopWildwood Flower – The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band 03:33
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36.StopSoldier's Joy – The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band 03:33
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37.StopWill the Circle Be Unbroken – The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band 04:48
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38.StopBoth Sides Now – The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band 02:25
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39.StopFoggy Mountain Breakdown [#] – The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band 02:39
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40.StopWarming Up for "The Opry" [Talk][#] – The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band 02:43
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41.StopSunny Side [Talk][#] – The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band 04:06
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42.StopRemember Me [#] – The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band 01:32
With all due respect to the Byrds and the Flying Burrito Brothers, it took the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band with this album to come up with a merger of rock and country music that worked for both sides and everyone involved. The opening number, "The Grand Ole Opry Song," set the tone for the album, showing that this band -- for all of their origins in rock and popular music -- was willing to meet country music on its terms, rather than as a vehicle for embellishment as rock music. The result, without a false or strained note anywhere among its 37 songs, was an all-star country project that worked (and transcended its country and rock origins), with the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band serving as catalyst and intersecting point for all of the talent involved, all of who gave superbly of themselves. Not only did this album result in new exposure to a new and wider audience for the likes of Mother Maybelle Carter, Roy Acuff, Earl Scruggs, Merle Travis, and others, but this was the first real country album that a lot of rock listeners under the age of 30 ever heard. Thus, it opened up pathways and dialogue in all directions, across several generations and cultural barriers; the dialogue between Doc Watson and Merle Travis alone was almost worth the price of admission. This was also one of rock's very few multi-disc sets to be fully justified in its length and content; at a time when unnecessary double-LPs were all the rage, the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band and company gave a triple album that, if anything, left audiences asking for more. [The 2002 reissue adds four bonus tracks, though only "Foggy Mountain Breakdown" is a proper song; two of the others consist of warm-ups and studio chat, while "Remember Me" (featuring Doc Watson) is just a fragment.] Bruce Eder, Rovi
- Genre: Rock, Folk, Country
- Category Bluegrass, Country-Rock, Progressive Country, Traditional Country, Progressive Bluegrass
- Label: CAPITOL
- Release Date: March 26, 2002
- Artist: Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
- Additional Artist: Roy Acuff (Vocals), Jimmy Martin (Vocals), Mother Maybelle Carter (Vocals), Merle Travis (Vocals)