| RALPH
STANLEY II
This One is II
Released 2009
This One Is
Two (a reference to Stanley’s
nickname) showcases 11 emotionally
probing songs by the best writers in the business,
among them Lyle Lovett, Townes
Van Zandt, Fred Eaglesmith, Tom T. Hall and Elton John. Stanley co-wrote
two of the songs: “Honky Tonk
Way,” a tough, grimy, up-close look at a country
singer’s life on the road, and “Lord
Help Me Find The Way,” a cry
from the heart he composed when he
was suddenly forced to stand in for
his famous father.
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Packaging is a 6-panel digipak
with clear tray.
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A particular jewel
in this musical treasure chest is “Carter,” Fred
Eaglesmith’s mournful
valedictory to Stanley’s uncle,
the late Carter Stanley of
Stanley Brothers fame. In “Cold
Shoulder,” Stanley immerses himself in the mind and heart
of a lonely trucker who’s snowbound
at night miles away from his lover.
He resurrects Lyle Lovett’s chilling
murder saga, “L. A. County,” a
song he refers to as “my ‘Pretty
Polly.’” Stanley turned
to ace storyteller Tom T. Hall for the album’s
first single, the high-velocity, relentlessly clacking “Train Songs.” From Elton John he
borrows the lyrical and sun-loving “Georgia.” Songwriter Elmer
C. Burchett Jr. brought Stanley
the sweetest “mother” song
of recent memory, “Moms Are The
Reason Wild Flowers Grow.”
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