| Will the Circle Be Unbroken | ||||
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| Released | November 1972 | |||
| Recorded | August 1971 | |||
| Studio | Woodland (Nashville, Tennessee)[1][2] | |||
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| Length | 109:02 120:02 (2002 reissue) | |||
| Label | United Artists | |||
| Producer | William McEuen | |||
| Nitty Gritty Dirt Band chronology | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |  [3] |
| Christgau's Record Guide | A−[4] |
Will the Circle Be Unbroken is the seventh studio album by American country music group The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, released in November 1972, through United Artists Records. The album was a collaboration with many famous bluegrass and country-and-western players, including Roy Acuff, "Mother" Maybelle Carter, Doc Watson, Earl Scruggs, Randy Scruggs, Merle Travis, Pete "Oswald" Kirby, Norman Blake, Jimmy Martin, and others. It also introduced fiddler Vassar Clements to a wider audience.
The album was considered a breakthrough in bridging generational and musical differences between the old guard of Nashville, Tennessee and the younger country rock movement.[1][5] Will the Circle Be Unbroken reached number 4 on Billboard's Top Country Albums chart, and was eventually certified platinum for selling over one million copies. The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band released two follow-up albums in 1989 and 2002.
- ^ a b "Dylan, Cash, and the Nashville Cats: A New Music City - Part 4: Artists That Followed". Country Music Hall of Fame. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
- ^ Oermann, Robert K. (23 May 2018). "Nashville Recording Pioneer Glenn Snoddy Passes". Music Row. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: N". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved March 8, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
- ^ Allmusic review