Once upon a Time is the sixth studio album of country/bluegrass singer Marty Stuart. The album is mostly acoustic, featuring mainly bluegrass songs and Marty Stuart's mandolin. It is a retrospective of Stuart's teenage work[1] during his time with Lester Flatt and Nashville Grass; the All Music Guide to Country describes the album as "certainly a special compilation" of a "true musical treasure" that "documents the early years and provides a glimpse into the development of an artist of character and quality."[2]
| Title | Writer(s) | Performer |
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| 1. | "Take a Little Time" | Marty Stuart, T. Michael Coleman | Marty Stuart | |
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| 2. | "Dim Lights, Thick Smoke (and Loud, Loud Music)" | Joe Maphis, Rose Lee Maphis, Max Fidler | Marty Stuart | |
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| 3. | "Orange Blossom Special" (Live) | Ervin T. Rouse | Marty Stuart & Clarence 'Tater' Tate | |
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| 4. | "Mother Maybelle" | Joe Maphis, Rose Lee Maphis | Marty Stuart & Johnny Cash | |
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| 5. | "The Bluebirds Are Singing for Me" | Lester Flatt, Mac Wiseman | Marty Stuart | |
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| 6. | "Till the End of the World Rolls Around" | Flatt, Newton Thomas | Marty Stuart | |
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| 7. | "Roanoke" | Joe Ahr | Marty Stuart | |
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| 8. | "Cannonball Blues" | M. Christian | Marty Stuart | |
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| 9. | "I Don't Love Nobody" | Flatt | Marty Stuart | |
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| 10. | "The Sun's Coming Up" | Dee Gaskin | Marty Stuart | |
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| 11. | "What Would You Give in Exchange for Your Soul?" | M. Christian | Marty Stuart & Curly Seckler | |
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| 12. | "Bluegrass Shuffle" | M. Christian | Marty Stuart | |
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| 13. | "Black Mountain Rag" | T. Magness | Marty Stuart | |
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| 14. | "Somebody Loves You Darlin'" | Wiley Morris, Zeke Morris | Marty Stuart & Curly Seckler | |
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| 15. | "Sugar Lee" | Braxton Holmes | Marty Stuart | |
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| 16. | "Two in the Morning" | M. Christian | Marty Stuart | |
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- Johnny Cash – vocals on "Mother Maybelle"
- Pete Corum – bass, background vocals
- Lester Flatt – vocals on "The Bluebirds Are Singing for Me"
- Kenny Ingram – banjo, background vocals
- Curly Seckler – rhythm guitar, mandolin, background vocals, lead vocals on "What Would You Give In Exchange For Your Soul?" and "Somebody Loves You Darlin'"
- Marty Stuart – acoustic guitar, mandolin, lead vocals, background vocals
- Clarence "Tater" Tate – fiddle, background vocals, lead vocals on "Orange Blossom Special"
- Blake Williams – five-string banjo
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