℗ 1978 CMH Records
| Released | March 16, 2018 |
| Duration | 28m 28s |
| Record Label | CMH Records |
| Catalogue No. | CMH6224DA |
| Genre | Country (Classic Country) |
Dim Lights, Thick Smoke (and Good Old Country Music)
Joe Maphis, Rose Lee Maphis, Dale Maphis
Available in 96 kHz / 24-bit AIFF, FLAC high resolution audio formats
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1.1
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Down at the Foot of the Mountain (feat. Rose Lee Maphis, Dale Maphis)
Joe Maphis; Rose Lee Maphis; Dale Maphis |
2:28 | |||
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1.2
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Dim Lights, Thick Smoke (feat. Rose Lee Maphis, Dale Maphis)
Joe Maphis; Rose Lee Maphis; Dale Maphis |
2:34 | |||
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1.3
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Hilltop Pickin' (feat. Rose Lee Maphis, Dale Maphis)
Joe Maphis; Rose Lee Maphis; Dale Maphis |
1:58 | |||
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1.4
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Eighteen Wheels (feat. Rose Lee Maphis, Dale Maphis)
Joe Maphis; Rose Lee Maphis; Dale Maphis |
3:35 | |||
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1.5
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Town Hall Rag (feat. Rose Lee Maphis, Dale Maphis)
Joe Maphis; Rose Lee Maphis; Dale Maphis |
1:26 | |||
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1.6
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Snowflakes (feat. Rose Lee Maphis, Dale Maphis)
Joe Maphis; Rose Lee Maphis; Dale Maphis |
2:47 | |||
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1.7
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My Baby's Doin' Alright (feat. Rose Lee Maphis, Dale Maphis)
Joe Maphis; Rose Lee Maphis; Dale Maphis |
2:41 | |||
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1.8
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Mother Maybelle (feat. Rose Lee Maphis, Dale Maphis)
Joe Maphis; Rose Lee Maphis; Dale Maphis |
3:03 | |||
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1.9
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Rocky Mountain Special (feat. Rose Lee Maphis, Dale Maphis)
Joe Maphis; Rose Lee Maphis; Dale Maphis |
1:58 | |||
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1.10
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Yodeling Bird (feat. Rose Lee Maphis, Dale Maphis)
Joe Maphis; Rose Lee Maphis; Dale Maphis |
2:06 | |||
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1.11
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Carter Country (feat. Rose Lee Maphis, Dale Maphis)
Joe Maphis; Rose Lee Maphis; Dale Maphis |
1:52 | |||
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1.12
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You Ain't Got the Sense You Were Born With (feat. Rose Lee Maphis, Dale Maphis)
Joe Maphis; Rose Lee Maphis; Dale Maphis |
2:00 |
“If an instrument has strings, then Joe Maphis can play it.”
One of the flashiest country guitarists of the 1950s and 1960s, capable of playing numerous stringed instruments with great facility, Maphis was known as The King of the Strings. "Dim Lights" has become a honky-tonk standard with countless artists recording versions of the tune, including Flatt and Scruggs, Vern Gosdin, Daryle Singletary and Dwight Yoakam.
Joe and his wife Rose Lee often collaborated, and their son Dale is also featured on this album, in keeping with his tradition of making his records a family affair. No surprise then, Maphis was also close with the Carter family (and Johnny Cash) and this album features the song "Mother Maybelle", written in honor of the family matriarch, Maybelle Carter.
96 kHz / 24-bit PCM – CMH Records Studio Masters
Tracks 1-12 – contains high-resolution digital transfers of material originating from an analogue master source
Tracks 1-12 – contains high-resolution digital transfers of material originating from an analogue master source
| Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -0.45 -1.26 to -0.28 | -16.87 -19.20 to -15.43 | -13.88 -16.60 to -12.20 | 11 10 to 14 | |
| 1 | Down at the Foot of the Mountain (feat. Rose Lee Maphis, Dale Maphis) | -0.28 | -16.64 | -13.6 | 11 |
| 2 | Dim Lights, Thick Smoke (feat. Rose Lee Maphis, Dale Maphis) | -0.43 | -16.82 | -13.5 | 11 |
| 3 | Hilltop Pickin' (feat. Rose Lee Maphis, Dale Maphis) | -0.35 | -17.93 | -15.3 | 13 |
| 4 | Eighteen Wheels (feat. Rose Lee Maphis, Dale Maphis) | -0.38 | -15.63 | -12.4 | 10 |
| 5 | Town Hall Rag (feat. Rose Lee Maphis, Dale Maphis) | -0.35 | -17.89 | -15.2 | 12 |
| 6 | Snowflakes (feat. Rose Lee Maphis, Dale Maphis) | -0.38 | -15.43 | -12.2 | 10 |
| 7 | My Baby's Doin' Alright (feat. Rose Lee Maphis, Dale Maphis) | -0.38 | -16.69 | -13.8 | 12 |
| 8 | Mother Maybelle (feat. Rose Lee Maphis, Dale Maphis) | -0.38 | -16.20 | -13.3 | 10 |
| 9 | Rocky Mountain Special (feat. Rose Lee Maphis, Dale Maphis) | -1.26 | -18.12 | -15.1 | 12 |
| 10 | Yodeling Bird (feat. Rose Lee Maphis, Dale Maphis) | -0.38 | -16.25 | -13.0 | 11 |
| 11 | Carter Country (feat. Rose Lee Maphis, Dale Maphis) | -0.35 | -19.20 | -16.6 | 14 |
| 12 | You Ain't Got the Sense You Were Born With (feat. Rose Lee Maphis, Dale Maphis) | -0.43 | -15.61 | -12.6 | 10 |