God Loves His Children

~ Recording by Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack ArtistRelease TitleRelease ArtistRelease Group TypeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.1God Loves His Children2:42Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs1948–1959Lester Flatt & Earl ScruggsAlbum + Compilation
Bear Family RecordsBCD 15472-1, BCD 15472-2, BCD 15472-3, BCD 15472-4
1.27God Loves His Children2:42Lester Flatt & Earl ScruggsThe Complete Mercury SessionsLester Flatt & Earl ScruggsAlbum + Compilation
  • US1992-08-04
Mercury Records (or just “Mercury.” A UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits)314 512 644-2
1.5God Loves His Children2:42Lester Flatt & Earl ScruggsBest of Bluegrass: Preachin', Prayin', and Singin'Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Mercury Records (or just “Mercury.” A UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits)314-532 998-2
2.13God Loves His Children2:41Lester Flatt & Earl ScruggsAs Good as It Gets: BluegrassVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
1.9God Loves His Children2:43Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of Flatt & ScruggsLester Flatt & Earl ScruggsAlbum + Compilation
  • US2001-04-24
Mercury Nashville088 170 187-2
1.3God Loves His Children2:42Lester Flatt & Earl ScruggsFoggy Mountain BreakdownLester Flatt & Earl ScruggsAlbum + Compilation
  • NL2001-05-08
1.2God Loves His Children2:43Lester Flatt & Earl ScruggsThe Complete Mercury RecordingsLester Flatt & Earl ScruggsAlbum + Compilation
  • US2003-04-22
Mercury Records (or just “Mercury.” A UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits)B0000070-02
3.1God Loves His Children?:??Lester Flatt & Earl ScruggsSelected Sides: 1947–1953Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs / The Stanley BrothersAlbum + Compilation
  • US2004-03-30
JSP RecordsJSP7724 A, JSP7724 B, JSP7724 C, JSP7724 D
1.1God Loves His Children2:44Lester Flatt & Earl ScruggsA Proper Introduction to Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs: The Mercury YearsLester Flatt & Earl ScruggsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2004-04-13
Proper RecordsINTRO CD 2030
1.1God Loves His Children2:44Lester Flatt & Earl ScruggsMountain BreakdownLester Flatt & Earl ScruggsAlbum + Compilation
PrimoPRMCD6010
1.1God Loves His Children2:44Lester Flatt & Earl ScruggsMountain BreakdownLester Flatt & Earl ScruggsAlbum + Compilation

Relationships

recorded in:Knoxville, Tennessee, United States (in 1948)
double bass [string bass]:Howard Watts (bluegrass bassist, aka Cedric Rainwater) (in 1948)
guitar:Lester Flatt (in 1948)
Earl Scruggs (in 1948)
vocals:Lester Flatt (in 1948)
Earl Scruggs (in 1948)
Mac Wiseman (in 1948)
recording of:God Loves His Children (in 1948)

God Loves His Children

writer:Lester Flatt
Earl Scruggs