Anita Carter was one of the legendary Carter Family country and folk music dynasty, one of the three daughters, along with Helen and June, of Maybelle Carter, one of the original celebrated Carter Family group of the 1920s, ‘30s and ‘40s. Born in 1933, she sang with her mother and sisters from an early age, and was always destined for a career in music with the family having unique connections within the industry.  

She did her first sessions in 1949 with Maybelle, Helen and June in 1949 as part of the New Carter Family, and a year later recorded her first solo session for RCA as a solo artist, with future Elvis Presley producer Steve Sholes in charge of the session. 

This 58-track 2-CD collection comprises the A and B sides of her singles on the RCA-Victor, Columbia, Cadence, Jamie & Mercury labels from these years, including duet releases with Hank Snow, plus the tracks from the RCA album “Together Again With Hank Snow” and most of the tracks from the Mercury album “Sings Folk Songs Old And New”. It includes her Top 5 hits with Hank Snow “Down The Trail of Achin’ Hearts” and “Bluebird Island”. It also features her original version of “Love’s Ring Of Fire”, which became a hit for Johnny Cash. 

She was a stylish and distinctive country and folk singer, steeped in the idiom, and this is a thorough overview of her first decade as a solo performer.

CD 1
1. SOMEBODY'S CRYIN' Anita Carter (RCA 48-0387) 1950 
2. JOHNNY'S GOT A SWEETHEART Anita Carter (RCA 48-0387) 1950 
3. SOMEONE ELSE, NOT ME Anita Carter (RCA 48-0426) 1951 
4. FREIGHT TRAIN BLUES Anita Carter (RCA 48-0426) 1951 
5. DOWN THE TRAIL OF ACHIN' HEARTS Hank Snow (The Singing Ranger) With Anita Carter & The Rainbow Ranch Boys (RCA 48-0441) 1951 
6. BLUEBIRD ISLAND Hank Snow (The Singing Ranger) With Anita Carter & The Rainbow Ranch Boys (RCA 48-0441) 1951 
7. I'M CRYING Anita Carter (RCA 48-0461) 1951 
8. RIGHT WAY, WRONG WAY Anita Carter (RCA 48-0461) 1951 
9. (GO AWAY) I WANT TO BE BLUE Anita Carter (RCA 48-0493) 1951 
10. JUST YOU AND I Anita Carter (RCA 48-0493) 1951 
11. KEEP IT A SECRET Anita Carter (Columbia 21063) 1952 
12. COLD, COLD, COLDER Anita Carter (Columbia 21063) 1952 
13. THERE'LL BE NO TEARDROPS Anita Carter & Carter Sisters (Columbia 21198) 1953 
14. DON JUAN Anita Carter (Columbia 21198) 1953 
15. HEARTLESS ROMANCE Anita Carter (Columbia 21242) 1954 
16. FAITHLESS JOHNNY LEE Anita Carter (Columbia 21242) 1954 
17. MAKING BELIEVE Anita Carter (RCA-Victor 20-6017) 1955 
18. I DREAMED OF A HILLBILLY HEAVEN Anita Carter (RCA-Victor 20-6017) 1955 
19. THAT'S WHAT MAKES THE JUKEBOX PLAY Anita Carter (RCA-Victor 20-6129) 1955 
20. SORRY IF THAT'S THE WAY YOU FEEL Anita Carter (RCA-Victor 20-6129) 1955 
21. HERE WE GO AGAIN Anita Carter (RCA-Victor 20-6228) 1955 
22. MASK ON YOUR HEART Anita Carter (RCA-Victor 20-6228) 1955 
23. I WORE DARK GLASSES (AT YOUR WEDDING) Anita Carter (RCA-Victor 20-6364) 1955 
24. FALSE HEARTED Anita Carter (RCA-Victor 20-6364) 1955 
25. A TEAR FELL Anita Carter (RCA-Victor 20-6482) 1956 
26. ONE HEARTACHE AT A TIME Anita Carter (RCA-Victor 20-6482) 1956 
27. KEEP YOUR PROMISE, WILLIE THOMAS Hank Snow And Anita Carter With The Rainbow Ranch Boys (RCA-Victor 20-6500) 1956 
28. IT'S YOU, ONLY YOU THAT I LOVE Hank Snow And Anita Carter With The Rainbow Ranch Boys (RCA-Victor 20-6500) 1956 
29. IF I HAD A NEEDLE AND A THREAD Anita Carter (RCA-Victor 20-6737) 1956

CD 2
1. BELIEVE IT OR NOT Anita Carter (RCA-Victor 20-6737) 1956 
2. HE'S A REAL GONE GUY Anita Carter (RCA-Victor 20-6805) 1957 
3. MAYBE Anita Carter (RCA-Victor 20-6805) 1957 
4. BLUE DOLL Anita Carter (Cadence 1333) 1957 
5. GO AWAY JOHNNY Anita Carter (Cadence 1333) 1957 
6. MAMA DON'T CRY AT MY WEDDING Anita Carter (Jamie 1154) 1960 
7. MOON GIRL Anita Carter (Jamie 1154) 1960 
8. TRYIN' TO FORGET ABOUT YOU Anita Carter (Jamie 1154) 1960 
9. THAT'S ALL I WANT FROM YOU Anita Carter (Jamie 1154) 1960 
10. LOVE'S RING OF FIRE Anita Carter (Mercury 72073) 1962 
11. VOICE OF THE BAYOU Anita Carter (Mercury 72073) 1962 
12. PROMISED TO JOHN Anita Carter & Hank Snow (RCA-Victor LSP2580) 1962 
13. I NEVER WILL MARRY Anita Carter & Hank Snow (RCA-Victor LSP2580) 1962 
14. MY ADOBE HACIENDA Anita Carter & Hank Snow (RCA-Victor LSP2580) 1962 
15. MOCKIN' BIRD HILL Anita Carter & Hank Snow (RCA-Victor LSP2580) 1962 
16. NO LETTER TODAY Anita Carter & Hank Snow (RCA-Victor LSP2580) 1962 
17. I DREAMED OF AN OLD LOVE AFFAIR Anita Carter & Hank Snow (RCA-Victor LSP2580) 1962 
18. FOR SALE Anita Carter & Hank Snow (RCA-Victor LSP2580) 1962 
19. ROSE OF OLD MONTEREY Anita Carter & Hank Snow (RCA-Victor LSP2580) 1962 
20. IF IT'S WRONG TO LOVE YOU Anita Carter & Hank Snow (RCA-Victor LSP2580) 1962 
21. WHEN MY BLUE MOON TURNS TO GOLD AGAIN Anita Carter & Hank Snow (RCA-Victor LSP2580) 1962 
22. LET'S PRETEND Anita Carter & Hank Snow (RCA-Victor LSP2580) 1962 
23. A PAIR OF BROKEN HEARTS Anita Carter & Hank Snow (RCA-Victor LSP2580) 1962 
24. ALL MY TRIALS Anita Carter (Mercury MG 20770) 1962 
25. SOUR GRAPES Anita Carter (Mercury MG 20770) 1962 
26. FAIR AND TENDER LADIES Anita Carter (Mercury MG 20770) 1962 
27. FLY PRETTY SWALLOW Anita Carter (Mercury MG 20770) 1962 
28. AS THE SPARROW GOES Anita Carter (Mercury MG 20770) 1962 
29. SATAN'S CHILD Anita Carter (Mercury MG 20770) 1962