The Ultimate Tennessee Ernie Ford Collection

~ Release by Tennessee Ernie Ford (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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▼CD 1
#TitleRatingLength
1Tennessee Border
cover recording of:
Tennessee Border
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Work (Country music singer and songwriter)
2:25
2Milk ’em in the Morning Blues
recording of:
Milk ‘Em in the Mornin’ Blues
lyricist and composer:
Tennessee Ernie Ford
2:23
3Country Junction
2:23
4Smokey Mountain Boogie
2:38
5Anticipation Blues
2:08
6Blues Stay Away From Me
cover recording of:
Blues Stay Away From Me
lyricist:
Alton Delmore, Rabon Delmore and Wayne Raney
composer:
Henry Glover
publisher:
Fort Knox Music, Fort Knox Music Co, Lois, Lois Publishing and Trio Music (publisher)
2:37
7Mule Train
cover recording of:
Mule Train
composer:
Fred Glickman, Hy Heath and Johnny Lange
publisher:
Chappell and W. Disney Mus. (music publisher, do not use as release label)
3:04
8Feed ’em in the Morning Blues
2:25
9My Hobby
2:33
10The Cry of the Wild Goose
cover recording of:
The Cry of the Wild Goose
lyricist and composer:
Terry Gilkyson
3:12
11Ain’t Nobody’s Business but My Own
cover recording of:
Ain’t Nobody’s Business but My Own
lyricist and composer:
Irving Taylor
2:39
12I’ll Never Be Free
cover recording of:
I’ll Never Be Free
writer:
Bennie Benjamin and George David Weiss
publisher:
Abilene Music Inc. (in 1950, in 1977) and Claude A. Music Co. (in 1950, in 1977)
2:36
13Bright Lights and Blonde Haired Women
recording of:
Bright Lights and Blonde Haired Women
lyricist and composer:
Eddie Kirk (US country singer/songwriter)
3:05
14The Shot‐Gun Boogie
recording of:
Shotgun Boogie
lyricist and composer:
Tennessee Ernie Ford
publisher:
Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd.
2:36
15Stack‐O‐Lee
2:48
16Tailor Made Woman
2:20
17The Strange Little Girl
cover recording of:
The Strange Little Girl
writer:
Richard Adler (musical composer/lyricist) and Jerry Ross (musical composer/lyricist)
3:01
18Mister and Mississippi
recording of:
Mister and Mississippi
lyricist and composer:
Irving Gordon (US songwriter)
3:08
19Rock City Boogie
recording of:
Rock City Boogie
lyricist:
Anita Kerr
writer:
Joe Allison
2:12
20Kissin’ Bug Boogie
cover recording of:
Kissin’ Bug Boogie
writer:
Robert Allen (US songwriter/arranger/pianist) and Allan Roberts (songwriter)
2:04
▼CD 2
#TitleRatingLength
1Hey, Good Lookin’
cover recording of:
Hey, Good Lookin’
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams (country music legend)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC), Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1951-03-16)
2:06
2Blackberry Boogie
recording of:
Blackberry Boogie
writer:
Tennessee Ernie Ford (in 1952)
2:28
3I Don’t Know
cover recording of:
I Don’t Know
lyricist and composer:
Cripple Clarence Lofton
2:34
4This Must Be the Place
1:56
5River of No Return
cover recording of:
River of No Return
writer:
Ken Darby and Lionel Newman
2:31
6The Ballad of Davy Crockett
cover recording of:
The Ballad of Davy Crockett
lyricist:
Tom Blackburn
composer:
George Bruns
publisher:
Walt Disney Music Company, Inc. (music publisher, do not use as release label)
2:53
7His Hands
2:36
8Sixteen Tons
cover recording of:
Sixteen Tons
lyricist and composer:
Merle Travis
publisher:
American Music, Inc. and Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd.
parody version of:
Sixteen Tons (yiddish parody)
2:36
9You Don’t Have to Be a Baby to Cry
cover recording of:
You Don't Have to Be a Baby to Cry
lyricist:
Bob Merrill (songwriter, and lyricist of the hit musical Funny Girl)
composer:
Terry Shand (jazz pianist/composer)
publisher:
Frank Music Corp.
2:12
10That’s All
cover recording of:
That’s All
lyricist and composer:
Merle Travis
2:47
11Work Song
cover recording of:
Work Song (lyrics added by Oscar Brown Jr.)
lyricist:
Oscar Brown Jr.
composer:
Nat Adderley
publisher:
Upam Music Co. and シンコーミュージック・パブリッシャーズ
version of:
Work Song (original instrumental)
2:58
12Sweet Dreams
cover recording of:
Sweet Dreams
lyricist and composer:
Don Gibson
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1955-12-28)
2:49
13Hicktown
recording of:
Hicktown
writer:
Scott Turner (songwriter, record producer, guitarist) and Charlie Williams (Country songwriter)
2:52
14Trouble in Mind
cover recording of:
Trouble in Mind
lyricist and composer:
Richard M. Jones
publisher:
State Street Music Publ. Co. Inc., Universal Studios, Inc. (formerly known as MCA Inc.) and Universal‐MCA Music Publishing (US)
3:03
15Sweet Hour of Prayer
cover recording of:
Sweet Hour of Prayer (Religious song)
lyricist:
William Walford (Congrgational minister)
composer:
William B. Bradbury (composer of popular hymns)
2:54
16Softly and Tenderly
cover recording of:
Softly and Tenderly (Praise Hymn)
lyricist and composer:
William L. Thompson
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist), James Hendricks and Will Lamartine Thompson
3:09
17The Old Rugged Cross
cover recording of:
The Old Rugged Cross
lyricist and composer:
George Bennard (from 1912 to present)
publisher:
Patterdale Music Ltd.
2:37
18Rock of Ages
cover recording of:
Rock of Ages
publisher:
Reverend Augustus Montague Toplady (in 1775)
additional lyricist:
Reverend Augustus Montague Toplady (in 1763)
lyricist:
Charles Wesley (hymn writer) (in 1745)
additional composer:
Thomas Hastings (in 1830)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
lyrics quoted on:
Mount Rushmore: III. Theodore Roosevelt
music quoted on:
Mount Rushmore: III. Theodore Roosevelt
2:45
19When God Dips His Love in My Heart
cover recording of:
When God Dips His Love in My Heart
lyricist and composer:
Cleavant Derricks (pastor, choir director, and songwriter) and W.S. Stevenson
writer:
Cleavant Derricks (pastor, choir director, and songwriter)
2:13
20Just a Little Talk With Jesus
cover recording of:
Just a Little Talk With Jesus
lyricist and composer:
Cleavant Derricks (pastor, choir director, and songwriter)
publisher:
Stamps-Baxter Music and Printing Co. (on 1937-01-01)
2:55