The Essential Gene Autry

~ Release by Gene Autry (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

▼CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Back in the Saddle Again
lead vocals:
Gene Autry (“The Singing Cowboy”)
recorded at:
CBS Columbia Square (KNX and Columbia Broadcasting System) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Back in the Saddle (on 1939-04-18)
writer:
Gene Autry (“The Singing Cowboy”) and Ray Whitley (Country & western singer/songwriter)
publisher:
Gene Autry’s Western Music Publishing Co. and Western Music Publishing Co., Inc. (on 1939-07-24)
Gene Autry42:38
2South of the Border (Down Mexico Way)
recorded at:
Stevens Hotel in Chicago, Illinois, United States
recording of:
South of the Border (Down Mexico Way) (on 1939-09-11)
writer:
Michael Carr (songwriter) and Jimmy Kennedy (Irish songwriter)
publisher:
Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc. and Peter Maurice Music Co. Ltd. (on 1939-03-30)
Gene Autry2:50
3The Life of Jimmie Rodgers
recording of:
The Life of Jimmie Rodgers (on 1933-06-22)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Miller (songwriter, producer)
Gene Autry3:11
4Tumbling Tumbleweeds
recording of:
Tumbling Tumbleweeds (on 1935-01-11)
publisher:
Music of the West
lyricist and composer:
Bob Nolan (Western songwriter)
publisher:
Sam Fox Publishing Company (publisher; do NOT use as release label) (on 1934-07-12)
Gene Autry Trio3:16
5The Convict's Dream
recording of:
The Convict's Dream (on 1937-03-22)
lyricist and composer:
Gene Autry (“The Singing Cowboy”), Bernlce Manoloff and Hadley Hooper
Gene Autry3:07
6Dallas County Jail Blues
recording of:
Dallas County Jail Blues (on 1931-04-13)
lyricist and composer:
Gene Autry (“The Singing Cowboy”) and William Calaway
Gene Autry3:03
7Dear Old Western Skies
recording of:
Dear Old Western Skies (on 1935-01-14)
lyricist and composer:
Gene Autry (“The Singing Cowboy”)
Gene Autry2:37
8The Yellow Rose of Texas
recording of:
The Yellow Rose of Texas (on 1933-03-01)
lyricist:
[traditional] (special purpose artist) and Don George (US songwriter/composer, 1909–1987)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
EMI Full Keel Music
Gene Autry and Jimmy Long2:54
9Mexicali Rose
recorded at:
American Furniture Mart Studio in Chicago, Illinois, United States
recording of:
Mexicali Rose (on 1935-12-24)
lyricist:
Helen Stone
composer:
Jack Tenney (composer)
publisher:
W. A. Quincke & Co. (on 1923-03-10) and M.M. Cole Publishing Company (in 1935)
Gene Autry53:09
10T.B. Blues
recording of:
T.B. Blues (on 1931-04-14)
lyricist and composer:
Jimmie Rodgers (country music pioneer, died in 1933) (in 1931)
Gene Autry2:58
11I'm Thinking Tonight of My Blue Eyes
recording of:
I’m Thinking Tonight of My Blue Eyes (on 1942-02-24)
lyricist and composer:
A.P. Carter
publisher:
APRS (American Performing Rights Society, Inc.(BMI))
Gene Autry2:25
12Amapola (Pretty Little Poppy)
recording of:
Amapola (English lyrics) (on 1941-09-26)
lyricist:
Albert Gamse
composer:
Joseph M. Lacalle (Joseph M. Lacalle)
translated version of:
Amapola (original Spanish lyrics)
Gene Autry3:08
13Listen to the Rhythm of the Range
recording of:
Rhythm of the Range (on 1937-10-11)
lyricist and composer:
Gene Autry (“The Singing Cowboy”) and Johnny Marvin
Gene Autry2:31
14That Silver Haired Daddy of Mine
vocals:
Gene Autry (“The Singing Cowboy”)
recording of:
That Silver Haired Daddy Of Mine (on 1931-10-29)
publisher:
Jimmy Long (on 1931-03-06)
lyricist and composer:
Gene Autry (“The Singing Cowboy”) and Jimmy Long
Gene Autry and Jimmy Long52:49
15When It's Springtime in the Rockies
recording of:
When It's Springtime in the Rockies (on 1937-10-18)
lyricist and composer:
Milt Taggart, Robert Sauer and Mary H. Woolsey (American author, poet and songwriter)
Gene Autry2:54
16Be Honest With Me
recording of:
Be Honest With Me (on 1940-08-20)
lyricist and composer:
Gene Autry (“The Singing Cowboy”) (in 1940) and Fred Rose (songwriter) (in 1940)
Gene Autry2:47
17It Makes No Difference Now
part of:
V Disc (by matrix number) (number: VP 701 (2))
recording of:
It Makes No Difference Now (on 1941-06-18)
publisher:
Floyd Tillman (on 1938-05-25)
lyricist and composer:
Jimmie Davis (American politician, singer and songwriter) and Floyd Tillman
publisher:
Southern Music Publishing Co., Inc. ((ASCAP) tradename Peermusic) (on 1939-01-02)
Gene Autry2:45
18Deep in the Heart of Texas
recording of:
Deep in the Heart of Texas (on 1942-02-24)
lyricist and composer:
June Hershey (in 1941) and Don Swander (in 1941)
Gene Autry2:46
19Take Me Back to My Boots and Saddle
recording of:
Take Me Back to My Boots and Saddle (on 1937-10-18)
lyricist and composer:
Teddy Powell, Walter G. Samuels and Leonard Whitcup
publisher:
Schuster and Miller, Inc. (on 1935-10-02)
Gene Autry3:09
20You Are My Sunshine
recording of:
You Are My Sunshine (on 1941-06-18)
anthem of:
Louisiana, United States
writer:
Jimmie Davis (American politician, singer and songwriter) and Charles Mitchell (1940s songwriter)
publisher:
Peer International (BMI) and Southern Music Publishing Co., Inc. ((ASCAP) tradename Peermusic) (on 1940-01-30)
Gene Autry2:24
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