The Best of Bob Wills

~ Release by Bob Wills (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

112" Vinyl
#TitleRatingLength
A1San Antonio Rose
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1955-01-25)
producer:
Paul Cohen (Nashville country producer)
vocals:
Jack Loyd (US bassist and singer) (on 1955-01-25)
recording of:
San Antonio Rose (on 1955-01-25)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Wills (Texan Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader)
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher) (from 1940-06-05 to present) and Irving Berlin Inc. (on 1940-06-05)
2:49
A2Eight'r From Decatur
producer:
Paul Cohen (Nashville country producer)
2:01
A3Deep in the Heart of Texas
producer:
Paul Cohen (Nashville country producer)
recording of:
Deep in the Heart of Texas (on 1966-07-20)
lyricist and composer:
June Hershey (in 1941) and Don Swander (in 1941)
2:14
A4Silver Bells (That Ring in the Night)
producer:
Paul Cohen (Nashville country producer)
recording of:
Silver Bell (1910 song usually performed as an instrumental)
lyricist:
Edward Madden (in 1910)
composer:
Percy Wenrich (American composer) (in 1910)
previously attributed to:
Mel Stark (songwriter) and Bob Wills (Texan Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader)
2:05
A5Across the Alley From the Alamo
producer:
Paul Cohen (Nashville country producer)
recording of:
Across the Alley From the Alamo (on 1968-04-16)
lyricist and composer:
Joe Greene (US songwriter Joseph Perkins Greene, 1915-1986)
2:11
A6Cimarron
producer:
Paul Cohen (Nashville country producer)
recording of:
Cimarron, Roll On (on 1967-09-26)
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Bond (country music guitarist, singer, songwriter and historian)
publisher:
Peer International Corporation (BMI) (on 1942-08-11)
2:17
B1South of the Border (Down Mexico Way)
producer:
Paul Cohen (Nashville country producer)
recording of:
South of the Border (Down Mexico Way) (on 1968-04-18)
writer:
Michael Carr (songwriter) and Jimmy Kennedy (Irish songwriter)
publisher:
Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc. and Peter Maurice Music Co. Ltd. (on 1939-03-30)
2:18
B2Milk Cow Blues
producer:
Paul Cohen (Nashville country producer)
recording of:
Milk Cow Blues (Kokomo Arnold's version)
lyricist and arranger:
Kokomo Arnold
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist) and Kokomo Arnold
publisher:
MCA Music Ltd., MCA, Inc. (this was the US media company that became Universal Studios, Inc. in Dec 1996), State Street Music Publ. Co. Inc., Universal (plain logo “Universal” used by Universal Music and Universal Pictures) and Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
version of:
Milk Cow Blues
2:27
B3My Adobe Hacienda
producer:
Paul Cohen (Nashville country producer)
recording of:
My Adobe Hacienda (on 1966-07-20)
lyricist and composer:
Louise Massey and Lee Penny (US songwriter, publisher and producer)
publisher:
Peer International Corporation (BMI) (on 1941-09-11)
2:11
B4Southwestern Waltz
producer:
Paul Cohen (Nashville country producer)
2:21
B5A Big Ball in Cowtown (We'll Dance Around)
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1966-07-19)
producer:
Paul Cohen (Nashville country producer)
vocals:
Leon Rausch (on 1966-07-19)
recording of:
Big Ball’s in Cowtown (on 1966-07-19)
lyricist and composer:
Hoyle Nix
2:11
B6Pan Handle Rag
producer:
Walter Haynes (steel guitarist, producer and songwriter)
2:26