Early Hits of 'The Texas Troubadour'

~ Release by Ernest Tubb (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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1Walking the Floor Over You
recorded in:
Dallas, Texas, United States (on 1941-04-26)
producer:
Dave Kapp
double bass:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1941-04-26)
electric guitar [electric lead guitar]:
Fay "Smitty" Smith (on 1941-04-26)
guitar:
Ernest Tubb (on 1941-04-26)
vocals:
Ernest Tubb (on 1941-04-26)
recording of:
Walkin’ the Floor Over You (on 1941-04-26)
lyricist and composer:
Ernest Tubb
publisher:
Unichappell Music, Inc.
3.52:38
2Mean Mama Blues
recording of:
Mean Mama Blues
lyricist and composer:
Ernest Tubb
publisher:
Cross Music Ltd.
2:57
3Try Me One More Time
recording of:
Try Me One More Time
lyricist and composer:
Ernest Tubb
2:22
4Tomorrow Never Comes
producer:
Joe Perry (producer with Decca)
bass:
Herbert M. "Butterball" Tommy Paige (on 1944-01-13)
fiddle:
Johnny Sapp (on 1944-01-13)
guitar:
Ernest Tubb (on 1944-01-13)
guitar [lead guitar]:
James Erwin "Jimmie" Short (on 1944-01-13)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Melvin Leon Short
vocals:
Ernest Tubb (on 1944-01-13)
recorded at:
Decca Studios (Hollywood; fka Recordings, Inc. 1934–40, before Decca took it over) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1944-01-13)
recording of:
Tomorrow Never Comes (on 1944-01-13)
writer:
Johnny Bond (country music guitarist, singer, songwriter and historian) and Ernest Tubb
publisher:
Unichappell Music, Inc.
33:02
5Soldier's Last Letter
3:11
6Careless Darlin'
2:48
7Yesterday's Tear
2:59
8It's Been So Long, Darling
recording of:
It’s Been So Long Darlin’
lyricist and composer:
Ernest Tubb
3:14
9Filipino Baby
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1946-09-17)
producer:
Dave Kapp
double bass:
Jack Drake (on 1946-09-17)
electric guitar [electric lead guitar]:
James Erwin "Jimmie" Short (on 1946-09-17)
fiddle:
Fred "Red" Herron (on 1946-09-17)
guitar:
Ernest Tubb (on 1946-09-17)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Melvin Leon Short (on 1946-09-17)
steel guitar:
Wayne Fleming (on 1946-09-17)
vocals:
Ernest Tubb (on 1946-09-17)
recording of:
Filipino Baby (on 1946-09-17)
lyricist and composer:
Ernest Tubb
33:02
10Drivin' Nails in My Coffin
2:57
11Rainbow at Midnight
3:09
12So Round, So Firm, So Fully Packed
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1947-02-10)
producer:
Dave Kapp
double bass:
Jack Drake (on 1947-02-10)
electric guitar [electric lead guitar]:
James Erwin "Jimmie" Short (on 1947-02-10)
fiddle:
Fred "Red" Herron (on 1947-02-10)
guitar:
Ernest Tubb (on 1947-02-10)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Melvin Leon Short (on 1947-02-10)
steel guitar:
Jerry Byrd (Nashville A-Team) (on 1947-02-10)
vocals:
Ernest Tubb (on 1947-02-10)
cover recording of:
So Round, So Firm, So Fully Packed (on 1947-02-10)
writer:
Eddie Kirk (US country singer/songwriter), Cliffie Stone and Merle Travis
publisher:
American Music (publisher) (on 1947-01-08)
2:55
13Don't Look Now (But Your Broken Heart Is Showing)
3:07
14Let's Say Goodbye Like We Said Hello
producer:
Paul Cohen (Nashville country producer)
double bass:
Jack Drake (on 1947-12-14)
electric guitar:
Zeke Turner (on 1947-12-14)
fiddle:
Hal Smith (bluegrass fiddler) (on 1947-12-14)
guitar:
Bill Drake (country guitarist) (on 1947-12-14) and Ernest Tubb (on 1947-12-14)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Herbert M. "Butterball" Tommy Paige (on 1947-12-14)
steel guitar:
Jerry Byrd (Nashville A-Team) (on 1947-12-14)
vocals:
Ernest Tubb (on 1947-12-14)
recorded at:
Castle Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1947-12-14)
recording of:
Let's Say Goodbye Like We Said Hello (on 1947-12-14)
writer:
Jimmie Skinner and Ernest Tubb
3:00
15Forever Is Ending Today
3:15
16Have You Ever Been Lonely (Have You Ever Been Blue)
recording of:
Have You Ever Been Lonely?
lyricist:
George Brown (aka Billy Hill) (US songwriter)
composer:
Peter de Rose (tin pan alley era songwriter, pianist and performer on radio)
22:52
17Till the End of the World
2:28
18Don't Rob Another Man's Castle
2:47
19I'm Bitin' My Fingernails and Thinking of You
2:50
20Slipping Around
double bass:
Jack Drake (on 1958-10-09)
electric guitar:
Billy Byrd (US country guitarist) (on 1958-10-09)
guitar:
Howard G. Johnson (on 1958-10-09) and Thomas Grady Martin (country/rockabilly guitarist) (on 1958-10-09)
membranophone:
Buddy Harman (Session drummer and songwriter) (on 1958-10-09)
piano:
Floyd Cramer (on 1958-10-09)
steel guitar:
Buddy Emmons (on 1958-10-09)
vocals:
Ernest Tubb (on 1958-10-09)
cover recording of:
Slippin’ Around (on 1949-06-12)
lyricist and composer:
Floyd Tillman (in 1949)
2:53
21Tennessee Border No. 2
producer:
Paul Cohen (Nashville country producer)
double bass:
Ernest "Ernie" Newton (contrabassist) (on 1949-11-08)
guitar:
Red Foley (US country music musician) (on 1949-11-08) and Thomas Grady Martin (country/rockabilly guitarist) (on 1949-11-08)
organ:
Owen Bradley (on 1949-11-08)
steel guitar:
Billy Robinson (country guitarist) (on 1949-11-08)
vocals:
Red Foley (US country music musician) (on 1949-11-08), Judy Martin (country singer) (on 1949-11-08) and Ernest Tubb (on 1949-11-08)
recorded at:
Castle Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1949-11-08)
recording of:
Tennessee Border No. 2 (on 1949-11-08)
writer:
Henry D. Haynes, Kenneth C. Burns and Jimmy Work (Country music singer and songwriter)
parody version of:
Tennessee Border
2:39
22Letters Have No Arms
recording of:
Letter Have No Arms
lyricist and composer:
Cindy Walker (US songwriter, singer and dancer)
3:06
23Throw Your Love My Way
2:35
24I Love You Because
recorded at:
Castle Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1949-12-29)
cover recording of:
I Love You Because (on 1949-12-29)
lyricist and composer:
Leon Payne (Country/Rockabilly artist)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC) and Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1949-10-12)
32:40
25Blue Christmas
2:43